‘Kanye West Banned from Yu-Gi-Oh’ Tweet
In late October 2022, news about Kanye West’s series of business breakups included a Twitter claim that he had been banned from playing the popular trading card game.
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Did Judy Garland Raise Money for the Civil Rights Movement?
A journalist’s post brought the actor and singer’s activism back to light.
Was Princess Leia’s Droid Named After Carrie Fisher’s Bird?
Some ‘Star Wars’ fans speculated there’s a link between a new show and a classic photo of the actress.
Was Big Bird Supposed to Be on the Challenger?
A long-circulating claim that the Sesame Street character was supposed to be on the ill-fated Challenger shuttle re-emerged in June 2022.
Did Keanu Reeves Work As a Reporter Covering a Teddy Bear Convention?
Clips of the “John Wick” star’s early days as a teen correspondent have recirculated online for years.
‘Viking Was a Job … Not a Race or Ethnicity’
A screenshot of two tweets addressed the appropriation of “Vikings” by white supremacists.
Did Rod Serling Warn of ‘a Sickness Known as Hate’?
The daughter of the ‘Twilight Zone’ creator brought one of his more pointed monologues back to light.
Bob Saget Predicted Death on His Podcast?
In February 2022, a snippet from Saget’s “Bob Saget’s Here for You” podcast went viral — in which Saget alluded to being “found dead in bed.”
‘The Same Executive at NBC Greenlit Fear Factor and The Apprentice, Setting an Unbelievable Sequence of Events in Motion’
A tweet shared to Facebook claimed that just one executive at NBC was responsible for paving the way for reality shows “Fear Factor” and “The Apprentice,” decisions which had major ripple effects years later.