On June 2 2019, a Facebook user shared the following image (archived here), purportedly showing a thick covering of snow that had fallen on that date in Québec. A reverse image search did not indicate that the user’s image of snow in Québec in June 2019 had been shared elsewhere beforehand, although that did not …
In June 2019, social media users shared images of what appeared to be official New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway signage marking Pride month: A prominent iteration was shared by the Facebook page Occupy Democrats, but the post (archived here) did not indicate whether the MTA was actually responsible for the signs: However, many …
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The hunt for an “identical wrist freckle” among women on social media went viral in May 2019 following a widely-shared tweet: In it, the original poster included four images of a purportedly identical wrist freckle on four different people, and wrote: ladies….. u got a freckle on the middle of ur wrist or is this …
In February 2019, the Facebook page “Country n garden” shared a post (archived here) borrowed from another source, which claimed that cornmeal is an effective substance in home gardens to prevent the spread of weeds: Above an image of a metal measuring cup shaking cornmeal into a garden, text offered a purported explanation of cornmeal as …
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On May 30 2019 the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly contrasting rates of infant mortality in states which had recently passed or had pending restrictions on abortion: In a column on the left side of the meme, nine states were numbered under a column, “states passing abortion bans.” Those …
On May 14 2019, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot (archived here), purportedly showing a 1989 Associated Press item prognosticating “disaster” by the year 2000 if “global warming” remained unchecked: In the screenshot, text from an unlinked Associated Press article’s headline and first sentence was visible (with indicated emphasis), reading: U.N. Predicts Disaster if …
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On May 18 2019, the Facebook page “Husbands & Partners of Menopausal Women” shared the following image (archived here), with a caption suggesting that a man had a heart attack after viewing what appeared to be the severed head of his mistress in the refrigerator he shared with his extremely disgruntled wife: A caption at the …
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In May 2019, screenshots of a purported exchange between a prayer-seeking fan and the Joel Osteen Ministries page began circulating on social media: In the screenshot, someone posted: “I am requesting prayer for my marriage.” In response, it appeared that the Facebook page for Joel Osteen Ministries replied: Unfortunately, your Joel Osteen prayer request account has …
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On April 30 2019, the following post appeared (archived here) claiming Congress declared the Bible the “Word of God” via an October 1982 law, and promptly went viral. It shows an image of yellowed paper that appears to be an official declaration from Congress, and above labeling for “Public Law 97-280,” a title reads: CONGRESS DECLARES …
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Kim Kardashian West’s ensemble for the May 6 2019 Met Gala ball in New York made headlines for its film-inspired “wet” look, ruching, and extreme corseting, drawing the attention of fashion reporters and blogs even amid the campiness of the event’s other pageantry. Two days after Kardashian’s Thierry Mugler dress drew media attention, memes hinted …
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