‘Please Don’t Send Us Unsolicited Nude Pics… Sincerely the Aliens’ Meme
A years-old meme about sending “unsolicited” lewd images to “the aliens” was resurrected on Imgur.
Fact Checks
U.S. Navy Twitter Account Features Russian Ship on Independence Day Post
A message saying “Happy 4th of July” was quickly pulled after a researcher spotted the error.
Cartier Boss with $7.5 Billion Fears ‘Prospect of the Poor Rising Up’ Every Night
In late June and early July 2023, a circulating headline asserted that a “Cartier boss” lost sleep over the “prospect of the poor rising up”.
The New York Times’ ‘Ways You Can Still Cancel’ Student Loan Debt
After a June 2023 Supreme Court ruling on student debt forgiveness, the New York Times stealth edited an article advising readers that “death” was one way out of debt.
Crocodile ‘Virgin Birth’
In June 2023, social media posts referenced a purported “virgin birth” involving a crocodile.
‘Wilhelm Scream’ Found
An iconic sound effect known as the “Wilhelm scream” was the subject of a popular Imgur post in June 2023.
Right-Wing Media Pushes Claims of Ukrainian ‘Baby Factories’
The ghoulish argument hinges in part on a blog with a history of disinformation aimed at American audiences.
‘Memento Homo’ and Untrustworthy Google Results
A rapidly changing search landscape led to a satirical tweet (“memento homo”) being presented by Google as a citation for a falsehood in June 2023.
‘Yevgeniy Prigozhin’ is ‘Under a Felony Indictment in the US’
After a June 2023 conflict between Russia and Wagner Group mercenaries, social media posts claimed leader Yevgeniy Prighozin was “under felony indictment” in the United States.
NASA ‘Internet Apocalypse’ Outage Rumors, Explained
“NASA saying no internet” spiked in searches in June 2023 amid rumors of an “internet apocalypse.”