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10/02/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 545.

Today's topics:
Video Of Army General Telling Troops They Are In Portland Only To Protect Trump From Epstein Files Is NOT Real.
'Richard Strocher' Is a Fictional Troll Account on X, NOT a Commentator for Fox News and The Blaze.
Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce After Her Husband's Death That She Is Pregnant With Their Third Child.
Blake Shelton Has NEVER Been On "The View".
Army Drill Sgt. Karina Martinez's Video About Leaders Respecting People Was Posted Two Weeks Before Defense Secretary Hegseth's Speech To Generals.

10/01/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 544.

Today's topics:
California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given.
Self-Driving Waymo Car Did NOT Drive Onto A Golf Course.
Trump 2020 Graphic Was NOT Edited Onto Shirt Of LDS Church Shooting Suspect Thomas J. Sanford.
India's Telemarketers Did NOT Threaten To Go On Strike To Protest Trump Tariffs.
Music Lessons Have NOT Been Banned In Hamburg Because Muslims Consider Them Haram.

09/30/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 543.

Today's topics:
FAKE Video Shows Man In Union Jack Underpants Throwing Water Over Palestinian Protest Speaker.
Photo Does Show Suspected Michigan Church Shooter Thomas Jacob Sanford Wearing Trump Shirt.
Photo Does NOT Show ISIS Parading Caged Yazidi Women In Mosul Before Burning Them To Death - It's A 2013 Street Protest In Egypt.
Photo Of 'Richard Miller' And Nine Adopted Daughters Is NOT Authentic, Does NOT Document Real-Life Story.
Dairy Queen Possibly Visited By Tyler Robinson After Charlie Kirk Shooting Has NOT Shut Down.
Grand Blanc, Michigan Church Shooter Was NOT The Same Thomas Sanford Listed In FEC Records Of ActBlue Donations.

09/29/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 542.

Today's topics:
No Evidence Antifa Bombed Ice Cube's Bus After They Mistook It For ICE Vehicle In Portland.
Fake Bob Dylan Quote About Speaking Kindly While You're Alive Was NOT Response To Charlie Kirk's Death.
The 'Entire Four-Man Officiating Crew' Has NOT Been Suspended After Georgia-Alabama, Mississippi State-Tennessee, Washington-Ohio State, Buffalo-New Orleans, Tampa Bay-Toronto, Or Green Bay-Cleveland Games.
Fake Press Release Claimed Trump Was Permanently Disqualified From The Nobel Peace Prize.

09/27/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 541.

Today's topics:
Police Did NOT Charge That Three Men 'Opened Fire On A Children's Baseball Field' In Katy, Texas.
What We Know About Nicole Sirotek's Claim A Pregnant Woman Overdosed On Tylenol To Prove Trump Wrong.
Many Of 274 FBI Agents Noted In Internal Report Were Responding To January 6 Capitol Riot.
Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Was Terminating LGBTQ+ Brand Partnerships After Charlie Kirk Was Killed.
NO Evidence Erika Kirk Was A Recruiter For Jeffrey Epstein Or That She Had Charlie Kirk Killed.

09/26/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 540.

Today's topics:
Meta Did NOT Add New Tags On Threads Posts To Warn That Certain Users Are Suspected Of Membership In Antifa.
NO $6 mÑ–llÑ–on 'Freedom Ranch' Horse Sanctuary Launched By Saquon Barkley, Others.
Gavin Newsom's Press Office Did NOT Write About Trump 'Fat Satan Broke The UN Escalator'.
Eminem Did NOT Just Drop A Track Titled 'F**k Donald Trump'.
Erika Kirk Did NOT Start And Join A 'Faith & Fellowship Dating App' After Charlie Kirk's Assassination.
Trump U.S. Attorney Nominee Lindsey Halligan Is NOT The Beauty Pageant Contestant In Viral 2007 Video.

09/25/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 539.

Today's topics:
Post Does NOT Include New Hospital Footage Of Charlie Kirk After He Was Shot.
Elon Musk Was NOT A Speaker At Charlie Kirk Memorial, Did NOT Deliver Lines Seen In Social Media Posts.
Video Does NOT Show A Real Flight Attendant Trying To Cover A Bikini-Clad Woman On A Real Flight To Miami, Florida.
As National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard Did NOT Officially Designate John Brennan And Adam Schiff 'Domestic Enemies'.
Tylenol DID Tweet 'We Actually Don't Recommend Using Any Of Our Products While Pregnant'.
Satirical Story About 'MAGA Televangelist' Disappearing With Congregants' Money After Telling Them Rapture Would Happen Today Is NOT Real.

09/24/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 538.

Today's topics:
Rumor Of 'No Tylenol ... Virtually No Autism' In Cuba Is NOT True.
Dr. Oz Will NOT Profit From iHerb When Trump FDA Recommends Folinic Acid For Treatment Of Autism - Oz Sold Shares, Resigned Paid Post.
No Evidence Erika Kirk's 'Romanian Angels' Evangelical Ministry Was Accused Of Trafficking Children In Romania.
Grindr Denies Reports About Arizona Outages During Charlie Kirk Memorial Service.

09/23/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 537.

Today's topics:
Private Jet N888KG Is NOT Part Of Investigation Into Utah Assassination Of Charlie Kirk, As Of September 21, 2025.
Video Shows Veterans Protesting 'Gaza Genocide', NOT Military Pilots Arrested For Refusing To Fly Armed Planes To Israel.
Governor Gavin Newsom Did NOT Suspend Kid Rock From Performing In California.
English Police Did NOT Go After Child's Phone For 'Looking At A Social Media Post'.
Travis Kelce Did NOT Say of Jimmy Kimmel 'It's Best He Leave America'.
Equal Pay Quote Misattributed To Charlie Kirk By Parody Account On X.

09/22/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 536.

Today's topics:
Fake Pink Quote Defending Jimmy Kimmel "Freedom of Speech Cannot Be Bought With Money" Did NOT Appear On Her Socials.
Sharon Osbourne Did NOT Storm Off Jimmy Kimmel Or Jimmy Fallon Show Over Charlie Kirk Remarks.

09/20/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 535.

Today's topics:
Superman Poster Does NOT Prove Photo Of Tyler Robinson In Dairy Queen Was Not Taken Hours After Charlie Kirk Shooting.
Robert Redford's Daughter Did NOT Make A Video Saying Trump Is Not Welcome At Her Father's Funeral.
Eminem Did NOT Release 'Emotional Tribute Song' For Charlie Kirk.
Maddow, Colbert And Kimmel Did NOT Launch 'The Independent Desk' Newsroom Together.
Photos Do NOT Show 'Matthew J. Ruth', Suspected Shooter Of Three Police Officers Killed in Pennsylvania.
Charlie Kirk Did NOT Record A Video Before His Death, "Knowing This Day Might Come.".
Netherlands Did NOT Officially Label Antifa A Terrorist Group On September 18, 2025.

09/19/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 534.

Today's topics:
Simone Biles Did NOT Write a Blog Post About Charlie Kirk, Days After His Death in September 2025.
Metallica Vocalist James Hetfield Has NOT Committed To Funding The Education Of Charlie Kirk's Children.
Erika Kirk Did NOT File A $40 Million Lawsuit Against ABC.
Stephen Colbert Did NOT Announce He Was Opening A $10 Million 'Paradise' For Dogs And Cats.
Transcripts In Charlie Kirk Murder Case Do NOT Include Tyler Robinson Asking His Roommate How To 'Become Muslim'.
FAKE Image Shows Trump Eating Spaghetti While King Charles Makes a Speech .
Israel's Chief Rabbi Did NOT Write A Condolence Letter To Kirk Family On September 2, 2025.

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