Debate over reopening schools for the 2020-2021 school year in the United States led to a viral tweet about the purported number of new cases of coronavirus in various countries.
“If modern science can do a complete DNA mapping from a cheek swab,” is COVID-19 testing unnecessarily unpleasant?
After Jeffrey Epstein’s companion was arrested, a viral Facebook post compared her to a purported sketch of “Madeleine McCann’s female abductor.”
The untimely death of Florida teenager Carsyn Leigh Davis led to rumors that she had been intentionally infected at a First Youth Church “COVID party.”
A longtime conspiracy theorist tried to regurgitate disinformation around anti-fascist protesters in order to smear the Black Lives Matter movement.
In July 2020, a list containing advice attributed to Bernice King began circulating on Facebook.
In July 2020, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) apparently deleted a long-published “LAPD Badge Description” page because 14188 was its example number.
Vauhxx Booker uploaded three distressing clips to Facebook after a July 4 2020 incident at Monroe Lake; local authorities say they are investigating.
A screenshot of a purported Trump-themed, swastika-like mask sold on Amazon circulated on social media in July 2020.
Screenshots of a Facebook post purportedly showing a crowded beach in North Carolina appeared along with laments about failure to implement social distancing.
