‘Choose’ or ‘Pick’ Your ‘Quarantine House’ and Other Engagement Bait During COVID-19
“Pick your quarantine house” memes are fun, and a bit of needed levity during a dark time — and here’s why they’re suddenly everywhere.
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Is This a Photograph of Someone’s Kitchen After Microwaving Coronavirus Masks?
Facebook marked the image as a “true” fact check, but the uncited claim used an unrelated image that dated back to at least 2015 — years before COVID-19 came into existence.
Did Bernie Sanders Say ‘I Will Never Tell You How to Vote, If I Do, Don’t Listen to Me’?
After the Vermont senator and former presidential candidate endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, a meme recirculated suggesting that Sanders said he would never tell people how to vote (and if he did, not to listen to him.)
Coronavirus ‘Memo from a Grocery Store Manager’
A letter from a grocery store manager during the COVID-19 pandemic went viral, but its provenance is unknown.
Did a Swiss Town Project the Union Jack Onto the Matterhorn to Show COVID-19 Solidarity?
A viral image purportedly showing the British flag on the side of the Matterhorn as a beacon of hope during the coronavirus pandemic looked altered — but it wasn’t.
‘COVID-19 Had Us All Fooled, but Now We Might Have Finally Found Its Secret’ Medium Post
A viral post about COVID-19 and hydroxychloroquine shared to Medium’s platform has since been removed, but copies continued spreading on social media.
Did SCOTUS Rule Trump Can Remove Chuck Schumer from the Senate?
A fly-by-night “MAGA” site headline falsely claimed that the Supreme Court ruled that the President of the United States can “remove” the Minority Leader from the Senate.
‘Mammoth Unemployment Claims in Their Historical Context’ GIF
A seemingly sourceless animated GIF circulating on social media purports to show a visually shocking unemployment spike during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Did the President of Meharry Medical Advise Sterilizing Cloth Face Masks in the Microwave Between Uses?
A viral post claimed that the president of Meharry Medical said to sanitize cloth face masks by microwaving them between uses — and here’s his complete statement about that advice.
Are COVID-19 Patients With High BMIs Being Denied Ventilators?
After a rumor circulated that patients with high body mass indices were being excluded from COVID-19 ventilator treatment, a Google Docs sheet circulated to advise people of their medical rights and resources.