Things That Shouldn’t Be True But Are:
People now label real events — floods, shootings, protests — as “false flags”
Usage of that term is up 1,100% in 5 years.
It surged 350% just this spring.
This isn’t healthy skepticism. It’s a virus.
#Factland #FalseFlagWatch
The media moves fast. Too fast.
When major stories flip-flop from outrage to crickets, it doesn’t just confuse people — it opens the door to disinfo.
We broke it down in Bad News #7:
👉 vist.ly/329c2
#Factland #BadNews #MediaLiteracy
🌧️ People online are blaming cloud seeding for the Texas floods.
But experts say it can only increase rain by maybe 10%—not enough to flood a city.
Let’s stop pretending a tiny plane caused a biblical storm 🙃
#Factland #WeatherMyths #factchecking
💡 Think you’re immune to misinformation?
You just learned 8 lies society taught you like they were facts.
More next week. Follow @Factland and stay weird.
🧠 #Factland #DidYouKnow #MythBusting
🕷️ You do not swallow 8 spiders a year in your sleep.
That “fact” was made up just to prove how gullible people are online.
Wait… That’s not true?
Oh, we’re just getting started 👇
🧵 #Factland #StayWeird #MythBusting
Did Michael Jordan say kneeling athletes should be stripped of their medals?
🏅 Nope. No evidence—just a viral fake.
MJ actually defended peaceful protest back in 2017.
🧠 Don’t let memes write your history. #Factland #Debunked
🧪 Fact Check: George Strait did not donate $3.5M or rescue flood victims in Texas.
📸 The Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez flood pics? AI fakes.
👧 Claim about girls rescued from a tree? Also false.
🧠 Let’s stop spreading feel-good fiction. #TexasFlood #Factland
🚨 Trump called his new spending bill “the single most popular bill ever signed.”
🧾 But polls say otherwise:
– Fox News: 59% oppose
– Quinnipiac: 55% oppose
– Pew: 49% oppose
📉 It’s actually one of the least popular in decades.
#FactCheck #Factland
“WHITE-COLLAR BLOODBATH.” “AI DOOMSDAY.”
The panic is loud. The data? Quiet.
Our latest post dives into how AI job-loss hysteria mirrors past media freakouts — and what’s really happening on the ground.
📖 vist.ly/3n8cuv3
#AI #MediaPanic #FutureOfWork #Factland
🖋️ Happy Typewriter Day!
Did you know the QWERTY layout was designed to slow typists down and prevent jams?
❌ MYTH: QWERTY is the “best” layout.
✅ FACT: It was a workaround for mechanical limits in 1870s typewriters.
Turns out, our keyboards are relics of jammed keys.
#TypewriterDay #Factland
A top Alzheimer's study shaped 16 years of research.
It was fake — and no one caught it.
This week’s Bad News unpacks how peer review failed, and why science needs more than trust.
📩 Peer Review Panic
👉 vist.ly/3n784nc
#FactCheck #Factland #Science #PeerReview
