Apollo 11 Customs Form
After the April 2021 death of Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins, a customs declaration from the 1969 space flight circulated on social media.
Fact Checks
Did RuPaul Say Evidence of the Armenian Genocide ‘Just Isn’t There’?
A “satirical” Twitter account scored attention with a bogus post about the “Drag Race” host.
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole Jumped Into the Thames to Rescue a London Bridge Jumper
A viral Facebook post described the heroic actions of a man who died rescuing a woman in London.
Academy Awards ‘Savage’ Response to Trump’s Oscars Statement
A statement attributed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in response to Donald Trump is circulating on social media.
‘New Poll Spells Doom For Democrats in the 2022 Midterm Elections’
On April 27 2021, news of a purportedly damning poll was widely viewed and shared.
Sen. Lora Reinbold/Alaska Airlines Mask Controversy
The Alaska Republican was purportedly banned by the airline refusing to wear a mask.
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Animatronics at Disneyland Tokyo
A popular post to Reddit’s r/gifs purportedly showed impressive animatronics being developed for the theme park.
‘Pockets in Dresses Were Phased Out So Women Could Prove They Were Not Witches’
A deleted tweet about why women’s dresses purportedly lack pockets lived on in screenshots.
Scannable QR Code in the Sky in Shanghai
A giant, luminescent code was purportedly seen over Shanghai in April 2021.
‘The Tax Increase Doesn’t Apply to the Whole Salary, Just the Amount Above $400,000’
A Twitter screenshot shared to Imgur addressed Biden’s proposed tax increase for people earning more than $400,000.