Travis Scott and Astroworld: Occult Conspiracies Follow Festival Tragedy Discourse about the tragic deaths of several attendees at Travis Scott's Astroworld in November 2021 included viral posts claiming that the catastrophe had occult overtones.
‘Kyle Rittenhouse’s Trial Opens with His Lawyer Saying the N-Word Twice in Court’ Screenshots of an apparent news article reporting that Kyle Rittenhouse's lawyer used "the n-word twice in court" were decoupled from their source.
‘US Student Loans Cost the Government over $60B More to Service Than They Bring in a Year’ Ongoing discourse about student loan repayment included a tweet claiming American student loans cost more to service than they yield in payments each year.
‘Swedish TV Accidentally Puts Subtitles from a Kids’ Show over a Political Debate’ An October 2 2021 Facebook post (screengrab included) contained a claim that a Swedish TV station accidentally put subtitles from children’s’ programming over a political debate: Beneath an apparent username from an unspecified platform (“nerdeas,”) two captions appeared. The first was the post itself, and the second the purported subtitle (which had presumably been converted from Swedish […]
Phoenix Koi Chinese Restaurant Vaccine Discount Sign A purported sign for "Phoenix Koi Chinese Restaurant" featured a 95 percent discount for vaccine card holders.
9/11 Stair Climb Treadmill Post It's not immediately clear who was "at the gym" and spotted a firefighter in full gear climbing 110 floors on the treadmill in honor of NYFD losses on September 11 2001.
Leviticus 13:45-46 A tweet about a Biblical passage (Leviticus 13:45-45) suggested that "mask mandates" are in no way novel.
Are Japan’s Olympic Medals Made From Recycled Electronics? A popular Imgur post purportedly showed and described Japan's Olympic medals for 2021.
‘On This Day in 1944, Polish Resistance Fighters Liberated 348 Jewish Prisoners from the Gęsiówka Labor Camp’ A screenshot of a post to r/Judaism was shared to Imgur, describing the liberation of the Gęsiówka labor camp.
‘Socialism Sucks’ Meme A screenshot of photographs labeled "USA" and "USSR" in a meme about socialism might have been misidentified by the meme maker.
