Detainee Trying to Feed Her Baby or ‘The Nativity 2019’?
A heartwrenching image of a detainee trying to feed her baby through a fence in December 2019 was actually taken in Argentina in 2013.
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Was Paul Rudd the Same Age as Wilford Brimley in ‘Cocoon’ as of December 2019?
Memes about actor Paul Rudd “not aging” escalated with a December 30 2019 tweet claiming that Rudd was 18,530 days old — the same age as Wilford Brimley in “Cocoon.”
Hatsune Miku and Harry Potter
The name “Hatsune Miku” trended alongside author J.K. Rowling’s in December 2019, thanks to a viral meme.
Did J.K. Rowling ‘Confirm Her Stance Against Transgender Women’?
Rumors about Rowling being a trans-exclusionary feminist were confirmed by the author herself.
Downward Tilting Toilet
Are companies really installing downward tilting toilets to discourage long bathroom visits?
NYT, 1932: ‘German Centrists’ Believe Nazis Allowed to Participate Will Become More Moderate?
A purported “New York Times” article from 1932 reports on a widespread belief that encouraging civic participation among Nazis would make them more moderate.
Was an ‘Anti-Semitic’ Bernie Sanders Shirt Sold at the DNC in 2016?
In December 2019, social media rumors appeared with the claim that an antisemitic caricature of Bernie Sanders on a T-shirt was sold at the Democratic National Convention in 2016.
Mike Huckabee, Sean Hannity, and ‘Trump 2024’
The former Arkansas governor tweeted about a third term for United States President Donald Trump ahead of a purported December 2019 appearance on “Hannity.”
‘Medicare for All? How Are We Gonna Pay for That? With THIS Money’ Post
Costs for “Medicare for All” vary, but almost all estimates were lower than 2018 spending for health care in the United States at $3.6 trillion.
President Donald Trump’s 32 Percent Approval Rating per CBS Poll vs. ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ at 33 Percent per Rotten Tomatoes?
A protest sign claimed that the President of the United States had an approval rating one point lower than a decade-old film that was panned by critics.