‘Food Shortages Are Starting to Become Quite Serious All Over the Planet’
A circulating blog post by ZeroHedge advanced rumors that devastating “food shortages” were worsening.
A circulating blog post by ZeroHedge advanced rumors that devastating “food shortages” were worsening.
On July 26 2022, several misleading reports appeared to confirm that the existence of the Loch Ness monster was “plausible,” following a new discovery.
A popular post claimed that scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee were attempting to “open a portal into another dimension.”
Fears of a wheat shortage swept social media in May 2022, alongside claims only ten weeks of wheat were held in reserves globally.
Stories about “crazy lawsuits” are great clickbait — but the truth is usually a little more complex than a click.
Twitter’s trending topics conveniently elided that a card issuer versus retailer dispute involving Amazon and Visa applied only to the United Kingdom.
A viral September 5 2021 tweet thread “debunking” a series of stories about ivermectin use and hospitals shows that disinformation and the way it is delivered is mutating. Republican public relations strategist and freelance writer Drew Holden’s thread began by addressing a Rolling Stone piece about Oklahoma ivermectin overdoses, its claims quickly solidifying into an article of …
A speculative Newsweek piece (filed as “News”) claimed that Comedy Central “caved to cancel culture” and didn’t air The Office‘s “Diversity Day.”
A popular tweet claiming a “new study” failed to identify tuna in a Subway tuna sandwich omitted some details — and there was no “new study.”
A popular Imgur post showed a bunch of asparagus with a cheery tip: “If you want to avoid a hangover, eat asparagus.”