Trump Fundraising Email: ‘Eric and I Were Having Dinner Tonight’ Screenshots of a purported fundraising email sent on behalf of Donald Trump recirculated in late August and early September 2022.
‘TIL That the Civil Rights Act Was Not the First One in the U.S., But Rather the Second One….’ A Reddit post claimed that the Civil Rights Act was preceded by an effort quashed by the Supreme Court decades before.
Jackson, Mississippi ‘Indefinitely’ Out of Water A dire situation involving a lack of water in Jackson, Mississippi seemed to fall by the wayside amid a chaotic news cycle.
Do Americans Have to Apply for Student Loan Forgiveness? Social media discussed student loan forgiveness applications as part of the Biden administration's newly-unveiled plan.
Yes, Borrowers Are Eligible for Refunds on Student Loan Payments Made After March 2020 The Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan, announced in August 2022, included refunds on payments made after March 2020.
‘Rand Paul Opposes Health Care for Veterans Because They Can’t Prove They Got Their Health Problems While Serving’ A screenshot of a Twitter claim about the Kentucky Republican opposing veterans' benefits spread virally.
‘Here’s to Politicians Using TikTok Properly’ Florida politician Ken Russell (D) received praise for leveraging the platform and garnering engagement without trying to frighten or alarm young voters in his district -- and elsewhere.
‘San Diego Lights All the Fireworks at Once’ In early July 2022, a Reddit post about a year when "San Diego set all the fireworks off at once" was virally popular.
$7250 ‘Westwood Lake’ Housing Advertisement from 1955 An old advertisement for new houses priced at $7450 circulated on Reddit, Twitter, and Facebook.
‘In 2014, This French Weather Presenter Announced the Forecast for August 18, 2050’ A 2014 French climate change forecast intended as a warning became reality in June 2022.
