Einstein ‘Capitalism As It Exists Today’ Quote
A long-circulating quote meme attributed commentary about capitalism as the “source of evils” to Albert Einstein.
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‘Goodyear Blimp Over Daytona’
In February 2023, images of the Goodyear Blimp with “DON’T SHOOT” on the side circulated on social media.
Did Nikola Tesla Say ‘When You Understand That Every Opinion Is a Vision Full of Personal History …’
” … you will begin to understand that every judgment is a confession”?
Trump, Ohio, Train Brakes, and Deregulation
After a February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, a meme claimed that former U.S. President Donald Trump deregulated industries (including rail).
‘To Save Money, Maybe You Should Skip Breakfast’ WSJ Headline
A screenshot of a purported Wall Street Journal headline went viral for its mention of skipping breakfast “to save money.”
Sandy Hook Survivor at the Michigan State University Shooting
A survivor of the 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School was at Michigan State University during a mass shooting on February 13 2023.
Do Elevator ‘Close Door’ Buttons Work?
A popular February 2023 post to Reddit’s r/todayilearned asserted 80 percent of elevator “close door” buttons are not functional.
‘The Graves of a Catholic Woman and Her Protestant Husband, Who Were Not Allowed to Be Buried Together, Holland, 1888’
A February 2023 tweet featured a striking black and white image, purportedly a photograph of two graves in Holland.
‘This Tweet Large Marge Wrote Should Get Her Kicked Out of Congress’
“Large Marge” trended on Twitter due to an outburst by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) during the presidential State of the Union address, amplifying a screenshot of a tweet attributed to her.
Was Tulsa the ‘First American City Attacked from the Air’ in 1921?
In February 2023, a 2013 post about the 1921 Tulsa race riots circulated on Facebook.