Ever since Beyoncé won the Grammy Award for Best Country Album on Sunday, February 2nd, many country music fans would open up the Meta social media properties of Facebook or Threads to encounter memes or posts perpetrating false quotes attributed to country music legends.

No, neither George Strait nor Reba McEntire spoke out about Beyoncé’s Grammy win for Best Country Album, or Best Country Duo/Group performance. There’s a good chance George Strait didn’t even know it occurred, and neither George or Reba are known for speaking out about such issues. But these memes and other media went mega viral because so many people wanted them to be true, and virtually nobody was willing to check their authenticity, or speak up in opposition.