Did the New York Times ‘Officialize’ Kim Jong-Un’s Death?
An unknown party took advantage of the rumors surrounding the North Korean leader’s status to spread disinformation.
2020
Who Is Mark Grenon?
The “archbishop” who contacted U.S. President Donald Trump about a fake COVID-19 “cure” is a veritable wellspring of disinformation.
Did H1N1 Infect 1.4 Billion People and Kill Nearly 600,000 Worldwide?
A tweet from pundit Bill Mitchell asserted that COVID-19 was no big deal compared to H1N1, but he included questionable figures about infection and mortality rates to make his point.
Does the United States Have 4 Percent of the World’s Population and 25 Percent of the Deaths from COVID-19?
A popular tweet about the number of deaths in the United States attributed to the virus attempted to put them into perspective.
Did Donald Trump Ask About Using Disinfectant Injections to Treat COVID-19?
The president’s bizarre medical theory was quickly shared online.
Did the Second Wave of the 1918 Spanish Flu Kill 20 to 30 Million, While the First Wave Killed 3 to 5 Million?
Amid COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests, a viral tweet claimed that the second wave of a pandemic a century before was far deadlier than the first.
Was There a ‘Canine Coronavirus Vaccine in 2001’?
A purported photograph of “canine coronavirus vaccine from 2001” keeps recirculating — let’s talk about what “novel coronavirus” actually means.
Misspelled ‘We the Peaple, Re-Open Pennslvania’ Sign
A viral post shared to various platforms appeared to show unfortunate spelling errors on a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protester’s sign in Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 ‘Sacrifice the Weak’ Reopen Tennessee Protest Sign
On social media, a viral tweet purportedly showed a protester displaying a “sacrifice the weak” sign at a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest in Tennessee.
‘Dear Georgia IDGAF’ Meme
On April 21 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp made the controversial decision to “re-open” some of his states non-essential businesses in spite of a spreading COVID-19 pandemic; that night, a meme addressed to Georgia residents advised, “IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH”: That iteration of the “IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH” meme clearly originated on Facebook, as evidenced by its status update image format. Commonly, …