California’s Shasta County Drops Dominion Voting Machines Due to Unfounded Conspiracy Theories
Extensive disinformation about Dominion voting machines led one California county, Shasta County, to “ditch” the equipment.
Etsy Sellers Affected by SVB Collapse
Small sellers were among those affected by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in March 2023.
Nikola Tesla: ‘You Will Live To See Man-Made Horrors Beyond Your Comprehension’ Quote
A quote about “man-made horrors beyond your comprehension” is cyclically popular on Reddit.
Lawyer Jenna Ellis Acknowledges Election Deception, is Censured in Colorado
The Trump administration lawyer was censured in March 2023, due to her participation in efforts to interfere with the 2020 election.
How the Court of Public Opinion Shifted on the Infamous McDonald’s Coffee Lawsuit
Stella Liebeck’s story has gone from a punchline to a cautionary tale on corporate disinformation.
‘After No Fault Divorce Was Legalized in 1970, Female Suicide Rates Dropped 20 Percent’
Screenshots of a March 2023 tweet about “female suicide rates” after the introduction of no-fault divorce spread to Imgur.
Elon Musk Apologizes After Mocking Disabled Twitter Worker
The platform’s owner claimed it was a “misunderstanding.”
‘A New Law In Iran … Forces Female Pharmacists’ to Wear a Black Hijab, Male Pharmacists ‘Are Wearing It As Well to Mock This Law’
A March 2023 Reddit post claimed a “new law” in Iran mandated black hijabs for female pharmacists, and that male pharmacists protested by also wearing black veils.
Iowa ‘Recouping’ Houses of Medicaid Recipients
In March 2023, several news agencies reported that residents of Iowa faced losing their houses after the deaths of Medicaid recipients.
Facebook, Google Supplied User Data to Help Police Locate ‘Abortion Seekers’ in the United States?
In March 2023, several outlets reported that Google and Facebook (Meta) complied with requests for user data in order to prosecute people seeking abortions.