Was $6 an Hour in 1980 Equivalent to More Than $18 Today? A viral "Boomers vs. Millennials" post claims that "I only made $6 an hour" is a flawed metric when comparing costs of living between generations.
Was the Original Super Mario Bros Only 40 KB (While Modern Screenshots of One Frame Are 283 KB)? A popular post repeated a long-circulating piece of Nintendo lore concerning the original size of Super Mario Bros. versus single screenshots of the game today.
Were There No Flags at the Democratic Debate? An allegation that Democrats shunned "offensive" American flags at their debates has circulated on social media for years — and it's never been true.
Tim Allen Meme: ‘Obamacare Website Costs More Than Trump’s Wall’ Another meme bearing the actor's name and likeness contained a claim that the Affordable Care Act's website costs more than building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Tim Allen ‘Trump 2020 or America Is Dead’ Commentary In September 2019, a number of Facebook posts attributed a pro-Trump missive shared on the social network to actor Tim Allen — which happens to be a common name.
Do Democrats Pay The $5 Billion Wall Cost Every 10 Days to ‘Subsidize’ Illegal Immigration? On January 4, 2019, a Facebook user shared a text-based post to a public group: It stated: Democrats pay what Trump is asking for the wall every 10 days to subsidize illegal aliens. Let that sink in. #SocialistClowns The status update was shared during the 2018-2019 government shutdown, which rested largely on United States President […]
