‘U.S. Quietly Slips Out Of Afghanistan In Dead Of Night’ Onion Story
A viral tweet purportedly shows an eerily prophetic headline in satirical site “The Onion” about the United States’ withdrawal from Afghanistan.
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‘Three Thousand Year Old Statue Found in Cappadocia’
Posts about a purportedly ancient statue of an astronaut spread on Facebook and Reddit, but without substantiation.
‘Senegal Pink Lake’
A viral tweet (“Senegal pink lake”) showed images of water in vibrant shades of pink.
‘In 2020, There Were 18 Days When Police Officers Didn’t Kill Anyone At All’
A Twitter screenshot shared to Imgur maintained that there were only a few days in 2020 when police officers didn’t kill anyone” in America.
‘Matt Gaetz Wants to Date Your Child’ Billboard in Florida
As the “Gaetzgate” scandal wore on in April 2021, images appeared of a purported billboard in Florida that read “Matt Gaetz wants to date your child.”
Comedian Reveals Himself as Creator of Viral ‘Darla From Amazon’ Twitter Account
Robbie Appleton says a push for unionization at one facility was on his mind in playing an “ambassador” online.
PragerU ‘Racism = Bad’ Graphic
A viral screenshot depicted a purported PragerU graphic reading “LEFTIST LOGIC: Racism = Bad.”
‘Alex Jones Loses Thousands to Mistress Amber’
A phony screenshot of a headline claiming that the InfoWars host had “lost thousands” (of dollars) to a “Communist findom” circulated across social media.
Did Ted Cruz Blame ‘Cancel Culture’ For his Mexico Trip?
Cruz’s flight to (and return from) Cancún quickly made him online satire fodder.
How to Fight Disinformation: Part II — Gaslighting
The brazen and blatant lies of gaslighting campaigns are difficult to fight with fact-checking alone, but they can be defeated through a multidisciplinary approach.