‘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.
You’ll often hear police, mayors, and governors blame “outside agitators” for protests — and it’s almost never true.
Warnings about fentanyl on dollar bills make for good social media storytelling, but it’s unlikely anyone would “overdose” on fentanyl in that fashion.
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.
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 …
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.
A video promoting the “TC1200” hinges on a harrowing story without many details.
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.
A viral post presents good advice in the form of a relatable parable, but is it a realistic concern?
A viral Facebook post suggested that a male basketball player’s urine test for drugs returned a positive result — for pregnancy.
A harrowing Facebook post claims that a woman’s hair fell out in clumps because of conditioner adulterated with a chemical depilatory.