Ranking of the Most Common Birthdays
A Facebook post purportedly ranked the “most common birthdays.”
viral reddit posts
‘On This Day in 1944, Polish Resistance Fighters Liberated 348 Jewish Prisoners from the Gęsiówka Labor Camp’
A screenshot of a post to r/Judaism was shared to Imgur, describing the liberation of the Gęsiówka labor camp.
Taino Chief Hatuey’s Last Words Meme
Memes describing the purported historical last words of Taíno chief Hatuey often neglected to include sourcing.
Lollapalooza Crowd 2021 Image
After more than a year of social distancing, images of Chicago’s Lollapalooza crowd alarmed some viewers.
‘Doc and Marty Made it to 2021’
A popular Imgur post referenced Back to the Future, but that photograph of “Doc and Marty” was from 2020.
‘Canadian Peanut Butter’ Packaging
A photograph of peanut butter sold in trays was labeled in a viral post as “Canadian peanut butter,” an inference likely drawn due to Canadian milk bags.
100 Year Old Rhododendron and the Woman Who Planted It
A photograph of a purported hundred-year-old bush next to the woman credited with planting it spread across social media platforms.
‘Socialism Sucks’ Meme
A screenshot of photographs labeled “USA” and “USSR” in a meme about socialism might have been misidentified by the meme maker.
‘Average Jeans Colors Per State’ Map
A long-circulating map chart purportedly depicting average jeans wash color preferences by state resurfaced in June 2021.
Gas Shortage Hummer Fire
A popular post on Reddit’s r/IdiotsInCars purported showed a Hummer burned in a fire after the driver “hoarded” gas.