Campground Sign ‘Translated for Teenagers’
A pair of campground signs (one translated for “teenagers”) went viral across social media in August 2021.
August 2021
San Diego Sheriff Admits No Doctor Verified ‘Overdose’ Claim in Viral Video
Medical experts have called on news outlets to correct their reporting on the video.
‘The Starlight Barking’
A whimsical Twitter thread about the purported literary sequel to 101 Dalmatians was popular on Facebook in August 2021.
Ranking of the Most Common Birthdays
A Facebook post purportedly ranked the “most common birthdays.”
4Chan’s /Pol/ Seeks to Sow Discord With #AskMeWhy
Users of /pol/ devised a campaign to hijack vaccination efforts with the hashtag #AskMeWhy.
News Organizations Uncritically Spread Sheriff’s Fentanyl ‘Overdose’ Video
Medical groups have flatly said that it is impossible to overdose by touching the substance.
Are Japan’s Olympic Medals Made From Recycled Electronics?
A popular Imgur post purportedly showed and described Japan’s Olympic medals for 2021.
‘Zabol Priestess with a Golden Eye’
A tweet about a “5,000-year-old prosthetic eye found near Zabol in Iran” on the skeleton of an “unnaturally tall” priestess was popular in August 2021.
Did the Italian Football Club Juventus Post a Photo with a Racist Anti-Asian Gesture?
The team claimed the photo was meant to “have no racial undertones.”
‘On This Day in 1944, Polish Resistance Fighters Liberated 348 Jewish Prisoners from the Gęsiówka Labor Camp’
A screenshot of a post to r/Judaism was shared to Imgur, describing the liberation of the Gęsiówka labor camp.