‘Buffalo, NY. Look at All That Snow 😱 ❄️’ Heavy mid-November 2022 snowfall blanketed Buffalo, but one viral Facebook post showed a weather event from 2014, not 2022.
$6.09 Gas Prices in California Meme Amid ongoing discourse about gas prices in March 2022, a meme apparently showing gas for sale for $6.09 a gallon in California spread virally.
Does ‘Strange Planet’ Creator Nathan W. Pyle Oppose Abortion? In March 2019, a webcomic known as “Strange Planet” began dominating Facebook’s feed (as well as Instagram and Twitter), and in April 2019, rumors began circulating about creator Nathan W. Pyle’s purported anti-abortion position: https://www.facebook.com/intersectionalfeminism21/photos/a.1257329861083256/1295546033928305/?type=3&theater Posts about the rumor quickly spread on Facebook, where some users referenced the “your fave is problematic” meme and expressed […]
