Example 1: cited by the News Literacy Project as an example of posts that are sheer assertions, or claims made without any evidence. It was shared more than 4,000 times.

Screenshot of a Facebook Post. The post has a red background with white lettering that says "Biden wants to put a 3% annual federal tax on your home. Do you want him for POTUS?" On top of this image is a box that has a large red X in in and it says "False." At the bottom of the post you can see that 209 people reacted to the Facebook post. There are 140 comments and 4.2K Shares. Underneath the image of the post it says " No: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden does not want to create an additional tax on Americans' homes, and he has not proposed doing so.

Example 1: cited by the News Literacy Project as an example of posts that are sheer assertions, or claims made without any evidence. It was shared more than 4,000 times.