Does Jen Psaki Have a Brother Working for Citadel LLC?
Online speculation spilled over into a flurry of attempts to alter the White House press Secretary’s Wikipedia page.
January 2021
Is Robinhood Selling People’s Shares Without Consent, and Under Market Value?
During the $GME short squeeze, claims that the finance app had sold privately held shares of $GME, $AMC, and $NAKD without shareholder consent proliferated on social media.
‘Robinhood Insider Information’ Reddit Post
A brand-new Reddit account stepped forward, claiming that Robinhood had received orders from the White House to halt $GME and $AMC trading.
‘Wall Streeters Looking Down on Occupy Wall Street’
Infamous “banksters” drew new attention online amid the furor over online stock trading.
Does Citadel Own Robinhood?
On January 28 2021 the popular stock trading app Robinhood controversially halted trading of two viral tickers ($GME and $AMC) following the improbable rally of $GME, leading to whispers that Robinhood was owned by Citadel — a capital firm purportedly adversely affected by the whole mishegas. There is, of course, a lot to unpack in …
Did Elon Musk Tweet ‘If $GME Reach $1000 I Will Put the GameStop Logo on My Next Rocket’?
As retail investors piled into $GME (GameStop) stock, a tweet attributed to Elon Musk about the ticker reaching $1,000 circulated on r/WallStreetBets and StockTwits.
Is the Average Rent $1,234 a Month, Necessitating a $30.77 Hourly Wage to Afford to Live?
The fundamental premise of a viral Facebook post (itself a Twitter screenshot) wasn’t inaccurate, but the economic picture is even more disheartening than it suggests.
Is the Biden Administration Ending Federal Use of Private Prisons?
The president’s executive order fulfills a campaign promise — partially.
‘Still the Best Picture of #BernieSanders Sitting Though’
A string of deleted tweets and posts purportedly showed the Vermont senator during a protest after an image of him at Biden’s inauguration went viral.
Is Lloyd Austin Considering ‘Defunding’ or ‘Maybe Disbanding’ the U.S. Army?
An actual news organization’s reporting was distorted to push disinformation about the Biden administration’s Defense Secretary.