Is This Sgt. Rubino of the New Haven Police Department Using Excessive Force During June 2020 Protests? A viral photograph appeared to be authentic but misrepresented in a viral Facebook post.
‘Carol Ann Channels George Floyd’ Self-proclaimed "entity channeler" Carol Ann Collins claimed to "channel" George Floyd -- and later deleted much of her internet presence.
Dave Chappelle Releases ‘8:46’ via YouTube, Netflix, Discusses Death of George Floyd and Protests "This is the streets talking for themselves, they don't need me right now," Chappelle said.
Was a Military Memorial in Pensacola Destroyed in George Floyd Protests? An inaccurate and misleading (but viral) post about a shattered military bench in Florida falsely linked the broken monument to June 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd.
Did a Long Island News Outlet Call George Floyd Graffiti ‘Anti-Government’? The phrase "I can't breathe" was included without context in a story about a local high school.
Was an Oregon Police Officer Caught Telling an Armed Man How to Avoid Curfew? Footage of the encounter in Salem spread from a live broadcast across virtually all social media.
‘Whoever Bought the Domain LouisvilleMetroPolice.com is a Hero’ A viral Facebook post lauded the person who purchased the domain LouisvilleMetroPolice.com, which redirects somewhere else.
‘A Post from Many Other Truckers’ on Protests Blocking Roads Facebook page "Uncle Sam's Misguided Children," a long-standing source of divisive disinformation, shared a purported open letter from "truckers" about protests in May and June 2020.
#BlackLivesMatter and the Parable of the “100 Sheep” In late May and early June 2020, an analogy about Jesus, sheep, and leaving a flock to tend to one went viral on several platforms.
