United States Marine on TikTok Shares Viral Mask Rant: ‘It’s Called a Dress Code, Kevin!’
A Marine who recently returned from Japan expressed frustration on TikTok with Americans refusing to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘A Strip of Medical Tape on Top of Your Mask Will Keep Your Glasses from Fogging Up for Hours’
When face masks became a part of daily life, glasses fogging up became an annoyance; a popular Facebook post posits that medical tape might solve the issue.
Did Ivanka Trump Accuse Dr. Anthony Fauci of Trying to Make Her Father Look Incompetent?
A circulating link leads to an article claiming that the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director tried to make her father “look incompetent.”
The Trump Campaign’s ‘Public Safety vs. Chaos and Violence’ Ad
A Facebook advertisement contrasting “public safety” with “chaos and violence” used an image from the Ukraine in 2014.
‘It’s Just a Mask, It’s Just a Vaccine’ [Covid Fanfics]
One of many overdramatic circulating Facebook posts claims that the use of face masks is proof positive the United States has become “an obedient socialist country.”
Is This Sgt. Rubino of the New Haven Police Department Using Excessive Force During June 2020 Protests?
A viral photograph appeared to be authentic but misrepresented in a viral Facebook post.
Is this Durex Coronavirus Ad Real?
Iterations of a Durex ad featuring a mask for “going out” and a condom “for going in” during the COVID-19 pandemic are plentiful, but none seem to be part of official Durex marketing.
Did WitchTok ‘Baby Witches’ Hex the Moon?
Unpacking a viral TikTok rumor that “baby witches” banded together to “hex” the moon (and “the fae.”)
‘Stop What You Are Doing Google Who Invented Blow Up Dolls Right Now’
A viral social media post ordered readers to drop everything and Google the inventor of blow-up sex dolls — which were not invented by Adolf Hitler.
Did a Florida Congressional Candidate Tweet That White Women Join Black Lives Matter ‘to Fornicate With Black Men’?
Screenshots of a purported tweet from KW Miller circulated, but it was difficult to find an original tweet.