For ‘Silent Help,’ ‘Ring 999, Then Press 55’
Viral social media posts promising a specific form of help during emergencies can, if inaccurate, pose a greater risk to 999 (or 911) callers.
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‘If You Make $50,000/Year, $36 of Your Taxes Goes to Food Stamps, $4,000 Goes to Corporate Subsidies’
A February 2020 tweet about a $50,000 wage earner paying $36 in tax toward food stamps and $4,000 for corporate subsidies has been circulating for years. Is it true?
Jeff Bezos Bought a $165M House, the Equivalent of a $75 House if You Make $60,000 a Year?
“Bezos math” once again circulated on social media, when the Amazon chief executive officer’s $165 million house purchase was placed in purported terms of a $60,000-a-year wage earner.
‘Mods are Asleep, Post Mike Bloomberg in Epstein’s Black Book’
As Michael Bloomberg made a late entry in the 2020 Democratic primary, mention of his name in Jeffrey Epstein’s “black book” became a point of interest.
Prolific Web Artist Qinni Dies at 29
Qing Han, better known to fans as Qinni, died on February 10 2020.
Are Americans Getting Jailed for Unpaid Medical Debt?
According to reports in February 2020, impoverished patients in rural Kansas were jailed over their inability to pay for medical treatments.
On This Day: You Can Tell Facebook Not to Show Memories that Upset You
Facebook’s “Memories” feature is sometimes seen as a double-edged sword, and a popular post tells users how to weed out possibly upsetting memories.
Is H&R Block ‘Sex Worker Friendly’?
Social media users spread the word that the popular tax preparer chain is “sex worker friendly,” but there are some caveats of which such workers ought to be aware.
‘This is a Real-Life Post by an Anti-Abortion Activist, You Can’t Make This S*** Up’
A purported screenshot of an anti-abortion activist’s complaints that unplanned care of a baby would interfere with her life went viral in February 2020.
Did Farmers in Haiti Reject Donated Monsanto Seeds After the 2010 Earthquake?
A screenshot of a Tumblr post circulating on Facebook claimed that farmers had burned donated Monsanto seeds after a devastating 2010 earthquake.
