Are ICE Detention Centers ‘Gassing Immigrants’ with a Chemical Disinfectant?
Amid ongoing unrest in late May and early June 2020, reports that Immigration and Customs Enforcement was “gassing immigrants” were less visible to many social media users.
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‘Whoever Bought the Domain LouisvilleMetroPolice.com is a Hero’
A viral Facebook post lauded the person who purchased the domain LouisvilleMetroPolice.com, which redirects somewhere else.
Did Police Tell Newspapers That $2.4M of Merchandise Was Looted from a SoHo Rolex Store — When Rolex Said it Wasn’t?
A New York City headline led with a claim about Rolex looting in SoHo, but the article’s text conflicted with the headline.
Did LEGO Stop Marketing Police Figurines, White House Sets in Response to George Floyd Protests?
A viral Facebook post claimed that LEGO had withdrawn police figurines and a White House set in the wake of George Floyd’s death and subsequent protests.
Are New York City Police Officers Covering Badge Numbers with Black Bands During George Floyd Protests?
A COVID-19 pandemic post from April 2020 was misconstrued as appearing after protests over the death of George Floyd spread beyond Minnesota and to New York.
‘A Post from Many Other Truckers’ on Protests Blocking Roads
Facebook page “Uncle Sam’s Misguided Children,” a long-standing source of divisive disinformation, shared a purported open letter from “truckers” about protests in May and June 2020.
#BlackLivesMatter and the Parable of the “100 Sheep”
In late May and early June 2020, an analogy about Jesus, sheep, and leaving a flock to tend to one went viral on several platforms.
Nickelodeon Goes Off the Air for Eight Minutes and 46 Seconds to Protest Death of George Floyd
Children’s television channel Nickelodeon aired eight minutes and 46 seconds of silence alongside a message in support of the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Hitler Holding a Bible, Trump Holding a Bible
Donald Trump brandishing a Bible during a June 1 2020 photo op was compared to a purported archival image of Adolf Hitler.
‘George Floyd Challenge’ Image Spreads Virally, Provenance Unknown
It looks as if the idea began on 4Chan’s /pol/ as outrage-bait, and the only posts about a “George Floyd challenge” seem to be condemning it.