Misinformation Memes

For the fourth student-created assignment this semester, students chose a topic of historical misinformation, something about which there is evidence against a narrative or belief that is commonly held.  They then created a meme about it and created a blog post on their site explaining the meme, the sources they used to research it, and some reflections on their process. After “semi-formal” class presentations, we had a great discussion of why some misinformation persists, how easy it is to take sides that perpetuate misinformation, and what that means for understandings of authority, accuracy, and today’s society.

I want to be clear (and the students want me to be clear) that in a number of these cases, the memes created are NOT the views of the creators, but explorations of misinformation-based viewpoints.

Assignment 4 Topics

•  North Korea and World Cup Soccer (Bryan) Link: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFc7EBI3g4/oEQfvk0l_tmPwOPuE1uQMA/view?utm_content=DAFc7EBI3g4&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton

•  Misinformation surrounding spread of COVID (Grace) Link: https://www.kapwing.com/videos/64179ec3a2763100e885f894

•  Watergate (Taylor) http://hist427.tayelizacole.com/blog/uncategorized/misinformation-watergate/ 

• “Historical” beliefs in a flat Earth (Katherine) https://katherinerayhart.com/assignment-4/ 

• Vaccine Misinformation (Abby) http://abigaildelapenha.com/uncategorized/misinformation-meme-assignment/ 

•  Catherine the Great popular history (Garrett) https://garrettwelch.umwsites.net/2023/03/22/catherine-the-great-a-popular-history-of-misinformation/ 

•  Climate Change (Eliza) https://elizavegas.com/hist427/history/blog-9-3-22-23/ 

•  George Washington’s Teeth (Kendell) George Washington’s Teeth (Meme Assignment) – jenkins history (umwsites.net)

• Moon Landing (Katrina) https://katrinas.umwsites.net/2023/03/22/misinformation-meme/ 

• King Leonidas fighting in the battle of Thermopylae with only 300 men. (Ruth) https://rcblog.umwsites.net/2023/03/22/meme-creating/ 

• Intentional spread of misinformation during WWII (Justin) https://justinblogpost.umwsites.net/2023/03/21/wwii-misinformation-meme-crossing-the-atlantic/

• Joe Biden & kamala harris(Sarah) http://sblevins033.com/information-age-the-blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/meme.jpg 

• Bill Clinton (Darian) — https://darianjames.umwsites.net/2023/03/23/meme-assignment/

• Pre-Columbian European Voyages (Madeleine) https://imgflip.com/i/7fhwjz