Richmond Police Retract Disinformation Blaming George Floyd Protesters for Tear-Gassing
The department was compelled to publicly admit that it had lied and apologize as part of a legal settlement.
The department was compelled to publicly admit that it had lied and apologize as part of a legal settlement.
The second set of House hearings focused on the role of false narratives in motivating the United States Capitol insurrection in January 2021.
Several Black History Month posts credited James Hemings as the inventor of macaroni and cheese.
A very popular Facebook post warned users away from rent-to-buy appliances, furniture, and electronics.
Administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was halted on April 13 2021, leading to a ‘perfect storm’ of medical disinformation.
A screenshot of a tweet claiming eleven senators and three Congressmen were expelled in 1861 for “failing to recognize” the election of Abraham Lincoln and “supporting insurrection” went viral on Imgur and Reddit in February 2021.
“Northern Lights” trended on social media due to circulating regional claims the phenomena might be visible — but only in certain places and under specific conditions.
A claim that U.S. President Donald Trump was the first American presidential incumbent to receive no endorsements from any predecessors spread all over social media.
Another viral post about coronavirus testing is circulating, this time from a purportedly from a nurse quarantined in California.
Popular youthful surrogates in the 2020 Democratic primary led to questions about age requirements for running mates.