‘Three Thousand Year Old Statue Found in Cappadocia’
Posts about a purportedly ancient statue of an astronaut spread on Facebook and Reddit, but without substantiation.
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Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
A bizarre story about a ‘fake town’ in Utah (possibly Piute Reservoir) enraptured social media.
‘Traffic Reporter Meltdown on Live Television’
A viral video of ‘traffic reporter Anavid Reyes’ spread virally on social media platforms.
‘Senegal Pink Lake’
A viral tweet (“Senegal pink lake”) showed images of water in vibrant shades of pink.
‘Beauty and the Beast’ Animatronics at Disneyland Tokyo
A popular post to Reddit’s r/gifs purportedly showed impressive animatronics being developed for the theme park.
‘Monastery of Sakia, Library Found in Tibet Containing 84,000 Secret Manuscripts’
Viral social media posts purportedly detail the discovery of ancient manuscripts at a Tibetan monastery.
‘Y’all, Check Your Attics’ Facebook Warning
In April 2021, a March 8 2019 Facebook post about a man caught secretly living in a woman’s attic went viral — purportedly told from the point of view of the unfortunate woman’s son. The Post and its Variations Originally, the text of the post read: YALL CHECK YOUR ATTICS. My mom been hearing noises …
Wandavision Tangled Meme: ‘Wait a Damn Minute’
A four-image panel purportedly illustrates a callback from the Wandavision series to the animated film Tangled.
‘A Click Farm in Asia Where Low Paid Workers Are Used to Inflate Video Views and Trick Advertisers’
A long-circulating image of one woman and dozens of iPhones was shared to Reddit in April 2021, purportedly showing a click farm.
Ben Shapiro ‘My #Redpill Moment’ Tweet
Satirical tweets attributed to Ben Shapiro are common, including this one about his “#redpill moment” on his seventh birthday.