Donald Trump and Bob Woodward ‘Depends’ Tweet
A tweet attributed to journalist Bob Woodward about former U.S. President Donald Trump and ‘Depends’ spread virally in screenshot form in early 2023.
Election Denier Kari Lake Facing Investigation as Arizona GOP Further Embraces Conspiracy Theories
The failed gubernatorial candidate claimed, falsely, that a photo of voter signatures constituted a “bombshell discovery.”
‘ExxonMobil Reported a Record-Smashing Profit of $55.7 BILLION in 2022 …’
In January 2023, the true role of “inflation” was contrasted against “record profits” again.
Is Marie Kondo ‘Giving Up’ on Tidying ‘After Three Kids’?
In January 2023, the organization guru entered the news cycle again after purportedly having “given up” on a clean home “after three kids.”
‘Some One Dreamed the Other Night That He Was Living in the Year 2023 … Eggs Had Gone Up to $10 a Dozen’
And it wasn’t even John Titor, as far as we know.
2023 Connecticut Egg Production Plant Fire Rumors
Amid ongoing discussions about inflation and the price of eggs, rumors spread which conflated factory fire with egg shortage narratives.
‘Outside Agitators’ Have Always Been a Racist Myth
You’ll often hear police, mayors, and governors blame “outside agitators” for protests — and it’s almost never true.
A&W Root Bear ‘Bear Mascot’ Twitter Joke Ends Up on Fox News
A January 2023 over M&M “spokescandies” prompted a humorous tweet from A&W Restaurants, confounding Fox Business.
Trump’s Tax Cuts and the National Debt
A popular January 2023 tweet by a popular Twitter personality claimed that “Trump’s tax cuts … [were] responsible for a QUARTER OF OUR NATION’S ENTIRE DEBT.”
‘This is Peak Greed’: Activists Blast Meta for Reinstating Trump to Facebook
The tech company was accused of “prioritizing profits over public safety.”