Twitter Adds ‘Glorifying Violence’ Label to Trump’s ‘Looting’ and ‘Shooting’ Tweet; White House Blames Fact Checkers
A late-night Trump tweet about shooting protesters was quickly swept into an unrelated dispute about Twitter “fact check” labels.
‘Justice Will Not Be Served’ Ben Franklin Quote
After the officer-involved killing of George Floyd, a quote attributed to Ben Franklin about justice and the unaffected circulated.
Did Colorado Revise its COVID-19 Death Count from 1150 to 878 — and ‘Admit’ They Were Counting Deaths from Other Causes?
Ongoing rumors that death rates were being inflated during a pandemic crested when Colorado revised state data, but it’s not as sinister as circulating claims suggest.
Obamagate, Explained
After President Obama criticized President Trump’s handling of COVID-19, a poorly-defined but widely-referenced scandal Trump dubbed “Obamagate” became a hot topic on hyperpartisan sites.
Did Joe Biden’s Website Mention ‘Letting Palestinians Off the Hook for Their Choices’?
If you visited Biden’s site on May 27 2020, you might not find a widely circulated quote about Israel and “letting Palestinians off the hook for their choices.”
‘Major Events in USA History that Cause Major Death Tolls’ COVID-19 Chart
A widely-shared chart credited to a Mario Hardy purportedly contrasts a growing death toll from a coronavirus pandemic against myriad events in American history.
‘McDonald’s Crucifixion’ Image Repurposed as Purportedly ‘Protesting Stay at Home Orders’
An old image of three men ‘crucified’ outside a McDonald’s spread on Facebook as a purported COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest.
Do You Need to Disable COVID-19 Contact Tracing on Your Phone?
Contact tracing came long before mobile phones, and viral status updates advising readers to visit Settings -> Privacy -> Health -> COVID-19 Exposure lack context about those efforts.
Did Trump Say There Are ‘Many Per Capitas’ During a COVID-19 Discussion?
Social media discourse suggested that Trump exhibited confusion about the meaning of “per capita” during May 20 2020 remarks on the ongoing global pandemic.
In May 2020, Did Scientists Find Evidence of a Parallel Universe Where Time Runs Backwards?
News organizations and blog posts claimed that scientists had discovered evidence of a parallel universe that was likely “better” than our own.