On May 2 2022, myriad social media accounts posted about an unfortunate Ulta/Kate Spade promotion, with horrified postings to Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit about a poorly-conceived email: Should they have thought before sending out an email
Publication: Controversy
Truth or Fiction?→ Home Depot ‘Privilege’ Document
On March 22 2022, the Twitter account @libsoftiktok shared a purported Home Depot “privilege” worksheet, assumed by readers to be an internal training document for employees of the home improvement chain: Home Depot has gone woke pic.twit
Truth or Fiction?→ Former Lowe’s Employee Jayjuan Young Says He Was Fired Over 37 Cents
A March 4 2021 Facebook post by Jayjuan Young addressed his termination from a job at Lowe’s Home Improvement, with an assertion that he was fired over a 37 cent register discrepancy: Tomorrow Would have been my Year at Lowe’s. In 11 months I
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Hollywood Fred Meyer Threw Out All Perishables in Power Outage, Portland Police Blocked People From Accessing the Dumpsters and All the Food Went Bad’
As Americans in several states endured atypically severe winter weather, power outages, and lack of access to necessities, viral tweets claimed that Portland, Oregon law enforcement was guarding dumpsters outside a Hollywood Fred Meyer to prevent anyo
Truth or Fiction?→ Northeast Police Department ‘Shopping Cart’ Arrest Controversy
On November 5 2019, the Facebook page “Northeast Police Department (Texas)” shared a post prefaced with “CART AND SAVE,” about the arrest of an individual using a shopping cart to transport groceries from a store to their home
Snopes→ Is This Nike ‘Make America Great Again’ Hat Real?
An image purportedly showing the Nike 'swoosh' symbol on the tag of a 'Make America Great Again' hat is a hoax.
Snopes→ Papua New Guinea Newspaper Stands By Report of Facebook Ban Despite Lawmaker’s Claims
Communications Minister Sam Basil accused the Post-Courier of "distorting" statements in a widely-circulated report.
Snopes→ Yale: Officers Admonished White Student for Calling Police
Yale University police officers who responded to a call about a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in the common area of a campus residence admonished the white student who reported it.
Snopes→ 20-Year-Old Sues Dick’s, Walmart over New Gun Policies
A 20-year-old man in southern Oregon has filed a lawsuit against Dick’s Sporting Goods and Walmart after he says they refused to sell him a rifle.
Snopes→ In Reversal, Former Trump Aide Says He’ll Probably Cooperate
Sam Nunberg said he was angry over a request to have him appear in front of a grand jury and turn over thousands of emails with other ex-officials.
Snopes→ Ex-Trump Aide Plans to Defy Mueller, Says ‘Arrest Me’
"Why do I have to do it?" Sam Nunberg asked CNN of the request to turn over thousands of emails and other communications with other ex-officials to the special counsel's investigation.
Snopes→ Trump Says Some Lawmakers Too Fearful of NRA to Act on Guns
Trump held a freewheeling, televised meeting with lawmakers, rejecting his party's incremental approach and strategy that has stalled on gun legislation.
Snopes→ Woman Tells Police Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Raped Her in ’70s
A woman told police she had a child with Wynn after he raped her, and another said she was forced to resign after she refused to have sex with him.
Snopes→ Florida Students Return to ‘Picture of Education in Fear’
Heavily armed police presence, designed to make the community feel secure, is also disturbing in itself, some students said.
Snopes→ Dick’s Cuts Off Sales of Assault-Style Rifles in Stores
Dick's Sporting Goods will immediately end sales of assault-style rifles at all of its stores and ban the sale of all guns to anyone under 21 years old.
Snopes→ FedEx Bucks Corporate Trend, Sticks with NRA
Companies with ties to the National Rifle Association are dealing with increasing public pressure since the Parkland, Florida massacre killed 17 people.
Snopes→ Student Protests Resonate with Columbine Shooting Survivors
Both insist they'll keep fighting. And both concede a solution is far from reach.
Snopes→ President Trump Uses Photograph of School Shooting Survivor in Fundraising Email
The chief executive visited Maddy Wilford in the hospital shortly after a high school shooting that left 17 dead.
Snopes→ Trump Suggests He and Governors Would’ve Rushed Florida School
President Donald Trump told the nation's governors he would have rushed in to aid students and teachers during a mass shooting at a Florida high school.
Snopes→ Florida Governor: Ban Gun Sales to Underage and Mentally Ill
The proposal comes as part of a plan to prevent gun violence on the heels of a mass shooting at a south Florida high school that killed seventeen people.
Snopes→ Trump Bucks NRA, Backs Raising Age for Buying Assault Rifles
The nation should keep assault rifles out of the hands of anyone under 21, President Donald Trump says, defying the National Rifle Association.
Snopes→ Tearful Student Asks Trump, ‘How Do We Not Stop This?’
Students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America's school children from the scourge of gun violence.
Snopes→ Shooting Suspect Was on School Rifle Team That Got NRA Grant
Records show that the Stoneman Douglas JROTC program received $10,827 in non-cash assistance from the NRA's fundraising and charitable arm in 2016.
Snopes→ GotNews and Other Disreputable Sites Sued for Naming Innocent Teen as the Charlottesville Killer
The site owned by Chuck C. Johnson, along with other notorious diseminators of false information, is accused of defamation.
Snopes→ Parkland High School Shooting Rumors, Hoaxes, and Conspiracy Theories
A number of unverified claims about the Parkland school shooting spread on social media in its immediate wake.
Snopes→ Did Politicians Tweeting ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ Receive Millions of Dollars from the NRA?
After a mass shooting at a Florida school, comedy writer Bess Kalb made a powerful point about campaign donations with a series of tweets.
Snopes→ Casino Mogul Steve Wynn Resigns Amid Sex Misconduct Claims
The beleaguered businessman says that the negative publicity made it impossible for him to continue in his current roles.
Snopes→ Girl Scouts Lobby to Relabel Bridge Named for Segregationist
Hundreds of Girl Scouts are expected to gather in the Georgia Capitol, offering milk and cookies as they try to persuade lawmakers to make the change.
Snopes→ Hawaii Emergency Worker Threatened After Misleading Photo
Jeffrey Wong told The Associated Press he quickly learned how cruel the internet can be: "A lot of anger, a lot of ignorance came out as a result of that."
Snopes→ Ram Truck Ad Using MLK Speech Draws Backlash
The ad shows people doing service-oriented tasks set against audio of King's speech, which urges people to be "great" by serving the greater good.
Snopes→ Nunes Memo Drops and Flops
The long-awaited memo compiled by Republican congressman Devin Nunes failed to live up to the hype.
Snopes→ Facebook Denies Censorship in Closing of Paris User’s Page
A French teacher, whose Facebook account was suspended in 2011 after he posted a photo of a famous 19th-century nude painting, is suing the California-based social network Facebook for alleged "censorship."
Snopes→ What Is ‘Chain Migration’?
President Trump pledged in his 2018 State of the Union address to end "chain migration," but what exactly does that term mean and where did it come from?
Snopes→ Logan Paul Dealing with Fallout from Controversial Blog Post
Paul describes himself as a "good guy who made a bad decision" when he posted images of what appeared to be a suicide victim online.
Snopes→ Clinton Regrets Not Firing Adviser Accused of Harassment
Hillary Clinton expressed regret over allowing a senior campaign adviser to keep his job after another worker reported alleged harassment.
Snopes→ Actor Scott Baio Adamantly Denies Abusing Underage Co-Star
Actress Nicole Eggert claimed that her former "Charles in Charge" co-star Scott Baio sexually abused her for years starting when she was 14.
Snopes→ Indians Removing Chief Wahoo Logo from Game Uniforms in 2019
The Cleveland Indians are taking the divisive Chief Wahoo logo off their jerseys and caps.
Snopes→ Proposed California Law Would Prohibit Restaurants from Offering Unsolicited Plastic Straws
Critics say the "Straws Upon Request" legislation introduced in the state assembly "criminalizes" plastic straws and exposes food servers to prosecution.
Snopes→ Cosby Lawyers: Prosecutors Withheld, Destroyed Key Evidence
Bill Cosby has denied allegations from about 60 women that he drugged and molested them over five decades.
Snopes→ Kentucky Governor Says Shootings Are a “Cultural Problem”
Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin spoke of the shooting at the high school that claimed the life of two teenagers and injured 21 others.