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911 Dispatcher Donna Reneau/Debra Stevens Drowning Incident

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

On September 1 2019, the following meme appeared in the Facebook group “LIVE PD FANS NO BOUNDARIES” (archived here), purportedly detailing an exchange between the woman shown in the photograph (911 dispatcher Donna Reneau) and a victim of flash flooding (Debra Stevens): The text over her head in the photo read: HELLO, I’M DONNA RENEAU, …

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Donald Trump in 2013.

Weather Agency Contradicts Itself Over Trump’s Hurricane ‘Forecast’

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

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disavowed a forecast showing that Hurricane Dorian would not affect Alabama.

Does the Australian ‘Gympie-Gympie’ Drive People to Suicide?

Fact Checks, Health / Medical, Viral Content / By Arturo Garcia / September 6, 2019

Touching the plant’s hairs probably won’t kill you — but it could potentially cause months of excruciating pain.

Are School Bus Stops Now More Dangerous Because of an All-Time High in Human Trafficking?

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Kim LaCapria / September 6, 2019

If anything is at an all-time high, it is baseless panic about school kidnappings and bus stops.

Did Reykjavik Ensure That Pride Flags Were Prominently Flown to Greet Mike Pence?

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

A viral tweet claims that Iceland’s biggest firms and companies honored the United States’ vice president with a rainbow display.

Dear ‘Ban Gun’ Teenagers, 11 Teens Die a Day from Texting and Driving

Disinformation, Fact Checks / By Kim LaCapria / September 6, 2019

A bad faith argument about texting and driving deaths aimed at “‘ban gun’ teenagers” has been shared more than a million times on social media.

Japanese day care students performing at sports day.

Are Japanese Students Exempt from Taking Exams Until the Fourth Grade?

Disinformation, Education, Fact Checks / By Arturo Garcia / September 6, 2019

Both blogs and memes have helped spread a distorted picture of Japan’s education system.

‘10,874 People Killed by Drunk Drivers in 2017, 403 by Rifles but Walmart Stops Selling Rifles’ Meme

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

The numbers in a meme contrasting deaths by drunk driving with death by rifles in 2017 is mathematically accurate — but it’s also whataboutism.

The Love Letters of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher

Fact Checks, Viral Content, War / By Arturo Garcia / September 5, 2019

Historical memes making their way around social media about a relationship between two World War II soldiers are based on actual events.

Did Canada Agree to Take in 100,000 Palestinians?

Fact Checks, Politics / By Arturo Garcia / September 4, 2019

The Canadian government refuted a story that originated with a one-source report out of Lebanon.

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