Several Facebook posts claiming that President Trump was fined for diverting donations intended for veterans to his campaign were marked “false” by Facebook.
A meme posted to Reddit cyclically claims Americans are widely misled about the outcome of the “Space Race” between Americans and Soviets.
Rep. Tom Malinowski said a constituent shared with him Gen. J.M. Wainwright’s message to troops after the war.
Posts on Facebook about an impending “snowpocalypse” are always widely shared regardless of their reliability.
A mega-viral Facebook post about purported religious freedom is receiving huge numbers of outraged shares, despite lacking any citation or supporting evidence at all.
A long-running falsehood about social security payouts continues to be spread online.
A story about a room cleaner making “millions” after “stealing a condom” from a rich Las Vegas hotel guest spread online like wildfire.
On Facebook and Twitter, “Journalist Excellence Worldwide” pages are racking up rage-bait engagement — while simultaneously spreading white supremacist and neo-Nazi dogwhistles.
The platform uses an opaque process to determine which sites have less reach there — and they’re not revealing anything about it.
A conservative political candidate posted a “bulletin” from the student that was demeaning toward LGBTQ communities.
