Is This an Accurate Picture of 2019’s Mass Shooters?
As the American public started to discuss white supremacist-linked violence in the context of mass shootings, a image showing dozens of people purportedly responsible began to circulate.
As the American public started to discuss white supremacist-linked violence in the context of mass shootings, a image showing dozens of people purportedly responsible began to circulate.
A viral Facebook post suggested that a male basketball player’s urine test for drugs returned a positive result — for pregnancy.
In the hours after a mass shooting in Texas, rumors appeared that victims and families were too fearful of border authorities to visit hospitals in El Paso.
In the hours after a mass shooter at a mall in El Paso, Texas left at least 22 people dead, rumors flew that the President of the United States was deleting relevant tweets.
An image taken deliberately out of its context was used as outrage-bait on Twitter and blogs.
A harrowing Facebook post claims that a woman’s hair fell out in clumps because of conditioner adulterated with a chemical depilatory.
A Facebook post about back-to-school bullet-resistant backpacks went viral, sparking debate and discussion.
A meme about the “when life gives you lemons” adage claims that the sour citrus fruits were originally created by humans.
A viral Facebook post compares asylum seekers to Social Security recipients, but it gets most of its numbers wrong.
On July 29 2019, the Facebook page “Jolt Texas” shared a video (archived here), stating that “[artists] installed seesaws at the border wall” so that “kids in the U.S. and Mexico could play together”: The clip racked up millions of views in just a few days. Its caption read: Amazing: Artists installed seesaws at the border …
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