Did Oprah Condone Child Abuse and Say ‘If It Feels Good’ that the Child ‘Won’t Even Know’ Abuse Happened?
A video of Oprah Winfrey apparently expressing support for child molestation is misleadingly edited.
Was a Georgia High School’s Senior Class Photographed Together Without Masks?
Officials said they were not aware of the photograph until it began spreading online.
Did Oklahoma City Police Shoot Each Other Trying to Shoot a Black Teenager?
A satirical story purportedly out of Oklahoma harnessed schadenfreude to spread all over social media.
Did U.S. President Donald Trump Say ‘When I Took Over, We Didn’t Even Have a Test’ for COVID-19 During an Axios Interview?
A viral Imgur post quoted Trump criticizing his predecessor in an interview for not having enough tests for a novel coronavirus — a virus that first emerged long after Trump took office.
Did Stats Canada Report That Not One Baby Has Been Named Karen Since November 2019?
A circulating screenshot looked like news about a rapid, meme-driven changes in Canadian naming conventions.
Were the Explosions in Beirut ‘Atomic’?
Speculation — and accusations — soon followed the fatal blasts.
First Day of School in Paulding County, Georgia
A purported photograph of the first day of school in the state of Georgia circulated in August 2020.
‘If You Elect Joe Biden, There Will Be No Hand Sanitizer; I Have Spoken to the Hand Sanitizer People…’
A tweet quoting “Donald Trump today” on the topic of hand sanitizer spread in screenshots — which lacked their original context.
Founder of Abuse Survivors Group Accused of Creating — and ‘Killing’ — Fake Twitter Professor
Twitter users went from mourning “@Sciencing_Bi” to wondering if she was concocted by BethAnn McLaughlin.
After ‘Defunding,’ Did Minneapolis Police Advise Residents to Give up Their Phones, Wallets, and Purses to Criminals?
A purported email from Minneapolis police mentioned 100 robberies and 20 carjackings in July 2020, advising residents to surrender their valuables to criminals.
