Is Rebecca Washington Replacing Sha’Carri Richardson on the U.S. Olympic Team?
A parody Twitter account grabbed attention with a bogus headline about the sprinter.
A parody Twitter account grabbed attention with a bogus headline about the sprinter.
A viral tweet purportedly shows an eerily prophetic headline in satirical site “The Onion” about the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.
A Facebook post about former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and a house known as “Mount Misery” spread virally after his death in 2021.
A years-old Washington Post chart about left-handedness over time frequently appeared in discourse about a perceived spike in transgender youth.
Footage of an apparently “spontaneous” rendition of the national anthem in a Walmart in Haslet, Texas went viral in July 2021.
A popular Imgur post showed a popular Facebook post with claims that Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned due to a prosecution error.
After an “Instagram personality” claimed they identified as “Korean” and “transracial,” their content became the focus of ginned-up outrage.
A Facebook post claiming that Volvo invented the three-point seat belt but declined to maximize profits proved extremely popular.
A “did you know” meme claims Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain can help afflicted riders pass kidney stones.
Discussions of critical race theory included an example of what it might look like in practice.