June 2008 Gas Prices
Several March 2022 tweets suggested that high gas prices in June 2008 were tied to higher prices per barrel, whereas gas prices in March 2022 were not.
‘Russia Reportedly Asked North Korea for Help with Its Failing Invasion,’ North Korea Said Russia Was ‘Too Insane for Us’
Since-deleted articles about North Korea refusing to assist a “begging” Putin appeared to have been based entirely on a satirical tweet.
Did Mark Twain Say ‘The Truth Has No Defense Against a Fool Determined to Believe a Lie’?
Ironically, there’s no evidence Twain said that truth was defenseless against deliberate ignorance.
‘An Octopus Walking On The Beach … ????’
Video of “an octopus walking on the beach” once again demonstrates how convincing digital art has become.
‘Soviet Flags in Texas’ Meme
An image purportedly showing Americans flying Soviet flags in support of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine appeared in March 2022.
‘Ukrainian Refugee Kids Arrive in Italy … You Won’t Believe What the Italian Kids Did Next’
A viral video on Twitter purportedly shows Ukrainian refugee children being warmly welcomed by their new Italian classmates in Naples.
Missouri ‘Ectopic Pregnancy’ Bill
A viral tweet claimed a proposed bill in Missouri would prohibit treatment of ectopic pregnancy, a potentially fatal complication in which the fetus is never viable.
Chabad Emissaries’ Shabbat Evacuation Effort
A viral image purportedly shows members of the Hasidic Jewish community engaging in an all-day effort to alert Ukrainian Jews to evacuate as soon as possible.
VP Kamala Harris ‘Laughing at Refugees’
A misleadingly clipped segment of a lengthy joint press conference involving U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and President Andrzej Duda of Poland did not involve “laughing” about Ukrainian refugees.
‘This is Not a Renaissance Painting, This is a Picture Someone in Poland Took of the Window of a Train from Lviv’
A photograph shared across social platforms purportedly shows a woman from Ukraine “from the window of a train in Lviv.”