Kaitlin Bennett ‘WAP’ Tweet
Discourse around a purported tweet from the right-wing activist about the song WAP and her “white American privilege” included later claims that screenshots of her statements were parodies.
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Ted Cruz Didn’t Tweet ‘I’ll Believe in Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’
The phrase “there’s always a tweet” is increasingly accompanied by fake tweets, as is the case with a phony Ted Cruz Twitter screenshot.
Did Elon Musk Tweet ‘If $GME Reach $1000 I Will Put the GameStop Logo on My Next Rocket’?
As retail investors piled into $GME (GameStop) stock, a tweet attributed to Elon Musk about the ticker reaching $1,000 circulated on r/WallStreetBets and StockTwits.
Neera Tanden Didn’t Tweet ‘Hitler Was Certainly Controversial But No One Gives Him Proper Credit for Fighting to the Death Against Communism’
Tweets are easy to falsify, something everyone seems to forget when an implausibly bad take (like one about Hitler attributed to Neera Tanden) begins circulating.
Questions Over ex-GOP Official’s Tweet Leads to Patti LaBelle’s ‘Anti-Feminist’ Relative
What started as a search for a fake Twitter account mushroomed into an even more bizarre set of claims.
‘Fake Melania’ Rumor Spreads Again After Photograph From White House Lawn
An October 2020 image of First Lady Melania Trump led to suspicion on social media that the president was traveling with a “body double” or a “fake Melania.”
Trump ‘It Was a TUCK!’ Tweet
A screenshot of a tweet purportedly sent, then deleted by U.S. President Donald Trump — in which he is supposed to have said “it was a TUCK!” — is circulating.
Did a Real Ben Shapiro Tweet About Trayvon Martin Resurface After He Predicted a Lack of Sympathy for Donald Trump’s COVID-19?
Immediately after news broke of Trump’s illness, the right-wing pundit pre-emptively chided those who might be unsympathetic — leading to an old tweet of his own resurfacing.
Did a Twitter User Tweet That Trump’s October Surprise Will be the Announcement of ‘His Infection’?
After late-night news broke about U.S. President Donald Trump and the First Lady testing positive, screenshots appeared showing a tweet that predicted it — and then some.
Did Nick Jonas Tweet That It’s ‘Weird’ He Sings Songs About Sexy Ladies with His Brothers?
A Twitter “screenshot” in which Nick Jonas purportedly tweets at length about how “weird” it is to sing about “sexy” things with his brothers was decoupled from its source.