Bloomberg on ‘Some Guy in a Dress’ and ‘He, She, or It’ in 2019
Remarks made by presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in 2019 circulated virally less than a year later.
2020
Do Twenty States Now Suspend Driver’s Licenses of People Who Haven’t Paid Back Student Loans?
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.
Did Lyndon B. Johnson Vote Against Civil Rights Legislation for Twenty Years?
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 Mox: ‘Same Antibiotic, Same Pill, Same Manufacturer, Same Drug’ as Amoxicillin?
“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.
Was a Man Arrested for Allegedly Forcing a Woman to Watch ‘Roots’ to ‘Better Understand’ Her Racism?
Sometimes stories sound fabricated, but this claim falls into the category of “stranger than fiction.”
For ‘Silent Help,’ ‘Ring 999, Then Press 55’
Viral social media posts promising a specific form of help during emergencies can, if inaccurate, pose a greater risk to 999 (or 911) callers.
‘If You Make $50,000/Year, $36 of Your Taxes Goes to Food Stamps, $4,000 Goes to Corporate Subsidies’
A February 2020 tweet about a $50,000 wage earner paying $36 in tax toward food stamps and $4,000 for corporate subsidies has been circulating for years. Is it true?
‘God Bows Down to President Donald J. Trump’ Sign
The sign was attributed to a New Jersey man with a long history of mocking the president from his home.
Captain Cook’s Death: Why Anti-Colonialists Celebrate February 14th
The British explorer met a violent demise on Valentine’s Day in 1779.
Jeff Bezos Bought a $165M House, the Equivalent of a $75 House if You Make $60,000 a Year?
“Bezos math” once again circulated on social media, when the Amazon chief executive officer’s $165 million house purchase was placed in purported terms of a $60,000-a-year wage earner.