How Many Mass Shootings (So Far) in 2023? A popular January 2023 post to Reddit's r/dankmemes purportedly placed the number of mass shootings in the US to date as 39.
John Deere and ‘Right to Repair,’ Explained News about farmers achieving the "right to repair" John Deere equipment lacked important context about the limitations of a voluntary agreement.
‘I Wish Iraqi Journalist Muntadhar Al-Zaidi a Very Pleasant Anniversary of the Time He Threw a Shoe at George W. Bush’ A screenshot of an alleged Twitter exchange involving Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi spread on social media in December 2022.
Harvard ‘Black Hole’ Is a ‘Discovery of a Lifetime’ A popular post to r/science addressed the discovery of new behavior from a previously observed black hole.
Oklahoma Semitruck Accident Spills Adult Toys An accident followed by a spill looked like it was plucked straight from a satire site.
‘TIL Astronaut Jack Schmidt Discovered He Was Allergic to Moon Dust, Which Is a Thing….’ "Jack Schmidt, loading an epipen and climbing back into the shuttle: Moon’s an allergen."
‘1994, CEOs of Seven Major Tobacco Corporations in the United States Swear That Nicotine is Not Addictive’ A long-circulating Reddit claim held that an image was a photograph from 1994 depicting seven tobacco company CEOs swearing under oath that nicotine was not addictive.
‘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.
Bank of America ‘We Hope Conditions for American Workers Will Get Worse’ Memo A purportedly leaked memo from Bank of America ("we hope conditions for American workers will get worse") circulated across social media in late July and early August 2022.
GOP Lawmaker Attends Gay Son’s Wedding Days After Voting Against LGBTQ Marriage Protections Several social media posts claimed that Glenn Thompson attended the wedding of his gay son three days after voting against same-sex marriage.
