Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar Pushes Digitally Altered Image of Obama with Iranian Leader
The Republican lawmaker said people pointing out his disinformation were “dim-witted.”
2020
‘Don’t Abbreviate 2020’ Warning
A meme that warns people not to abbreviate “2020” is being regurgitated by police and framed as a “legal warning.” Sounds like an urban legend to us.
Iranians, Iranian-Americans Stopped at U.S. Border with Canada
One woman said a border agent asked her parents, “Did you immigrate, or are you a refugee?”
‘Missing’ Hiker Emoji Mandela Effect
Do you recall an emoji of a hiker with a walking stick or sticks? Apparently it never existed, but others remember it too.
Aboriginal Flag on the Right, Australia Burning on the Left
Several versions of a comparison between the Australian Aboriginal flag and a photograph of Australia’s night sky while bushfires raged spread on social media in December 2019 and January 2020.
Fake Fox News Twitter Smears Rep. Ilhan Omar
A short-lived disinformation account drew attention by falsely accusing the congresswoman of trying to incite violence.
Disinformation Inflames Tensions After United States Kills Iranian Commander
As diplomatic tensions dramatically escalate, so too does the propaganda and corrosive disinformation.
Online Trolls Seize on Anti-Semitic NYC Attacks for Anti-Black Disinformation Effort
Users on a 4chan thread traded ideas on spreading memes to “make the Left have to choose.”
Best Buy ‘Y2K’ Sticker
As social media users rang in 2020, a purported throwback for the anticipated Y2K crisis from Best Buy went viral.
‘I Did Not Take This Photo and I Don’t Know Who Did’ Australian Community Firefighters Image
In the wake of deadly and devastating fires in Australia in December 2019 and January 2020, a miscaptioned photograph showing firefighters from California circulated with prayer requests.