House Speaker Kevin McCarthy: ‘A Child That Has No Job’ In May 2023, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R) was quoted as saying "[we] might have a child that has no job ... we’re going to encourage that person to get a job and have to go to work, which gives them worth and value."
Anthony Bourdain on Henry Kissinger As Henry Kissinger's 100th birthday approached, an old Anthony Bourdain quote on the former diplomat's legacy resurfaced.
Disney ‘Pulls Plug’ on Billion Dollar Florida Campus Ongoing tensions between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) continued in May 2023, as the corporation withdrew a slated billion-dollar project.
‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton on the Risks of Artificial Intelligence Amid ongoing discussions about the responsible use of artificial intelligence, "godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton spoke out about its dangers.
‘A Child in Tennessee Got Made Fun of For His Homemade University of Tennessee Tee, So UT Made It Their Official Shirt’ An April 2023 Reddit post told a happy story about a child's homemade University of Tennessee shirt.
The ‘TikTok Benadryl Challenge’ Amid ongoing political discussions about the TikTok video app, claims spread about a death related to a "Benadryl challenge."
Missouri State Senator on ’12-Year-Old Marriage’ Statements in favor of preteen marriages were attributed to Missouri State Sen. Mike Moon (R) on social media.
Google Maps ‘Shooting in Nashville’ Marker After a March 2023 school shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, screenshots of a Google Maps "dart" circulated.
Sen. Steve Drazkowski: ‘I Have Yet to Meet a Person in Minnesota That is Hungry’ Social media posts purportedly quoted the Republican lawmaker on school lunch programs and food security.
‘A New Law In Iran … Forces Female Pharmacists’ to Wear a Black Hijab, Male Pharmacists ‘Are Wearing It As Well to Mock This Law’ A March 2023 Reddit post claimed a "new law" in Iran mandated black hijabs for female pharmacists, and that male pharmacists protested by also wearing black veils.
