Social media users have been sharing an image online that shows an x-ray of a skull with surplus teeth, alongside text that suggests this is what toddler x-ray scans look like. While the images are authentic scans, they aren’t representative of most toddlers, as they show children suffering from a specific condition.
A satirical article about Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley allegedly wanting to declare the Bible as being hate speech and censor it, is being taken seriously by users on social media.
An old quote falsely attributed to Donald Trump has recently resurfaced online. The viral meme alleges Trump told People magazine in 1998 that Republicans are “the dumbest group of voters in the country”. This is false.
A Facebook user has posted a video showing musician Kanye West seemingly predicting a future lockdown, with text suggesting he predicted the coronavirus outbreak. This video is misleadingly edited.
A Facebook post with over 350 shares as of May 25, 2020 falsely claims that deadly viruses are a “hoax” and that no virus harmful to humans has been shown to exist.
A YouTube video featuring video statements from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth and Dr Michael Ryan of the World Health Organization (WHO) (http://origin.who.int/about/who_reform/emergency-capacities/oversight-committee/michael-ryan/en/) carries the headline “WHO and Queen announce children will be taken from homes”. This is an entirely false claim and bears no relation to the remarks made in the video.
Posts shared widely on Facebook show a photo of people wearing Ku Klux Klan (KKK) regalia holding a banner that reads “TRUMP PENCE MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.” The image is cropped and photoshopped from a 2009 photo of Klan members carrying a “Fraternal White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan” sign in Pulaski, Tennessee.
Social media users are widely sharing an altered video in which Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot appears to advocate selecting leaders who have “pledged allegiance to the new world order,” hinting at a global conspiracy seeking to undermine freedom and democracy. This claim is false as the video has been taken out of context.
Posts on social media allege the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is spending “billions of dollars” to include tracking microchips in all medical and dental injections, warning the “only way to avoid being ‘chipped’” is to give up on any treatment. This is false.
Posts shared widely on social media feature a picture of Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) alongside two text statements.