‘The Graves of a Catholic Woman and Her Protestant Husband, Who Were Not Allowed to Be Buried Together, Holland, 1888’
A February 2023 tweet featured a striking black and white image, purportedly a photograph of two graves in Holland.
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‘Some One Dreamed the Other Night That He Was Living in the Year 2023 … Eggs Had Gone Up to $10 a Dozen’
And it wasn’t even John Titor, as far as we know.
’88 Words’
A November 2022 Republican Party email was prefaced with “88 words,” a number used as code among white supremacists.
‘Iranian Women in the 60s’
Protests in Iran in late September and early October 2022 led to the circulation of images purportedly showing Iranian women in the 1960s and 1970s.
Russian Consulate in New York City Vandalized?
Images of red paint spattered across the front of the Russian consulate in New York City circulated via a popular submission to Reddit’s r/ukraine.
Publix Hurricane Cake (Ian Edition)
As Hurricane Ian strengthened over Florida in September 2022, purported images of Publix “hurricane cakes” circulated.
‘Microbiological Culture of an Eight Year Old’s Handprint After Playing Outside’
A compelling image of a handprint in a petri dish circulated across social media again and again.
‘This Unbelievable Photo Is of the RMS Queen Elizabeth Ship Pulling Into New York Harbor in 1945 … ‘
A historical photograph posted to social media showed what appeared to be a very crowded ship.
Nixon Blasts ‘False Charges’
In August 2022, an archival New York Daily News front page reading “Nixon Blasts ‘False Charges'” began circulating on social media, echoing 2022 political events.
‘Reporter Wears Grape Costume to Defend Boy Suspended for Banana Suit’
In August 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/all purportedly depicted a reporter in a grape costume, investigating the suspension of a boy for wearing a banana suit.