‘Abe Lincoln Statue Vandalized with Poop, Paint; Arrested Suspect is a Black Lives Matter Leader’
Claims of vandalism in Boise, Idaho were unsurprisingly taken out of context by a right-wing news site.
Claims of vandalism in Boise, Idaho were unsurprisingly taken out of context by a right-wing news site.
A number of viral tweets claimed that Black Lives Matter protesters had “trapped” dozens of shoppers in a Rochester, New York grocery store.
After eight people were killed in an Atlanta spree shooting targeting Asian spas, a prominent Instagram account shared a “yellow square.”
A viral screenshot depicted a purported PragerU graphic reading “LEFTIST LOGIC: Racism = Bad.”
Rep. Ilhan Omar did introduce legislation by that name, but it included a framework for landlords, banks, and mortgage lenders.
The “cancel culture” headlines continued in March 2021, claiming Dove removed “normal” from packaging because the word made people “feel excluded.”
After successfully milking rumors about Dr. Seuss and Mr. Potato Head, outrage merchants set their sights on Disney films.
A midwestern meme contains claims that Lake Superior, because of its size and frigid waters, “never gives up her dead.”
A fake but authoritative-looking headline asserting that “doctors and experts” had advised against getting a COVID-19 vaccine first appeared in February 2021.
Dr. Seuss, a childhood institution, was under purported attack due to “political correctness,” also called “cancel culture.”