“Google ‘322 COVID'”
At first glance, it looked like an overwhelming number of municipalities reported the oddly specific number of 322 COVID-19 cases — which unsurprisingly led to conspiracy theories.
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Does the NYPD Have a Slave Master With a Whip on Its Logo?
Numerous social media posts zeroed in on a portion of the purported New York Police Department logo which appeared to show a man holding a whip.
Did NASCAR Reply to Ray Ciccarelli on Twitter About Their Confederate Flag Policy?
A viral purported @NASCAR response to Ray Ciccarelli’s decision to quit may have been funny, but it wasn’t real.
Was a Military Memorial in Pensacola Destroyed in George Floyd Protests?
An inaccurate and misleading (but viral) post about a shattered military bench in Florida falsely linked the broken monument to June 2020 protests over the death of George Floyd.
The Wilmington Massacre
A tweet shared to Facebook drove interest in the “Wilmington Massacre,” during which black journalists were murdered in North Carolina.
‘If You See the Baby You Are Part of a Minority Who Can See Paranormal Things’
Of course there’s no baby in that window. (We kid, we kid.)
BabyNames.com Intermittently Crashes After Paying Tribute to Victims of Police Violence
BabyNames.com published a moving message in support of Black Lives Matter, which quickly went viral and caused server issues.
Tucker Carlson’s ‘What Does Racism Look Like?’ Chyron
A purported chyron beneath the Fox News pundit’s face when he asks what racism looks like is now a meme.
The Washington Monument Struck by Lightning and the Tower Card
On June 4 2020, tarot fans on social media compared rumors the Washington Monument was struck by lightning with the “Tower” card — but it’s not as rare an occurrence as you might think.
‘This is the 54th Regiment’ Memorial Defaced ‘This Week’ Claim
A viral but misleading meme claims a photograph shows the 54th Regiment, and that a memorial to the same regiment was defaced in June 2020.