‘McDonald’s Crucifixion’ Image Repurposed as Purportedly ‘Protesting Stay at Home Orders’
An old image of three men ‘crucified’ outside a McDonald’s spread on Facebook as a purported COVID-19 anti-lockdown protest.
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Do You Need to Disable COVID-19 Contact Tracing on Your Phone?
Contact tracing came long before mobile phones, and viral status updates advising readers to visit Settings -> Privacy -> Health -> COVID-19 Exposure lack context about those efforts.
Did Trump Say There Are ‘Many Per Capitas’ During a COVID-19 Discussion?
Social media discourse suggested that Trump exhibited confusion about the meaning of “per capita” during May 20 2020 remarks on the ongoing global pandemic.
In May 2020, Did Scientists Find Evidence of a Parallel Universe Where Time Runs Backwards?
News organizations and blog posts claimed that scientists had discovered evidence of a parallel universe that was likely “better” than our own.
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.
‘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.