‘Witches Stairs’ A long-circulating image of unusual stairs went viral when paired with a backstory about "witches stairs."
Former Lowe’s Employee Jayjuan Young Says He Was Fired Over 37 Cents Young's Facebook post about his devotion to Lowe's and the circumstances of his termination caused social media outcry.
Tom Norton, ‘The Republican Party in Two Tweets’ Two circulating screenshots of contradictory tweets about “cancel culture” are real and unaltered.
Did the CDC Issue Zombie Apocalypse Guidelines in 2021 Because of a Nostradamus Prophecy? In March 2021, wide-ranging rumors circulated about a Nostradamus prediction and how it supposedly related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's zombie apocalypse guidelines.
‘Doctors and Experts Advise Against Taking Experimental Jab’: Fake Headline Circulating A fake but authoritative-looking headline asserting that "doctors and experts" had advised against getting a COVID-19 vaccine first appeared in February 2021.
Did the Biden Administration Censor, Cancel, or Ban Dr. Seuss Books Due to Racist Content? Dr. Seuss, a childhood institution, was under purported attack due to "political correctness," also called "cancel culture."
About That ’11-Year-Old Made $1K Selling N-Word Passes to White Friends at School’ Screenshot An out-of-context screenshot about an 11-year-old boy purportedly making $1,000 by selling "n-word passes" at school spread virally.
A 15th Century Machine Invented by Priests to ‘Break Hands and Fingers of Scientists, Artists, Painters, Sculptors Considered Heretic’? A popular post claimed that a terrifying hand-crushing device was invented by "priests" in order to break the hands of heretic scientists and artists.
‘Kenyan Runner Abel Mutai Won a Race Due to Ivan Fernandez’s Sportsmanship’ Viral Post A highly shareable parable about good faith competition between Kenyan runner Abel Mutai and Spanish athlete Ivan Fernandez circulated on Facebook, but several elements were inaccurately presented.
