No, the Loch Ness Monster’s Existence is Not ‘Plausible’
On July 26 2022, several misleading reports appeared to confirm that the existence of the Loch Ness monster was “plausible,” following a new discovery.
On July 26 2022, several misleading reports appeared to confirm that the existence of the Loch Ness monster was “plausible,” following a new discovery.
Heritage Action for America is circulating a “myth v. fact” blog posting containing heavy anti-abortion disinformation.
A popular post claimed that scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee were attempting to “open a portal into another dimension.”
A New York Post tweet claimed that eating just one hot dog “takes 35 minutes off your life,” but the underlying research was far more complicated than the headline suggested.
A popular Imgur post showed a bunch of asparagus with a cheery tip: “If you want to avoid a hangover, eat asparagus.”
Not all “fake news” is political, and Facebook rewards engagement-baiting pages with promotion on its Facebook Watch platform whether or not they are factually accurate.
An obviously fake video spread virally on Facebook Watch with a prank demonstration of how crayons “dyed” a person’s hair.
A viral Facebook post advised users to — if only for a moment — ponder why chainsaws were actually created.
A gross-out image of a petri dish that is purportedly full of bacteria swabbed from a mask is circulating on social media.
One of many overdramatic circulating Facebook posts claims that the use of face masks is proof positive the United States has become “an obedient socialist country.”