‘This Photo of Chick-Fil-A Honoring Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day Is Triggering Liberals’
A photograph of a memorial table at a Chick-Fil-A honoring fallen soldiers is real, but it’s not “triggering liberals across social media.”
A photograph of a memorial table at a Chick-Fil-A honoring fallen soldiers is real, but it’s not “triggering liberals across social media.”
A self-identified former employee of a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Jensen Beach, Florida wrote a scathing Facebook post about the purported death of a co-worker named JC at work in November 2020.
Viral posts purportedly describing the death of law enforcement officer Jeffrey Westerfield on his 47th birthday circulated in May 2021, co-opting language of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Botnets, professional trolls, and enablers are following what should be by now a very familiar pattern.
A May 2021 interview given by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to public radio show Latino USA was presented in partial excerpts alongside disinformation about the events of January 6 2021.
An avalanche of social media posts drew attention to the “NH election audit,” described as a bellwether for widespread 2020 fraud.
A popular Imgur post showed a bunch of asparagus with a cheery tip: “If you want to avoid a hangover, eat asparagus.”
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Several identical articles attributed various conclusions to a study conducted by startup company Blendoor concerning Black Lives Matter statements and workplace diversity.
Stories shaming bad behavior lead to easy clicks, such as claims that pandemic pets were being surrendered to shelters in record numbers.