A Texas man used Facebook to scare people away from grocery stores as the pandemic started—he’s going to prison for it
He claimed he was doing it for good.
On Oct 5, 2021 by Mikael Thalen
Woman’s TikTok about ‘1F’ stokes fear—and misinformation
The mysterious marking freaked people out. But it’s tied to misinfo about trafficking.
On Jan 21, 2021 by Audra Schroeder
No, Ronnie McNutt did not fake his own death
A troll set up an account in McNutt’s name to start the conspiracy that his suicide video is fake.
On Sep 9, 2020 by Eilish O’Sullivan
Don’t fall for this Selene Delgado Lopez Facebook hoax
A woman by the same name went missing 30 years ago.
On Sep 5, 2020 by Onaje McDowelle
ASU professor who ‘died’ of coronavirus never existed
The fake Twitter account was created by a famous, award-winning scientist.
On Aug 5, 2020 by Nahila Bonfiglio
#RIPEllen is trending, but Ellen DeGeneres isn’t dead
No, she didn’t fall off a roof.
On Jul 7, 2020 by Audra Schroeder
Andy Ngo’s Post Millennial busted for publishing story by fake person (updated)
Doing media is harder than you think.
On Jul 7, 2020 by David Covucci
Conservatives fall for fake AOC tweet about keeping lockdowns up to hurt Trump
The conservatives eventually realized that sharing unverified screenshots isn’t the smartest move.
On Jun 23, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
People love this epic customer takedown by Costco—only it’s not real
A Facebook post shows Costco dragging a customer named Sharon after she complained about its mask policy.
On May 7, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
No, Elon Musk and Grimes are not naming their kid ‘Influenza’
The false claim spread across Twitter and produced countless memes.
On Apr 23, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Video of rooms filled with body bags purportedly leaked by ‘New York nurse’
The footage is real but has been incorrectly linked to New York, Madrid, and London.
On Apr 14, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Trolls spread photo purporting to show march to end coronavirus
‘Thankful we had such a great turnout to spread awareness for social distancing.’
On Mar 27, 2020 by Nahila Bonfiglio
Viral meme claims Nostradamus predicted the coronavirus
The meme alleges Nostradamus warned of such a calamity in 1551.
On Mar 21, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
Brother Nature slammed for spreading coronavirus misinformation
The post, which purports to come from a Stanford medical professional, claims the sun and drinking water will kill the virus. It has been debunked.
On Mar 12, 2020 by Tiffanie Drayton
No, Daniel Radcliffe does not have coronavirus
A viral tweet from a fake account claimed the ‘Harry Potter’ star had been infected.
On Mar 10, 2020 by Mikael Thalen
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