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Taylor Swift Grateful Kanye West Controversy Taking Heat Off New Swastika Tattoo
https://www.theonion.com/taylor-swift-grateful-kanye-west-controversy-taking-hea-1825548458 This image uses clickbait to trick viewers into believing that Taylor Swift had a new swastika tattoo on her face. This ties in the concept of emotion because Taylor is very well known and her fanbase and support from many people is incredibly large, so seeing something like this image can be emotional at…
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BEYONCE Stomach Folding Video Ignites Pregnancy Controversy
https://www.tmz.com/2011/10/11/beyonce-stomach-video-fake-pregnancy-pregnant-jay-z-australian-talk-show-fold-in-bump-coverup-rumors-collapses-inward/ It shows parts of a video interview Beyonce was in that may cause suspicion of her being pregnant. People were spreading rumors about her covering something up, like using a surrogate instead of carrying the child herself.
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Hollywood Report About Actress Angelina Jolie
Tereszcuk, Alexis. “Fact Check: Photo of Angelina Jolie with Leg Amputated Is Not Real Image of Actress.” Lead Stories, Lead Stories LLC, 3 Aug. 2023, leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-photo-of-angelina-jolie-with-leg-amputated-is-not-real-image-of-actress.html. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-photo-of-angelina-jolie-with-leg-amputated-is-not-real-image-of-actress.html This article illustrates emotion by creating a false rumor about one of Hollywood’s most beloved actresses. It creates emotion by exemplifying pathos because by allowing readers to believe…
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Hollywood Report about Actress Angelina Jolie
Tereszcuk, A. (2023, August 3). Fact check: Photo of Angelina Jolie with leg amputated is not real image of actress. Lead Stories. https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-photo-of-angelina-jolie-with-leg-amputated-is-not-real-image-of-actress.html https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-photo-of-angelina-jolie-with-leg-amputated-is-not-real-image-of-actress.html This article shows emotion by having one of hollywoods most loved actress have a false rumor spread about her. The rumor was that she got her leg amputated from an accident.…
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Anti- vaccine activism
Guess, Andy; Aslett, Kevin; Tucker, Joshua; Bonneau, Richard; Nagler, Jonathan (2021). "Cracking Open the News Feed: Exploring What U.S. Facebook Users See and Share with Large-Scale Platform Data". Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media. 1. doi:10.51685/jqd.2021.006. ISSN 2673-8813. S2CID 236598470. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2022-08-31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-vaccine_activism Anti-vaccine activism is organized activity designed…
as well as the impact it has had on public health, especially in recent times. It also discusses the efforts to counter anti-vaccine activism and misinformation. Overall, its various forms and tactics, The theme of the article on anti-vaccine activism is the organized and often misguided resistance to vaccination, the theme revolves around the challenges posed by anti-vaccine movements to public health and the importance of addressing vaccine hesitancy with accurate information and education., which can lead to vaccine hesitancy and the spread of misinformation or disinformation about vaccines. The article explores the historical origins of this activismSubmitted by:
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A video shows Missouri Republican state Sens. Bill Eigel and Nick Schroer using a flamethrower for a “literal book burning.”
Phan, Karena. “Viral Video Shows Flamethrower-Wielding Missouri State Senators Burning Empty Boxes, Not Books.” AP News, AP News, 25 Sept. 2023, apnews.com/article/fact-check-false-flamethrower-missouri-senators-books-ban-186453919126. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-false-flamethrower-missouri-senators-books-ban-186453919126 The article falsely reports of two lawmakers burning books with flamethrowers. This headline can be very triggering due to the act of burning books being a common tactic used in totalitarian governments.…
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Death of first lady Barbara Bush
“Breaking News”. Snopes.com. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017. http://ww38.breaking-cnn.com/ Responsible for publishing numerous death hoaxes, including one for former First Lady Barbara Bush one day after her announcement that she would halt all further medical treatment in 2018. Designed to emulate CNN.
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Tim Wakefield’s Death Prompts Spread of Vaccine Misinformation
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/tim-wakefields-death-prompts-spread-of-vaccine-misinformation/ar-AA1hz4lu While this article is not promoting misinformation, it brings awareness of misinformation when it comes to conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 Vaccine. These conspiracy theories are trying to link COVID-19 and cancer. In this article it talks about the late and great Tim Wakefield's death. He was a Red Socks player who retired and…
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Tim Wakefield’s Death Prompts Spread of Vaccine Misinformation
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/tim-wakefields-death-prompts-spread-of-vaccine-misinformation/ar-AA1hz4lu While this article is not promoting misinformation, it brings awareness of misinformation when it comes to
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Hollywood Report about Actress Angelina Jolie
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-photo-of-angelina-jolie-with-leg-amputated-is-not-real-image-of-actress.html This article and image illustrated the concept of emotion because Angelina Jolie is a well known and loved actress by many people. So, when showed to the public while having an amputated leg (fake image) would cause some emotion to the people. But, the image was photoshopped. It was said that the picture was…
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