‘Dad, How Do I?’ YouTube Channel Goes Massively Viral During COVID-19 Lockdown
A Facebook post about the YouTube Channel “Dad, How Do I?” was shared more than half a million times in just six hours on May 19 2020.
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Can’t Get a Facebook Avatar Yet? You’re Not Alone
Not all Facebook users have access to the Bitmoji-like Facebook Avatar yet, and a number of common tips don’t seem to generate the option.
Facebook Fact-Checking Platform Dangerously Labels Mask Meme ‘False,’ Discourages Use of Masks Against Expert Guidelines
Thanks to Facebook’s mishandling of its fact-checking initiative, disinformation about COVID-19 and masks is being amplified and recommendations to wear masks are being suppressed.
Is Ulta Paying Employees for the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
A viral Facebook post claimed that the beauty chain was continuing to pay its furloughed workers throughout the coronavirus-related closures.
‘Striking’ Photograph of Children Playing in ‘Chalk Squares’ During Coronavirus Pandemic
A viral photograph purportedly shows small children playing all alone in individual “chalk squares” marked on the playground asphalt.
AskReddit ‘People Who Are 40+ and Happy’ Advice Thread Comment Becomes Viral Facebook Post
A single response to an AskReddit thread (“People who are 40+ and happy with their life, what is your advice to people in their 20s?”) struck a chord with Facebook users.
Did Woodstock Occur ‘in the Middle of a Pandemic’?
It is curious that the American Institute for Economic Research is interested in reporting that Woodstock was held during a purported pandemic.
Does House Bill 6666 (the TRACE Act) Allow the Government to Enter Your Home, Test for COVID-19, and Take Your Children or Parents?
Disinformation peddlers are hoping you don’t read the text of H.R. 6666 (also known as the TRACE Act), because it in no way mandates COVID-19 testing or the removal of children from homes.
Did FARK’s Drew Curtis ‘Predict’ a Difficult 2020 — in 2015?
Well before COVID-19, murder bees, and whatever November will bring, FARK’s Drew Curtis said “I’m a time traveler from 2020. Enjoy 2016 – it’s as good as it gets for awhile.”
‘Hydroxychloroquine 60¢ a Pill, Remdesivir $1000 a Dose, Now Do You See Why They are Pushing the New Drug and Not the Old One?’
A viral Facebook meme misrepresents why hydroxychloroquine/chloroquine fell from favor and remdesivir became the next great COVID-19 hope.