‘1994, CEOs of Seven Major Tobacco Corporations in the United States Swear That Nicotine is Not Addictive’ A long-circulating Reddit claim held that an image was a photograph from 1994 depicting seven tobacco company CEOs swearing under oath that nicotine was not addictive.
Benny Johnson’s ‘Trump’s Enthusiasm is Bigger Than in 2016’ Deleted Tweet A right-wing blogger tweeted, and then quietly deleted, a claim that a 2020 photograph was taken on August 5 2022 in Wisconsin.
Was Pretty Boy Floyd ‘Known for Destroying Mortgage Papers on Heists, Freeing Hundreds … from Debt’? An Imgur meme suggested that the outlaw routinely destroyed records of mortgage debt during heists.
CPAC ‘Prison’ Exhibit As the Conservative Political Action Conference began in Dallas, Texas in August 2022, images and footage of a CPAC "prison cell" booth spread virally.
‘Reporter Wears Grape Costume to Defend Boy Suspended for Banana Suit’ In August 2022, a popular post to Reddit's r/all purportedly depicted a reporter in a grape costume, investigating the suspension of a boy for wearing a banana suit. Please enable JavaScripttruthorfiction
Nick Adams’ ‘Men in Denim Built America Only for the Men in Suits to Destroy It’ Tweet A tweet about "men in denim" and "men in suits" was attributed to a man wearing a suit in his Twitter profile image.
‘Maury Stevens’ Glitter Glue Facebook Post In August 2022, a miscaptioned 2019 Facebook post about a man purportedly arrested for huffing glitter glue at a county fair recirculated in groups and on pages.
‘Rand Paul Opposes Health Care for Veterans Because They Can’t Prove They Got Their Health Problems While Serving’ A screenshot of a Twitter claim about the Kentucky Republican opposing veterans' benefits spread virally.
Kansas Abortion Amendment Confusion over a Kansas abortion amendment vote in August 2022 was exacerbated by misleading texts received by constituents.
Applebee’s ‘Adult Spouse’ Sign A purported photograph of an Applebee's sign prohibiting minors "unless accompanied by ... an adult spouse" circulated across social media in late July and early August 2022.
