Is ‘Brisket’ Among HEB Hurricane Supplies?
Multiple screenshots of the grocery chain’s “hurricane supplies” showed “brisket” listed in its list of essential items.
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‘New Zealand Rugby Game Today as We Have No COVID Cases’
Posts on Reddit purportedly show a rugby game with many spectators in New Zealand on June 26 2020.
United States Marine on TikTok Shares Viral Mask Rant: ‘It’s Called a Dress Code, Kevin!’
A Marine who recently returned from Japan expressed frustration on TikTok with Americans refusing to wear masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘A Strip of Medical Tape on Top of Your Mask Will Keep Your Glasses from Fogging Up for Hours’
When face masks became a part of daily life, glasses fogging up became an annoyance; a popular Facebook post posits that medical tape might solve the issue.
‘It’s Just a Mask, It’s Just a Vaccine’ [Covid Fanfics]
One of many overdramatic circulating Facebook posts claims that the use of face masks is proof positive the United States has become “an obedient socialist country.”
Is this Durex Coronavirus Ad Real?
Iterations of a Durex ad featuring a mask for “going out” and a condom “for going in” during the COVID-19 pandemic are plentiful, but none seem to be part of official Durex marketing.
Is the 2005 Film ‘V for Vendetta’ About a Virus — and Set in 2020?
In June 2020, a viral post maintained the 2005 film “V for Vendetta” was set in the year 2020, and that it centered around the use of a virus to control people.
Is the California Department of Social Services Mandating COVID-19 Testing for Eligible Families — and Threatening to Place Children in Foster Care?
A frightening (and fake) letter attributed to the California Department of Social Services circulated on Facebook, claiming that residents were being forced to submit to COVID-19 testing under threat of taking their children away.
‘Hydroxychloroquine 60¢ a Pill, Remdesivir $1000 a Dose, Now Do You See Why They are Pushing the New Drug and Not the Old One?’
A viral Facebook meme misrepresents why hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine fell from favor and remdesivir became the next great COVID-19 hope.
Did a May 6 1993 ‘Simpsons’ Episode Feature an ‘Asian Flu’ and ‘Murder Bees’?
The Simpsons prediction industrial complex is back at it, this time claiming that COVID-19 was prognosticated by the show — complete with “murder bees” — in May 1993.