The #FreeBritney Movement, Explained
Virally popular posts purportedly describe the conditions of pop star Britney Spears’ conservatorship, and fans believe the star is sending coded messages.
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Thursday, October, and 8 PM Are All the Same?
A tweet observing that “Thursday, October, and 8:00pm are all the same” proved wildly popular — but why?
Did Betsy DeVos Say ‘Only .02 Percent’ of Students Would Die if Schools Reopened?
Posts claiming that the Trump administration’s Education Secretary said that “only .02 percent” of children would die from COVID-19 if schools reopened circulated — along with an estimate of nearly 15,000 reopening-related deaths.
Did Dave Ramsey Warn Against a Cashless Society Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Viral missives rail about the ills of a cashless society, but they didn’t start to spread until the financial commentator’s name was attached.
Wayfair Child Trafficking Conspiracy Theory
Commenters shared suspicions about inexplicably expensive Wayfair WFX cabinets, sparking a new conspiracy theory about human trafficking.
‘New Cases, Yesterday: Germany: 298, Denmark: 10, Norway: 11, Sweden: 57 — United States: 55,442’
Debate over reopening schools for the 2020-2021 school year in the United States led to a viral tweet about the purported number of new cases of coronavirus in various countries.
Did Carsyn Davis Die After Attending a ‘COVID Party’?
The untimely death of Florida teenager Carsyn Leigh Davis led to rumors that she had been intentionally infected at a First Youth Church “COVID party.”
‘Daughter of MLK and Coretta Scott King Posted This Advice as the Next Six Months are Going to Get Real’
In July 2020, a list containing advice attributed to Bernice King began circulating on Facebook.
LAPD ‘14188’ Badge Number Controversy
In July 2020, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) apparently deleted a long-published “LAPD Badge Description” page because 14188 was its example number.
Videos of Lynching Threat in Monroe County, Indiana Goes Viral on Facebook
Vauhxx Booker uploaded three distressing clips to Facebook after a July 4 2020 incident at Monroe Lake; local authorities say they are investigating.