TikTok and Pastor Greg Locke IRS Controversy Labeling a claim as a "new" TikTok trend helps it go viral, as was the case with a claim involving IRS tax-exempt statuses for churches.
Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘White Supremacy Should Not Be the Main Target … We Should Not Be Pursuing People Based on How They Vote’ A viral tweet claimed that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) distilled white supremacist domestic terrorism into a voting issue.
Walmart Juneteenth Ice Cream, Trademark Controversy Social media posts about Walmart's Juneteenth ice cream (with a trademark) spread virally in late May 2022.
’10 Weeks of Wheat’ in Global Reserves? Fears of a wheat shortage swept social media in May 2022, alongside claims only ten weeks of wheat were held in reserves globally.
Texas Governor Tweets, Quietly Deletes ‘@ElonMusk Picked the Right State to Move to’ Republican Greg Abbott retweeted Elon Musk and said that Musk "picked the right state to move to," but deleted the tweet after seven minutes.
‘192 Republicans Voted Against’ Baby Formula Shortage Funding? On May 18 2022, a number of tweets claimed that "192 Republicans" voted against a measure to address a baby formula shortage.
#CancelFoxNews: Cable Customers Demand Credit for ‘Core Channel’ After a deadly mass shooting in Buffalo, New York in May 2022, social media users discussed demanding a "credit" for Fox News on their cable bill.
Candace Owens’ Ivermectin Fox News Tweet A screenshot spread of a purported tweet from the right-wing pundit featuring a Fox News article about ivermectin and incontinence.
‘Viking Was a Job … Not a Race or Ethnicity’ A screenshot of two tweets addressed the appropriation of "Vikings" by white supremacists.
Becky Lynn Paige ‘Parents Divorce Due to Medical Debt’ Tweet In May 2022, an old purported Twitter screenshot was shared to Imgur about a woman's parents divorcing after 52 years to avoid medical debt.
