Did a Teenager Sexually Stimulate Himself 56 Times Straight Before Dying of a Heart Attack?
According to a story circulating on social media, a boy died of several episodes of self-inflicted causes.
Tekashi 69 ‘Snitched’ and Martha Stewart Didn’t?
Memes contrasted the hip-hop artist with the lifestyle maven.
Did a Man’s Co-Workers Inadvertently Pose with a ‘Sleeping’ Corpse?
A screenshot of what looked like a news article claimed that a man’s co-workers posed for a funny picture while he was “sleeping,” unaware he suffered a fatal heart attack.
Did Elvis Presley Receive a Polio Vaccination on Live TV in 1956 and Raise Immunization Revels to 80 Percent?
A Reddit user deemed Presley a good “influencer” in a post that claims the singer’s televised 1956 polio vaccination helped boost the vaccine’s popularity.
Did Nikola Tesla Describe Mobile Phones in 1926?
A purportedly prescient quote credited to the inventor and engineer appears to predict cellular phones.
Five Iron Workers Atop a Tower ‘Selfie’
A photograph of death-defying construction workers circulated on social media as the “mother of all selfies.”
Causes of Death Per Day and Rifles Meme
A social media meme purportedly lists causes of death per day in the United States, with rifles coming in lower than nearly any other manner of death.
Did Robin Williams Cheer Up a Paralyzed Christopher Reeve by Pretending to be a Proctologist?
A viral Facebook post tells a heartwarming story about the bond of friendship between the two actors.
‘Rep. Ilhan Omar Partied on 9/11 Anniversary’ Claim
Deleted tweets can make clarifying chain-based claims difficult — but the internet never forgets.
Is a Box of Ivanka Trump’s Footwear Marked ‘Tariff Exempt’?
A circulating image of a box of the Trump-branded footwear appeared to be stamped “tarriff [sic] exempt”… but it wasn’t.