‘Former Turning Point USA Youth Events Coordinator Adam Hageman Sentenced to 66 Months …’ Screenshots and tweets claimed that a Turning Point USA (TPUSA) coordinator was jailed in connection with illegal explicit material involving sexual abuse of minors.
Rep. Liz Cheney ‘Message to Trump’ Tweet A tweet directed at Donald Trump and attributed to the Wyoming Republican circulated as a screenshot in September 2022.
Fake AOC ‘Electric Cars’ Tweet Resurfaced in Hurricane Ian Discourse A long-debunked "tweet" attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) about electric cars and storms is resurrected ahead of just about every hurricane.
‘Defund the Police’ Digitally Altered Attack Ad North Carolina Democratic Party Rep. Ricky Hurtado was the subject of a dishonest campaign mailer from political opponents.
‘Kyrsten Sinema Introducing Donald Trump’ Video A video purportedly showing Sinema introducing Trump was apparently too good for many to double-check.
Trump ‘Peekaboo’ Truth Social Post Screenshots of a post attributed to Donald Trump, using a soundalike substitute slur, circulated on social media in September 2022.
Russia ‘Traffic Jam at the Finnish Border’ Video News that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had ordered "mobilization" of Russian citizens popularized a video of a purported traffic jam at Russia's border with Finland.
‘NyQuil Chicken Challenge,’ Explained In September 2022, the FDA warned against "NyQuil chicken," purportedly due to a TikTok "challenge" or "trend."
Georgia ‘Fake Elector’ Had More Access to Voting Equipment Than Previously Reported Details about slates of "fake electors," one of several ploys to disrupt the 2020 election, continued to emerge in September 2022.
The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not ‘Over’ During a September 2022 60 Minutes interview, U.S. President Joe Biden said "the pandemic is over" -- leading to a flurry of commentary and pushback from public health experts.
