Last Sunset 9/10/2001 Photograph
Among 9/11 tributes on social media, a picture artistically captioned “Last sunset 9/10/2001” spread widely on Reddit and Facebook.
Among 9/11 tributes on social media, a picture artistically captioned “Last sunset 9/10/2001” spread widely on Reddit and Facebook.
An image taken deliberately out of its context was used as outrage-bait on Twitter and blogs.
In June 2019, the Facebook page “Archeology & Civilizations” shared the following image, purportedly of a sculpture in Amsterdam called “Addiction.” That post wasn’t the only time the same piece title and description was provided for that image. In July 2019, the image was shared to Reddit’s r/pics with a similar title and on a …
In June 2019, a Facebook user shared the following image (archived here), purportedly illustrating the poor state of affairs in Los Angeles in particular and California overall: Third world country? Nah, LA California. This is exactly what socialism is because California is now a socialist state so I hope you look carefully and see what …
In June 2019, social media users shared images of what appeared to be official New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority subway signage marking Pride month: A prominent iteration was shared by the Facebook page Occupy Democrats, but the post (archived here) did not indicate whether the MTA was actually responsible for the signs: However, many …
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On February 26 2019, a Facebook user shared the following post (archived here), purportedly showing the world’s youngest parents: Aside from a caption (“Man Wtf????”), no included information explained how the original poster had divined this information from a single photograph. Nevertheless, the image accrued tens of thousands of shares. Commenters on the image were …
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On May 18 2019, the Facebook page “Husbands & Partners of Menopausal Women” shared the following image (archived here), with a caption suggesting that a man had a heart attack after viewing what appeared to be the severed head of his mistress in the refrigerator he shared with his extremely disgruntled wife: A caption at the …
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On April 24 2019, a Facebook user shared the following images and status update (archived here), purportedly showing images from California that included piles of trash on a beach and by roads and trails: In the status update (“Welcome to the Sunny Sanctuary State of Once Beautiful California”), the user heavily implies the images here …
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