‘Pete Buttigieg With the Only Acceptable Answer Re: Late Term Abortions’
An October 2020 George Takei post renewed interest in purported remarks by Pete Buttigieg in response to Chris Wallace regarding “late term abortions.”
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Ghost in the Watts Family Documentary ‘American Murder’
Eagle-eyed viewers of Netflix’s “American Murder” documentary claimed to spot the ghost of a child on police body cam footage taken at the Watts’ house in August 2018.
A Morgue Worker Was Not Arrested for Giving Birth to a Dead Man’s Baby
Everything old is new again eventually, including old fabricated stories.
Was Netflix Indicted by a Texas Grand Jury over ‘Cuties’ Controversy?
Following social media outrage over “Cuties,” Netflix was purportedly indicted by a grand jury in Texas — but we were unable to find much in the way of legal analysis.
‘BLM Destroys Hispanic Child’s Birthday Party’
A viral video of an altercation at a Houston party has been widely and inaccurately blamed on the Black Lives Matter movement — and a resulting GoFundMe raised several times its goal.
‘Happy Banned Books Week, Here Are the Ten Most Banned Books in US Libraries and Schools’
A viral Facebook post beginning “Happy Banned Books Week” was swiftly followed by a correction which was nearly as popular.
‘There’s More Cases of Covid in the White House Than in All of New Zealand’
A pithy Twitter commentary about the positive COVID-19 diagnoses in the Trump administration went viral — but it appeared to be hyperbole.
Joe Biden’s Wrist ‘Wire’
Photographs of the Democratic Party presidential candidate’s wrist “wired” under his sleeve circulated during and after the presidential debate on September 29 2020.
‘2 Years, 10 Months, 23 Days. The Length of Time Amy Coney Barrett Has Been a Judge.’
Myriad Facebook posts and tweets declared that Amy Coney Barrett had only been a judge for “2 years, 10 months, [and] 23 days.”
‘Give Your Pumpkins a Bleach Bath’
A viral Facebook post advised users to give pumpkins a “bleach bath,” providing a dangerously high bleach concentration and posing a risk to pets and wildlife.