Welfare Doesn’t Help Employers Pay Less
Courtesy of The Other 98%, with over 93,000 likes and 82,000 shares. This meme conveys a common theme; that businesses who employ low wage workers benefit from welfare programs, such as food stamps. On the…
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Were US Olympic Gymnasts Coached By An Illegal Immigrant?
It’s difficult to pinpoint the origin of this meme, but it appears to come from Desirée Rincón, where it has over 38,000 shares. During the Rio Olympics, America has been captivated by the women’s gymnastic…
The Obama Reagan Economic Comparison
Courtesy of Occupy Democrats, with over 66,000 likes and 38,000 shares. This meme is a bit older, (published on January 15, 2016) but it’s still worth examining the economic record of Obama compared to Reagan,…
Another German Renewable Energy Meme
This meme claims that Germany produced so much renewable energy on May 8 that it needed to pay its citizens to use it. Without context, this meme is extremely misleading, as the reality is much more underwhelming.
When the Military Attacks (Civilians)
Courtesy of Occupy Democrats, with over 16,000 likes and 11,000 shares. Leaving aside the fact that this guy is holding a shotgun, which isn’t exactly “military-grade”, this meme raises an interesting historical question. Has the…
The Millard Fillmore Bathtub Hoax is Alive and Well
Courtesy of The Board of Elections in the City of New York, although they unfortunately have plenty of company over the years. The claim that Millard Fillmore installed the first bathtub in the White House…
The Democratic Socialism Ultimatum
Courtesy of Occupy Democrats, with over 25,000 likes and 44,000 shares. This meme points to a litany of items that are supposedly examples of democratic socialism, and gives us an ultimatum. Choose democratic socialism, or…
We Also Call McBullshit
Courtesy of Liberal America, with over 8,500 likes and 6,000 shares. This meme claims the McDonald’s CEO’s pay tripled to $13.9 million, and infers it’s hypocritical for them not to raise fast food workers wages…
The Eco Gym Gimmick
Courtesy of The Other 98%, with over 17,000 likes and 4,200 shares. This meme highlights a fitness chain in the Chicago suburbs called “Eco Gym“, which bills itself as an environmentally friendly gym, with the…
The Seattle Minimum Wage and Prices
Courtesy of Occupy Democrats, with over 8,000 likes and 3,400 shares. This meme tries to shoot down the argument that raising the minimum wage results in price increases, by pointing to Seattle and their $15/hr…