Is ‘Brisket’ Among HEB Hurricane Supplies?
Multiple screenshots of the grocery chain’s “hurricane supplies” showed “brisket” listed in its list of essential items.
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Fresh Snow Absorbs Sound
A meme claims “fresh snow absorbs sound,” which is true — with some minor caveats.
Did Old Farmer’s Almanac Predict an Alarming Number of Snowstorms This Winter?
Posts on Facebook about an impending “snowpocalypse” are always widely shared regardless of their reliability.
‘This View of Hurricane Dorian Is Unlike Anything I’ve Ever Seen’
Is a viral image of a rainbow hurricane eye authentic and unaltered?
Did It Snow in Québec in June 2019?
On June 2 2019, a Facebook user shared the following image (archived here), purportedly showing a thick covering of snow that had fallen on that date in Québec. A reverse image search did not indicate that the user’s image of snow in Québec in June 2019 had been shared elsewhere beforehand, although that did not …
Monster Supercell in Burwell, Nebraska
On March 18 2019, a Facebook user shared the image below (archived here) with the caption “monster supercell, burwell, nebraska”: Several commenters expressed their concerns for the original poster’s safety, while others pointed out that they had seen the image before. A reverse image search returned matches as far back as July 2014, and the …
About Those Submerged Planes in Florida…
When Hurricane Michael slammed into Mexico Beach, Florida on October 10th, 2018, the massive storm caused as-yet untold amounts of damage, leveling homes for miles: Amid images of survivors and the aftermath, the usual hurricane hoaxes began to appear, like this one: Caption: “Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport – Panama City Beach, FL” The post …
Video Shows What Happens When Lightning Strikes a River-Fiction!
A video of explosives being detonated in a river by a fuse was misidentified as lighting striking a river in August 2017.
Tornado Carries Mobile Home 130 Miles with Family Inside-Fiction!
A fake news report about a tornado carrying a mobile home 130 miles with a family safely inside re-surfaced in 2017 after deadly tornados in Texas.