Is a ‘Nail Stripe’ a Sign of Melanoma?
A British woman’s Facebook post has circulated in news reports and social media since 2017.
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Last Sunset 9/10/2001 Photograph
Among 9/11 tributes on social media, a picture artistically captioned “Last sunset 9/10/2001” spread widely on Reddit and Facebook.
United States Air Traffic on September 11, 2001
A sobering video and related animated image purportedly shows the trajectory of U.S. air traffic control on 9/11.
Is This the Only Existing Footage Of the First Plane Hitting the World Trade Center?
On the anniversary of September 11th 2001, the purported only existing footage of the first plane hitting New York City circulated on social media.
Palindrome Week, September 2019
Popular Facebook posts and Twitter trends heralded “palindrome week.” What’s that?
911 Dispatcher Donna Reneau/Debra Stevens Drowning Incident
On September 1 2019, the following meme appeared in the Facebook group “LIVE PD FANS NO BOUNDARIES” (archived here), purportedly detailing an exchange between the woman shown in the photograph (911 dispatcher Donna Reneau) and …
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Does the Australian ‘Gympie-Gympie’ Drive People to Suicide?
Touching the plant’s hairs probably won’t kill you — but it could potentially cause months of excruciating pain.
‘10,874 People Killed by Drunk Drivers in 2017, 403 by Rifles but Walmart Stops Selling Rifles’ Meme
The numbers in a meme contrasting deaths by drunk driving with death by rifles in 2017 is mathematically accurate — but it’s also whataboutism.
The Love Letters of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher
Historical memes making their way around social media about a relationship between two World War II soldiers are based on actual events.
Did a Teen in Colorado Fall Gravely Ill From Vaping?
Nearly half a million Facebook users shared a post in which the parent of a hospitalized teenager laid the blame squarely on vaping.
