HEADLINES Images Used To Imply Michelle Obama Is Male Are Fakes. Study Did NOT Find Electric Cars Pollute '1,850 Times More' Than Gas-Powered Vehicles. Trump Used The Word 'Bloodbath' In Car Import Tariff Segment of Speech. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Hold 'Honk If You Want A Bloodbath' Sign. Photo Does NOT Show Malia And Sasha Obama With Their 'Real Parents'. Photo Does NOT Show Union Jack At Half Mast In The UK In 2024. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Missing context, faked photos, misrepresented studies: your guide to not getting fooled today. 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: Images Used To Imply Michelle Obama Is Male Are Fakes To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-photos-in-claim-implying-michelle-obama-is-male-are-fake-pictures.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm probably not the only one online asking about the next thing. Are images of former first lady Michelle Obama with a bulge under her dress real? botty: No, that's not true: The images used in a social media post that show bulges are altered and one zoomed in picture does not actually show a bulge. artiefast: Any more background info? botty: Lead Stories located the original photos which do not show bulges. artiefast: Remember, just because something looks real online doesn't mean it is! Always fact check before sharing. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Study Did NOT Find Electric Cars Pollute '1,850 Times More' Than Gas-Powered Vehicles To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-study-did-not-find-electric-cars-pollute-1850-times-more-than-gas-powered-vehicles.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm wondering if this next thing is true? Did a study find that electric cars pollute 1,850 times more than fuel-based vehicles, as some online publications reported when posted about the study? botty: No, that's not true: The "study" in question was an analysis published by an independent emissions research group, not a science journal article. The group's spokesperson told Lead Stories that some online publications misrepresented the analysis. artiefast: How do you keep finding all this? botty: The analysis found that tire wear emissions are 1,850 times greater under some driving conditions than tailpipe particulate mass emissions. The analysis did not compare between fuel and electric vehicles, nor did it look at other forms of pollutants emitted from tailpipes, as some online articles suggested. artiefast: Well, I guess we can't blame electric cars for everything, can we? SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Trump Used The Word 'Bloodbath' In Car Import Tariff Segment of Speech To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-trump-used-the-word-bloodbath-in-car-import-tarriff-segment-of-speech.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm dying to find out what you found out about this. Did Donald Trump say in a speech that there would be a "bloodbath" if he weren't elected in November 2024? botty: Yes, that's true, here's more context: The former American president used the term on March 16, 2024, while campaigning in Vandalia, Ohio, in a speech that painted a dire picture of the country if Joe Biden were to win a second term. artiefast: Really, Botty? botty: Trump was in the Buckeye State supporting Senate candidate Bernie Moreno when he used the word during a segment of his speech where he was talking about imposing tariffs to protect the auto industry if he got elected. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing information. Don't believe everything you hear, even if it's from a former president. SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Hold 'Honk If You Want A Bloodbath' Sign -- It's An Edited Video To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-representative-marjorie-taylor-greene-did-not-hold-a-honk-if-you-want-a-bloodbath-sign.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: This one seems interesting too, Botty. Did U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene hold a sign reading "Honk if you want a bloodbath" alongside Trump supporters gathered on a roadside? botty: No, that's not true: The video purporting to document that has been edited to add a sign that was not there. The original footage was published before Donald Trump's "bloodbath" remarks on March 16, 2024. artiefast: Can you elaborate on that? botty: It was captured on February 24, 2024, on the day of the GOP primary in South Carolina. Greene was filmed with two different 2024 campaign signs supporting Trump. Since then, the signs in the videos have become meme fodder and have resurfaced with a variety of sayings edited onto them. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing videos or images online. Don't believe everything you see at first glance! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Malia And Sasha Obama With Their 'Real Parents' -- It's An Edited Image To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-malia-and-sasha-obamas-real-parents.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you explain this for me? Is a picture of Malia and Sasha Obama with Anita Blanchard and Martin Nesbitt an authentic photo of the Obama daughters with their "real parents," as a social media post claims? botty: No, that's not true: It's a composite made up of separate pictures of the Obama daughters and Anita Blanchard and Martin Nesbitt. artiefast: I should have known that! botty: Blanchard and Nesbitt are close friends of the Obamas, not the parents of their daughters. artiefast: Looks like someone needs to work on their Photoshop skills! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Union Jack At Half Mast In The UK In 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-photo-does-not-show-union-jack-at-half-mast-in-the-uk-in-2024.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've heard some people talking about something, and I wonder if it is true. Does a viral image show the national flag of the United Kingdom, also known as the Union Jack, "flying at half-mast at some Government Buildings" in the UK in March 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The photo was taken in 2022. artiefast: More people should know that. botty: It captured the lowered flag after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. artiefast: Looks like someone jumped the gun on their time travel predictions! Always double check the date before hitting share, folks. artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!