Calls for a general strike ended up becoming the loudest of several trending hashtags among Americans opposing calls they “return to work” at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — alongside #NotDying4WallStreet, #COVIDIDIOTS, and #DieForTheDow.
Specious blogs and right-wing social media users seized on one video to falsely claim that the region was seeing an uptick in crime.
A viral image set shows the Spanish Legion (not the “Spanish Army”), and the photographs date back as early as 2013 — well before the coronavirus pandemic of 2020.
And did they say that you are your own safest sex partner?
Satirical headlines often spread in screenshots, as was the case with purported news out of Belgium involving COVID-19 and (small) sex parties.
During the coronavirus pandemic, viral posts claimed 2013’s The Purge used a near-future date — of March 22 2020.
Bryant Culpepper assured his colleagues that a blow dryer would “kill all the viruses in your nose.”
The service cuts spurred an argument between city leaders that was shared widely online.
A well-known “natural” blog added to its list of conspiracy theories in a post even it admitted had no proof.
Broad calls for people with sewing machines to each make a hundred masks drew interest as doctors begin turning to mask alternatives, demonstrating a critical dearth of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers.
