Washington Herald 1918 Coal Question
A circulating image purportedly shows a reader’s question about the ethics of taking coal during a freezing winter.
A circulating image purportedly shows a reader’s question about the ethics of taking coal during a freezing winter.
Amid ongoing social media discourse about labor issues, a tweet claiming that it is “illegal for employers to forbid workers from discussing their pay” went viral.
An advertisement on the back of a bus led to rumors that “conservative Christians” want “JesusWeen” to replace Halloween.
A tweet about the 2021 Nobel Prize in Economics was popular across social media platforms.
A very popular Facebook post warned users away from rent-to-buy appliances, furniture, and electronics.
A viral TikTok and attendant Facebook post claimed storing fruit in Mason jars makes it last longer.
On October 11 2021, screenshots of a Twitter thread about the classic video puzzle game Tetris purportedly reducing trauma after distressing events spread all over platforms like Facebook and Imgur: Originally, Twitter account @jelenawoehr tweeted the commentary on October 7 2021: In subsequent threaded tweets, @jelenawoehr continued: “Literally SIXTY TWO PERCENT fewer intrusive memories after a …
An October 11 2021 tweet featured a purported Twitter screenshot, which was attributed to Ben Shapiro and mentioned his “wife’s bedroom” and “Columbus Day”: In the screenshot (dated October 11 2021 at 4:50 PM), Shapiro purportedly said: My daughter woke me up this morning and asked me what day it was. I asked, “is it …
An October 11 2021 Facebook screenshot from a photographer named Tony Bendele — purportedly showing an email from a disgruntled bride and groom — spread virally when it was shared a day later to r/insanepeoplefacebook: The sender’s name and email address were redacted; Bendele’s was not. The email said: This email is to inform you …
A broadly recycled screenshot suggested that Facebook is serving “Are you concerned someone you know is becoming too prepared?” warnings to canning groups and preppers.