‘Millennials Hold 4.8% of All Wealth, At the Same Age, Gen X Had 9% of Wealth, Boomers Had 21%’ A May 2021 tweet by Seattle-area CEO Dan Price claimed that Millennials only held 4.8 percent of all wealth, compared to 9 percent for Gen X and 21 percent for Boomers at the same age.
Gas Shortage Hummer Fire A popular post on Reddit's r/IdiotsInCars purported showed a Hummer burned in a fire after the driver "hoarded" gas.
Jersey Mike’s ‘How Do You Top Your Sub,’ ‘Blocked Blocked Blocked, None of You Are Free From Sin’ Tweets A years-old tweet-and-response meme involving Jersey Mike's (@jerseymikes) Twitter account tweeting "how do you top your sub" re-emerged in May 2021.
Was Richard Barnett Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison Without Parole? An unsourced rumor on social media stirred up hope that one of the 2021 Capitol attackers had already faced consequences.
‘Every Year, Americans Spend $153,000,000,000 to Subsidize McDonald’s and Walmart’s Underpaid Workers’ A screenshot of a tweet by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich claiming taxpayers subsidized $153 billion of corporate profits appeared on Imgur amid a wider discussion around corporate treatment of employees.
‘Three Thousand Year Old Statue Found in Cappadocia’ Posts about a purportedly ancient statue of an astronaut spread on Facebook and Reddit, but without substantiation.
‘Hello, I’m a Dandelion’ Much like its subject's seeds, a Dutch gardening enthusiast's Facebook post quickly spread online.
Gas Shortage ‘Couple in Alabama’ Posts People scolded one another about hoarding gas amid fears of a May 2021 fuel shortage.
CTV Calgary Chris Watts Stock Image Screenshots suggested that CTV Calgary made an unfortunate choice in stock photographs, involving the Watts family in a segment unrelated to the tragic murders.
‘There Is No Such Thing as a Blue State, Only Blue Cities’ Tweet A viral tweet demonstrates how easy it still is to get people to believe utter nonsense with out-of-context or wildly misapplied data.
