Can You Have Your Mail-In Ballot Delivered as First Class Mail?
A Twitter user’s suggestion drew attention amid rapidly escalating concerns about access to voting.
Fact Checks
Did Trump Say That Without a Deal ‘They Can’t Have Universal Mail-in Voting, They Just Can’t Have It’?
Amid rumors that U.S. President Donald Trump sought to interfere with USPS service, he purportedly told anchor Maria Bartiromo that “without a deal” there wouldn’t be “universal mail-in voting.”
‘Don’t Mail Ballots In, Drop at Board of Elections, This is an Inside Tip from a Postal Worker, Can’t Say More than That’
Multiple Facebook posts warned Americans not to use USPS to mail their mail-in ballots; it’s true that voters could often bypass the United States Postal Service, but with important caveats.
Did Nick Jonas Tweet That It’s ‘Weird’ He Sings Songs About Sexy Ladies with His Brothers?
A Twitter “screenshot” in which Nick Jonas purportedly tweets at length about how “weird” it is to sing about “sexy” things with his brothers was decoupled from its source.
Will Boston University Begin Awarding Posthumous Degrees in 2020?
A student newspaper attracted attention after breaking the news on the school’s new policy.
Did Kamala Harris Say She Would Opt for More Policing in 2009 — Before Describing it as ‘Status-Quo Thinking’ in 2020?
A meme painted Kamala Harris as a “lying HYPOCRITE!” after she was revealed to be United States presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate.
Does a Facebook Live Reveal a Shocking Secret about ‘LOL Dolls’ Amid #SaveTheChildren Panic?
A Facebook Live user was very shocked that LOL Surprise! dolls change color in cold water (a major selling point described right in the name.)
Do 800,000 Children Go Missing Each Year in the United States?
Dubious and dated stats about missing children spread in August 2020, among them that 2,000 children go missing in the United States every day.
Did Trump Say That in 1917 a ‘Great Pandemic’ Ended World War II Because the Soldiers Were All Sick?
Posts on Facebook and Imgur suggest that U.S. President Donald Trump offered up an interesting interpretation of the Second World War.
Did Patton Oswalt Tweet ‘I Am a Proud Pedophile’?
Inauthentic tweets and hashtags drove interest in “child trafficking” and led to the unearthing of a purportedly damning tweet from “proud pedophile” Patton Oswalt.