HEADLINES Biden's Wristwatch Was NOT Showing Another Time During His Live Address To Nation. GovTrack Did NOT Delete Only Kamala Harris' 2019 Voting Report Card; All From 2019 Were Consolidated, Deleted. JD Vance Did NOT Describe Having Sex With A Couch In His Memoir. Fetterman Does NOT Refuse To Wear Suit Except For Netanyahu. Trump Did NOT Announce He Won't Debate Kamala Harris As Of July 23, 2024. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: People say a lot of things about politicians. Not all of it is true. Check out today's examples! 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: Biden's Wristwatch Was NOT Showing Another Time During His Live Address To Nation -- Photo Proof To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-bidens-wristwatch-was-not-showing-another-time-during-his-live-address-to-nation-photo-proof.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: OK, what about this one? Did the wristwatch President Joe Biden was wearing show a time other than the current local time during a live address on July 24, 2024, indicating the speech was prerecorded or edited? botty: No, that's not true: Biden's watch was visible showing the correct local time at various moments during the address, filmed and photographed by several cameras. artiefast: Is that so? botty: The time of the watch face advanced in real time throughout the 11-minute speech. artiefast: Well, looks like Biden's watch was right on time during that speech - no need for a rewind on this one! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: GovTrack Did NOT Delete Only Kamala Harris' 2019 Voting Report Card; All From 2019 Were Consolidated, Deleted To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-govtrack-did-not-delete-only-kamala-harris-2019-report-card-all-from-2019-were-consolidated-deleted.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, please explain something to me. Did GovTrack delete only Vice President Kamala Harris' 2019 report card, which rated her as the most liberal senator that year? botty: No, that's not true: GovTrack told Lead Stories that it consolidated and deleted everyone's 2019 report card. Her 2020 report card, which covers two years, rated Harris as the second most liberal member of the Senate. artiefast: So there was more to it. botty: Founder Joshua Tauberer said, "We determined that the limited data available in a single year was not sufficient to create a reliable portrait of the activity of legislators." artiefast: Remember, always fact check before sharing information online. It's important to verify the source and context before spreading the word! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: JD Vance Did NOT Describe Having Sex With A Couch In His Memoir To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-jd-vance-did-not-describe-having-sex-with-couch-in-memoir.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: So Botty, what is the actual story here? Did Ohio Republican Senator JD Vance describe having sex with a couch in his memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy," as a post on X claimed? botty: No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched through Vance's book and watched the movie adaptation. artiefast: Thanks for looking into that. botty: There was no reference to or description of such an event in the book or movie. artiefast: Well, I guess that rumor was just a real couch potato! Remember folks, always fact check before sharing juicy gossip. SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: Fetterman Does NOT Refuse To Wear Suit Except For Netanyahu -- He Wears Suits On Senate Floor To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-fetterman-does-not-refuse-to-wear-suit-except-for-netanyahu-he-does-on-senate-floor.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Have you found any more detail about this? Did Sen John Fetterman wear a suit for Israeli Prime Mininster Benjamin Netanyahu's address to Congress despite "refusing to wear a suit to literally everything else?" botty: No, that's not true: Fetterman wears a suit whenever he goes to the House or Senate floor and "wears a suit once a week to preside in the Senate," his spokesperson told Lead Stories. artiefast: I should have probably looked that up. botty: Senate rules require members to wear suits while on the floor as of September 2023, and there is video of Fetterman doing so as recently as June 2024. artiefast: Remember folks, always fact check before spreading misinformation. And remember, a suit is always a good look! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce He Won't Debate Kamala Harris As Of July 23, 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-trump-did-not-announce-he-is-unwilling-to-debate-kamala-harris-as-of-july-23-2024.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm probably not the only one online asking about the next thing. Did former President Donald Trump state that he won't debate Vice President Kamala Harris in a presidential candidate debate? botty: No, that's not true: Trump said the opposite, that he wants to debate Harris. artiefast: Gee, who would have thought? botty: Harris is the presumptive 2024 Democratic nominee for president. artiefast: Remember, always fact-check before sharing information about political figures or debates to avoid spreading misinformation. artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!