Did a Smart Car Owner Park His Auto Inside His Kitchen to Avoid Hurricane Damage?
Jessica Eldridge’s snapshot of her husband’s car was shared heavily — but with two different stories.
Viral Content
Soccer Player’s Hijab Slips, Opponents Stop Playing to Help Her Cover Her Hair?
A viral video purportedly shows a women’s football game in which members of an opposing team stop play to help a player fix her slipping hijab.
Jewish Prisoners Liberated from a Train in Madgeburg in April 1945
A popular Reddit post centered on a photograph purportedly showing the moment the prisoners were freed from a train that had been intercepted by Allied forces.
‘This Is Canada, This Is the United States’ Border Meme
A meme about the border between Canada and the United States was shared thousands of times on social media in October 2019.
Daniel Everett and the Amazonian Tribe that ‘Deconverted’ Him
The former missionary has gone on to advocate not only for atheism, but also for the Pirahã tribe’s linguistic diversity.
‘Rolling Stone’ List of Top 100 Singers of All Time
Social media railed against a purported list of the top singers throughout history, but many missed an important detail.
Did a Coney Island Sideshow Save Hundreds of Premature Babies in the Early 1900s?
A viral Facebook post about the purported contributions of Dr. Martin Couney to early neonatology was virally popular.
Can Consuming Too Much Coffee Under Stress Cause Schizophrenia Symptoms?
A “weird facts” page on Facebook claimed that excess caffeine could have a deleterious effect by either mimicking or triggering the effects of schizophrenia.
Zinaida, Get Your Gun
On Facebook and Imgur, users shared a World War II-era story of a brave Russian girl named Zinaida Portnova.
Is Taco Bell Meat Contaminated with Metal Shavings?
A screenshot of an article about a massive meat recall went viral, but it lacked context.