HEADLINES Cyanocobalamin In B12 Supplements Is NOT Harmful. American Red Cross CEO Did NOT Tell US Navy JAG To Cease Tribunals, Executions At GITMO. San Francisco City Council Did NOT Appoint 'Illegal Immigrant' To Board Of Elections. Image Does NOT Show 'HAARP Ionospheric Heaters'. Lunar Roving Vehicle DID Fit Inside Lunar Module During Apollo 15 Mission. NO Evidence Argentine President Javier Milei Is Related To Netanyahu Or That They Have Same Surname. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Surprise! We found some more stuff on the internet that is not true. Check it out! 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: Cyanocobalamin In B12 Supplements Is NOT Harmful To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-cyanocobalamin-in-b12-supplements-is-not-harmful.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I guess I could Google this, but I might as well ask you. Is the cyanocobalamin found in B12 supplements harmful to humans? botty: No, that's not true: Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B12 used to treat vitamin deficiencies; it is converted into active forms of B12 in the body. artiefast: I should have probably looked that up. botty: The small amount of cyanide released during this process is negligible and not harmful, a nutritional expert told Lead Stories. artiefast: Well, looks like cyanocobalamin is just a fancy word for "vitamin B12 with a side of cyanide" - but don't worry, it's all good for you! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: American Red Cross CEO Did NOT Tell US Navy JAG To Cease Tribunals, Executions At GITMO To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-american-red-cross-ceo-did-not-tell-us-navy-jag-to-cease-tribunals-executions-at-gitmo.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I asked Siri about the next thing, but she didn't know. How about you Botty? Did American Red Cross Chief Executive Officer Gail McGovern send a letter to the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps demanding that they cease "tribunals and executions" at Guantanamo Bay? botty: No, that's not true: The American Red Cross told Lead Stories that this claim is false. artiefast: Indeed? botty: Also, this claim appeared in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. artiefast: Well, looks like someone needs to fact check their fact checks! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: San Francisco City Council Did NOT Appoint 'Illegal Immigrant' To Board Of Elections To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-san-francisco-city-council-did-not-appoint-illegal-immigrant-to-board-of-elections.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, I saw something online the other day. Did the San Francisco City Council appoint to the Board of Elections someone who a social media post called an "illegal immigrant"? botty: No, that's not true: The person who was appointed to a commission in San Francisco is a "legal immigrant," the president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors told Lead Stories. artiefast: Do you know more? botty: And the person was not appointed to the San Francisco Board of Elections, but to the San Francisco Elections Commission, which is a civilian group that creates policy for the city's Department of Elections. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before spreading misinformation. It's easy to get the facts mixed up! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show 'HAARP Ionospheric Heaters' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-image-does-not-show-haarp-ionospheric-heaters.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, what did you turn up about this? Does a post on social media that claims the HAARP ionospheric heater is all over the world show an authentic photo of one? botty: No, that's not true: It's a photo of a long-abandoned Soviet-era radar in Ukraine. artiefast: So there was more to it. botty: Before the 2022 Russian full-scale invasion, the area, which had been evacuated due to high radiation levels after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, was popular with tourists. artiefast: Well, looks like this photo is more of a Soviet-era throwback than a current HAARP situation. Remember, always double-check before hitting share! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Lunar Roving Vehicle DID Fit Inside Lunar Module During Apollo 15 Mission To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-lunar-roving-vehicle-did-fit-inside-lunar-module-during-apollo-15-missions.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, I saw something online the other day. Is it true that the Lunar Roving Vehicle could not have fit inside the Lunar Module on the Apollo 15 mission, meaning moon missions after that were faked, as a post on Instagram suggested? botty: No, that's not true: The Apollo 15 mission was a 1971 space program that genuinely landed the Lunar Module on the moon with the Lunar Roving Vehicle inside. artiefast: I see you have more on your notepad? botty: Published material online, including the Lunar Roving Vehicle operations manual, shows its dimensions and describes deployment from within its Lunar Module housing. artiefast: Remember, before sharing information online, make sure to fact check and verify the source to avoid spreading misinformation. SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: NO Evidence Argentine President Javier Milei Is Related To Netanyahu Or That They Have Same Surname To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-no-evidence-that-argentinas-president-javier-milei-is-related-to-netanyahu-or-that-they-have-same-surname.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: We should probably look into this next one. Are Javier Milei, president of Argentina, and Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister of Israel, related, and is this assertion based on a shared familial last name? botty: No, that does not seem to be true: There is no evidence that the two political leaders share a familial surname. artiefast: Oh, I see now. That's fascinating. botty: Milei's last name is the same as it appears on his birth certificate; it does not match a longer name that is a part of Netanyahu's family tree. artiefast: Well, looks like this rumor got lost in translation! Remember folks, always fact check before you hit that share button. artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!