HEADLINES Audio Is Faked In Post Purporting To Show Navalny's Mother Accusing His Wife . Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Doing Crotch-Jiggling Belly Dance. Trudeau Misspoke When He Said 'Russia Must Win This War'. 'White Hats' Did NOT Foil Supposed Plot to 'Assassinate President Trump'. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Another day, another load of fake information for you. Stay tuned! 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: Audio Is Faked In Post Purporting To Show Navalny's Mother Accusing His Wife To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-audio-is-faked-in-post-purporting-to-show-navalnys-mother-accusingt-his-wife.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm probably not the only one online asking about the next thing. Did Alexi Navalny's mother Lyudmila publicly accuse the politician's widow Yulia Navalnaya of capitalizing on her son's death? botty: No, that's not true: The purported "address" is an AI-generated fake. artiefast: I see you have more on your notepad? botty: Its origin can be traced to a network of Kremlin state-funded propaganda resources. artiefast: Well, I guess we can add fake audio to the list of things we need to fact check now! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Zelenskyy Doing Crotch-Jiggling Belly Dance -- It's Doctored Footage Of Argentinian Dancer To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-video-does-not-show-zelenskyy-doing-crotch-jiggling-belly-dance-its-doctored-footage-of-argentinian-dancer.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So, Botty, what's the real story here? Does a video show Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy doing a crotch-jiggling belly dance in a nude sparkly leotard? botty: No, that's not true: The footage is doctored -- it uses video of Argentinian dancer Pablo Acosta with the head of Zelenskyy. artiefast: Are there more details? botty: Acosta posted the original video showing himself in the bedazzled flesh-colored bodysuit with high boots on his own Instagram page in June 2023. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check before sharing videos online - you never know when someone might be dancing in your favorite politician's shoes! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Trudeau Misspoke When He Said 'Russia Must Win This War' -- He Corrected, Saying 'Ukraine Must Win This War' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-justin-trudeau-misspoke-when-he-said-russia-must-win-this-war-he-corrected-saying-ukraine-must-win-this-war.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, I've heard you've been looking into this. Did Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say that Russia must win this war? botty: Yes: Trudeau did misspeak at the end of a news conference in Poland. artiefast: Always good to get more info. botty: While speaking of how aid and military equipment would be supplied to Ukraine, he accidentally said "Russia must win this war." He immediately corrected himself and said, "Ukraine must win this war against Russia." artiefast: Always double check your words before speaking, especially when it comes to matters of war and peace. SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: 'White Hats' Did NOT Foil Supposed Plot to 'Assassinate President Trump' -- Story Is From Site That Produces Fiction To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/02/fact-check-white-hats-did-not-foil-supposed-plot-to-assassinate-president-trump-story-is-from-site-that-produces-fiction.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So Botty, what is the actual story here? Did "White Hats" foil a supposed plan to "assassinate President Trump"? botty: No, that's not true: Searching the locations mentioned in the article for press releases and an online news index search of keywords relating to this claim did not yield any significant results that would back up the claim. artiefast: Good thing I asked. botty: The story originated on Real Raw News, which has a history of creating made-up stories involving public figures. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact-check before sharing sensational news stories. Don't believe everything you read, especially if it sounds too good to be true! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!