FDR: ‘No Business Which Depends for Existence on Paying Less Than Living Wages to Its Workers Has Any Right to Continue in This Country’
Posts attributed a quote about “living wages” to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
2022
12ft.io Paywall Bypassing Service
The effects of news paywalls on public information literacy have long been a thread in discourse around news literacy, and 12ft.io purportedly bypasses paywalls to connect readers to blocked content.
Mississippi Woman Allegedly Forged Fax to Free Incarcerated Boyfriend
Screenshots of a purported news article suggested that a Mississippi woman had allegedly forged a fax to liberate her boyfriend from prison.
Tennessee School District Bans ‘Maus,’ a Children’s Book About the Holocaust
In January 2022, a Tennessee school board’s decision to ban Maus (a graphic novel about the Holocaust) led to extensive discussions on social media.
Jim Cramer ‘Have Fun Being Poor’ Tweet
An ongoing social media dispute between Jim Cramer and “meme stock” investors included a purported tweet from the former in which he taunted them with “have fun being poor.”
Clip of Sen. John McCain Reacting to Peter Doocy Recirculates
U.S. President Joe Biden’s reaction to Peter Doocy’s questions in January 2022 revived interest in a clip of Sen. John McCain reacting similarly to Doocy.
Rudy Giuliani’s $911 Autographed 9/11 T-Shirts
Social media posts about former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani autographing 9/11 t-shirts to be sold for $911 sounded like a headline from The Onion.
How to Fight Disinformation — Part IV: Signaling and Dog Whistling
One of the most difficult disinformation techniques to describe is also one of the most straightforward to defeat, which is not to say it is easy.
Newt Gingrich Floats ‘Jail Time’ for January 6th Committee Members
During a January 2022 Fox News appearance, Newt Gingrich claimed that members of the January 6th Committee could be jailed under future Republican leadership.
‘Don’t Let Drunk or High Drive’
Purported images of strange highway signs might make you wonder who is under the influence — and of what.