Was there a Garbage Pail Kids ‘Corona Mona’ Card?
Social media’s obsession with pop culture prognostication led to rumors about a very special edition of Garbage Pail Kids trading cards.
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‘Dad, How Do I?’ YouTube Channel Goes Massively Viral During COVID-19 Lockdown
A Facebook post about the YouTube Channel “Dad, How Do I?” was shared more than half a million times in just six hours on May 19 2020.
‘Muzzles are for Dogs and Slaves’ COVID-19 Protest Sign
A purported sign at an “anti-lockdown protest” appeared to read “muzzles are for dogs and slaves,” along with an image of a Brazilian folk saint.
Did U.S. President Donald Trump Tweet That Obama Didn’t ‘Prepair’ for the Coronavirus Pandemic?
A doctored tweet attributed to Trump purportedly said “it is unbelievable” that President Barack Obama “criticized” him “for the coronavirus response” when Obama “had 8 years to prepair.”
Did Woodstock Occur ‘in the Middle of a Pandemic’?
It is curious that the American Institute for Economic Research is interested in reporting that Woodstock was held during a purported pandemic.
Is Ventura County COVID-19 Testing and Removing Children from Homes?
“Force testing” and the threat of taking children into foster care has emerged as a massive subthread of coronavirus conspiracies and disinformation, among them a video from Ventura County, California.
Does House Bill 6666 (the TRACE Act) Allow the Government to Enter Your Home, Test for COVID-19, and Take Your Children or Parents?
Disinformation peddlers are hoping you don’t read the text of H.R. 6666 (also known as the TRACE Act), because it in no way mandates COVID-19 testing or the removal of children from homes.
Did FARK’s Drew Curtis ‘Predict’ a Difficult 2020 — in 2015?
Well before COVID-19, murder bees, and whatever November will bring, FARK’s Drew Curtis said “I’m a time traveler from 2020. Enjoy 2016 – it’s as good as it gets for awhile.”
Did a May 6 1993 ‘Simpsons’ Episode Feature an ‘Asian Flu’ and ‘Murder Bees’?
The Simpsons prediction industrial complex is back at it, this time claiming that COVID-19 was prognosticated by the show — complete with “murder bees” — in May 1993.
Are COVID-19 Doctors Reporting Bizarre Blood Clotting and Strokes in Otherwise Healthy Young Patients?
“My dad is an ICU doctor treating COVID-19 patients. In the past WEEK he has set more ‘I’ve never seen a heart rate/RBC count/etc. like this’ records than in his decades-long career. What this virus does to the body is like ‘sticking your finger in an electric socket.’ Stay home.”
