McDonald’s ‘$18 an Hour’ Hiring Sign
An image of a McDonald’s banner purportedly advertising an $18 an hour wage with a suspicious asterisk went viral on Twitter, then Facebook.
Lauren Boebert ‘Mugshot’ Tweet
A screenshot of a tweet purportedly included a mugshot of Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert.
‘Colonial Pipeline Was Shut Down Over Fears About Billing Customers’ Rumor
A high-profile cyberattack led to a temporary shutdown of Colonial Pipeline, purportedly because the company feared being unable to bill customers properly.
‘Safety’ App Citizen Pushes Users to ‘Bring Justice’ Against Wrong Man in L.A. Arson Probe
A local official said involvement by users on the app could have been “disastrous.”
‘Fabuloso in Toilet Tank’ TikTok Hack
The prospect of Fabuloso scenting your toilet tank is alluring, but a viral CleanTok hack has been the subject of debate over whether it’s septic safe or bad for seals and gaskets.
@KaitMarieox ‘Might Just Start Wearing A Mask Again … Wouldn’t Want To Give Off The Impression That I’m A Vaccinated Democrat’ Tweet
Screenshots of a tweet attributed to Kaitlin Bennett about wearing a mask circulated in screenshots, and suggested the line between satire and reality is increasingly thin.
‘Millennials Hold 4.8% of All Wealth, At the Same Age, Gen X Had 9% of Wealth, Boomers Had 21%’
A May 2021 tweet by Seattle-area CEO Dan Price claimed that Millennials only held 4.8 percent of all wealth, compared to 9 percent for Gen X and 21 percent for Boomers at the same age.
Gas Shortage Hummer Fire
A popular post on Reddit’s r/IdiotsInCars purported showed a Hummer burned in a fire after the driver “hoarded” gas.
Jersey Mike’s ‘How Do You Top Your Sub,’ ‘Blocked Blocked Blocked, None of You Are Free From Sin’ Tweets
A years-old tweet-and-response meme involving Jersey Mike’s (@jerseymikes) Twitter account tweeting “how do you top your sub” re-emerged in May 2021.
Was Richard Barnett Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison Without Parole?
An unsourced rumor on social media stirred up hope that one of the 2021 Capitol attackers had already faced consequences.