Sandy Hook Survivor at the Michigan State University Shooting
A survivor of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was at Michigan State University during a mass shooting on February 13 2023.
Fact Checks
‘He Gets Us’ Ads and Abortion Access Lawsuit
In February 2023, “He Gets Us” ads drew attention, leading to a claim that the “same group” financed a lawsuit to limit access to abortion
Do Elevator ‘Close Door’ Buttons Work?
A popular February 2023 post to Reddit’s r/todayilearned asserted 80 percent of elevator “close door” buttons are not functional.
Ursula Le Guin on J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter
Ongoing controversy around “Hogwarts Legacy” renewed interest in author Ursula K. Le Guin’s assessment of the Harry Potter books.
Netflix Canada ‘Password Sharing’ Screen
On February 9 2023, the top post on Reddit’s r/all purportedly depicted newly introduced Netflix sharing restrictions in Canada.
‘The Graves of a Catholic Woman and Her Protestant Husband, Who Were Not Allowed to Be Buried Together, Holland, 1888’
A February 2023 tweet featured a striking black and white image, purportedly a photograph of two graves in Holland.
‘Food Shortages Are Starting to Become Quite Serious All Over the Planet’
A circulating blog post by ZeroHedge advanced rumors that devastating “food shortages” were worsening.
‘This Tweet Large Marge Wrote Should Get Her Kicked Out of Congress’
“Large Marge” trended on Twitter due to an outburst by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) during the presidential State of the Union address, amplifying a screenshot of a tweet attributed to her.
Was Tulsa the ‘First American City Attacked from the Air’ in 1921?
In February 2023, a 2013 post about the 1921 Tulsa race riots circulated on Facebook.
Greece, Turkey, and ‘Earthquake Diplomacy’
After a devastating earthquake in early February 2023, a post about “earthquake diplomacy” in Turkey and Greece was popular across platforms.