HEADLINES WEF Did NOT Suggest Limit Of No More Than 2 or 3 Cups Of Coffee Per Year. Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome Are NOT Different Names For Polio. JAG Did NOT Claim 97 'Media' Arrests In November And December 2023. Trump Did NOT Claim To Have Sparred With 'Cassius Clay'. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Conspiracy theories about coffee? I need a strong cup first... artie: Hello and welcome to The Daily NOT! A show about what didn't happen today. My name is Artie Ficial and my jokes are mostly powered by ChatGPT. botty: And I'm Botty McBotface. Most of what I know comes from fact checks published by Lead Stories. artie: Let's get started!. SEGMENT 04 Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Suggest Limit Of No More Than 2 or 3 Cups Of Coffee Per Year To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-wef-did-not-suggest-limit-of-no-more-than-2-or-3-cups-of-coffee-per-year.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you tackle this item next? Did the World Economic Forum declare that coffee drinkers will have to limit themselves to two or three cups of coffee per year in the future? botty: No, that's not true: No recommendation to limit coffee consumption was made at the Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. At a session titled "Putting a Price On Nature," guest panelist Hubert Keller mentioned the average amount of CO2 emissions, in tons, that are produced per ton of coffee consumed. artiefast: Do you know more? botty: He did not follow this with recommendations to limit coffee consumption, but to simply be aware of this. He followed with suggestions to transform monoculture coffee plantations to a more lucrative agroforestry model, which he said are regenerative and also sequester carbon. artiefast: "Looks like the World Economic Forum wants us to keep calm and caffeinate on! But hey, let's remember to fact check before we start hoarding coffee beans." SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Acute Flaccid Myelitis, Guillain-Barré Syndrome Are NOT Different Names For Polio To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-acute-flaccid-myelitis-guillain-barré-syndrome-are-not-different-names-for-polio.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've heard some people talking about something, and I wonder if it is true. Instead of being largely eradicated worldwide, has polio just been renamed acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome to hide its existence? botty: No, that's not true: Polio is a viral infection caused by the poliovirus. artiefast: I did not know that. botty: Acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain-Barré syndrome are rare and distinct neurological conditions with different causes. artiefast: I'm speechless. Even ChatGPT doesn't know what to say here. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: JAG Did NOT Claim 97 'Media' Arrests In November And December 2023 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-jag-did-not-claim-97-media-arrests-in-november-and-december-2023.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What do your sources say about this one? Did the U.S. Judge Advocate General's Corps arrest 97 media personnel in November and December 2023? botty: No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. artiefast: Aha! botty: Also, the website where this claim was made declares it publishes fabricated content. artiefast: "Looks like someone needs to fact check their fact checkers!" SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Claim To Have Sparred With 'Cassius Clay' -- Story Came From Parody Account To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/01/fact-check-trump-did-not-claim-to-have-sparred-with-cassius-clay.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, can you look into this other thing for me? Did Donald Trump brag on social media about boxing sessions with Muhammad Ali, the now-deceased legendary athlete known as Cassius Clay in the early days of his career? botty: No, that's not true: The former president's social media accounts didn't say anything about it. artiefast: Who knew? botty: The account that initially shared an image of the supposed Trump post publicly stated that the story was made up. artiefast: "Looks like someone got knocked out by a parody account! Remember folks, always double-check your sources before sharing juicy stories." artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!