Does Adding Your Birth Year to Your Age Total The Year Number Once a Millennium?
A popular post claims that “all the people in the world are the same age this year,” but the math is not a puzzle to mathematicians and doesn’t even work for everyone.
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Have Gender Reveal Parties Killed More People Than Anti-Fascists?
After deadly shrapnel killed a woman at a “gender reveal party,” a popular Facebook post claimed that such parties killed “more people than antifa.”
Did a Forensic Pathologist Say That Jeffrey Epstein’s Death Looks More Like Homicide Than Suicide?
A multitude of stories asserting that a pathologist said Epstein’s death was more similar to a homicide than a suicide were — predictably — immediately viral.
‘Ears are Straight, Fawn is Great, Ears are Curled, Fawn is Alone in the World’ Wildlife Rescue Meme
Although it’s true that malnourished fawns can have “curled” ears, wildlife experts really, really, really want you to leave seemingly abandoned baby deer alone.
Trick-Or-Treating at an ‘Old Folks Home’ Facebook PSA
Sometimes things sound like a nice idea on social media, but are instead a possible logistical nightmare for support staff.
‘Game of Thrones’ Showrunners’ Panel Gets Internet Attention for the Wrong Reasons
A Twitter thread became a source for coverage on David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’s Austin Film Festival talk.
The Sad Backstory of the ‘Woman Yelling at a Cat’ Meme
A popular post about an equally popular meme discusses several related events leading up the viral moment.
‘Lonely? Don’t Be. Demodex is the Name of a Mite that Lives on Your Face. Friends Forever!’ Meme
A circulating meme shows a happy creature that is supposedly an image of a mite that lives on your faces.
The Most Chilling Mushrooms in the World — the Charms of the Fungi Kingdom
A list of of “gory mushrooms” circulated on social media platforms just in time for Halloween.
Hospital’s ‘$39.95 Fee to Hold a Baby’ Controversy
Numerous political pages on Facebook shared a screenshot of a purported $39.95 charge — for a parent to hold their newborn baby.