Surprise ‘Blue’s Clues’ Message from Steve in 2021 Blue's Clues' original host returned in 2021 with "a message from Steve," thanking his now-grown audience and commending their accomplishments.
‘Ivermectin Causes Infertility’ Meme In addition to formal warnings against using it as a COVID-19 therapy, memes claimed that ivermectin can cause infertility in male patients.
Kayleigh McEnany: ‘I Can Only Explain it to You. I Can’t Understand It for You.’ A quote meme claiming the former press secretary for Donald Trump said "I can only explain it to you, I can't understand it for you" spread virally in early September 2021.
Was George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Banned in the United States and the USSR for Conflicting Reasons? A September 2021 Facebook post suggested that George Orwell's '1984' was banned in the US for being pro-communist, but banned in the USSR for being anti-communist.
Candace Owens ‘Cough Into My Fist’ Tweet After a conflict between Candace Owens and a Colorado clinic, a tweet attributed to Owens suggested she planned to cough on her hand and "give as many handshakes" as possible.
‘More People Have Died of COVID in Florida in the Past Two Weeks Than U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan in 20 Years’ A tweet transcribed and shared on Imgur was a sobering comparison of August 2021 COVID-19 deaths in Florida to all military deaths in Afghanistan.
Did a Botswanan Doctors’ Group Call for Ivermectin as a COVID-19 Treatment? Conspiracy theorists spread screengrabs they claimed validated their push against taking vaccines for the virus.
Phoenix Koi Chinese Restaurant Vaccine Discount Sign A purported sign for "Phoenix Koi Chinese Restaurant" featured a 95 percent discount for vaccine card holders.
‘Biden And Harris Served With Impeachment Charge’ Disinformation sites used "charge" and "impeachment" in highly misleading ways.
‘Comedy Central Caves to Cancel Culture’ A speculative Newsweek piece (filed as "News") claimed that Comedy Central "caved to cancel culture" and didn't air The Office's "Diversity Day."
