‘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.
they did the math
‘Rent to Own is For the Financially Illiterate’
A very popular Facebook post warned users away from rent-to-buy appliances, furniture, and electronics.
Is the Average Rent $1,234 a Month, Necessitating a $30.77 Hourly Wage to Afford to Live?
The fundamental premise of a viral Facebook post (itself a Twitter screenshot) wasn’t inaccurate, but the economic picture is even more disheartening than it suggests.
Does Benford’s Law Prove Election Fraud in Biden Votes?
After “watermarked ballots” (and many other rumors) failed to materialize, conspiracy theorists pivoted to claims that something known as “Benford’s Law” proved that votes for Joe Biden were inauthentic.
Wisconsin Does Not Have More Votes Than Registered Voters
A tweet spreading disinformation about Wisconsin having counted more votes than there are registered voters was deleted, but that sort of claim tends to hang around.
‘Yesterday, 4 Canadians Died of COVID, 7 Italians, 9 Germans, and 1,263 Americans’
A viral post appears to contrast the number of deaths from COVID-19 in Canada, Italy, Germany, and the United States on a single day in August 2020.
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.
Thursday, October, and 8 PM Are All the Same?
A tweet observing that “Thursday, October, and 8:00pm are all the same” proved wildly popular — but why?
CNN ‘Global Death Toll Approaches Three Million People’ Chyron Error
Screenshots of a CNN chyron purportedly transposing the global death toll of COVID-19 with its infection rate spread on social media.
Does the United States Have 4 Percent of the World’s Population and 25 Percent of the Deaths from COVID-19?
A popular tweet about the number of deaths in the United States attributed to the virus attempted to put them into perspective.