Is This an Actual Photograph of an Albino Painted Wood Turtle?
While there are albino turtles in the world, a “science and space” blog’s claim is very light on evidence.
2019
‘Has Anyone Had to Give Back the Security Deposit?’ Landlord Round Table Facebook Group Post
An unredacted purported screenshot shared from the Facebook group “Landlord Round Table” to Twitter sparked discussions about dishonest renting practices.
Allens Green Beans ‘My Wife Found This’ Facebook Post
A Facebook user claimed his wife found skeletal remains of vermin in a can of Allens Green Beans poured into the family crockpot.
‘Now Listen You Rich People, Weep and Wail’ Tumblr Post or Bible Verse?
A post to a Facebook group called “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Dank Meme Stash” contained a purported Bible verse about the immorality of hoarding wealth and exploiting workers.
Are Koalas ‘Functionally Extinct’ as of November 2019?
An article circulated on social media with the claim that koalas had gone “functionally extinct” after wildfires in Australia destroyed most of their natural habitat.
A Four-Megaton Atomic Bomb Was Lost off Georgia’s Coast in 1958 (And No One Knows If It’s Active)
A frightening meme suggests that a 1958 incident enabled the loss of a four-megaton atomic bomb — artillery that may still be live.
Did BBC Edit a Clip of Boris Johnson Getting Laughed at in a Televised Forum?
The network said the clip of the live audience reaction to the UK prime minister was “shortened for time reasons.”
Trump Regurgitates ‘Crowdstrike’ Conspiracy Theory in Call to Fox News
The president’s allegations against the “Ukrainian” company have already been roundly debunked.
‘Treason for the Season’
A circulating Fox News chyron purportedly reads “Treason for the Season,” because “Reason for the Season” is stylized with an adjacent cross.
Ivanka Trump and the Alexis de Tocqueville Quote
The First Daughter tweeted a dubious historical quote, citing purported commentary from 1835 on impeachment.