Video of Bernie Sanders Shirtless, Singing ‘This Land Is Your Land’ in Russia in 1988? On January 28 2019, a video of what appeared to be video of a shirtless Bernie Sanders at a dinner party in Russia in 1988 surfaced on Twitter: BREAKING: @SenSanders like you’ve never seen him!! Bernie and Jane on their honeymoon in Russia singing “This land is Your Land” with their Russian comrades!! Trigger Warning: […]
Did a Man Get $200,000 of Surgery to Look Like Jesus Christ? In late January 2019, an article appearing to report that a man spent $200,000 on surgery to look more like Jesus Christ began circulating on Facebook: A 30-year old man from Kentucky underwent some radical plastic surgery in order to physically resemble Jesus Christ. According to the Lexington Daily Tribune, Mark Emery has already been following […]
Does Ariana Grande’s ‘Seven Rings’ Tattoo Actually Mean ‘Charcoal Grill’ in Japanese? On January 30 2019, entertainment outlets began reporting that singer Ariana Grande showed off a Japanese character tattoo she believed translated to “seven rings” — and the publicity revealed that the ink actually said “charcoal grill”: In her grand tradition of getting new ink to mark major life events, Ariana Grande got a new hand tattoo […]
Chuck Schumer Border Wall 2013 vs. 2018 In January 2019, the Facebook page “McGroarty for Freedom” shared the following meme, which contrasted purported positions held by Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2013 and 2018 on the topic of a border wall to separate the United States from Mexico: It was composed of two photographs of Schumer, and the meme’s text stated: VOTES FOR […]
Did the Media Ignore a Devastating Tornado in Cuba? On January 28 2019, a Facebook user shared the following image set and claim (automatically translated) about a purported and unreported tornado that caused widespread devastation in Cuba: Last night a tornado destroyed everything in its path in Havana, Cuba. 🥺 170 wounded and several dead [emoji] they’re not talking about this on the news, […]
Is This a Photo of Nancy Pelosi and George Soros’s Son? In January 2019, a Facebook user shared the following image, purportedly showing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi alongside George Soros’s son: The title and text surrounding the image, which is apparently a screenshot of an October 2018 blog post, claimed in usual agitprop style that the photograph is evidence that the Democratic Party is secretly conspiring […]
Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Say ‘the Dream’ Cannot Survive if Women Have Abortions? In January 2019, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the passage of a new abortion law in New York state occurred in close proximity, facilitating the circulation of the following quote meme: The above-reproduced quote meme included a photograph of King and the following quote: “HOW CAN THE ‘DREAM’ SURVIVE IF WE MURDER THE CHILDREN? […]
Were More ‘American Blacks’ Killed by ‘Illegal Immigrants’ Than Police in Recent Years? In January 2019, the following Facebook status update circulated with the claim that undocumented immigrants caused the deaths of more black Americans than officer involved shootings in years prior: White text on a black background unaccompanied by images or — more importantly — citations stated: More American Blacks Were Killed By Illegal Immigrants Then by Police In […]
Is Bread Bad for Ducks? In January 2019, the Facebook page “Wild at Heart Rescue” shared the following illustration while claiming that it is dangerous — even potentially lethal — to feed bread to ducks: The drawings depicted waterfowl and the text said: Please don’t kill us with bread! [image of ducks] Bread is actually a danger to us ducks […]
Are Tweets by Jacob Wohl and Jack Posobiec About ‘Impeaching’ Barack Obama Real? In late January 2019, tweets attributed to far-right “influencers” Jack Posobiec and Jacob Wohl on the subject of impeaching former President Barack Obama circulated on social media in screenshot form: The image looked like a screengrab from Tumblr page in which the two purported May 2018 tweets from Posobiec and Wohl appeared alongside commentary from […]
