‘Outside Agitators’ Have Always Been a Racist Myth You'll often hear police, mayors, and governors blame "outside agitators" for protests -- and it's almost never true.
Fentanyl on Dollar Bills, and Facebook Warnings about fentanyl on dollar bills make for good social media storytelling, but it's unlikely anyone would "overdose" on fentanyl in that fashion.
Travis Scott and Astroworld: Occult Conspiracies Follow Festival Tragedy Discourse about the tragic deaths of several attendees at Travis Scott's Astroworld in November 2021 included viral posts claiming that the catastrophe had occult overtones.
‘Y’all, Check Your Attics’ Facebook Warning In April 2021, a March 8 2019 Facebook post about a man caught secretly living in a woman’s attic went viral — purportedly told from the point of view of the unfortunate woman’s son. The Post and its Variations Originally, the text of the post read: YALL CHECK YOUR ATTICS. My mom been hearing noises […]
‘Don’t Abbreviate 2020’ Warning A meme that warns people not to abbreviate "2020" is being regurgitated by police and framed as a "legal warning." Sounds like an urban legend to us.
The Kidnapping Story Being Used to Sell a Flashlight A video promoting the "TC1200" hinges on a harrowing story without many details.
‘Columbus Set Out to Prove the Earth Was Round’ Columbus Day often brings a re-litigation of what American schoolchildren are taught; one claim is that the Italian explorer was the first to prove that the Earth was round.
Was a Toddler Subjected to Months of Abuse Because of a ‘Cookie’ Analogy? A viral post presents good advice in the form of a relatable parable, but is it a realistic concern?
DJ Cooper ‘Pregnant’? A viral Facebook post suggested that a male basketball player's urine test for drugs returned a positive result — for pregnancy.
Is Someone Putting Nair in Hair Conditioner Bottles? A harrowing Facebook post claims that a woman's hair fell out in clumps because of conditioner adulterated with a chemical depilatory.
