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Circulating Picture of Ferguson Protest Sign is Faked
by Brett M. Christensen December 3, 2014This widely circulated image depicts a protester in the troubled city of Ferguson holding up a sign that reads ‘No mother should have to fear for her son’s life every time he robs a store’.
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Misleading
Circulating Post Claims US Charity CEOs Overpaid
by Brett M. Christensen February 25, 2013Written by David M. White Outline In a newly pictorial format, the post presents what it claims are the salaries of the…
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‘Causes’ Petition Calling To End Using Dogs As Shark Bait
by Brett M. Christensen September 11, 2012The link to this petition recirculates periodically, most often accompanied by the photo of a dog with large hooks impaled through its snout.
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Does A Photo Depict A Puppy Being Forced to Drink Vodka?
by Brett M. Christensen August 13, 2012A photograph circulating via social media that appears to show a puppy being forced to drink vodka from a bottle by a heavily tattooed young man, asks people to try to identify the man so that he can be reported for animal cruelty.
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Politics
Misleading Protest Message Decries ‘Ban’ on Help For Heroes Armbands
by Brett M. Christensen March 20, 2012Circulating protest message decries the “disgusting and un-patriotic” decision of a UK school to ban the wearing of Help for Heroes armbands by pupils after Easter, 2012.
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Circus Cruelty to Animals Protest Message – Baby Elephant Photograph
by Brett M. Christensen March 7, 2012Circulating message protesting the cruel treatment of circus elephants features as evidence a photograph of a baby elephant beside its mother.
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Protest Message – Live ‘Tortoise’ Souvenirs Sold in China
by Brett M. Christensen February 15, 2012Message circulating on Facebook claims that live tortoises sealed in bags of herbal solution are being sold as souvenirs in China.
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Circulating message that features a photograph depicting pigs confined to very small cages claims that the photograph was taken on an American factory farm and that the pigs are kept in the tight cages so that they will fatten up more quickly because their movement is restricted.
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Circulating message that contains a photograph of a police officer spraying mace at a young girl asks recipients to repost the information in the hope that the officer can be identified and dealt with.
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