Does an Image Show the Ku Klux Klan Marching with a Trump/Pence Banner?
A photograph, ironically shared by a Facebook page called “The Truth Fairy,” was misleadingly edited.
Does One of President Trump’s Retweets Display ‘BERNIE BEATS TRUMP’?
Twitter user @CANCEL_SAM appears to have quickly changed his displayed name, resulting in “BERNIE BEATS TRUMP” to show on one of the president’s retweets.
The #BroomChallenge: Can Your Broom Stand up Because of the Vernal Equinox or Planetary Alignments?
A phenomenon attributed to strange gravitational pulls on the evening of a purported equinox can actually be observed any night of the year.
Are Americans Getting Jailed for Unpaid Medical Debt?
According to reports in February 2020, impoverished patients in rural Kansas were jailed over their inability to pay for medical treatments.
On This Day: You Can Tell Facebook Not to Show Memories that Upset You
Facebook’s “Memories” feature is sometimes seen as a double-edged sword, and a popular post tells users how to weed out possibly upsetting memories.
‘Powerful American Stories Ripped to Shreds by Nancy Pelosi’
Video shared by U.S. President Donald Trump on Twitter appears to show House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tearing up stories of veterans and other Americans.
Angelika Greg-Delany #WalkAway Campaign: ‘I Came From the Soviet Socialist Part of the Ukraine, I Barely Survived’
A viral post made to the “#WalkAway Campaign” group on January 7 2020 conflates socialism and communism in a purported firsthand account from a failing USSR.
Is H&R Block ‘Sex Worker Friendly’?
Social media users spread the word that the popular tax preparer chain is “sex worker friendly,” but there are some caveats of which such workers ought to be aware.
Did Nancy Pelosi Violate ’18 Code US 2071 B’ by Tearing Up Trump’s State of the Union Speech?
Social media users spread around a photograph of the House Speaker ripping up U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, claiming that she had violated “18 Code US 2071 B” in the act.
Did Trump Supporters Sabotage the Iowa Caucus Hotlines on Election Night?
Reports placed some blame for the Iowa caucus chaos on prank calls that were organized on sites such as Reddit and 4chan, but some readers inferred that those calls were the cause of it all.