‘I’ve Never Killed a Man, But I Have Read Some Obituaries with Great Pleasure’ Quote Origin
Posts of a famous quote about schadenfreude were quickly followed by discussions around who actually uttered (or wrote) it.
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‘Hollywood Fred Meyer Threw Out All Perishables in Power Outage, Portland Police Blocked People From Accessing the Dumpsters and All the Food Went Bad’
As a number of states endured winter storms and power outages in February 2021, claims started popping up that law enforcement in Portland, Oregon was guarding discarded food.
‘My Brain Refuses to Believe There Are 4 People in This Photo’
A February 2021 post showing four people toasting with minibar bottles outdoors spread to Facebook, then Imgur, and back to Reddit.
‘Only in 1989’ Credit Scores Posts
Social media discussions are centered around a claim that FICO scores and credit scores weren’t introduced until 1989.
‘Simone Biles Was Banned from Doing Moves Because They Couldn’t Score Them Fairly,’ and ‘They Were Too Dangerous for Other Gymnasts’
Social media praise of Tom Brady prompted a tweet lauding the skill of a storied gymnast.
‘Casual Reminder That in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives Were Expelled from Congress for Failing to Recognize Lincoln’s Election and Supporting Insurrection’
A screenshot of a tweet claiming eleven senators and three Congressmen were expelled in 1861 for “failing to recognize” the election of Abraham Lincoln and “supporting insurrection” went viral on Imgur and Reddit in February 2021.
‘Fun Fact … If a Fire Starts in the [Yale] Library, All the Oxygen Leaves the Building,’ ‘Killing [People] … to Protect the Rare Books’
A “fun fact” about Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book Library circulated on social media.
Was AOC ‘Not in the Capitol’ During Riots on January 6 2021?
After Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Instagram Live went viral, right-wing activists pushed baseless rumors that she “wasn’t in the Capitol” during the attempted coup.
‘TIL That Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, QAnon Conspiracy Theorist, Obtained Her GED Just Last Year’
A screenshot of a tweet about Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert receiving a GED in 2020 went viral on social media in 2021.
What Is a Short Ladder Attack?
A tense standoff between retail investors and hedge funds has often involved claims of a “short ladder attack,” but underlying volatility might be a simpler and more obvious reason.