‘Reporter Wears Grape Costume to Defend Boy Suspended for Banana Suit’
In August 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/all purportedly depicted a reporter in a grape costume, investigating the suspension of a boy for wearing a banana suit.
Nick Adams’ ‘Men in Denim Built America Only for the Men in Suits to Destroy It’ Tweet
A tweet about “men in denim” and “men in suits” was attributed to a man wearing a suit in his Twitter profile image.
‘Maury Stevens’ Glitter Glue Facebook Post
In August 2022, a miscaptioned 2019 Facebook post about a man purportedly arrested for huffing glitter glue at a county fair recirculated in groups and on pages.
‘Rand Paul Opposes Health Care for Veterans Because They Can’t Prove They Got Their Health Problems While Serving’
A screenshot of a Twitter claim about the Kentucky Republican opposing veterans’ benefits spread virally.
Kansas Abortion Amendment
Confusion over a Kansas abortion amendment vote in August 2022 was exacerbated by misleading texts received by constituents.
Applebee’s ‘Adult Spouse’ Sign
A purported photograph of an Applebee’s sign prohibiting minors “unless accompanied by … an adult spouse” circulated across social media in late July and early August 2022.
Bank of America ‘We Hope Conditions for American Workers Will Get Worse’ Memo
A purportedly leaked memo from Bank of America (“we hope conditions for American workers will get worse”) circulated across social media in late July and early August 2022.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘I Trust [the Government] Even Less Now That I’m in It.’
A screenshot about the Georgia Republican’s apparent distrust for the government circulated with no apparent source.
DCCC Spending Half a Million Dollars to Meddle in GOP Primary?
In July 2022, social media posts indicated that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sought to “boost” a more extreme Republican candidate in a Michigan primary.
‘NASA Just Dropped New Planet Pics’
A July 2022 Facebook post leveraged interest in NASA’s JWST to spread a set of old photos and composites as images that the agency had “just dropped.”