In mid-August 2024, the director-general of the World Health Organization declared mpox a "public health emergency of international concern" because of a growing number of cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other African nations. One social media user posted (archived) headlines about the spread of the disease between men and about cases in children in an attempt to imply a connection between homosexuality and pedophilia.

That post dredged up a claim about mpox that was shared widely back in 2022, when the virus spread outside of its endemic African range to areas it isn't normally reported in — including the United States and parts of Europe. It implied properties of mpox allow the virus to spread faster among men who have sex with men, or that gay and bisexual men are more susceptible to infection. That's not true. Snopes freelance writer Madison Dapcevich has the details.

"Wow, the Democrats know how to throw a convention," someone commented on Reddit.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump shared images on Truth Social purportedly showing the pop star's support.

These cats have reportedly been part of Disneyland since the 1950s, when they were supposedly discovered living in Sleeping Beauty Castle.

“I was today years old when I discovered that flamingo feedings look like some satanic, sacrificial ritual,” one X user commented.

The turning behavior is called heliotropism, and scientists have known about it for quite a while.