The act of spreading false information through the internet

In early 2020 social media users went crazy spreading pictures of brooms that would stand upright by themselves when balanced - claiming a peculiar temporary state of earth's gravitational pull. Many brooms stood that day, and can stand on their own every day, simply because of their very low center of gravity and flat supporting edge.

n. The birth name of somebody who has changed their name. Most commonly attributed to trans people, but can be attributed to any person who has changed their name. (sometimes written as two words: dead name)

v. 1. To call somebody by their deadname.
v. 2. To out somebody's deadname to the public.