Fox News ‘They/Them Summer’
A viral headline attributed to Fox News about a “far-left they/them summer” appeared to start as a joke.
2022
$7250 ‘Westwood Lake’ Housing Advertisement from 1955
An old advertisement for new houses priced at $7450 circulated on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook.
Is a Kansas City News Outlet Ducking Questions About its ‘Fentanyl Overdose’ Story?
KCTV’s report relied solely on police sources and a narrative that has been roundly debunked.
Winnfield, Louisiana ‘Indecent Exposure’ TikTok Controversy
In a viral TikTok video, a woman claimed she was cited for “indecent exposure” in Winnfield, Louisiana in June 2022.
Gas Boycott July 3 to 5 2022
Social media posts called for a gas boycott between July 3 and 5 2022 (the weekend of American Independence Day.)
Jan. 6 Hearings: Disinformation Powered Trump’s Push to Overturn Election
The June 21 2022 hearings focused on a pressure and disinformation campaign that was used to attack state officials and election workers.
AriZona Iced Tea Price Increase
A misleading photograph of two side-by-side AriZona Iced Tea suggested it too had fallen prey to widespread inflation in June 2022.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Parallel Universe Experiments
A popular post claimed that scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee were attempting to “open a portal into another dimension.”
‘In 2014, This French Weather Presenter Announced the Forecast for August 18, 2050’
A 2014 French climate change forecast intended as a warning became reality in June 2022.
‘Young Girls Working at an Oyster Processing Plant’
An image shared to Imgur in June 2022 purportedly showed young girls who worked shucking oysters in 1911 or 1912.