The Betty White Challenge
Not long after news broke of Betty White’s death at the very end of 2021, fans proposed a “Betty White Challenge” to flood animal shelters with $5 donations on her birthday in January 2022.
‘Macaulay Culkin is Now 4 Years Older than Catherine O’Hara Was When She Played His Mom in Home Alone’
A screenshot of a tweet claimed that Macauley Culkin was “now four years older than Catherine O’Hara when she played his mom in Home Alone” as of December 2021.
Sculpture by Manuel Oliver, Father of Parkland Victim Joaquin Oliver
In December 2021, photographs of a striking 3D printed sculpture — attributed to Joaquin Oliver’s father Manuel — circulated on social media platforms.
’48 Pictures of the Sun’
A long-circulating photograph purportedly showing the transit of the sun throughout the year was shared to Facebook in December 2021.
In ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Disinformation is a Supervillain
J.K. Simmons says any resemblance of J. Jonah Jameson to actual conspiracy theorists is a “coincidence.”
Did Jimmy Carter Help Stop a Nuclear Reactor from Melting Down?
Social media users revived interest into a harrowing story from earlier in Carter’s career.
Mayfield, Kentucky Theater Image
After deadly and devastating December 2021 tornadoes, a Reddit user’s photograph of a heavily damaged theater in Mayfield, Kentucky went viral.
Was the ‘Bad Guy’ in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ Dr. Fauci?
In December 2021, a meme claimed that the “bad guy” in the film Dallas Buyers Club was none other than Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Jim Finch and the Mayfield Tornado
Several viral social media posts purportedly described a man named Jim Finch, who helped Mayfield, Kentucky residents after December 2021 tornados.
‘When You Meet a Member of the Ku Klux Klan’
In December 2021, a screenshot of a poem titled “When You Meet a Member of the Ku Klux Klan” circulated on social media.