HEADLINES Photo Does NOT Show Dragon Head 'Mud Fossil Remains'. U.S. Military Commission Did NOT Sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt To Death In February 2024. California Bill AB-1840 Would NOT Give Interest-Free Home Loans To Undocumented, DOES To Eligible US Citizens . Biden Has NOT 'Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports' to US Cities. Tucker Carlson Did NOT Say Biden Was Planning 'Terrible Crime' Against Russia On March 7, 2024. Cape Coral Residents NOT Painting Roofs BLUE For Laser Protection. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Lasers, dragons and other things that didn't happen today. 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: Photo Does NOT Show Dragon Head 'Mud Fossil Remains' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-dragon-head-mud-fossil-remains.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: We should probably look into this next one. Does a photo show the genuine "mud fossil remains" of the "dragon head cave in Egypt," as a video on TikTok claims? botty: No, that's not true: The theory of "mud fossils" is a pseudoscientific notion, and there is no evidence that dragons were real. artiefast: I should have known that! botty: The image in question showed a geological feature in Egypt's Mount Sinai region. artiefast: Well, looks like this dragon tale was just a tall tale! Remember folks, always fact-check before you believe in mythical mud fossils. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: U.S. Military Commission Did NOT Sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt To Death In February 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-us-military-tribunal-did-not-sentence-rear-admiral-michael-platt-to-death-in-february-2024.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Let's talk about this in more detail. Did a "military commission" sentence Rear Adm. Michael Platt to death for committing treason and sedition? botty: No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that "the claim is false." artiefast: Tell me more, Botty. botty: This claim appeared in an article on a website that often publishes fabricated content. artiefast: Well, looks like Rear Adm. Michael Platt won't be meeting his fate in 2024 after all. Remember folks, always fact check before sharing sensational news stories! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: California Bill AB-1840 Would NOT Give Interest-Free Home Loans To Undocumented, DOES To Eligible US Citizens To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-california-bill-ab-1840-would-not-give-interest-free-home-loans-to-undocumented-does-to-eligible-us-citizens.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I asked Siri about the next thing, but she didn't know. How about you Botty? Does California give away interest-free home loans exclusively to "people who came into this country illegally," bypassing U.S. citizens? botty: No, that's not true: California's AB-1840 bill never proposed such a measure. artiefast: How do you keep finding all this? botty: U.S. citizens who meet specific requirements are already eligible to participate in the California Dream for All program, and the 2024 bill would not change that. artiefast: "Looks like someone needs to fact check their fact check before spreading misinformation!" SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Biden Has NOT 'Secretly Flown 320,000 Illegal Immigrants From Latin American Airports' to US Cities To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-biden-has-not-secretly-flown-320000-illegal-immigrants-from-latin-american-airports-to-us-cities.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Could you dig into this? Has President Joe Biden "secretly flown 320,000 illegal immigrants from Latin American airports to 43 U.S. cities"? botty: No, that's not true: The Biden administration called the claim "categorically false," noting it had publicly announced the immigration program in January 2023. artiefast: Are there more details? botty: The program includes individuals from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The announcement stated that those granted permission to enter the country must "arrange and fund their own travel." artiefast: Well, looks like someone's been spreading fake news faster than a speeding bullet! Remember folks, always fact check before you hit that share button. SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Say Biden Was Planning 'Terrible Crime' Against Russia On March 7, 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-tucker-carlson-did-not-say-biden-was-planning-terrible-crime-against-russia-on-march-7-2024.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Here's something my friend told me, but I'm not sure it is real. Did Tucker Carlson say in Russian that Biden was planning a "terrible crime" against Russia on March 7, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: In the original video of Carlson taken from his social media account for a post on X, he does not mention President Joe Biden or a threat against Russia. artiefast: I should have known that! botty: The text in the post on X does not accurately represent what former Fox News host Carlson actually said during his video, which was giving advice and answering a question about sex. There was no mention of a secret plan that exposed an ominous threat by Biden to attack Russia on a specific day in March 2024. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before spreading misinformation. And maybe stick to discussing politics, not conspiracy theories! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Cape Coral Residents NOT Painting Roofs BLUE For Laser Protection -- Blue Tarps Covered Roofs After Hurricane Ian To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-cape-coral-residents-are-not-painting-roofs-blue-for-laser-protection-after-hurricane-ian-blue-tarps-covered-damage.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one seems interesting too, Botty. Did residents of Cape Coral, Florida, take to painting their roofs blue following numerous sightings of planes utilizing "Green Laser Technology," as claimed in a post circulating on social media? botty: No, that's not true: The satellite imagery of Cape Coral, Florida, in the post dates back to a period after September 29, 2022, when Hurricane Ian impacted the area. artiefast: Do you have more? botty: Through "Operation Blue Roof" the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and FEMA installed temporary plastic sheeting to protect homes with damaged shingle roofs. Eleven thousand blue-tarp roofs were installed in Cape Coral by October 24, 2022. No evidence was provided for the claimed sighting of laser-armed planes. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact-check before you break out the paint cans! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!