Did a Sign for Starbucks Racial Bias Training Single Out White People?
1 June 2018 - A sign informing Starbucks customers that stores would be closed in order to "educate white people about their racism" was not created by the coffee chain.
Tagged "reddit"
Person in Spider-Man Costume Hangs out on Boston Train
17 May 2018 - The Boston Globe reports that eager fans took to Reddit to share pictures and stories of the nimble web-slinger, who was obviously surfing the web.
Did Emma González ‘Admit’ to Bullying the Parkland School Shooter?
28 March 2018 - Conspiracy theorists tried to discredit the mass shooting survivor (again) by ignoring the suspect's history of disturbing behavior.
Does a Meme Accurately Advise Sexual Assault Victims?
2 August 2017 - A meme posted to Reddit made statements of mixed accuracy about the rights of victims of rape and sexual assault.
Home Pregnancy Tests Detect Testicular Cancer?
13 March 2014 - A home pregnancy kit can detect testicular cancer in some circumstances, but it's not a reliable diagnostic test.
‘I Secretly Planted a Giant Sequoia Tree in My Mayor’s Front Yard’
20 June 2017 - A Redditor's amusing tale of revenge and giant trees was full of holes — and when we got to the root of it, clearly untrue.
Road Runner Tunnel Crash
25 March 2016 - A viral story about a car crashing into a Road Runner cartoon-style painted tunnel seemed too humorous to ruin with fact-checking.
Maxine Waters Has Shown Up to Only a Tenth of Congressional Meetings for 35 Years?
9 June 2017 - A self-debunking Reddit claim that Maxine Waters missed 90 percent of "Congressional meetings" was repeated by a blog as a credible statistic.
Lawmaker Behind Misogynistic Forum Quits, Cites Safety Fears
18 May 2017 - Republican state Rep. Robert Fisher resigned less than a month after he was identified as the creator of the "RedPill" forum on Reddit.
New Hampshire Legislator Linked to Reddit ‘RedPill’ Forum Resigns
25 April 2017 - Republican state Rep. Robert Fisher was identified as the creator of a group fighting what it calls "feminist culture."
Man Spotted Outside a Mosque in Texas with Sign Identifies Self
30 November 2016 - A man photographed holding a kind sign outside the Islamic Center of Irving, Texas identified himself on Facebook after the image went viral.
Reddit Sleuths Claim User Crowdsourced Advice to Delete Clinton E-Mail Evidence
21 September 2016 - Reddit users compiled a strong circumstantial case suggesting a user who sought advice on stripping addresses from e-mail messages was working for Hillary Clinton.
