HEADLINES Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern Over Missing Teen. Project 2025 Does NOT Propose Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars From Veterans Benefits, Disability Compensation. NO Record Bruce Springsteen Announced He Will Leave US If Trump Is Elected In 2024 . Video Does NOT Show Biden Calling Trump 'A Danger To The Country' After Assassination Attempt. Video Does NOT Show Trump Asleep At RNC Convention. Photo Does NOT Prove Trump's Ear Undamaged After Assassination Attempt. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Keep your eyes open when you open that browser, and have Google ready in a second tab if you don't want to be fooled online! 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: Social Media Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern Over Missing Teen -- They Are Real Estate Scams To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-social-media-posts-do-not-offer-genuine-concern-over-missing-teen.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, did you hear this one? Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over a missing teen named Kaniesa Perez? botty: No, that's not true: The posts exploit a real missing teen story and falsely say that Kaniesa Perez went missing on the same day from Dover, Pennsylvania, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, among other locations more than a thousand miles apart. artiefast: Always good to get more info. botty: In reality, the teen went missing only from Von Ormy, Texas, on July 6, 2024, and was found safe two days later, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office and multiple local news outlets reported. It's a common scam tactic on social media, to build posts that tug at heart strings that are then switched to commercial messages once they have attracted enough attention through sharing. artiefast: Remember folks, always verify the details before sharing a missing person post on social media. Don't fall for those real estate scams disguised as concern! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Propose Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars From Veterans Benefits, Disability Compensation To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-project-2025-does-not-propose-cuts-of-billions-of-dollars-from-veterans-benefits-disability-compensation.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Some people asked me if this is true. Does the conservative Project 2025 initiative to reshape the U.S. government propose cutting billions of dollars from veterans' benefits and disability compensation? botty: No, that's not true: The four policies listed in a post on Facebook do not appear in the Heritage Foundation's policy agenda. artiefast: Interesting! Please continue. botty: However, the purported "PROJECT 2025 VETERANS CUTS" do come from the organization's "Budget Blueprint for Fiscal Year 2023." That's separate from Project 2025 and forecasts savings based on their annual government policy recommendations. artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing information about important issues like veterans benefits. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: NO Record Bruce Springsteen Announced He Will Leave US If Trump Is Elected In 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-no-record-bruce-springsteen-announced-he-will-leave-us-if-trump-is-reelected-in-2024.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm wondering if this next thing is true? Did musician Bruce Springsteen announce that he will "leave the United States if Donald Trump is elected President in 2024," as a post on X claimed? botty: There is no record that the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer made such an announcement as of July 16, 2024. artiefast: You're so good at research! botty: The post that made the claim had no evidence or record to prove it. Lead Stories found no record on Springsteen's official online channels to suggest he said that. artiefast: I'm speechless. Even ChatGPT doesn't know what to say here. SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Calling Trump 'A Danger To The Country' After Assassination Attempt -- Interview Was Filmed The Day Before To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-video-does-not-show-biden-calling-trump-danger-to-country-after-assassination-attempt-interview-was-filmed-day-before.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, please explain something to me. Does a video show President Joe Biden calling former President Donald Trump "a danger to the country" after the assassination attempt against Trump on July 13, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The video of Biden calling Trump a "danger to the country" is from an interview he recorded the day before, on July 12, 2024. artiefast: I did not expect that. botty: That's according to the White House pool report, the record of presidential trips written by reporters who travel with him outside Washington, D.C. The assassination attempt took place on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pennsylvania. artiefast: Remember, always verify the date and location before sharing news, folks! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Asleep At RNC Convention -- Many Attendees Closed Eyes For Prayer To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-video-does-not-show-trump-asleep-at-RNC-convention.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is there more information about this next item? Does a viral video show former President Donald Trump falling asleep on the first day of the Republican National Committee convention in July 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The image was taken when he had his eyes closed during a prayer. artiefast: And that's one more thing we've learned today! botty: Photos and video from the event show that other attendees did that, too. artiefast: Remember, always verify the context before jumping to conclusions - even politicians need a moment of prayer! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Prove Trump's Ear Undamaged After Assassination Attempt -- It Was Taken In 2022 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-photo-does-not-prove-trumps-ear-undamaged-after-assassination-attempt-it-was-taken-in-2022.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you found any more detail about this? Does a photo of former President Donald Trump with an uninjured right ear prove that the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt did not damage the ear permanently, as was claimed in a tweet? botty: No, that's not true: The photo was taken September 17, 2022, almost two years before the injury. artiefast: Gee, who would have thought? botty: Multiple independent live telecasts showed Trump's ear was bandaged during his first public appearance after the assassination attempt. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check the date before jumping to conclusions! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!