‘Striking’ Photograph of Children Playing in ‘Chalk Squares’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
A viral photograph purportedly shows small children playing all alone in individual “chalk squares” marked on the playground asphalt.
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Is There ‘No Scientific Proof’ That Social Distancing Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus?
A University of Southern California professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics claimed that social distancing is ineffective.
‘Quarantine is When You Restrict the Movement of SICK People’ Facebook Meme
Tacking “hmmm” onto a false statement about the purpose of quarantine doesn’t make this meme any less purposefully obtuse.
Misspelled ‘We the Peaple, Re-Open Pennslvania’ Sign
A viral post shared to various platforms appeared to show unfortunate spelling errors on a COVID-19 anti-lockdown protester’s sign in Pennsylvania.
‘Choose’ or ‘Pick’ Your ‘Quarantine House’ and Other Engagement Bait During COVID-19
“Pick your quarantine house” memes are fun, and a bit of needed levity during a dark time — and here’s why they’re suddenly everywhere.
Rapunzel Was Quarantined in ‘Tangled,’ Google the Name of Her Kingdom?
Posts about quarantine plot points of “Tangled” led to discourse about Rapunzel’s kingdom purportedly being named “Corona.”
Will Americans Go Into a Four-Week Quarantine on April 1 2020?
Rumors circulating via text message, on social media, and through Google Docs (as well as other vectors) contain a claim that a four-week-long quarantine will go into effect for all Americans at the beginning of April 2020 — but that remains completely unsubstantiated.
Did Quarantined Kids in in Wuhan Defeat a Homework App by Spamming it With One-Star Reviews?
A viral tweet claims that quarantined children from Wuhan, China gave an app assigning them homework so many bad reviews that the app store removed it.