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Viral Misinformation on Social Media 2025

The spread of unverified claims and misinformation on social media platforms, including the claim about Michelle Obama's defamation lawsuit.

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Jan 13, 2026
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Did Michelle Obama sue senator kennedy for $100 million

The claim that Michelle Obama sued Senator John Kennedy for $100 million appears to be a viral fabrication: one source explicitly traces the story to a Facebook-originated fake and labels the purporte...

Jan 18, 2026
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Jonathan Gregory reporting

Jonathan Gregory’s byline has become synonymous online with incendiary, oft-debunked stories that trace back to a Facebook page labeled “comedian,” and multiple fact-checks show several viral claims h...

Jan 12, 2026
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What is the current status of Michelle Obama’s defamation lawsuit as of December 2025?

Two widely circulated November–December 2025 stories claim Michelle Obama filed a $100 million defamation suit against Senator John Kennedy, but the documents and mainstream confirmation necessary to ...

Jan 22, 2026

How have QAnon and Pizzagate myths evolved into modern child-trafficking tunnel narratives?

The accusation—that a pizzeria was a front for a child-trafficking ring—merged into the broader QAnon mythos and seeded a durable template for later narratives about hidden child-abuse networks . Over...

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