Oak Ridge National Laboratory Parallel Universe Experiments A popular post claimed that scientists from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee were attempting to "open a portal into another dimension."
‘Eating One Hot Dog Takes 35 Minutes Off Your Life’ 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.
Asparagus for Hangovers A popular Imgur post showed a bunch of asparagus with a cheery tip: "If you want to avoid a hangover, eat asparagus."
Avoid That ‘Popcorn in Muffin Tin’ Hack Which ‘Breaks the Internet’ 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.
‘The Crayons DYED Her Hair’ An obviously fake video spread virally on Facebook Watch with a prank demonstration of how crayons "dyed" a person's hair.
‘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.
Does This ‘Petri Dish Full of Bacteria Swabbed from a Child’s Mask’ Reveal the Risks of Wearing Masks? A gross-out image of a petri dish that is purportedly full of bacteria swabbed from a mask is circulating on social media.
‘It’s Just a Mask, It’s Just a Vaccine’ [Covid Fanfics] 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."
‘Quarantine is When You Restrict the Movement of SICK People’ Facebook Meme Tacking "hmmm" onto a false statement about the purpose of quarantine doesn't make this meme any less purposefully obtuse.
Did H1N1 Infect 1.4 Billion People and Kill Nearly 600,000 Worldwide? A tweet from pundit Bill Mitchell asserted that COVID-19 was no big deal compared to H1N1, but he included questionable figures about infection and mortality rates to make his point.