Misinformation Detective Mugs

Fake news on social media

Rumors, lies and innuendo.

A Young Boy Talking To An Old Gentleman.

"Tee-Hee! Working like a charm!"

Rumours Online

"I wouldn't take the name 'dog strangling vine' literally."

'The best way to protect your privacy is through a flood of misinformation obscuring the truth.'

"It's a setup."

"Do you swear you haven't embroidered the truth in your testimony today?"

"Really, Mr. Stevens, this fantasy of being turned into a giant frog is absurd. We both know there's no such thing as a curse, and you can't seriously believe your mother-in-law is actually a witch. . ."

'He's a cheat I tell you - it's just a trick!'

"See...polystyrene!"

"Before I give you my resume, I'd like to know how thorough you fact check."

"Play the last presidential debate....hold on....first take our all the lies and stuff..."

'And that's your idea of a desk calendar...'

"What's the word I'm looking for?" "What's the word I'm looking for?" "What's the word I'm looking for?"

"People are always whining about food labelling, but there's NOTHING that ANYONE with a reasonable chemistry degree and maybe a PhD in pharmacology wouldn't with a little effort, be able to understand....At least a little."

"You want the truth, the whole truth, or nothing but the truth?"

What a nation looks like with a free press and access to information / What a nation looks like with no free press and no access to correct information.

Anti-Vaxxers

"He's not a big, bad wolf, Gramps - he's a predatory insurance agent!"

"They're not home.."

I Can't Believe It's Not Fake News

It isn't just the media that's biased...often the voters are too.

'Aaaaaaaaawwwwww!'

"You've always been a poor listener Harold."

'Would you like my professional advice, or my honest opinion?.'

Rashomon of West 84th Street

Information and Still don't get it.

"We're getting nowhere. First you won't admit you have a problem, then you do, and now you say it's all a big hoax."

"Oh, gosh, oh no, you've found me out..."

'Tell me why I should excuse you from serving on jury duty. Be careful what you say. I have been trained to read between the lies.'

"But you really can't trust the media."

'I've been lying to you, darling. I'm not really Godzilla, King of the Monsters...'

Covid and Twitter