The Onion ‘Oracle’: Mar-a-Lago ‘Nuclear Briefcase from Lost And Found’ A screenshot from satirical news site The Onion purportedly referenced nuclear material stored at Mar-a-Lago in 2017.
‘If You See Me, Cry’: Hunger Stones in Some Czech And German Rivers The emergence of "hunger stones" heralding agricultural doom wasn't new in 2022, but neither was it a fabrication.
‘Anyone Being Investigated by the FBI Is Not Qualified to Be President of the United States’ Trump Quote Is Likely Misattributed After the August 8 2022 raid of Mar-A-Lago, memes attributing a statement that "anyone being investigated by the FBI is not qualified to be President" to Donald Trump circulated.
CPAC ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’ Digital Banner Purported imagery from the Conservative Political Action Conference included a digital banner reading "We Are All Domestic Terrorists," from a talk of the same name.
Benny Johnson’s ‘Trump’s Enthusiasm is Bigger Than in 2016’ Deleted Tweet A right-wing blogger tweeted, and then quietly deleted, a claim that a 2020 photograph was taken on August 5 2022 in Wisconsin.
CPAC ‘Prison’ Exhibit As the Conservative Political Action Conference began in Dallas, Texas in August 2022, images and footage of a CPAC "prison cell" booth spread virally.
Nick Adams’ ‘Men in Denim Built America Only for the Men in Suits to Destroy It’ Tweet A tweet about "men in denim" and "men in suits" was attributed to a man wearing a suit in his Twitter profile image.
‘Rand Paul Opposes Health Care for Veterans Because They Can’t Prove They Got Their Health Problems While Serving’ A screenshot of a Twitter claim about the Kentucky Republican opposing veterans' benefits spread virally.
Kansas Abortion Amendment Confusion over a Kansas abortion amendment vote in August 2022 was exacerbated by misleading texts received by constituents.
Applebee’s ‘Adult Spouse’ Sign A purported photograph of an Applebee's sign prohibiting minors "unless accompanied by ... an adult spouse" circulated across social media in late July and early August 2022.
