Costco ’50th Anniversary’ $75 Coupon Scam
13 November 2018 - Costco is not giving out free coupons to Facebook users to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary.
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Free Meals for Military Personnel on Veterans Day
9 November 2018 - A number of restaurant chains offer free meals to U.S. military personnel in conjunction with Veterans Day.
Did George Soros Pay Refugees in Honduras to Join a Caravan and Storm the US Border?
19 October 2018 - A baseless, fear-mongering and factually inaccurate tweet claiming that a group of refugees in Honduras were paid by George Soros to storm the border was posted by a United States Congressman in October 2018.
Did All Democrats Vote Against a 2.8 Percent Social Security COLA Increase?
18 October 2018 - Social Security cost of living allowances are established by formula and don't require Congressional approval.
‘Got Another Friend Request from You’ Facebook Warning
7 October 2018 - A warning about a Facebook user's supposedly having received a second friend request from you is mostly useless.
Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford with Bill Clinton?
25 September 2018 - Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is apparently a Zelig-like figure who has met and posed with every prominent American liberal.
Is This a Photograph of Christine Blasey Ford Partying?
23 September 2018 - Apparently any photograph of a woman semi-clothed and drinking can be used to smear the credibility of someone who reported a sexual assault.
Publix $75 Coupon Scam
19 September 2018 - A free $75 Publix grocery coupon Facebook offer is just another version of the ubiquitous survey scam.
Did Judge Martha Kavanaugh ‘Rule Against’ the Parents of Her Son’s Accuser, Christine Blasey-Ford?
17 September 2018 - Right-wing websites concocted a cynical (and grossly inaccurate) conspiracy theory about a woman who has accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault.
Did a ‘New Deadly Spider’ Species Kill Several People in the U.S. in the Summer of 2018?
22 August 2018 - A viral, scare-mongering Facebook post fabricated a series of fatal spider bites and used photographs of the relatively harmless woodlouse spider.
Did a Russian Asbestos Company Put Trump’s Face on Their Product?
20 July 2018 - A Russian asbestos producer shared a photograph of their product to social media with a seal of Donald Trump’s face and the text "Approved by Donald Trump”.
Does Trump Donate All of His Presidential Salary, While Obama Donated None?
8 July 2018 - An Internet meme made misleading comparisons between presidential donations and the sizes of the first ladies' staffs, calling the Trumps "givers" and the Obamas "takers."
