Was the cost of living lower during Donald Trump’s tenure or Joe Biden’s current presidency? A graphic shared on social media tries to answer that question, but its data needs a second look. The Facebook image showed two columns: a red one labeled “HOW IT STARTED” for costs on the last day of Trump’s presidency and a […]
After Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was struck by a cargo ship and collapsed, some social media users sensed that something sinister was afoot. Video of the March 26 Baltimore accident showed a massive container ship lose power and strike one of the bridge’s piers, knocking the 47-year-old structure into the Patapsco River. The shocking […]
At 1:29 a.m. March 26, the Dali, a large container ship, struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, causing its collapse. Within hours — as many Americans slept — misinformers on X and other platforms posted wild theories, unsubstantiated claims and speculation about who was to blame for the catastrophe. Without evidence, misinformers coalesced […]
A video viewed by millions of users on X details an elaborate scheme to grab power by President Joe Biden and prominent Democrats. The video shows people racing to the U.S. by land, air and sea and flashes headshots of men of color. The narrator warns that the federal government wants to keep them “in […]
After President Joe Biden said the federal government would pay to replace Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, a project estimated to cost from $400 million to over $1 billion, some social media users questioned why the company that owned the ship isn’t footing the bill. Biden, in March 26 remarks after the accident, said the […]
On March 29, the Biden White House proclaimed March 31, 2024, as Transgender Day of Visibility. This move prompted outrage from social media users and political figures upset that Easter, which fell on the same day, had been “replaced” or overwritten. “Banning sacred truth and tradition —while at the same time proclaiming Easter Sunday […]
The U.S. Senate passed a $1.2 trillion dollar spending package, narrowly avoiding a partial government shutdown. Before the bill was signed into law in the wee hours of March 23, one pundit criticized some of its details. “What’s in the new monster bill Congress is rushing to pass?” Fox News host Jesse Watters posted March […]
As investigators tried to determine why a container ship crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, social media users shared baseless speculation about the cause. The collapse left six people presumed dead and closed one of the nation’s busiest ports. Across social media platforms, people gave a variety of explanations for why the ship lost […]
President Joe Biden came under criticism following his remarks about the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. “#BREAKING,” read a screenshot of an X post shared on Facebook on March 26. “Joe Biden says he’s commuted over the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore many times via train. The problem is that the bridge […]
Lawyers from the conservative Christian group that won the case to overturn Roe v. Wade are returning to the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in pursuit of an urgent priority: shutting down access to abortion pills for women across the country. The case challenges the FDA’s regulation of mifepristone, a prescription-only drug approved in 2000 […]
High-profile people, Republican politicians and social media users are portraying increased immigration at the U.S. southern border as a Democratic plot to increase political power. The claims hinge on the U.S. Census, which determines congressional seats and electoral votes, and counts everyone, citizens and noncitizens, including immigrants in the country illegally. The census has always […]
Crime is always a big issue during election season, and in Wisconsin, there are already hints at how the topic might be discussed as things heat up toward November. Even though the state’s governorship isn’t on the ballot this year, the Republican Party of Wisconsin recently took a shot at Gov. Tony Evers regarding Milwaukee’s […]