Anti-Immigrant Claims Involving Homeless ‘Veterans’ Fall Apart A New York state lawmaker has recanted allegations that came from a veterans' group.
Ulmer Nest An October 2021 Facebook "fact meme" described a purported German structure put up to provide homeless people a place to sleep.
How Homeless People Can Receive Third Stimulus and an ‘EIP’ A viral tweet suggested homeless people can qualify for stimulus checks, referencing something called an "EIP return" -- and verifying the claim was a nightmare.
‘Please Consider Buying’ Girl Scout Cookies from ‘Troop 6000,’ ‘Entirely Made up of Girls Living in NYC’s Homeless Shelters’ A viral tweet encouraged social media users to purchase Girl Scout cookies from "Troop 6000," whose scouts live in New York City homeless shelters.
Jeff Bezos Bought a $165M House, the Equivalent of a $75 House if You Make $60,000 a Year? "Bezos math" once again circulated on social media, when the Amazon chief executive officer's $165 million house purchase was placed in purported terms of a $60,000-a-year wage earner.
Was Jeff Bezos’ $98 Million ‘Gift’ to Homeless the Equivalent of $45 to a Person Earning $50,000 Annually? People did the math on the Amazon CEO's $98 million "gift" to the homeless, placing it in the context of middle-class money.
Are the Streets of Los Angeles Littered with Syringes? On June 1 2019, the Facebook page “All Eyes On Me: Los Angeles” shared the following image (archived here) of seemingly discarded hypodermic needles in the city: https://www.facebook.com/alleyesonmela/photos/a.446305672405119/837153746653641/?type=3&theater A very brief description did not provide much context for the image, simply stating that the photograph was captured in Los Angeles in 2019: Needles, Los Angeles, […]
Subway Feeds Homeless People for Free? On February 5 2019, a Facebook user shared a photograph and text claiming that homeless people could eat for free at Subway locations between 3 and 5 every afternoon: If you know any homeless please make them aware they can eat an drink free daily at subway from 3-5 Each subway is individually owned so […]
