Diane Sawyer’s Special Report, ‘Made in China’ Posts about the journalist's "special report" about items "made in China" circulated virally.
Did Dwight Eisenhower Say Someday ‘Someone Will Claim It Never Happened’ in 1945? On June 9 2019, the Facebook page “No To Theocracy” shared the following meme (archived here), featuring a quote in which President Dwight Eisenhower appeared to have predicted Holocaust denial: https://www.facebook.com/176892342366434/photos/a.810757058979956/2211639368891711/?type=3&theater Above a photograph skeletal human remains, text read: “Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because […]
‘Letter From a Florida Teacher’ A baseless story from a 2012 book continues to spread xenophobia online.
Hillary Clinton’s “Broomstick One” Chain emails provided for ready-made (if bottom-tier) "jokes" about the former senator and former Secretary of State.
Members of Congress Don’t Have to Pay Social Security? An indifferently capitalized and punctuated chain email turned viral social media posting has been around for many years, bearing claims that some elected officials don’t pay into Social Security: Our Senators and Congressmen don’t pay in to Social Security, and, of course, they don’t collect from it. The reason is that they have a special […]
Did Michelle Obama Complain About a ‘Damned Flag’ During a 9/11 Memorial Ceremony? This is an email with a link to a YouTube video that shows President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at a 9/11 memorial ceremony. The video shows Michelle saying something to the President over the audio of bagpipes during a procession. The email alleges that Michelle said, “All of this for a damned flag?”
Is the White House Installing ‘Holiday Trees’ Instead of Christmas Trees? Another false "War on Christmas" claim has been resurrected as copypasta on social media.
‘Fake Babies’ Hoax Continues Surfacing Online From chain emails to TikTok videos, a fearmongering message has traversed several platforms.
Hillary Clinton’s ‘Socialist’ Quotes A chain mail attempting to smear the former Secretary of State distorted several of her remarks to try to make a case that she was a "socialist."
