Carl Sagan: ‘Once You Give a Charlatan Power Over You, You Almost Never Get It Back’ A quote attributed to the science advocate and astronomer appeared on Imgur and Facebook in October 2021.
Sen. Lora Reinbold/Alaska Airlines Mask Controversy The Alaska Republican was purportedly banned by the airline refusing to wear a mask.
Is This a Photo of Trump and His Children With ‘His Pedophile Buddy Jeffrey Epstein’? A popular page shared a photograph of a younger Donald Trump when he was apparently at an event with Epstein in the 1990s.
Did One of Trump’s College Professors Call Him ‘the Dumbest Goddamn Student I Ever Had’? The remark — which was attributed to marketing professor William T. Kelley — only surfaced after his death.
Did Republicans Hold 33 Benghazi Hearings and Make Hillary Clinton Testify for 11 Hours? A popular tweet compared the Trump administration to Clinton's experiences as secretary of state under former United States President Barack Obama.
Did Donald Trump Say ‘Women, You Have to Treat Them Like S—‘ in a 1992 Interview? "Occupy Democrats" shared a quote stemming from a 1992 profile on Trump, then a casino and real estate mogul.
Infant Mortality Rates vs. Abortion Bans Meme On May 30 2019 the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following meme (archived here), purportedly contrasting rates of infant mortality in states which had recently passed or had pending restrictions on abortion: https://www.facebook.com/OccupyDemocrats/photos/a.347907068635687/2785459081547128/?type=3&theater In a column on the left side of the meme, nine states were numbered under a column, “states passing abortion bans.” […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Facts Meme On March 14 2019, the Facebook page Occupy Democrats shared a meme (archived here), making a number of claims about U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York): Next to a photograph of Ocasio-Cortez, the meme’s text read: In high school she won 2nd place at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. In a show of […]
Did an Arkansas Republican Propose Cutting Free Lunches to Punish Students? On February 26 2019, the Facebook page “Occupy Democrats” shared the following meme (archived here), alleging that state legislator from Arkansas Alan Clark proposed cuts to school lunch programs for disadvantaged children: Text around a photograph of Clark read: Idiot Politician of the Day – February 26, 2019 America, meet Arkansas Republican State Representative Alan Clark. […]
Did First Lady Melania Trump Announce a Child Wellness Initiative on the Same Day President Trump Asked for CHIP Cuts? In January 2019 amid an ongoing government shutdown, a May 2018 Occupy Democrats meme showed up once again on Facebook: Under a photograph of Melania Trump and President Trump, text stated: Today, Melania Trump announced her new agenda, focused on “children’s health and well-being.” Also today, Donald Trump asked Congress to cut $7 billion from […]
