HEADLINES Video Does NOT Show 2024 Post-Election Protests In Venezuela. Social Media Posts Reporting Autistic Teen 'Ivan Moore' Missing Are NOT Authentic. Georgia Voter Registration Cancellation Portal Does NOT Allow Cancellation Based Only On Minimal Personal Data. NO Evidence Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks Had $1.5 Million In Offshore Bank Accounts. Elon Musk Did NOT Post That X Users Would Be Punished For Calling Trump Supporters 'Weird'. Footage Of Hezbollah Leader Crying Was NOT Taken After July 2024 Israeli Airstrike. Biden Did NOT Become Taller After Several Days Of COVID-19 Convalescence In July 2024. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Don't be fooled by these false stories going around on the internet! Enjoy today's show. 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: Video Does NOT Show 2024 Post-Election Protests In Venezuela -- It's Argentina's 2022 World Cup Celebration To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-video-does-not-show-2024-post-election-protests-in-venezuela-its-argentinas-2022-world-cup-celebration.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've heard some people talking about something, and I wonder if it is true. Does a social media video of large crowds moving through a city center show a mass public protest against the disputed results of Venezuela's July 2024 presidential election? botty: No, that's not true: The video first appeared in 2022 and shows soccer fans gathering in the Argentinian capital, Buenos Aires, to celebrate Argentina winning soccer's World Cup that year. artiefast: More information always helps. botty: It does not show angry protestors in Venezuela in 2024. artiefast: Remember, always double-check the source and date of a video before jumping to conclusions. SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Social Media Posts Reporting Autistic Teen 'Ivan Moore' Missing Are NOT Authentic -- They're A Scam To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-social-media-posts-reporting-autistic-teen-ivan-moore-missing-are-not-authentic-theyre-a-scam.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I've heard some people talking about something, and I wonder if it is true. Did a police department report that an autistic teen named "Ivan Moore" is missing? botty: No, that's not true: The teen shown in social-media images captioned with this name is not urgently sought by any police department. artiefast: I did not see that coming. botty: This attention-grabbing narrative is a classic trick to get people to share the missing-child post, which will later be edited to become a scam post. artiefast: Remember, always verify the authenticity of missing person posts before sharing - don't fall for scams! SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: Georgia Voter Registration Cancellation Portal Does NOT Allow Cancellation Based Only On Minimal Personal Data To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-georgia-web-portal-does-not-allow-cancellation-based-only-on-minimal-personal-data.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is this really a thing? Does the Georgia Voter Registration Cancellation Portal automatically cancel voter registration based solely on entry of a voter's first initial, last name, county and date of birth? botty: No, that's not true: These data points are only the first step in the process. A spokesperson for Georgia's Secretary of State, which oversees elections, told Lead Stories the system asks for more information. artiefast: Is there more info? botty: It also records a user's digital fingerprint to make misuse of the portal less likely. artiefast: Remember, always verify the full story before hitting that cancel button! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks Had $1.5 Million In Offshore Bank Accounts To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-no-evidence-trump-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-had-million-in-offshore-bank-accounts.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Is this really a thing? Did Donald Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks have three offshore bank accounts totaling $1.5 million? botty: No, that's not true: The FBI National Press Office told Lead Stories that, as of July 30, 2024, their investigation had "not uncovered any evidence" of "overseas bank accounts." artiefast: Can you explain that to me like I was five? botty: Secret Service and FBI officials had briefed members of Congress that Crooks had three foreign encrypted platforms on his cellphone, but they did not say he had bank accounts offshore. artiefast: Remember, always verify information before sharing it. Don't believe everything you read, folks! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Post That X Users Would Be Punished For Calling Trump Supporters 'Weird' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-elon-musk-did-not-post-that-x-users-would-be-punished-for-calling-trump-supporters-weird.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Am I the only one wondering about this? Did majority X owner Elon Musk share a public message on July 30, 2024, that users of the social-media platform would be punished for calling supporters of former President Donald Trump weird? botty: No, that's not true: As of this publication, no such post was available on Musk's verified X profile, and an archive of his profile page did not reflect that such a post had ever been made. artiefast: Some people will be happy to hear that. botty: Furthermore, the post in question shows several signs of being fabricated. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source before sharing something online! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Footage Of Hezbollah Leader Crying Was NOT Taken After July 2024 Israeli Airstrike -- It's From 2018 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-footage-of-hezbollah-leader-crying-was-not-taken-after-2024-israeli-airstrike-its-older-than-that.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm really curious about this next one. Does a video show Hassan Nasrallah, the secretary-general of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, crying after an Israeli airstrike that occurred in Beirut on July 28, 2024? botty: No, that's not true: Although the video does show Nasrallah crying, the video predates the Israeli airstrike. artiefast: Some people will be happy to hear that. botty: In the footage Nasrallah was making a speech about Ashura, an important commemorative day in Shia islam, and not about an attack in Beirut. artiefast: Remember, always verify the date and location before sharing videos online. SEGMENT 16 Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Become Taller After Several Days Of COVID-19 Convalescence In July 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/07/fact-check-biden-did-not-become-taller--after-several-days-of-covid19-convalescence.html 16 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: I'm probably not the only one online asking about the next thing. Did President Joe Biden grow mysteriously taller after spending time away from the public eye recovering from COVID-19? botty: No, that's not true: The video footage used by people claiming this on social media shows Biden from a lower level, which gives an illusion of greater height relative to the people and architecture behind him. artiefast: Are there more details? botty: Different camera angles of the same Rose Garden event on July 24, 2024 do not show this illusory height difference effect. artiefast: Remember, camera angles can play tricks on our perception. Always double-check before jumping to conclusions based on social media posts. artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!