Lollapalooza Crowd 2021 Image After more than a year of social distancing, images of Chicago's Lollapalooza crowd alarmed some viewers.
‘State of Illinois Definition of a COVID-19 Death’ Questionable online accounts tried to cast doubt on the tracking method for deaths in Illinois -- and, by inference, beyond.
‘Ending White Privilege Intersects Ending Jewish Privilege’ Flyer An image getting passed around as evidence of left-wing anti-Semitism actually appears to have originated in a forum notorious for far-right content.
Does This Video Show That ‘Tanks Have Arrived in San Diego’? Social media users and shoddy blogs are taking shaky videos of relatively common military shipments and turning them into conspiracy fodder.
Do New Chicago City ID Cards Allow Undocumented Immigrants to Vote? On January 19 2019, a Facebook user shared a text-based status update (archived here), claiming that Chicago’s “City ID Cards” enables undocumented immigrants to legally vote in state and federal elections: Chicago now has City ID Cards which allow illegal immigrants to vote in local, state & federal elections (which is illegal) So, to be […]
Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Michael Avenatti Worked for Rahm Emanuel, Democratic Campaigns-Truth! Stormy Daniels' attorney Michael Avenatti worked for Rahm Emanuel and Democratic campaigns while in college. It's not clear what impact, if any, that's had in Daniels' case against the president.
Hate Crimes Dropped Against Black Lives Matter Kidnappers-Fiction! False claims about hate crimes being dropped against Black Lives Matter kidnappers accused of assaulting a white man with developmental disabilities surfaced in November 2017.
339 People Severely Wounded, 66 Killed, Trump Just Addressed the Nation-Unproven! Claims that President Trump addressed the nation after 339 people were severely wounded and 66 were killed are mostly fiction.