‘White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Blames GOP for Defunding Police’
A DailyWire.com item claimed that Psaki had “blamed” Republicans for “defunding police,” but the claim lacked context.
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Did Dr. Fauci Say “I Don’t Know How to Explain to You That You Should Care for Other People”?
In mid-2020, the quote “I don’t know how to explain to you you should care for other people” was attributed to Dr. Anthony Fauci, not its actual originator Lauren Morrill.
Sophie Scholl’s Last Words
A Facebook post about Nazi resistance fighter Sophie Scholl includes her purported last words as she was facing execution.
Ivanka Trump and the Alexis de Tocqueville Quote
The First Daughter tweeted a dubious historical quote, citing purported commentary from 1835 on impeachment.
Elizabeth Warren Credited With a Bernie Sanders Debate Quote
Commenters were confused by a controversy about who said what, thanks to unspecified later edits to already published stories.
Frida Kahlo: ‘You Deserve a Lover’
A 1992 image of Madonna was digitally edited to look like Frida Kahlo alongside words lifted from young Mexican poet Estefanía Miter.
Harry S. Truman ‘You Can’t Get Rich in Politics Unless You’re a Crook’ Meme
The popular quote has been widely attributed to the 33rd President of the United States, but it appears to be a misleading paraphrase at best.
Thomas Jefferson ‘Tyranny Is Defined as That Which Is Legal for the Government’ Quote
The American Founding Father and third United States president had a lot of pithy thoughts and catchy quotes, but this is not one of them.
Did Ronald Reagan Say ‘Under No Pretext Should Arms and Ammunition Be Surrendered’?
A meme spreading virally online falsely credits the former president with a distorted version of a quote from Karl Marx.
Did Marie Kondo Tell People They Could Only Keep Thirty Books at a Time?
After Netflix’s Tidying Up with Marie Kondo debuted in January 2019, social media lit up with takes lambasting Kondo’s supposedly draconian position on the possession of books: Wait Marie Kondo is telling people to toss their books? THEIR BOOKS? was very intrigued by marie kondo’s konmari method until she got to the category of throwing out books…………. …
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