HEADLINES No 'Haitian Immigrant' Was Charged With Eating A Cat In Ohio In 2024; U.S.-Born Woman Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges. Video Does NOT Show Real KKK Member At Trump Rally. NFL Referee Did NOT Expel 10 Players For Kneeling During National Anthem In Late August 2024. MLK Jr. Was NOT A Convicted Felon. 2024 Paper On mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Is NOT Valid Scientific Study; Expert Calls It 'Amateurish Gibberish'. Liz Cheney Did NOT Post On X That Republican Leaders Are 'Satires Of Men'. ---------------------------------------------- bottyfast: Join us as we debunk outrageous claims from animal cruelty to political satire, and uncover the truth behind viral videos and scientific studies that are anything but credible! 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: No 'Haitian Immigrant' Was Charged With Eating A Cat In Ohio In 2024; U.S.-Born Woman Arrested On Animal Cruelty Charges To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/09/fact-check-haitian-immigrant-was-not-charged-with-eating-a-cat-in-ohio-in-2024.html 04 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, what information do you have about this? Was a Haitian immigrant charged with eating a cat in Ohio in 2024? botty: No, that's not true: A background check on a woman Canton, Ohio police arrested in August 2024 for allegedly torturing, killing and eating a cat showed that she was born in the U.S. artiefast: I'd like to get more info. botty: There are no reports of anyone in Ohio's immigrant community eating any pets. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source before sharing wild stories like this one! SEGMENT 06 Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real KKK Member At Trump Rally -- It's Self-Described Internet Troll's Stunt In Connecticut To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/09/fact-check-video-does-not-show-real-kkk-member-at-trump-event.html 06 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, did you hear this one? Does a video capture a real Ku Klux Klan member joining Trump supporters at a rally? botty: No, that's not true: The man wearing the white hood associated with the hate group is a self-described internet troll, according to his own words on social media posts and in a newspaper interview. artiefast: What else do you know? botty: In a video featuring the man's previous attempt to sneak into a pro-Trump event in a KKK robe, he said that his account "disavows white supremacy in all forms" and that the content he posts "is satire." Contrary to claims on social media, the footage was filmed in Connecticut, not Pennsylvania. artiefast: Remember, always verify the source and location of videos before sharing them online. SEGMENT 08 Fact Check: NFL Referee Did NOT Expel 10 Players For Kneeling During National Anthem In Late August 2024 To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/09/fact-check-nfl-referee-did-not-expel-10-players-for-kneeling-during-national-anthem-in-late-august-2024.html 08 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Here's another question for you. Did an NFL referee expel 10 players for kneeling during the U.S. national anthem in late August 2024? botty: No, that's not true: The images used to depict the supposed referee and Dallas Cowboys players are not from 2024, but from 2022 and 2017, respectively. artiefast: Thanks for looking into that. botty: The Cowboys players shown are not wearing the same color jersey as they wore during their late August 2024 pre-season game. A Google search provided no evidence that an NFL referee had expelled any NFL players for kneeling during this time period. artiefast: Remember, before sharing a story like this, make sure to verify the date and location of the event first! SEGMENT 10 Fact Check: MLK Jr. Was NOT A Convicted Felon -- Jury Found Him NOT Guilty Of Felony To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/09/fact-check-mlk-jr-was-not-a-convicted-felon-jury-found-him-not-guilty-of-felony.html 10 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Can you tackle this item next? Was Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. a convicted felon? botty: No, that's not true: King was indicted for a felony, tax evasion, in 1960, but the jury found him not guilty, the historical record shows. artiefast: Can you explain that to me like I was five? botty: He was never convicted of a felony. King, who spent decades advocating for civil rights for Black Americans, was arrested multiple times for acts of various civil disobedience, but never for a felony, artiefast: Remember, always verify the facts before sharing information about historical figures like MLK Jr. - accuracy matters! SEGMENT 12 Fact Check: 2024 Paper On mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Is NOT Valid Scientific Study; Expert Calls It 'Amateurish Gibberish' To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/09/fact-check-2024-paper-on-mrna-covid-19-vaccines-is-not-valid-scientific-study.html 12 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: What can you dig up about the next question? Is a 2024 article on mRNA COVID-19 vaccines by Dr. Young Mi Lee, an obstetrician and gynecologist in South Korea, and Daniel Broudy, an applied linguistics professor at Okinawa Christian University in Japan a valid, well-done scientific study? botty: The article -- titled "Real-Time Self-Assembly of Stereomicroscopically Visible Artificial Constructions in Incubated Specimens of mRNA Products Mainly from Pfizer and Moderna: A Comprehensive Longitudinal Study" -- was published in a journal that does not appear in the National Library of Medicine database. artiefast: Do you have more? botty: That database contains an overview of of peer-reviewed, scientific journals. Experts contacted by Lead Stories described the study as "amateurish gibberish" written by authors who do not appear to have "any legitimate expertise in the field." artiefast: Remember, always verify the credibility of scientific studies before sharing them - don't fall for amateurish gibberish! SEGMENT 14 Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Post On X That Republican Leaders Are 'Satires Of Men' -- It's From A Parody Account To regenerate: perl rerun.pl https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/09/fact-check-liz-cheney-did-not-post-on-x-that-republican-leaders-are-satires-of-men-its-parody.html 14 "QUIP" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- artie: Hey Botty, what information do you have about this? Did former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican, post on X that Republican leaders are "satires of men"? botty: No, that's not true: This post is fabricated, using Liz Cheney's name and likeness but a subtly misspelled handle of "Liz_Choney." At the bottom of the "Choney" post are the words, "Parody by Back Rub." artiefast: Tell me more. botty: The "Choney" post originated on an X account that states "most of the images" they post are "parodies." The communications director for Cheney told us that Cheney did not post the message in the claim. artiefast: Remember folks, always double check the source before sharing something online! artie: That's all folks! botty: Please like, share and follow!