TikTok and Pastor Greg Locke IRS Controversy Labeling a claim as a "new" TikTok trend helps it go viral, as was the case with a claim involving IRS tax-exempt statuses for churches.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘White Supremacy Should Not Be the Main Target … We Should Not Be Pursuing People Based on How They Vote’ A viral tweet claimed that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) distilled white supremacist domestic terrorism into a voting issue.
Walmart Juneteenth Ice Cream, Trademark Controversy Social media posts about Walmart's Juneteenth ice cream (with a trademark) spread virally in late May 2022.
Did Keanu Reeves Work As a Reporter Covering a Teddy Bear Convention? Clips of the "John Wick" star's early days as a teen correspondent have recirculated online for years.
’10 Weeks of Wheat’ in Global Reserves? Fears of a wheat shortage swept social media in May 2022, alongside claims only ten weeks of wheat were held in reserves globally.
‘Woke’ Marvel, Jane Foster, and ‘Thor Losers’ The character's new appearance in "Love and Thunder" is not a new idea within Marvel canon.
When Was Commercial Baby Formula ‘Invented’? A dangerous subthread of baby shortage formula discourse held that commercial infant formula wasn't used in the 1950s and 60s, and that babies "were fine."
Texas Governor Tweets, Quietly Deletes ‘@ElonMusk Picked the Right State to Move to’ Republican Greg Abbott retweeted Elon Musk and said that Musk "picked the right state to move to," but deleted the tweet after seven minutes.
Head of Shuttered DHS Disinfo Agency Says She Got Death Threats Amid Right-Wing Campaign Nina Jankowicz was targeted in online harassment attacking an initiative that would have fought disinformation.
Denmark Versus Netherlands Football Match, Both Teams Wear Ukraine Jerseys A May 2022 Imgur post suggested that football players from Denmark and the Netherlands both wore "Ukraine" jerseys.