‘He’s 18’: Twitter Trending Topics Amplifies Quaden Bayles Conspiracy Theory
Twitter had “He’s 18” as a trending topic on February 21 2020, amplifying baseless conspiracies that bullied Australian boy Quaden Bayles was older than nine.
Twitter had “He’s 18” as a trending topic on February 21 2020, amplifying baseless conspiracies that bullied Australian boy Quaden Bayles was older than nine.
Social media users objected to the verified @Snoopy account posting a cartoon on Twitter that was read by many as racist.
A super-viral text meme claimed that a plan from the presidential candidate would raise taxes “52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”
A number of articles reported a humorous claim of Wikipedia vandalism, but only a few screenshots circulated.
A Facebook post supposedly shows “pipeline protesters” who ran out of gas on their way to protest.
Social media users brought attention to a 2013 statement from an Epstein group “welcoming” one of Bloomberg’s charitable initiatives.
Remarks made by presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in 2019 circulated virally less than a year later.
In February 2020 a screenshot of a tweet circulated with the claim that a sizable number of states were suspending licenses for people unable or unwilling to pay back student loans.
A right-wing commentator invoked the former president’s record to cast Democratic Party presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Michael Bloomberg candidates as racist.
“Fish antibiotics” were a meme unto themselves, but a viral Facebook post advises users without access to healthcare to use “Fish Mox” if they can’t get prescription antibiotics.