Fake AOC ‘Electric Cars’ Tweet Resurfaced in Hurricane Ian Discourse A long-debunked "tweet" attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) about electric cars and storms is resurrected ahead of just about every hurricane.
’71-Year-Old Man Waiting Up at 2AM to Welcome Three American Hostages’ Meme A captioned photograph of United States President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One circulated on social media in October 2019.
‘The Wall, It’s Real and It’s Magnificent’ Facebook Meme A meme claims that U.S. President Donald Trump's promised border wall is "real and magnificent," but the image is misleading.
Is the United States the 118th Safest Country in the World — Down From 65th in 2018? A viral tweet shared to Facebook claimed that the United States had plummeted dramatically on a list of the world's safest countries, but it was wrong on more than one level.
Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback Because of Immigrants and Refugees? In April 2019, the Facebook page “Donald Plants” shared the following meme (archived here), which claimed that six “eradicated diseases” are in the process of “making a comeback” thanks to the presence of refugees and undocumented immigrants in the United States. In the meme, six “eradicated diseases” were named: tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, mumps, scarlet fever, […]
Turning Point USA’s ‘Truth About Social Security’ Meme On May 1 2019, the Facebook page for youth conservative outreach organization Turning Point USA shared a meme (archived here) purporting to detail “the truth” about several changes made to Social Security over the years: https://www.facebook.com/turningpointusa/photos/a.376802782368444/2202678636447507/?type=3&theater An appended status update read “Unbelievable… #BigGovSucks,” and the meme claimed: THE TRUTH ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY LIBERALS MOVED SOCIAL […]
Does This Picture Show a Tiny Crowd Ten Minutes Before Sen. Bernie Sanders’ April 2019 Houston Rally? On April 26 2019, Facebook page “The Trump Train” shared the following post (archived here), claiming that it showed a crowd of a few dozen people in Houston ten minutes before Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) was scheduled to speak: https://www.facebook.com/TheTrumpTrainExpress/photos/a.959587150743121/2174109532624204/?type=3&theater Across the top of an image of a few dozen people, the text read: 4/24/19 – […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Splits’ Image On April 10 2019 a Facebook user shared the following post (archived here), purportedly showing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez doing what appears to be a particularly athletic dance move at a party: The post’s image showed Ocasio-Cortez being supported by an unidentified man holding her legs as she did the splits. Text at the top and bottom […]
Are These Presidents Obama and Trump’s Statements on the Notre Dame Fire? ,On April 16 2019 the Facebook page “Proud Liberal Americans” shared a subsequently popular meme (archived here), purportedly contrasting statements provided by United States Presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump about the fire that gutted Notre Dame Cathedral: https://www.facebook.com/LiberalAndProudOfIt/photos/a.1199962530030760/2736375109722820/?type=3&theater At the top was a photograph of Obama and a quote: “Notre Dame is one of the […]
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Forget to Vote for Her Own Green New Deal? On March 29 2019 a Facebook page shared the following meme (archived here), asserting that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez failed to vote for her own bill (the “Green New Deal“): https://www.facebook.com/Trumpsmyguy/posts/2749042525121003 Across a photograph of Ocasio-Cortez (with a pejorative term “stamped” on her forehead), it read: THE FACE YOU MAKE WHEN YOU LOSE 0-57 THEN RELIZE YOU […]
