‘Searches For How To Send A Resignation Email Rose 3,450% on Google in the Past 3 Months’ Amid national discussions around the American labor force, a Twitter account claimed that searches for "how to send a resignation email" spiked 3,450 percent in the preceding three months.
‘The History of Left-Handedness’ A years-old Washington Post chart about left-handedness over time frequently appeared in discourse about a perceived spike in transgender youth.
Agriculture Workers Are Killed on the Job at a Higher Rate Than Cops,’ ‘They Make about a Third as Much Money’ A tweet contained the claim that agricultural workers are killed on the job more frequently than law enforcement officers and are paid far less money.
‘Under Stalin, Repression Was So Severe That Soviet Gulags Held 22% Of the World’s Prison Population’ "Just kidding, that's in the United States today."
‘Banks Collected More than $30 BILLION in Overdraft Fees in 2020’ A viral tweet and screenshots suggested that banks made out like bandits due to the 2020 struggles of cash-strapped Americans.
Are 85 Percent of White People Killed by Other White People, Even Though We Never Hear About ‘White on White Crime’? The majority of white homicide victims are killed by other white people.
Causes of Death Per Day and Rifles Meme A social media meme purportedly lists causes of death per day in the United States, with rifles coming in lower than nearly any other manner of death.
Is the United States the 118th Safest Country in the World — Down From 65th in 2018? A viral tweet shared to Facebook claimed that the United States had plummeted dramatically on a list of the world's safest countries, but it was wrong on more than one level.
‘Democrat Government Shutdown’ Explained In mid-January 2019, the Facebook page “I Love My Country” shared a status update meme with the title, “Democrat Government Shutdown Explained”: Amid scattered images of United States President Donald Trump, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-California), the meme’s text read: DEMOCRAT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN EXPLAINED PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ASKING FOR […]
Did Undocumented Immigrants Send $56 Billion in ‘Pure Cash’ to Their Home Countries Last Year? Against the backdrop of a long-running federal shutdown, purportedly over border wall funding, a Facebook user shared the following meme in January 2019: It read: ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SENT $56 BILLION IN PURE CASH TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES LAST YEAR ALONE. THAT’S AFTER THEIR KIDS ENJOYED FREE EDUCATION, FREE LUNCHES, AND FREE MEDICAL CARE PAID FOR […]
