Audible vs. Libby App
A popular August 2023 Facebook post claimed that the Libby app could replace Audible purchases.
status update memes
‘There Were Zero Unionized Starbucks Stores at This Time [in 2021], Now There Are Over 200. Happy Labor Day.’
A popular Labor Day 2022 Facebook post claimed that more than 200 Starbucks locations had unionized in the preceding year.
‘BTW, Gas Was $1.87 on Memorial Day in 2020 When the Mean Tweeter Was in Office’
A Facebook post claiming gas prices were $1.87 “on Memorial Day in 2020” spread virally — but it was not so much lacking context as willfully ignoring it.
‘1970 and 2022 Are as Far Apart as 1970 and 1918 … I’m Just Going to Need a Minute’
We’re just leaving this here for everyone.
‘Polio and Smallpox Never Reached Herd Immunity; They Were Eradicated by Vaccines’
A popular post claimed that polio and smallpox “never reached herd immunity,” and were instead “eradicated” by vaccines.
‘Stop What You’re Doing and Google Why Chainsaws Were Invented’
A viral Facebook post advised users to — if only for a moment — ponder why chainsaws were actually created.
‘2 Years, 10 Months, 23 Days. The Length of Time Amy Coney Barrett Has Been a Judge.’
Myriad Facebook posts and tweets declared that Amy Coney Barrett had only been a judge for “2 years, 10 months, [and] 23 days.”
‘Hydroxychloroquine 60¢ a Pill, Remdesivir $1000 a Dose, Now Do You See Why They are Pushing the New Drug and Not the Old One?’
A viral Facebook meme misrepresents why hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine fell from favor and remdesivir became the next great COVID-19 hope.
‘Meeting Between Breadfruit’ Facebook Meme
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have rekindled the “meeting between breadfruit” Facebook status meme, essentially an emotionally manipulative and pointless chain letter.
‘They Opened Up Florida Beaches and Now They Have 1400 New Cases Overnight!’ Facebook Meme
A COVID-19 Facebook post’s heart was in the right place, but the underlying coronavirus claims were a bit incomplete.