Volvo ‘Three Point Seat Belt’ Patent A Facebook post claiming that Volvo invented the three-point seat belt but declined to maximize profits proved extremely popular.
Big Thunder Mountain Kidney Stones Meme A "did you know" meme claims Disney's Big Thunder Mountain can help afflicted riders pass kidney stones.
Agriculture Workers Are Killed on the Job at a Higher Rate Than Cops,’ ‘They Make about a Third as Much Money’ A tweet contained the claim that agricultural workers are killed on the job more frequently than law enforcement officers and are paid far less money.
‘Under Stalin, Repression Was So Severe That Soviet Gulags Held 22% Of the World’s Prison Population’ "Just kidding, that's in the United States today."
Was ‘Syndrome K’ a Fake Illness Invented By Italian Doctors to Save Jewish People From Nazis? A popular Imgur post maintained that a fictitious pathogen called "Syndrome K" was fabricated by Italian doctors to hide Jewish people from Nazis.
‘Physical Books Continue to Massively Outsell E-Books Every Year’ A viral screenshot showed an @UberFacts tweet claiming that physical books outsell their downloadable counterparts every year.
‘Banks Collected More than $30 BILLION in Overdraft Fees in 2020’ A viral tweet and screenshots suggested that banks made out like bandits due to the 2020 struggles of cash-strapped Americans.
Do Bodies Float in Lake Superior? A midwestern meme contains claims that Lake Superior, because of its size and frigid waters, "never gives up her dead."
Peace Sign Origin: Nuclear Disarmament? A viral February 2021 Facebook post explained the ubiquitous "peace sign" had its origin in campaigns for nuclear disarmament.
‘Since 1980 California Built 22 Prisons, 1 University’ In February 2021, a photograph claiming California had built 22 prisons and one university "since 1980" made the rounds.
