HEADLINES Digitally Manipulated Video Does NOT Authentically Portray Dancing Macron And Zelenskyy. Social Media Posts About 'Missing Teen' Charlotte Sena Are NOT Authentic, Are Part Of Scam. Image Does NOT Show Le Pen Crying After Losing 2024 French Elections. NO Authentic Footage Shows A Tornado Hitting Florida On July 7, 2024. NO Evidence BBC News Made Meme Of 'Inaudible' Joe Biden Quote. Video of Paris Crowd's Algerian Flags Does NOT Show A Celebration Of Leftist Wins In 2024 French Election. Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Beryl In Jamaica On July 3, 2024. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Lots of fake videos and images on the internet today! Watch 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: Digitally Manipulated Video Does NOT Authentically Portray Dancing Macron And Zelenskyy To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-digitally-manipulated-video-does-not-authentically-portray-dancing-macron-and-zelenskyy.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm looking for more context on the next thing. Does a viral video show authentic footage of Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy and France's Emmanuel Macron dancing before becoming president? botty: No, that's not true: Heavily edited, it contained a substantial amount of deepfake shots. artiefast: Oh, wow. botty: Other people's faces were digitally replaced with those of Zelenskyy and Macron. artiefast: Remember, not everything you see online is what it seems. Always question the authenticity of viral videos before sharing them. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Social Media Posts About 'Missing Teen' Charlotte Sena Are NOT Authentic, Are Part Of Scam To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-social-media-posts-about-missing-girl-charlotte-sena-are-not-authentic.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What can you tell me about this, Botty? Is there an active search in July 2024 for a missing teen named Charlotte Sena? botty: No, that's not true: The false social media posts using the girl's name and photos are part of a ruse to entice people to share a post that spreads a scam. artiefast: Good you looked into it. botty: Charlotte Sena is the name of a girl abducted from a New York state park on September 30, 2023. She was 9 at the time. She was found after a two-day search and the abductor, Craig N. Ross Jr., was arrested. artiefast: Remember, always verify the authenticity of missing person posts before sharing - let's not fall for scams! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Le Pen Crying After Losing 2024 French Elections -- She Was Crying With Laughter To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-image-does-not-show-le-pen-having-meltdown-after-losing-2024-french-elections-she-was-crying-with-laughter.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've got a question for you. Does an image of French politician Marine Le Pen show her crying after her party lost the second round of July 2024 French elections? botty: No, that's not true: The image is a still from a 2017 video from French radio network Europe 1 that captured her laughing so hard she started crying. artiefast: Is that all you know? Or is there more? botty: Translated, the video's title read: "When Marine Le Pen cried of laughter at the imitations of Nicolas Canteloup." artiefast: Remember, always verify the source of an image before jumping to conclusions! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: NO Authentic Footage Shows A Tornado Hitting Florida On July 7, 2024 -- No Extreme Weather That Day To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-no-authentic-footage-of-tornado-hitting-miami-beach-july-7-2024.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm really curious about this next one. Does a video show authentic footage of a tornado hitting a Florida beach, or Miami, on July 7, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: National Weather Service records did not document any such extreme weather in the entire state of Florida on July 7, 2024. artiefast: Thanks for providing more background. botty: The footage is a combination of digitally created clips and recycled clips from unrelated true events. Dramatic audio was added to amplify its shock effect. artiefast: Remember folks, always double-check the source before you get swept up in a digital tornado of misinformation! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: NO Evidence BBC News Made Meme Of 'Inaudible' Joe Biden Quote To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-no-evidence-bbc-news-made-meme-from-inaudible-joe-biden-quote.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I guess I could Google this, but I might as well ask you. Did BBC News make a meme from an "inaudible" quote by Joe Biden? botty: No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support the claim that BBC News created such a meme. artiefast: I did not expect that. botty: It appears to be a mashup that riffs on White House transcripts, which insert "(Inaudible)" when microphones don't capture clear speech, and on a line from a Biden-Harris campaign fundraising email in July 2024 in which the U.S. president said, "Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: I'm running." artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before sharing memes - especially ones involving politicians! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Video of Paris Crowd's Algerian Flags Does NOT Show A Celebration Of Leftist Wins In 2024 French Election To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-video-of-people-waving-algerian-flags-is-not-related-to-2024-french-election.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, please explain something to me. Does a video show people waving Algerian flags after the second round of the 2024 French legislative election? botty: No, that's not true: The video is from sometime in 2019. artiefast: Ha, I knew it! botty: At that time, people gathered in a Parisian square to support a pro-democracy cause in Algeria. artiefast: Remember, always verify the date and location before sharing videos online! SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Beryl In Jamaica On July 3, 2024 -- It's At Least 3 Other Places To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-video-does-not-show-hurricane-beryl-in-jamaica-on-july-3-2024.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you explain this for me? Does a video compilation show Hurricane Beryl in Jamaica on July 3, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The compilation consists of older, unrelated video clips from intense weather events in other places. artiefast: You're so good at research! botty: None of the footage was shot in Jamaica. artiefast: Remember, always verify the location and date of videos before sharing - don't get caught in a storm of misinformation! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!