‘You Must Remove the ???????? From Your Profile’ Twitter Pop-Up
Don’t believe every “screenshot” you see floating around.
Don’t believe every “screenshot” you see floating around.
Social media users are reporting a real-life, fast-spreading rumor Prince Philip (husband to Queen Elizabeth) died around January 17 2020.
On April 6 2019, a screenshots (archived here) of a Twitter thread originally published by @AwesomeBioTA one day prior went viral on social media: In the original thread, the poster (@AwesomeBioTA) recounted the purported results of her class’s attempt to sequence samples of seafood gathered at places like supermarkets and sushi restaurants: In at least one …
On March 5 2019, an unexpected rumor that Fred Rogers (the creator and star of the beloved American children’s television show Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood) was bisexual began spreading on LGBTQ news sites and social media in general. Several concurrently circulating tweets formed a basis for the rumor about Rogers’ sexuality. An especially popular stated: Anyway, wildest thing …
On November 12, 2018, Twitter user @SydneyShyanneS tweeted a tale about the cash-sharing app Venmo, modern dating, and bar interactions which later became virally popular: this dude has been calling my bar to check the cameras because he asked a girl to put her number into his phone & she Venmo’d herself $2,000 ???? drunk …
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