Did Trump Say That in 1917 a ‘Great Pandemic’ Ended World War II Because the Soldiers Were All Sick?
Posts on Facebook and Imgur suggest that U.S. President Donald Trump offered up an interesting interpretation of the Second World War.
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Did Trump Once Say He Had Known Jeffrey Epstein for Years and ‘He Likes Women … on the Younger Side’?
A long-circulating meme quotes U.S. President Donald Trump as saying, “I’ve known Jeff for fifteen years … he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side.”
‘If You Elect Joe Biden, There Will Be No Hand Sanitizer; I Have Spoken to the Hand Sanitizer People…’
A tweet quoting “Donald Trump today” on the topic of hand sanitizer spread in screenshots — which lacked their original context.
Did Dave Ramsey Warn Against a Cashless Society Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Viral missives rail about the ills of a cashless society, but they didn’t start to spread until the financial commentator’s name was attached.
Is This a ‘Shooting Target’ Holding a Phone in the ‘Police Supply’ Section of a Gun Store in Lexington, Kentucky?
On first glance, a “shooting target” of a figure holding a mobile phone as if recording looks damning, but there’s a bit more context to the image.
‘If You as a White Person Would Be Happy to Receive the Same Treatment That Our Black Citizens Do in This Society, Please Stand!’
A “repost” on Facebook purportedly quotes a woman named Jane Elliott on white Americans’ indifference toward racism.
‘Justice Will Not Be Served’ Ben Franklin Quote
After the officer-involved killing of George Floyd, a quote attributed to Ben Franklin about justice and the unaffected circulated.
Meme Comparing ‘Flattening the Curve’ of COVID-19 to Deploying a Parachute Goes Viral
Thousands of people on social media shared a post comparing “flattening the curve” to using a parachute, against a backdrop of protests against the measures.
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.)
Harry S. Truman: ‘Socialism is a Scare Word’
A viral Facebook meme claims that the 33rd President of the United States criticized the use of the term as wielded against the public’s interest.
