‘Doug Mastriano, Jenna Ellis, and Breitbart Touted a Fake Polling Firm Created by a High School Student’
As midterms loomed in August 2022, politicians and pundits sought favorable polls to share on social media.
House Report: Trump Advisor Plotted With ‘Known Extremists’ to Promote Bogus COVID-19 Drug
Peter Navarro was accused of exerting “inappropriate pressure” in defense of hydroxychloroquine.
‘Book Banned at School Named After its Author’
Amid ongoing discourse about banning books, a middle school in Texas purportedly banned a book written by George Dawson — the man for whom the school was named.
Crowder and Shapiro Student Loan Forgiveness-PPP Controversy
As the American public discussed an August 2022 move by the Biden administration to cancel some student loan debt, some of its more vocal critics on social media were accused of receiving PPP “loans.”
‘Louisiana Withholding Flood Funding from New Orleans’ in Abortion Disagreement
On August 22 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of the following tweet, which claimed that the state of Louisiana was withholding flood funding from New Orleans in an abortion-related disagreement — just as the anniversary of 2005’s destructive Hurricane Katrina was approaching: The tweet included no link to any news supporting the claim, and it …
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‘TIL Astronaut Jack Schmidt Discovered He Was Allergic to Moon Dust, Which Is a Thing….’
“Jack Schmidt, loading an epipen and climbing back into the shuttle: Moon’s an allergen.”
Twitter Wrongfully Flags Stories on COVID-19 Research as ‘Misleading’
Stories from both a medical news site and The New Yorker were flagged by the platform.
Kansas Abortion Recount Affirms Will of the Voters
In spite of a significant margin, the Kansas abortion referendum prompted a recount from entities unable to accept the outcome of the vote.
‘Pulling Yourself Up by Your Bootstraps’ Origin
A screenshot of a tweet claiming the concept of “bootstrapping” originally had a different meaning.
Did France’s Loire River ‘Run Dry’ in August 2022?
Unprecedented heat waves and drought drove interest into striking images of a purportedly “dried up” river in France.