An often-circulated quote from a University of Pennsylvania faculty member attacking United States President Donald Trump was posthumously spread second-hand. The remark was first brought to light by ...

A March 2009 event honoring then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has lingered on for years online, as both right-wing political figures and internet “influencers” have linked her to another ...

Summary of eRumor: After Thomas Edison’s school teacher called him addled or mentally ill in a letter, Edison’s mother hid the letter from the young inventor and homeschooled him so that Edison could ...

If you use Facebook, chances are you’ve stumbled upon the videos of Jay Shetty — perhaps the one that is very vaguely titled “Before You Judge Anyone, Watch This,” which is a parable about airport ...

On May 23 2023, several social media posts popped up with the jarring claim that a majority of book removal or book ban requests in American schools were an effort by the same eleven individuals: ...

The word “spinster” generally conjures up a mental picture of mean little old ladies who have never been married, glaring at young people from behind their living room curtains (which are lacy and ...

This tells them you need help, but can’t speak They will dispatch police to you! Worth knowing! In the advice, scenarios in which a person dialing emergency services via 999 or 911 might be unable to ...

On June 11 2019 Twitter user @n_robe shared the following tweet, claiming that the word “homosexual” was only added to the Bible in 1983 as a pretext for codifying anti-gay sentiments in Christianity: ...

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SENT $56 BILLION IN PURE CASH TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES LAST YEAR ALONE. THAT’S AFTER THEIR KIDS ENJOYED FREE EDUCATION, FREE LUNCHES, AND FREE MEDICAL CARE PAID FOR BY YOU! No ...

Across a deceptively tranquil lake scene, text read: This is Lake Superior. It has three quadrillion gallons of COLD water. Water that is so cold, a dead body will never float to the surface, because ...

“I’m not asking you to kiss me, nor apologize to me when I think you’re wrong. I won’t even ask you to hug me when I need it most. I don’t ask you to tell me how beautiful I am, even if it’s a lie, ...

Although that tweet received significant engagement, it was not the first of its sort. A popular April 10 2021 Facebook post depicted an April 7 2021 tweet using the same graph to make a similar point ...