‘Biden And Harris Served With Impeachment Charge’ Disinformation sites used "charge" and "impeachment" in highly misleading ways.
‘Asteroid Could Hit Earth’ Clickbait Revived by the New York Post The New York Post is still milking the "2020 bingo" meme to spread misleading claims, such as how an asteroid "could" hit Earth in November 2020.
‘I Just Tested Positive for Coronavirus’ Engagement Bait Spreads on Facebook A stolen picture of an injured boy coupled with false information about the original poster testing positive for coronavirus has spread unchecked on Facebook.
‘Budget Breakdown of a 25-Year-Old Who Makes $100,000 a Year and Is Excellent with Money’ An unrealistic CNBC "budget breakdown" circulated in August 2020 -- but not for the first time.
Fake ‘Thailand’s Seven New Provinces’ Post Resurfaces on Social Media in Thailand The country's government said that the bogus claim has circulated online since at least 2015.
Chef Uses Molecular Gastronomy to ‘Incredibly’ Bake a ‘Clear’ Pumpkin Pie? Viral food news from 2017 about a "clear pumpkin pie" recirculated in October and November 2019.
Facebook Claims We’re ‘Clickbait.’ And It Won’t Explain Why. The platform uses an opaque process to determine which sites have less reach there — and they're not revealing anything about it.
Scams and Hoax Accounts Proliferate on Instagram April 2019 saw the culmination of a months-long popular uprising in the country of Sudan, when its former president Omar al-Bashir stepped down from his post. The Sudanese military quickly took control of the country in what it called a transitional phase. In the weeks following al-Bashir’s ouster, however, clashes became both deadlier and more […]
Is Facebook Donating $1 for Every Share Towards a Puppy’s Tumor? On May 10 2019, the Facebook page “Therapy Dogs Give Love” shared the following image and plea (archived here), claiming Facebook was donating $1 for every share of an image of a puppy with a “tumor”: https://www.facebook.com/TherapyDawgs/photos/a.225520447863799/704085270007312/?type=3&theater Alongside an image of a black dog with an avocado in its mouth, the page wrote: For every […]
Will Michael Jackson’s Body Be Exhumed? On March 7 2019, pop culture and media sites published a virally popular article (archived here) claiming that pop superstar Michael Jackson’s body may be exhumed: Express.co.uk is reporting that at least 11 new people are accusing Michael Jackson of sexual abuse and the accusations could result in MJ’s body being exhumed for DNA testing. Although the […]
