‘Cast Down the Mighty, Send the Rich Away’ A New Zealand church says it's been getting "beef" over a Biblical hymn of praise.
Japan ‘Santa Crucified’ Christmas Meme A long-circulating image, often labeled "in Japan, they don't fully understand Christmas yet," almost always appears out of context.
Is This a Deleted Scene From ‘Love Actually’? The movie's high-flying original climax continues to be rediscovered online.
Will 154,000,000 Pieces of Plastic from Christmas Crackers in the UK Wind Up in the Ocean in a Single Year? Here's how the rumor about hundreds of millions of pieces of "crackers" becoming ocean plastic got started.
Christmas Tradition of Women Begging Their Husbands for Forgiveness? On February 24 2019, the Facebook page “Pictures in History” shared the following caption with the photograph seen above: A long forgotten Christmas tradition, women once used to beg their husbands for forgiveness from all of their wrongdoings and mistakes that they made throughout the year. Why did this tradition disappear?!? The post proved immediately popular, […]
Did the FBI Declare That ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Was ‘Communist Propaganda’? In December 2018, claims that the Federal Bureau of Investigation had once deemed the holiday classic film It’s a Wonderful Life to be “communist propaganda” circulated on various social media sites: Fun Fact: Months after It’s A Wonderful Life was released, The FBI thought it was communist propaganda due to the wealthy banker being the villain. — […]
Was Christmas Illegal in the United States Until 1836? Is the War on Christmas a holiday tradition in its own right?
‘Muslim New Jersey Mayor’ Abolished Christmas to Respect Other Religions? A satire story was — as usual — mistaken as real by some readers who didn't see the displayed disclaimers.
Playing Christmas Music Before Thanksgiving Is a Federal Crime? A satirical site played on common complaints about "holiday creep" for a story.
Does Hobby Lobby Refuse to Sell Jewish Holiday Items? The retail chain backtracked after facing a backlash in 2013.
