Stillbirths in Mississippi Doubled During Pandemic On September 16 2021, an Imgur user shared the following screenshot, showing a headline’s claim that stillbirths had doubled in Mississippi since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic: A source for the headline was not visible in the screenshot, which was dated September 9 2021: Stillbirths have doubled during covid in Mississippi. Officials are sounding […]
‘George Washington Mandated Inoculation’ On September 13 2021, a Facebook account shared a screenshot of the following tweet, which claimed that George Washington mandated inoculation: George Washington mandated inoculation against small pox. The Supreme Court has ruled state vaccine mandates to be constitutional for more than a century. We've had vaccine mandates, including for things like attending public schools, for […]
‘More People Have Died of COVID in Florida in the Past Two Weeks Than U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan in 20 Years’ A tweet transcribed and shared on Imgur was a sobering comparison of August 2021 COVID-19 deaths in Florida to all military deaths in Afghanistan.
Did a Botswanan Doctors’ Group Call for Ivermectin as a COVID-19 Treatment? Conspiracy theorists spread screengrabs they claimed validated their push against taking vaccines for the virus.
Conspiracists Seize on Study to Attack COVID-19 Mask Mandates A May 2021 "preprint" provided another round of fodder for attention-seeking conspiracy theorists.
Could Travelers to the United States Be Charged $200 for COVID Antigen Tests? A professor of immunology called a pilot program "unacceptable" compared to how similar tests are done in France.
‘This Comic Was Created Around 1930’ A cartoon illustrations how disinformation recirculates through history.
Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report The Center for Countering Digital Hate and Anti-Vax Watch say the majority of disinformation comes from just twelve purveyors, most of whom remain on platforms despite openly flouting stated rules and guidelines.
Did Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer ‘Vacation’ in Florida? Michigan Republicans accused the governor of "hypocrisy" for purportedly visiting her father as he dealt with an illness.
Did the Cop Who Blamed a ‘Very Bad Day’ for Fatal Georgia Shootings Promote Racist Shirts? Criticism of Jay Baker's behavior at a press conference only heated up after the "spoof" shirts came to light.
