Does One of President Trump’s Retweets Display ‘BERNIE BEATS TRUMP’?
Twitter user @CANCEL_SAM appears to have quickly changed his displayed name, resulting in “BERNIE BEATS TRUMP” to show on one of the president’s retweets.
2020
The #BroomChallenge: Can Your Broom Stand up Because of the Vernal Equinox or Planetary Alignments?
A phenomenon attributed to strange gravitational pulls on the evening of a purported equinox can actually be observed any night of the year.
Are Americans Getting Jailed for Unpaid Medical Debt?
According to reports in February 2020, impoverished patients in rural Kansas were jailed over their inability to pay for medical treatments.
Did Justin Trudeau Say That ‘Islam is the Only Way to Improve Life in Canada’?
Facebook users are trying to push xenophobic and anti-Muslim memes to recycle old, long-debunked conspiracy theories about the Canadian prime minister.
On This Day: You Can Tell Facebook Not to Show Memories that Upset You
Facebook’s “Memories” feature is sometimes seen as a double-edged sword, and a popular post tells users how to weed out possibly upsetting memories.
‘Powerful American Stories Ripped to Shreds by Nancy Pelosi’
Video shared by U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter appears to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tearing up stories of veterans and other Americans.
Did Pete Buttigieg’s Campaign Insert ‘Artificial Applause’ Into a Video Ad?
A progressive group claimed that a video from the Democratic presidential candidate was augmented by creative audio editing.
Angelika Greg-Delany #WalkAway Campaign: ‘I Came From the Soviet Socialist Part of the Ukraine, I Barely Survived’
A viral post made to the “#WalkAway Campaign” group on January 7 2020 conflates socialism and communism in a purported firsthand account from a failing USSR.
Is H&R Block ‘Sex Worker Friendly’?
Social media users spread the word that the popular tax preparer chain is “sex worker friendly,” but there are some caveats of which such workers ought to be aware.
What is a ‘Recanvass’?
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez’s demand for an audit reignited criticism of the Iowa Democratic caucus.