‘Since 1980 California Built 22 Prisons, 1 University’ In February 2021, a photograph claiming California had built 22 prisons and one university "since 1980" made the rounds.
‘MLK’s Mother Was Assassinated Too’ In February 2021, a long-circulating meme about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s mother's death reappeared on social media.
Avoid That ‘Popcorn in Muffin Tin’ Hack Which ‘Breaks the Internet’ Not all "fake news" is political, and Facebook rewards engagement-baiting pages with promotion on its Facebook Watch platform whether or not they are factually accurate.
Did Ted Cruz Blame ‘Cancel Culture’ For his Mexico Trip? Cruz's flight to (and return from) Cancún quickly made him online satire fodder.
Ted Cruz Didn’t Tweet ‘I’ll Believe in Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’ The phrase "there's always a tweet" is increasingly accompanied by fake tweets, as is the case with a phony Ted Cruz Twitter screenshot.
‘Actual Advice Being Given to Southerners About How to Drive in the Snow’ "Just pretend you're taking your grandma to church. There's a platter of biscuits and 2 gallons of sweet tea in glass jars in the back seat. She's wearing a new dress and holding a crock pot full of gravy."
Clay Pot Candle Heaters: Do They Really Work? As Texas struggled with atypical winter weather, videos instructing people how to construct a terracotta space heater assembled with candles went viral.
Did Ted Cruz Fly to Mexico While Texans Were Without Electricity? The right-wing lawmaker came under fire online for leaving the state for warmer weather with his family as many of his constituents lived through a historic winter storm.
‘Green New Deal. Pray For Texas.’ As millions of Texans lost electricity, a coordinated disinformation campaign attempted to shift the blame to renewable energy.
‘I’ve Never Killed a Man, But I Have Read Some Obituaries with Great Pleasure’ Quote Origin Posts of a famous quote about schadenfreude were quickly followed by discussions around who actually uttered (or wrote) it.
