‘You Don’t Sound American’
An activist’s rebuke of two TV presenters’ Islamophobic questions gained newfound attention in August 2022.
2022
The Onion ‘Oracle’: Mar-a-Lago ‘Nuclear Briefcase from Lost And Found’
A screenshot from satirical news site The Onion purportedly referenced nuclear material stored at Mar-a-Lago in 2017.
‘If You See Me, Cry’: Hunger Stones in Some Czech And German Rivers
The emergence of “hunger stones” heralding agricultural doom wasn’t new in 2022, but neither was it a fabrication.
‘The Rise of Lonely, Single Men’ as ‘Healthy Relationship Standards Increase’
On August 11 2022, a screenshot showed an article that appeared to lament the increase of “healthy relationship standards,” which are evidently weakening dating prospects for single men.
House Report Shows How ‘Herd Immunity’ Disinformation Influenced Trump’s COVID Response
An investigation showed a push by Dr. Scott Atlas to embrace “a fringe group” of researchers.
Trump ‘The Mob Takes the Fifth Amendment’ Quote
After former United States President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination, many — including Trump himself — referenced his September 2016 statements about “taking the Fifth.”
‘Anyone Being Investigated by the FBI Is Not Qualified to Be President of the United States’ Trump Quote Is Likely Misattributed
After the August 8 2022 raid of Mar-A-Lago, memes attributing a statement that “anyone being investigated by the FBI is not qualified to be President” to Donald Trump circulated.
CPAC ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’ Digital Banner
Purported imagery from the Conservative Political Action Conference included a digital banner reading “We Are All Domestic Terrorists,” from a talk of the same name.
‘1994, CEOs of Seven Major Tobacco Corporations in the United States Swear That Nicotine is Not Addictive’
A long-circulating Reddit claim held that an image was a photograph from 1994 depicting seven tobacco company CEOs swearing under oath that nicotine was not addictive.
Benny Johnson’s ‘Trump’s Enthusiasm is Bigger Than in 2016’ Deleted Tweet
A right-wing blogger tweeted, and then quietly deleted, a claim that a 2020 photograph was taken on August 5 2022 in Wisconsin.