‘My Favorite Catholic Lore’ Holy Water Facts Meme
Can anyone really make holy water, but only in exigent circumstances? And can you really make infinite amounts of holy water with a quantity loophole?
Did Virginia Declare a State of Emergency Due to Armed Militias?
Social media posts about a state of emergency declaration in Virginia were not misleading per se, but context helped.
Did Bernie Sanders Tell Elizabeth Warren a Woman Couldn’t Win a Presidential Election?
A controversial pre-debate CNN story about Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren proved to be predictably divisive, a tone the network carried over to the debate it hosted.
2016 ‘Bern the Witch’ Sanders Campaign Event
After rumors that the Vermont senator and presidential candidate said a woman couldn’t win a presidential election emerged, claims appeared that his campaign hosted a “Bern the Witch” event in 2016.
500,000 Americans Will Go Bankrupt This Year from Medical Bills?
A Facebook post claims that half a million Americans “will go bankrupt this year” due to medical bills, and they didn’t “blow their money at a casino in Las Vegas.”
‘Woman Steals Trump Sign, Immediately Regrets It’ Video
As primary season kicked off in January 2020, a known disinformation purveyor shared video of a young woman’s purported theft of a “Trump sign” and her “immediate regret” at being arrested.
Did a Study Find U.S. Healthcare Costs More Than Four Times as Much as Canadian Single-Payer?
Widely shared articles claimed that Americans pay much more on average for health services as their Canadian neighbors do under their single-payer system.
NikkieTutorials (Nikkie de Jager) Comes Out as Transgender
Nikkie de Jager (known to “beautube” fans as Nikkie Tutorials) revealed that she is transgender and said that others had influenced her decision to disclose that information.
‘Vermont Socialist Plans Mayoralty with Bias Toward Poor’ Headline
An apparent screenshot of a New York Times article from 1981 described Bernie Sanders as having a pro-poor “bias.”
‘Blue Buffalo Dental Bones Hemorrhagic Gastritis’ Facebook Warning
A Facebook user’s post claiming that Blue Buffalo brand Dental Bones gravely sickened her dog Dallas was shared nearly half a million times in just a few days.