Joe Biden’s 2002 Letter to Ruth Cooke
In October 2020, a 2002 letter from Joe Biden to a widow named Ruth Cooke circulated on social media.
Original Script for ‘The Addams Family’ Writer’s Note, ‘Demonic Levels of Horniness’
A viral screenshot of a tweet purportedly shed light on The Addams Family‘s 1991 script and the chemistry between Gomez and Morticia.
‘Asteroid Could Hit Earth’ Clickbait Revived by the New York Post
The New York Post is still milking the “2020 bingo” meme to spread misleading claims, such as how an asteroid “could” hit Earth in November 2020.
‘Since the Netflix Love Letters Have Been Pouring For Chris Watts, Including Marriage Proposals and Money’
A viral post claiming that convicted murderer Chris Watts receives avalanches of fan mail provides no sources for its claims.
‘Fun Fact: Dolly Parton is Not Blonde, All Her Blonde Dos Are Wigs … She Just Clark Kents Her Way Into Maintaining a Private Life’
A tweet and Tumblr post about Dolly Parton slipping through society unnoticed without wigs and stage makeup proved popular across platforms.
‘This Is a Reverse Financed Internship So You Will Pay $15/hr to Work Here’
A bogus ad first spotted in January continued to find readers online, thanks to social media.
Is This a Trump Supporter’s Truck Getting Repossessed in Florida in ‘a Perfect Metaphor’?
A photograph of a Trump supporter’s truck being towed spread across social networks, often with the description that it showed a repossession in progress.
‘For the First Time Ever in U.S. History, a Sitting President Seeking Re-Election Will Not Receive Any Previous President’s Endorsement’
A claim that U.S. President Donald Trump was the first American presidential incumbent to receive no endorsements from any predecessors spread all over social media.
Pete Buttigieg: ‘I Don’t Have a Problem Standing up to Somebody Who Was Working on Season Seven of Celebrity Apprentice When I Was Packing My Bags for Afghanistan’
As the 2020 election drew nearer, a quote meme circulated on social media that referenced Buttigieg’s time in the military.
The Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop
A story about incriminating emails and other materials found on a laptop that may or may not actually have belonged to Hunter Biden relies heavily on innuendo and paper-thin sourcing.
