Did Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivo say they are in a “non-demi-curious semi-binary” relationship? No, that’s not true: The viral rumor originated from a page that described itself as satire. In part, the disclaimer said that it’s where “truth goes to die”.
Other variations of the claim displayed a different picture (archived here):
Source: Lead Stories screenshot of post at instagram.com/p/DRkwdURkyCs
It’s unclear if the last two words of the post – “she demented” – is a typo, a pun on “demi-” or commentary on Grande and/or Erivo.
The story, however, originated from the page whose self-description (archived here), at the time of writing, read:
The Lamented: where truth goes to die and sarcasm reigns supreme. Serving up satire, nonsense, and gloriously unreliable stories.
Previously, as seen in the Transparency tab shown below, the page had a different name, Wakefield News, that mimicked common names of journalistic organizations. That, in turn, could have added to the confusion of social media users.
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(Source: Lead Stories screenshot of page at facebook.com/wakefieldnewspage/about_profile_transparency)
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