‘Doc and Marty Made it to 2021’
A popular Imgur post referenced Back to the Future, but that photograph of “Doc and Marty” was from 2020.
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Did Betsy DeVos Say ‘Only .02 Percent’ of Students Would Die if Schools Reopened?
Posts claiming that the Trump administration’s Education Secretary said that “only .02 percent” of children would die from COVID-19 if schools reopened circulated — along with an estimate of nearly 15,000 reopening-related deaths.
AskReddit ‘People Who Are 40+ and Happy’ Advice Thread Comment Becomes Viral Facebook Post
A single response to an AskReddit thread (“People who are 40+ and happy with their life, what is your advice to people in their 20s?”) struck a chord with Facebook users.
‘Can We Brainstorm Ways to Make This Sound Less Racist’ Michael Bloomberg Subreddit Post
A video post involving the New York City mayor turned Democratic presidential candidate and stop-and-frisk alongside a request to “brainstorm ways” to downplay racism was real, but possibly not sincere.
Hospital’s ‘$39.95 Fee to Hold a Baby’ Controversy
Numerous political pages on Facebook shared a screenshot of a purported $39.95 charge — for a parent to hold their newborn baby.
Jewish Prisoners Liberated from a Train in Madgeburg in April 1945
A popular Reddit post centered on a photograph purportedly showing the moment the prisoners were freed from a train that had been intercepted by Allied forces.
‘Sometimes Dogs or Wolves in Movies Need CGI Tails Because They’re So Excited to be Doing a Good Job Acting’
A claim about canines needing computer-generated tails has been virally popular on Reddit, Imgur, Facebook, and sites that turn threads into blog posts.
A Million Seconds Ago Was July 24th, a Billion Seconds Ago Was 1988?
The difference between millionaires and billionaires may be poorly understood, but time-based analogies have inherent flaws, for a very good reason.