‘If You See the Baby You Are Part of a Minority Who Can See Paranormal Things’
Of course there’s no baby in that window. (We kid, we kid.)
The ‘Asymptomatic Carriers’ of COVID-19 Controversy, Explained
When it seemed that the World Health Organization had declared that asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 was a “rare” issue, the claim predictably spread like wildfire — but, as usual, the clarification didn’t.
BabyNames.com Intermittently Crashes After Paying Tribute to Victims of Police Violence
BabyNames.com published a moving message in support of Black Lives Matter, which quickly went viral and caused server issues.
Tucker Carlson’s ‘What Does Racism Look Like?’ Chyron
A purported chyron beneath the Fox News pundit’s face when he asks what racism looks like is now a meme.
The Washington Monument Struck by Lightning and the Tower Card
On June 4 2020, tarot fans on social media compared rumors the Washington Monument was struck by lightning with the “Tower” card — but it’s not as rare an occurrence as you might think.
‘This is the 54th Regiment’ Memorial Defaced ‘This Week’ Claim
A viral but misleading meme claims a photograph shows the 54th Regiment, and that a memorial to the same regiment was defaced in June 2020.
Are ICE Detention Centers ‘Gassing Immigrants’ with a Chemical Disinfectant?
Amid ongoing unrest in late May and early June 2020, reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was “gassing immigrants” were less visible to many social media users.
‘My Brothers’ Ex Stealing our Netflix for the Past Two Months,’ Disguising Her Account as ‘Settings.’ ‘Respect.’
A viral exchange between a user whose brother’s ex purportedly accessed their Netflix account post-breakup under a clever account name circulated along with Netflix’s supposed wry reply.
‘Whoever Bought the Domain LouisvilleMetroPolice.com is a Hero’
A viral Facebook post lauded the person who purchased the domain LouisvilleMetroPolice.com, which redirects somewhere else.
Did Police Tell Newspapers That $2.4M of Merchandise Was Looted from a SoHo Rolex Store — When Rolex Said it Wasn’t?
A New York City headline led with a claim about Rolex looting in SoHo, but the article’s text conflicted with the headline.