Did a Pastor Die After 30 Days of Fasting to Beat Jesus Christ’s Record? In September 2019, a story about a pastor's purported ill-fated fasting effort was all over Facebook — but it wasn't the story's first appearance.
Cyclone Idai Flooding On April 15 2019, a Facebook user shared images and a status update (archived here) about purported deadly flooding in Mozambique after a huge cyclone ripped through southeastern Africa: https://www.facebook.com/desnamjp/posts/10157312841517392 The text shared with the photographs said: Did yall know that Mozambique, Africa has been flooding for over 2wks now and at least 1,000. are pronounced […]
Karin McQuillian Writes "What I Learned in the Peace Corp: President Trump Was Right"-Authorship Confirmed! Karin McQuillian Writes “What I Learned in the Peace Corps: President Trump Was Right”-Authorship Confirmed! Summary of eRumor: A former Peace Corp volunteer named Karin McQuillian wrote that her experiences in Africa had taught her that “Trump is right” when it comes to his remarks about “sh*thole countries.” The Truth: The American Thinker published Karin McQuillian’s essay […]
Photo Shows Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Posing With Dead Elephant-Fiction! A photo caption incorrectly identifies Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke posing beside a trophy elephant that was killed in Africa.
President Trump Lifts Ban on Importing Elephant Trophies from Africa-Outdated! President Donald Trump lifted a ban on elephant trophy imports that was put in place by the Obama administration — but he later put the decision on hold.
Child Miners Exploited for Electric Car Batteries-Misleading! Child miners being forced to work in African cobalt mines is a huge issue, but the idea that electric cars are solely to blame is very misleading.
