The Rail Strike, Explained
In late November 2022, Congress intervened in an attempt to avert a railroad strike. Here’s why.
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Publix Hurricane Cake (Ian Edition)
As Hurricane Ian strengthened over Florida in September 2022, purported images of Publix “hurricane cakes” circulated.
Was Pretty Boy Floyd ‘Known for Destroying Mortgage Papers on Heists, Freeing Hundreds … from Debt’?
An Imgur meme suggested that the outlaw routinely destroyed records of mortgage debt during heists.
GOP Lawmaker Attends Gay Son’s Wedding Days After Voting Against LGBTQ Marriage Protections
Several social media posts claimed that Glenn Thompson attended the wedding of his gay son three days after voting against same-sex marriage.
Anti-Tiktok PR Campaign Shows More Right-Wing Ties for Facebook
The platform’s association with a “right-of-center” firm is the latest in a string of political affiliations.
Jabar Gibson Hurricane Katrina Rescuer Meme
A February 2022 Imgur post featured a long-circulating meme about “Jabbar Gibson,” a young Black man who stepped up to rescue victims of Hurricane Katrina amid a slow government response.
‘The Same Executive at NBC Greenlit Fear Factor and The Apprentice, Setting an Unbelievable Sequence of Events in Motion’
A tweet shared to Facebook claimed that just one executive at NBC was responsible for paving the way for reality shows “Fear Factor” and “The Apprentice,” decisions which had major ripple effects years later.
Charles Schulz on Peanuts’ Franklin: ‘Print It Just the Way I Draw It or I Quit’
Just in time for A Charlie Brown Christmas, an anecdote about creator Charles Schulz and an ultimatum circulated on social media.
‘Camomiles and Pansies,’ A Fake Cosmetics Store to Assist Victims of Domestic Violence
Posts on Reddit and Imgur described a purported fake online store called “Camomiles and Pansies,” created to enable victims of domestic violence to covertly get help.
New Footage of Capitol Riots
A ruling enabled the release of previously unreleased video from the January 6 2021 Capitol insurrection, and it did not show a day that was “like an open house.”