‘This Is So Funny, Keep it Posted’ Image of Nancy Pelosi and Maxine Waters with a Trump Sign
A long-circulating image purportedly shows the House Speaker and California Congresswoman unwittingly posing with a Trump 2020 sign.
Sophie Scholl’s Last Words
A Facebook post about Nazi resistance fighter Sophie Scholl includes her purported last words as she was facing execution.
‘The One Video Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Want You to See’
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders did say breadlines were a “good thing,” but within the context of a binary choice of standing in line for bread or starving to death.
‘He’s 18’: Twitter Trending Topics Amplifies Quaden Bayles Conspiracy Theory
Twitter had “He’s 18” as a trending topic on February 21 2020, amplifying baseless conspiracies that bullied Australian boy Quaden Bayles was older than nine.
Official ‘Snoopy’ Account Deletes ‘You’re One of the Good Ones’ Cartoon
Social media users objected to the verified @Snoopy account posting a cartoon on Twitter that was read by many as racist.
Does Bernie Sanders’ Plan Tax People Making $29,000 at 52 Percent?
A super-viral text meme claimed that a plan from the presidential candidate would raise taxes “52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”
Did Someone Edit Michael Bloomberg’s Wikipedia Page to Say He ‘Died’ of Wounds Inflicted by Elizabeth Warren?
A number of articles reported a humorous claim of Wikipedia vandalism, but only a few screenshots circulated.
‘Pipeline Protesters Out of Gas’ Meme
A Facebook post supposedly shows “pipeline protesters” who ran out of gas on their way to protest.
Bloomberg on ‘Some Guy in a Dress’ and ‘He, She, or It’ in 2019
Remarks made by presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in 2019 circulated virally less than a year later.
Do Twenty States Now Suspend Driver’s Licenses of People Who Haven’t Paid Back Student Loans?
In February 2020 a screenshot of a tweet circulated with the claim that a sizable number of states were suspending licenses for people unable or unwilling to pay back student loans.