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The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 814. #TheDailyNOT

"A protest, a butcher, another chance, a kissy face and Sam Smith: we'll tell you the who, when, where and the is-it-actually-real..."
September 22, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Images Falsely Claim To Show Sam Smith In 2016 And 2025
#CheckTok #SamSmith #AIGenerated #FactCheck #FakeImages
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September 22, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Making Kissy Faces And Sounds In Front Of Sarah Huckabee Sanders -- It Is An Altered Satire Video
#CheckTok #DonaldTrump #SarahHuckabeeSanders #FactCheck #Satire
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September 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Fact Check: FAKE Video of JD Vance Asking For 'Another Chance,' Saying 'Things Are Bad' Is AI
#CheckTok #JDVance #ArtificialIntelligence #FactCheck #FakeNews
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September 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Fact Check: Paris Butcher Was NOT Arrested For Selling Human Meat -- That Never Happened, Video Was Filmed In Dubai
#CheckTok #Paris #Dubai #Butcher #FactCheck
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September 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show September 12, 2026 Anti-AfD March in Germany
#CheckTok #AlternativeForGermany #Germany #PrideEvent #FactCheck
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September 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show September 12, 2026 Anti-AfD March in Germany
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show September 12, 2026 Anti-AfD March in Germany
Was a viral video of people dressed in various costumes recorded at protests against the Alternative for Germany political party on Sept. 12, 2026? No, that's not true: The clip predated those rallies. It was recorded at a Pride event,...
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September 22, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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Fact Check: Video of Furries Does NOT Show September 12, 2026 Anti-AfD March in Germany
Fact Check: Video of Furries Does NOT Show September 12, 2026 Anti-AfD March in Germany
Was a viral video of people dressed as furries recorded at protests against the Alternative for Germany political party on Sept. 12, 2026? No, that's not true: The clip predated those rallies. It was recorded at a Pride event, as...
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September 22, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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Fact Check: Video of Furries Does NOT Show Anti-AfD March in Germany
Fact Check: Video of Furries Does NOT Show Anti-AfD March in Germany
Was a viral video of people dressed as furries recorded at protests against the Alternative for Germany political party on Sept. 12, 2026? No, that's not true: The clip predated those rallies. It was recorded at a Pride event, as...
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September 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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Fact Check: Paris Butcher Was NOT Arrested For Selling Human Meat -- That Never Happened, Video Was Filmed In Dubai
Fact Check: Paris Butcher Was NOT Arrested For Selling Human Meat -- That Never Happened, Video Was Filmed In Dubai
Does a video show human meat for sale in a Paris butcher shop where arrests have been reportedly made? No, that's not true: There are no news reports matching the story of a butcher arrested for selling human meat in...
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September 21, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Fact Check: FAKE Video of JD Vance Asking For 'Another Chance,' Saying 'Things Are Bad' Is AI
Fact Check: FAKE Video of JD Vance Asking For 'Another Chance,' Saying 'Things Are Bad' Is AI
Is a video of Vice President JD Vance asking for "another chance" and saying "things are bad" real? No, that's not true: The video was made with artificial intelligence, though Vance did ask for "another chance" at a summit. No...
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September 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Making Kissy Faces And Sounds In Front Of Sarah Huckabee Sanders -- It Is An Altered Satire Video
Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Making Kissy Faces And Sounds In Front Of Sarah Huckabee Sanders -- It Is An Altered Satire Video
Does a real video show Donald Trump making kissy faces and sounds in front of former White House press secretary and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a Facebook page known for satirical...
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September 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Images Falsely Claim To Show Sam Smith In 2016 And 2025
Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Images Falsely Claim To Show Sam Smith In 2016 And 2025
Do real photos show English singer-songwriter Sam Smith in 2016 and 2025? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool determined both images were 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. The images show Smith with noticeably different appearances, but neither depicts...
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September 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 813. #TheDailyNOT

"Fake storms, a fake admission, a fake removal, a fake CBC screenshot, a fake Kash picture, a fake Trump post and a real Mel Gibson video: today's harvest!"
September 19, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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Fact Check: Mel Gibson Video Criticizing Gavin Newsom And Karen Bass Is NOT Fake -- AI Tools And Reporting Confirm It Is Real
#CheckTok #FactCheck #MelGibson #GavinNewsom #KarenBass #RaymondArroyo
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September 19, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Map With "United States" Covering Russia and U.S. -- Screenshot Is Made-Up
#CheckTok #DonaldTrump #TruthSocial #Russia #FactCheck
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September 19, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Fact Check: Image Does NOT Accurately Depict Kash Patel's Height Running Alongside FBI New Agent Trainees -- Digitally Altered
#CheckTok #KashPatel #FBI #FactCheck #DigitalAlteration
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September 19, 2026 at 8:18 AM
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Fact Check: FAKE CBC Story Linking Paying For Groceries To White Supremacy -- Network Denied
#CheckTok #CBC #CanadianBroadcastingCorporation #WhiteSupremacy #FactCheck
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September 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Fact Check: Spotify Did NOT Remove Ed Sheeran's Songs
#CheckTok #FactCheck #EdSheeran #Spotify #Macklemore #ProPalestine
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September 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Fact Check: NO Evidence Republican Activist Konner Earnest Has Admitted To Having Sex With A Dog
#CheckTok #KonnerEarnest #RepublicanActivist #FactCheck #Bestiality
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September 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Prebunk: Storm Of Made-Up Severe Weather Posts Floods Timelines -- Bring An Umbrella Against This Torrent Of AI Warnings
#CheckTok #LeadStories #AIWarnings #SevereWeather #FactCheck
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September 19, 2026 at 8:17 AM
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Fact Check: Grindr Outage Did NOT Take Place in Dallas During 2026 Republican National Convention
Did a real Grindr outage take place in Dallas during the 2026 Republican National Convention, which began on Sept. 9, 2026? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Grindr told Lead Stories it had no outages connected to the convention,...
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September 19, 2026 at 8:02 AM
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Prebunk: Storm Of Made-Up Severe Weather Posts Floods Timelines -- Bring An Umbrella Against This Torrent Of AI Warnings
Prebunk: Storm Of Made-Up Severe Weather Posts Floods Timelines -- Bring An Umbrella Against This Torrent Of AI Warnings
Have you seen viral videos showing an alarming weather alert for one state? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such posts recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. The colorful maps and emergency...
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September 18, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Fact Check: FAKE CBC Story Linking Paying For Groceries To White Supremacy -- Network Denied
Fact Check: FAKE CBC Story Linking Paying For Groceries To White Supremacy -- Network Denied
Did the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC publish an online story that tied paying for groceries to white supremacy? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a story was ever published by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Searches for...
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September 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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Fact Check: Spotify Did NOT Remove Ed Sheeran's Songs
Fact Check: Spotify Did NOT Remove Ed Sheeran's Songs
Did music streaming platform Spotify delete Ed Sheeran's songs after Macklemore's removal from Sheeran's tour for pro-Palestine statements? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the artist's songs are still available on the platform. The rumor seemed to have...
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September 18, 2026 at 9:35 PM