Does the United States Have 4 Percent of the World’s Population and 25 Percent of the Deaths from COVID-19?
A popular tweet about the number of deaths in the United States attributed to the virus attempted to put them into perspective.
Did the Second Wave of the 1918 Spanish Flu Kill 20 to 30 Million, While the First Wave Killed 3 to 5 Million?
Amid COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests, a viral tweet claimed that the second wave of a pandemic a century before was far deadlier than the first.
Was There a ‘Canine Coronavirus Vaccine in 2001’?
A purported photograph of “canine coronavirus vaccine from 2001” keeps recirculating — let’s talk about what “novel coronavirus” actually means.
Misspelled ‘We the Peaple, Re-Open Pennslvania’ Sign
A viral post shared to various platforms appeared to show unfortunate spelling errors on a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protester’s sign in Pennsylvania.
COVID-19 ‘Sacrifice the Weak’ Reopen Tennessee Protest Sign
On social media, a viral tweet purportedly showed a protester displaying a “sacrifice the weak” sign at a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest in Tennessee.
‘Dear Georgia IDGAF’ Meme
On April 21 2020, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp made the controversial decision to “re-open” some of his states non-essential businesses in spite of a spreading COVID-19 pandemic; that night, a meme addressed to Georgia residents advised, “IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH”: That iteration of the “IDGAFWKSYBSYBAITMFH” meme clearly originated on Facebook, as evidenced by its status update image format. Commonly, …
Did a ‘Hot Mic’ at Coronavirus White House Briefing Reveal a COVID-19 Conspiracy?
A purported video from a White House coronavirus briefing has social media chattering, but the footage is obviously not evidence of any COVID-19 conspiracies.
‘They Opened Up Florida Beaches and Now They Have 1400 New Cases Overnight!’ Facebook Meme
A COVID-19 Facebook post’s heart was in the right place, but the underlying coronavirus claims were a bit incomplete.
‘The Real Plague’ Anti-Semitic Sign Spotted at Ohio Anti-Lockdown COVID-19 Pandemic Protest
A viral photograph purportedly showed a sign at an anti-lockdown protest in Ohio that featured a drawing of a rat and the phrase, “The real plague.”
Did News Outlets Publish Old Photographs of Crowded Jacksonville, Florida Beaches in April 2020?
Images of densely populated, newly reopened Florida beaches were followed by claims that they were old or stock images.