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07/12/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 478.

Today's topics:
FBI Director Kash Patel Did NOT Release Sealed Documents Tying Hillary Clinton And Vladimir Putin To 'James Comey Scandal'.
FAKE Video Shows Liberian President Joseph Boakai Attacking 'Racially Prejudiced' Trump.
FAKE Video Shows AI Mexican Soldier Saying 'We're Here to Help the People of Texas'.
AI Photos Of Father Ben With Down Syndrome And Son Noah Are NOT Real.
X Engineering Did NOT Post Bookmarks Will Be Public Starting Next Week.

07/11/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 477.

Today's topics:
Barack Obama Did NOT Spend 310 Days In The White House Running The Country In 2024.
Satirist's 2,343-Character 'CREEP JEFFREY EPSTEIN' Rant Is NOT An Actual Trump Truth Social Post.
Viral Quote Does NOT Accurately Represent Elizabeth Warren's Words About Mollie Tibbetts.
Image Claiming Kamala Harris Got 68M Votes Does NOT Correctly Represent 2024 Election Results .
Donald Trump Did NOT Ask Americans to 'Focus on Mexicans and Flooding' Instead of the 'Epstein Files'.
FAKE Persona 'Brad T. Faciti' (BadFaithAct) Posted About Forgiving Trump 'Even If He R**es Women and Children' .
Fake 'ICE Agents Quitting In Droves' Headline NOT Published By Sky News.

07/10/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 476.

Today's topics:
Hillary Clinton Did NOT Tweet 'What The F**k' In Response To A Democrat Tweet Calling For Epstein Files Release.
2023 Video Could NOT Show A Celebration Of Release Of Israeli Soldiers Detained In 2024 Detention Center R**e Case.
Texas City Did NOT Require Residents To Sign 'Israel Loyalty Pledge' To Get 2025 Flood Relief Funds .
Ilhan Omar's Parents Are NOT In Immigration Court To Answer Allegations They Falsified Records.
Italy Did NOT Withdraw From The Paris Climate Agreement, As Of July 9, 2025.
Reporter Did NOT Ask Donald Trump If He Would Self-Deport.
AOC Did NOT Say She Has No Reason To Cooperate With Federal Auditors.
Video Does NOT Show Greta Thunberg Dancing To Madonna's 'La Isla Bonita'.
FAKE Video Shows Police Officer in Dispute With Four 'Undercover FBI Agents' On a Plane.
Staged Video Shows Cop Attempting To Arrest Black Judge In Courtroom.

07/09/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 475.

Today's topics:
Los Angeles Traffic Is NOT 'Just Gone' Because Of Mass Deportations.
Video Does NOT Authentically Show Gorilla Gently Handling Baby Girl Over To Her Mother.
Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Did NOT Announce He Will Cover Funeral Expenses For Families Of Texas Flood Victims.
Video Clips Do NOT Show ICE Capturing or 'Removing' Undocumented Foster Children For Deportation.
Elon Musk DID Post On X That Steve Bannon 'Is In The Epstein Files' .
Ohio State Football Coach Ryan Day Did NOT Donate More Than $3.5 Million To Flood Victims In Texas .
FAKE Story About Coco Gauff Donating $3 Million For Texas Flood Victims Makes Up Quotes.
Jelly Roll Did NOT Release a New Song Called 'Angels Don't Pack Their Bags' As a Tribute to Texas Flood Victims.
Eric Clapton Did NOT Announce He Would Pay Funeral Expenses for Texas Flood Victims.

07/08/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 474.

Today's topics:
NO EVIDENCE Eminem Donated $50 Million 'For Texas Flood Victims', 'Joined Rescue Efforts'.
Story About Mississippi Food Stamps Hacker Arrested In Hinds County In Early July 2025 Is NOT Real.
Tom Brady Did NOT Announce $50 Million Donation to Help Texas Flood Recovery.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett Did NOT Announce She'll Personally Donate $25 Million To Victims Of Texas Floods.
Jelly Roll Did NOT Announce $50 Million Donation to Help Texas Flood Recovery.
Epstein Jail Video Posted By Department Of Justice IS Missing 61 Seconds.
Fake Axon Bodycam Video Does NOT Capture A Real Cop Arresting A 'Crazy Karen' For Shooting And Keying A Tesla.
George Strait Did NOT Announce $3.5 Million Donation to Help Texas Flood Recovery.
Fake Axon Bodycam Video Of Cop Trying To 'Illegally Search' Car Is NOT Real.

07/07/2025

Lead Stories captured this short clip of the 10-hour surveillance video of the hall outside of Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell released by the Justice Department. This clip shows the jump from 11:58:58 pm to 12:00:00 am.

07/05/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 473.

Today's topics:
AI Video Did NOT Show 'White Auroras' Over Norway.
Video Does NOT Show Incinerators Being Installed At 'Alligator Alcatraz' Facility In Florida.

07/04/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 472.

Today's topics:
Image of 'Alligator Alcatraz' With A Moat Is NOT Real.
Old Video Screencap Shows White House 'Turned All Red'.
Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane.

07/03/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 471.

Today's topics:
What We Know About a Viral Video That Claims ICE is Throwing Deported Immigrants Off Planes and Into the Ocean.
Nancy Pelosi Did NOT Face $350 Million Lawsuit From 500 January 6 Defendants, in June 2025.

07/02/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 470.

Today's topics:
FAKE German Weather Forecast Image Shows Lava Illustrating High Temperatures.
Trump Did NOT Write 'I Regret Taking Advise From Elon', Reject 'White Genocide' Theory in South Africa.
Video Of Big Woman Jumping Off And Sinking Boat IS NOT Real.
Donald Trump's Son Barron Was NOT 'Drafted Into The Military' In June 2025.
Garrett Haake DID Fact-Check Karoline Leavitt, But Dramatic Blog Post Fabricates Quotes.
Glastonbury Crowd Did NOT Boo, Sing 'God Save the King' in Protest Against Kneecap Performance.
FAKE Video Shows White Man at Zoo Arguing With Black Woman Over Anti-Trump Hat.

06/28/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 469.

Today's topics:
Supreme Court Dissent Did NOT Mention Question About Breakfast.
FAKE Video Shows Nurse and Cops Falsely Accusing Black Man of Being Drunk in Hospital .
National Archives Facility In College Park Is NOT Scheduled to Be Permanently Restricted to Public From July 7, 2025.
Dayton Teen 'Kameron Price' Was NOT Fined for Hacking and Fixing Traffic Control System.

06/27/2025

The Daily NOT - A show about what didn't happen today. Episode 468.

Today's topics:
Video Showing Retired K9 Jumping In A Casket With A Dead Soldier Is Not Real - AI Made It.
FAKE Video Shows ICE Agent 'Outsmarted' By Man Accused Of Being An Illegal Immigrant At Grocery Store.
Niagara Falls Did NOT Turn 'Blood Red' in June 2025.

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