CNN Missing 351K (or 400K) Votes in CA Recall Segment, Explained On September 15 2021, rumors that “351K” or “400K” votes had “disappeared” from California gubernatorial recall totals during a CNN segment were popular on social media: Someone explain to me why the Gavin Newsom recall effort had 351K votes DELETED from the YES total LIVE on CNN. What explanation is there for this?We need to […]
Todd Starnes: ‘Biden Says Even Fox News Has A Mandatory Vaccine Policy’ On September 14 2021, a popular Imgur post showed a screenshot of a Todd Starnes tweet, in which Starnes questioned whether Fox News had a “mandatory vaccine policy”: Biden says even @FoxNews has a mandatory vaccine policy. Is that true? That can't be true. Have Hannity and Tucker and the others gotten the vaccine? That just can't be […]
The Oklahoma Ivermectin Overdose Controversy A viral September 5 2021 tweet thread “debunking” a series of stories about ivermectin use and hospitals shows that disinformation and the way it is delivered is mutating. Republican public relations strategist and freelance writer Drew Holden’s thread began by addressing a Rolling Stone piece about Oklahoma ivermectin overdoses, its claims quickly solidifying into an article of […]
Is San Francisco Paying Criminals $300 a Month Not to Shoot People? On September 8 2021, the unreliable Daily Wire published an item headlined, “San Francisco Is Going To Pay People $300 A Month Not To Shoot Others.” The outrage-baiting headline worked; soon it appeared atop Trendolizer.com’s “trending” list. The piece began by citing Fox News: In an attempt to reduce violent crime, San Francisco, California will launch […]
‘Ivermectin Causes Infertility’ Meme In addition to formal warnings against using it as a COVID-19 therapy, memes claimed that ivermectin can cause infertility in male patients.
Kayleigh McEnany: ‘I Can Only Explain it to You. I Can’t Understand It for You.’ A quote meme claiming the former press secretary for Donald Trump said "I can only explain it to you, I can't understand it for you" spread virally in early September 2021.
Candace Owens ‘Cough Into My Fist’ Tweet After a conflict between Candace Owens and a Colorado clinic, a tweet attributed to Owens suggested she planned to cough on her hand and "give as many handshakes" as possible.
Did a Botswanan Doctors’ Group Call for Ivermectin as a COVID-19 Treatment? Conspiracy theorists spread screengrabs they claimed validated their push against taking vaccines for the virus.
‘Biden And Harris Served With Impeachment Charge’ Disinformation sites used "charge" and "impeachment" in highly misleading ways.
‘Comedy Central Caves to Cancel Culture’ A speculative Newsweek piece (filed as "News") claimed that Comedy Central "caved to cancel culture" and didn't air The Office's "Diversity Day."
