Was the United States’ Strategic National Stockpile Website Altered After Remarks by Jared Kushner?
Journalists and social media users alike caught the change in the description of the stockpile.
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Do You Have to Request a COVID-19 Forbearance for Student Loans?
The six-month reprieve on making payments only applies to some borrowers.
Andrew Cuomo’s Pierced Nipples, Explained
We understandably cannot fact-check New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s nipples, but we can examine the available evidence.
The COVID-19 Chloroquine Controversy, Explained
Hyperpartisan accounts on Twitter have been debating the safety and efficacy of chloroquine. Why is the use of a drug to treat COVID-19 so politically charged?
Were Florida Residents Spotted Packing Beaches During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
A photograph making the rounds on social media illustrated the difference a “stay-at-home” order can make.
Was There a ‘March to End COVID-19’ in Cleveland?
People really are ignoring social distancing orders, but not in this case.
Did the President of the United States Tell Governors Seeking Ventilators That Favors Are ‘a Two-Way Street’?
Donald Trump did say negotiations with state governors was a “two-way street,” but he didn’t specifically claim to be withholding ventilators from governors he deemed unfriendly to him.
The ‘Fundamental Problem’ of the ‘2.5% of the Population Which is Generally Expensive to Maintain and Not Productive’ Tweet Controversy
Discourse about “sacrificing the economy” to prevent mass deaths almost immediately got very dark.
The #GeneralStrike Hashtag and the Coronavirus Economic Debate
Calls for a general strike ended up becoming the loudest of several trending hashtags among Americans opposing calls they “return to work” at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic — alongside #NotDying4WallStreet, #COVIDIDIOTS, and #DieForTheDow.
Did a Florida County Official Promote a Bogus Right-Wing COVID-19 ‘Cure’?
Bryant Culpepper assured his colleagues that a blow dryer would “kill all the viruses in your nose.”