Did Columbus Police Not Arrest Anyone After a College ‘Party’ That Left Cars Overturned? Readers and viewers noted the striking difference in the handling of "ChittFest" compared to Black Lives Matter protests
Ohio Mom Shaina Bell’s Arrest for Working Without Childcare Leads to Viral Outcry, a Popular GoFundMe A suspended GoFundMe campaign was not authorized by Bell; she validated a separate active campaign as legitimate.
Do Amish People Not Get Coronavirus Because They Don’t Have Television? A persistent COVID-19 meme claims -- completely falsely -- that Amish people aren't contracting coronavirus, because they don't own televisions.
‘The Real Plague’ Anti-Semitic Sign Spotted at Ohio Anti-Lockdown COVID-19 Pandemic Protest A viral photograph purportedly showed a sign at an anti-lockdown protest in Ohio that featured a drawing of a rat and the phrase, "The real plague."
Viral ‘Ohio State House COVID-19 Protest’ Image "Here are the dipshits giving each other COVID to protest the quarantine at the Ohio State House this morning, looking like a frame from Zach Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake," read one popular post.
Was There a ‘March to End COVID-19’ in Cleveland? People really are ignoring social distancing orders, but not in this case.
Did Two Congressmen Propose a Bill Granting Americans Between $1,000 and $6,000? The proposal would expand the Earned Income Tax Credit for eligible recipients.
Does an Ohio Law Allow Students to Give Wrong Answers Because of Religious Belief? Several outlets covered a purported Ohio law allowing students to be "wrong" on science tests due to religious belief.
Does a Proposed Ohio Bill Make the Pill and IUDs Illegal? In May 2019, a number of posts about “heartbeat bills” in various American states circulated on social media. For example, a rumor about Georgia (archived here) subsequently appeared that proposed legislation would purportedly ban birth control pills and IUDs. One popular Facebook post about a provision of yet another bill, this time in Ohio, featured a […]
