Are People Returning Pandemic Pets?
Stories shaming bad behavior lead to easy clicks, such as claims that pandemic pets were being surrendered to shelters in record numbers.
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Do You Need to Remove Barcodes from Donated Toys Because People Exchange Them for Cigarettes and Beer?
A yearly social media moral panic involves the purported return of toys donated to needy children so their parents can buy beer and cigarettes — based on stories that have already been debunked by retailers.