‘NyQuil Chicken Challenge,’ Explained
In September 2022, the FDA warned against “NyQuil chicken,” purportedly due to a TikTok “challenge” or “trend.”
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‘Shameful and Inhuman’: Federal Agents Accused of Planting Fake Addresses on Immigrants
The coerced flights were compared to the “Reverse Freedom Rides” against Black Americans in the 1960s.
NYC Snow Days ‘Cancelled’
New York City schools have disclosed an end to “snow days,” citing recently introduced virtual schooling practices.
North Carolina School Baptisms
In September 2022, social media posts claimed a school in North Carolina baptized dozens of children without parental permission.
‘Doug Mastriano, Jenna Ellis, and Breitbart Touted a Fake Polling Firm Created by a High School Student’
As midterms loomed in August 2022, politicians and pundits sought favorable polls to share on social media.
‘Hey, Donald Trump, I Wanna Know Why … ‘ Song
In August 2022, a slightly misleading clip of a crowd singing a catchy tune circulated on social media platforms.
Can Self Driving Cars Be ‘Trapped’ By a Salt Circle?
A viral Facebook post asserted that self-driving cars can be “trapped” by a salt circle, coincidentally a common media trope for magic.
L.A.’s Mayoral Candidates Mum after Police Attacks on Journalists at Roe v. Wade Protests
At least eight attacks were reported during June 24 2022 demonstrations.
American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on the ‘Grave Consequences’ of Forcing Children to Give Birth
One of many threads of post-Dobbs discourse in June 2022 included a reference to an American Academy of Pediatrics statement on “forcing children to give birth.”
‘The United States Has the Highest Maternal Mortality Rate of Any Developed Country’
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, popular posts claimed that the United States had the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations.