Facebook’s Reshuffling of Data Tool Worries Researchers and Collaborators
A reporter and columnist’s findings raised flags over the platform’s plans for CrowdTangle.
July 2021
Were Cooks the Largest Occupational Group to Die in the Pandemic?
Against the backdrop of relentless “nobody wants to work anymore” signs at restaurants, a viral tweet asserted that cooks were the largest occupational group of pandemic deaths.
‘This Picture Was Taken in 1925, Of a Girl Visiting Her Twin Sisters Grave’
Creepy vintage images often develop apocryphal backstories, and this one is no different.
National Kool Aid Day 2021 and Mike Lindell’s ‘Trump Return’ Claim
MyPillow chief executive officer Mike Lindell’s prognostications about August 13 2021 purportedly land on “National Kool-Aid Day.”
‘Friendly Roast in 2015,’ ‘HRC Being Roasted’
TikTok footage purportedly showing then-candidate Donald Trump “roasting” Hillary Clinton in 2015 is missing context.
Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Echoes ‘Doctor’s Plot’ Rhetoric
Cynical lies are undermining efforts to reach a population that has already been primed to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.
‘Victoria’s Secret Meltdown’ Video
A white woman named Abigail Elphick was filmed feigning a panic attack after allegedly attempting to physically attack a fellow Victoria’s Secret shopper.
Jaleel White and ‘Purple Urkel’
“Never did I ever think I would see Jaleel White in full Urkel gimmick promoting his new ‘Purple Urkel’ marijuana line with Snoop Dogg. This is bonkers lol”
Finland Reindeer Reflective Paint Posts
A striking image of Finland’s reindeer and reflective paint is popular on social media.
Albert Einstein Lecturing a Black College Facebook Post
Two popular Facebook posts include a photograph of Einstein and a quote: “The separation of races is not a disease of colored people but a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it.”