Is There a Gas Shortage in 2021?
Rumors of a current or imminent gas shortage spread on social media and by word of mouth.
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Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
A bizarre story about a ‘fake town’ in Utah (possibly Piute Reservoir) enraptured social media.
A Labor Shortage in 2021? Viral ‘Signs’ Are Not Employment Data
Social media posts and images of signs about how no one wants to work are omnipresent, but low-wage jobs are not “competing with unemployment benefits.”
‘Traffic Reporter Meltdown on Live Television’
A viral video of ‘traffic reporter Anavid Reyes’ spread virally on social media platforms.
‘Japanese Police Shoot Paintballs at Fleeing Vehicles’ Meme
A popular meme claimed that police in Japan shoot paintballs at fleeing vehicles, an apparently simple solution to avoiding high-speed chases.
Michael Collins: ‘If You Had Any Balls …’
” … you’d say ‘oh my God what is that thing?’ then scream and cut your mic.”
Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole Jumped Into the Thames to Rescue a London Bridge Jumper
A viral Facebook post described the heroic actions of a man who died rescuing a woman in London.
Academy Awards ‘Savage’ Response to Trump’s Oscars Statement
A statement attributed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in response to Donald Trump is circulating on social media.
Sen. Lora Reinbold/Alaska Airlines Mask Controversy
The Alaska Republican was purportedly banned by the airline refusing to wear a mask.
‘Pockets in Dresses Were Phased Out So Women Could Prove They Were Not Witches’
A deleted tweet about why women’s dresses purportedly lack pockets lived on in screenshots.