Guitarist Willie Nelson Has Died-Fiction!
Guitarist Willie Nelson died in February of 2015.
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The ‘Breaking Bad 2 Trailer,’ Explained
A trailer advertising a sequel to the popular television series went viral in late August 2023.
FDR and the Business Plot of 1933
A popular July 2023 post to Reddit’s r/todayilearned focused on 1933’s “Business Plot” around Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Mass Shootings, Violence in California Highlight Issue of Disinformation in Immigrant Communities
The fact-checking and debunking world is drastically underfunded and under-resourced — and that’s just the English-language platforms.
Michigan Republican Leaves State Senate Regurgitating ‘Great Replacement’ Smears
The Michigan Republican leader closed his career spewing base, highly weaponized conspiracy theories.
What Did Alex Jones Do?
After substantial judgments were awarded in the Sandy Hook defamation lawsuits, some pundits tried to downplay Jones’ role in seeding and encouraging the spread of highly corrosive disinformation.
Michigan Woman Blames Internet Conspiracy Theories for Father’s Fatal Shooting Rampage
Rebecca Lanis said her father went down “crazy rabbit holes” after the 2020 presidential election.
Trump ‘Knighted in Secret’
After Queen Elizabeth II died, rumors appeared that Donald Trump claimed that she had secretly offered him a knighthood.
[Not] ‘Written by a Uvalde Mom’ Facebook Post
A graphic, viral Facebook post falsely attributed to a “Uvalde mom” is circulating.
Becky Lynn Paige ‘Parents Divorce Due to Medical Debt’ Tweet
In May 2022, an old purported Twitter screenshot was shared to Imgur about a woman’s parents divorcing after 52 years to avoid medical debt.