Was the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a Super-Spreader Event?
Social media posts suggested the August 2020 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally generated more than $12 billion in healthcare costs and may have led to as many as a quarter of a million new cases.
September 2020
Did Kyle Rittenhouse’s Lawyer Tweet That His Client Started a ‘Second American Revolution’?
A viral screenshot purportedly showed commentary from one of the lawyers defending a teenager charged with killing two protesters and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
‘I Plan to Lead Another Non-Violent March Tomorrow’
A famous 1967 cartoon about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gained new attention in August 2020.
Conspiracy Forums Amplify Russian Troll Site’s ‘Laundry List’ of Arrested Politicians
Facebook users were irate to find their “source” had already been banned on the platform.
Did California Gov. Newsom Change All Voters’ Preference to Vote by Mail — So All In-Person Voters Will Be Turned Away?
Social media rumors targeting vote-by-mail options falsely claimed California’s governor made a change to voting preferences in order to make it difficult to vote in person.
‘Yesterday, 4 Canadians Died of COVID, 7 Italians, 9 Germans, and 1,263 Americans’
A viral post appears to contrast the number of deaths from COVID-19 in Canada, Italy, Germany, and the United States on a single day in August 2020.
Is This a Chinese ‘Luckiest Birthday’ List?
Popular social media posts purportedly show rankings of Chinese “luckiest people” based on their birthdate.
Did an Autopsy Reveal That Joseph Rosenbaum Was Shot in the Back Multiple Times?
A viral Facebook post claims that one of two men killed in Kenosha, Wisconsin during August 2020 protests was shot by the suspect “multiple times.”
Was ‘a Mob’ Trying to Break into the Mayor of Kenosha’s Home?
The President of the United States pushed yet another false story prior to visiting the Wisconsin city.
Tinkerbell ‘Dotting the I’ Mandela Effect
Numerous social media users in August 2020 were unsettled to hear Tinkerbell never “dotted the i” in Disney home media DVDs or VHS tapes.