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British Media Falls For Bogus Claim That Protesters ‘Whacked’ Government Advisor

News Media, Reporting / By Arturo Garcia / December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019

Network journalists amplified a dubious narrative about an attack by Labour Party protesters — which didn’t happen.

Did a ‘Drunk Crop Duster’ Pilot Dump 4 Tons of Manure over Kansas?

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019

A circulating Facebook post claims a “drunk crop duster” pilot accidentally showered part of Kansas in four tons of manure.

A Holiday Debunking: Comparing Trump and Obama’s Treatment of ‘Merry Christmas’

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Arturo Garcia / December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019

The idea that Trump “restored” the holiday to the White House is just as bogus as a “birther” smear.

Do You Need to Remove Barcodes from Donated Toys Because People Exchange Them for Cigarettes and Beer?

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019

A yearly social media moral panic involves the purported return of toys donated to needy children so their parents can buy beer and cigarettes — based on stories that have already been debunked by retailers.

‘Butt Plug’ Christmas Tree in Paris

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019

A new annual Christmas tradition involves sharing a purported modern art installation in Paris that resembles a… well, you tell us.

UPS Thanks Police for Killing Driver Frank Ordonez

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019

A number of viral tweets referenced a statement from @UPS “thanking” the police after their driver was killed in crossfire during a chase.

Current World Food Production is Enough to Feed 10 Billion People, Starvation isn’t Profitable to Solve?

Fact Checks, Politics / By Kim LaCapria / December 6, 2019 December 6, 2019

A response to a politician’s tweet about #FoodStampsForAll claimed that current world food production can feed 1.5 times that of the world’s current population.

‘Jeff Bezos Didn’t Donate $100M LOL, He Took $100M of Amazon Stock and ‘Donated’ it to His Own Charity’ Meme

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / December 6, 2019 December 6, 2019

The Amazon chief executive officer’s $98.5 million “gift” to homelessness charities was called out for being a purported conditional and misrepresented sum.

Anti-Vaxxer Arrested in Samoa Boasted of American Support via Social Media

Disinformation, Reporting / By Arturo Garcia / December 6, 2019 December 6, 2019

Supporters in Kentucky sent Edwin Tamasese the means to continue his questionable measles “treatments.”

‘I Don’t Think People Fully Understand How Much 1 Billion Is’ Tweet

Fact Checks, Viral Content / By Kim LaCapria / December 5, 2019 December 5, 2019

Among popular tweets debating whether billionaires ought to exist was another example of how vastly different a billion was from a million.

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