claim: An image depicts Ariana Grande defiling the American flag.
origin: On 22 May 2017 an explosion killed more than 20 concertgoers at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England; shortly afterwards,Â a photograph spread that purportedly depicted the singer usingÂ an American flag as toilet paper: Although the origin of the image isnâ€™tÂ immediately clear, Facebook user Joe Abrahamson posted the imageÂ less than 24 hours after the Manchester attack. His post was shared over 40,000 times at the time of this writing: TheÂ impetus for spreading the photograph was alsoÂ unclear, but the claim was easily debunked. A reverse image search led to a JulyÂ 2015 controversy (#FYoFlag) which involved a social media user going by the name Nocturnus Libertus. Grandeâ€™s visage was edited ontoÂ the inflammatory photograph, which then went viral following the tragedy: During a separate controversy involving Grande in 2015, a satirical article suggesting the singer joined ISIS was mistaken for legitimate news.