‘Beauty Therapist Cuts Off Lashes After Client’s Card is Declined’ Story Goes Viral
A viral, updated tabloid tale about a beauty therapist cutting a client’s eyelashes off over a declined card looks like someone misunderstanding meme culture.
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‘Japanese Police Shoot Paintballs at Fleeing Vehicles’ Meme
A popular meme claimed that police in Japan shoot paintballs at fleeing vehicles, an apparently simple solution to avoiding high-speed chases.
Michael Collins: ‘If You Had Any Balls …’
” … you’d say ‘oh my God what is that thing?’ then scream and cut your mic.”
‘Pockets in Dresses Were Phased Out So Women Could Prove They Were Not Witches’
A deleted tweet about why women’s dresses purportedly lack pockets lived on in screenshots.
Rep. Maxine Waters Accused of ‘Inciting a Riot’
Multiple hyperpartisan sources claimed that the Democratic Congresswoman “incited a riot” in Minneapolis in April 2021.
‘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.
Was Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Founded on a Ku Klux Klan Member’s Land?
Local leaders have moved to deal with Earle Brown’s ties to white supremacist and eugenicist organizations.
Kaitlin Bennett ‘WAP’ Tweet
Discourse around a purported tweet from the right-wing activist about the song WAP and her “white American privilege” included later claims that screenshots of her statements were parodies.
‘BLM Trapped 100 Shoppers’ in Wegman’s in Rochester, Explained
A number of viral tweets claimed that Black Lives Matter protesters had “trapped” dozens of shoppers in a Rochester, New York grocery store.
Did Chuck Todd Host a Panel on Violence Against Asian-Americans Without One Asian-American Guest?
The Meet The Press host was criticized for his coverage of the March 2021 mass shooting in Georgia.