‘Queen Elizabeth Had Two Severely Disabled First Cousins Who Were Publicly Pronounced Dead In 1940 and 1961 Respectively …’ In the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death, an extremely viral tweet claimed the monarch's "two severely disabled first cousins" were falsely "pronounced dead" before and during her reign.
‘An Octopus Walking On The Beach … 🐙’ Video of "an octopus walking on the beach" once again demonstrates how convincing digital art has become.
‘Average Jeans Colors Per State’ Map A long-circulating map chart purportedly depicting average jeans wash color preferences by state resurfaced in June 2021.
‘Witches Stairs’ A long-circulating image of unusual stairs went viral when paired with a backstory about "witches stairs."
Did the CDC Issue Zombie Apocalypse Guidelines in 2021 Because of a Nostradamus Prophecy? In March 2021, wide-ranging rumors circulated about a Nostradamus prediction and how it supposedly related to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's zombie apocalypse guidelines.
‘Fun Fact … If a Fire Starts in the [Yale] Library, All the Oxygen Leaves the Building,’ ‘Killing [People] … to Protect the Rare Books’ A "fun fact" about Yale's Beinecke Rare Book Library circulated on social media.
‘Stop What You’re Doing and Google Why Chainsaws Were Invented’ A viral Facebook post advised users to -- if only for a moment -- ponder why chainsaws were actually created.
‘Percy Long Prong’ Calling Card: Racy Relic, or Out of Context Hoax? A Reddit user shared a business card found that they apparently found under floorboards for a gigolo named "Percy Long Prong."
Jamie Lee Curtis, ‘Irregardless,’ and Merriam-Webster A months-old tweet about a months-old controversy over Merriam-Webster adding "irregardless" to the dictionary was reported by Upworthy as new in October 2020.
AOC Did Not Say the ‘Only Reason Trump is Keeping His Promises is to Infuence the Outcome’ of the 2020 Election Memes attributed quotes to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York), such as the "only reason Trump is keeping his campaign promises is to influence the outcome of the next election."