Is This an Associated Press Photograph of Sen. Mitch McConnell’s Hands?
An image purportedly showing the Senate Majority Leader’s badly bruised and bandaged hands was attributed to the news wire service.
Fact Checks
‘Dear Neighbor, You Have Been Identified As a Trump Supporter’ Flyers
Vaguely threatening “Dear neighbor, you have been identified as a Trump supporter” letters were purportedly spotted in several states, but apparently only one or two copies exist.
Fayette County, Pennsylvania Billboard: ‘Biden’s Dimensia is Getting Worse’
An attack billboard spotted in Pennsylvania’s Fayette County claimed that Joe Biden’s “dimensia” was “getting worse.”
Joe Biden’s 2002 Letter to Ruth Cooke
In October 2020, a 2002 letter from Joe Biden to a widow named Ruth Cooke circulated on social media.
Original Script for ‘The Addams Family’ Writer’s Note, ‘Demonic Levels of Horniness’
A viral screenshot of a tweet purportedly shed light on The Addams Family‘s 1991 script and the chemistry between Gomez and Morticia.
‘Asteroid Could Hit Earth’ Clickbait Revived by the New York Post
The New York Post is still milking the “2020 bingo” meme to spread misleading claims, such as how an asteroid “could” hit Earth in November 2020.
‘Since the Netflix Love Letters Have Been Pouring For Chris Watts, Including Marriage Proposals and Money’
A viral post claiming that convicted murderer Chris Watts receives avalanches of fan mail provides no sources for its claims.
‘Fun Fact: Dolly Parton is Not Blonde, All Her Blonde Dos Are Wigs … She Just Clark Kents Her Way Into Maintaining a Private Life’
A tweet and Tumblr post about Dolly Parton slipping through society unnoticed without wigs and stage makeup proved popular across platforms.
‘This Is a Reverse Financed Internship So You Will Pay $15/hr to Work Here’
A bogus ad first spotted in January continued to find readers online, thanks to social media.
Is This a Trump Supporter’s Truck Getting Repossessed in Florida in ‘a Perfect Metaphor’?
A photograph of a Trump supporter’s truck being towed spread across social networks, often with the description that it showed a repossession in progress.
