If Your Child is an Authorized User on Your Credit Card, Do They Automatically Start Out with an 800 Credit Score?
A social media user’s “add your kid as an authorized user” advice is way riskier than it looks; here’s why.
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Were #DemDebate Tickets Sold for $1,750 to $3,200?
After the February 25 2020 Democratic debate, rumors appeared that some tickets to the event were selling for between $1,750 and $3,200.
Buttigieg Deletes Tweet Decrying ‘Nostalgia for the Revolutionary Politics of the 1960s’
The Democratic Party presidential candidate also made the remark during the debate, deleting a tweet in which he quoted himself.
Rep. James Clyburn: Black People Were ‘Fully Employed During Slavery’ Controversy
In February 2020, a number of social media and blog posts claimed that House Majority Whip James Clyburn “refused to give credit” to United States President Donald Trump for low Black unemployment numbers, because Black Americans were “fully employed during slavery”: In the second post above, a February 19 2020 post on the site Chicks On …
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‘He’s 18’: Twitter Trending Topics Amplifies Quaden Bayles Conspiracy Theory
Twitter had “He’s 18” as a trending topic on February 21 2020, amplifying baseless conspiracies that bullied Australian boy Quaden Bayles was older than nine.
Official ‘Snoopy’ Account Deletes ‘You’re One of the Good Ones’ Cartoon
Social media users objected to the verified @Snoopy account posting a cartoon on Twitter that was read by many as racist.
Does Bernie Sanders’ Plan Tax People Making $29,000 at 52 Percent?
A super-viral text meme claimed that a plan from the presidential candidate would raise taxes “52% on anybody making over $29,000 per year.”
Bloomberg on ‘Some Guy in a Dress’ and ‘He, She, or It’ in 2019
Remarks made by presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg in 2019 circulated virally less than a year later.
Do Twenty States Now Suspend Driver’s Licenses of People Who Haven’t Paid Back Student Loans?
In February 2020 a screenshot of a tweet circulated with the claim that a sizable number of states were suspending licenses for people unable or unwilling to pay back student loans.
‘If You Make $50,000/Year, $36 of Your Taxes Goes to Food Stamps, $4,000 Goes to Corporate Subsidies’
A February 2020 tweet about a $50,000 wage earner paying $36 in tax toward food stamps and $4,000 for corporate subsidies has been circulating for years. Is it true?