Antonio Banderas ‘Cats’ Facebook Post
A July 2023 Facebook post falsely claimed Antonio Banderas hosted a cats-only premiere of Puss in Boots in 2022.
basically an outright lie
‘You Must Remove the ???????? From Your Profile’ Twitter Pop-Up
Don’t believe every “screenshot” you see floating around.
Pink Floyd’s ‘Woke’ 50th Anniversary Rainbow Controversy
Viral tweets suggested that “anti-woke” Facebook users objected to a Pink Floyd rainbow logo.
Russia Calling for ‘Desatanization’ of Ukraine
In late October 2022, claims that Russia had swapped the term “denazification” for “desatanization” circulated on social media.
Benny Johnson’s ‘Trump’s Enthusiasm is Bigger Than in 2016’ Deleted Tweet
A right-wing blogger tweeted, and then quietly deleted, a claim that a 2020 photograph was taken on August 5 2022 in Wisconsin.
SF Gay Men’s Chorus ‘Convert Your Children’ Song
Reactionaries deliberately used a San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus song about how they’ll “convert your children” out of context to spread disinformation.
‘Antifa Infiltrated Trump Supporters’ Claim During Capitol Riots by Washington Times Apparently Deleted
A story containing bogus claims that “antifa” operatives were identified as Capitol rioters in a story was shared by Rep. Matt Gaetz — before it quietly disappeared from the paper’s site.
‘Trump Got 74 Million Votes With 133 Million Registered Voters in the USA … There’s Only 59 Million Votes Left for Biden, How Did He Get 81 Million?’
The claim, despite being completely untrue, was shared nearly half a million times on Facebook, with no intervention detected by the social media platform despite its vows to crack down on disinformation.
Was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Named Goya’s ‘Employee of the Month’?
Social media commentators and political blogs claimed that the legislator, who is also referred to as “AOC,” was named Goya’s “employee of the month” after she suggested boycotting the brand in 2020.
Did Facebook Remove the Title of ‘President’ from Donald Trump and Designate Him as a ‘Political Candidate’?
A Dinesh D’Souza tweet claimed that Facebook “removed” the title of “President” from Trump’s page, which he said was “disturbing.”