Daily Archives: May 28, 2021
Matt Hancock wrong about number of Bolton vaccinations
The people of Bolton have again risen to this challenge. The number of vaccinations happening in Bolton right now is phenomenal. Tens of thousands every single day. Matt Hancock, 27 May 2021. Health secretary Matt Hancock claimed in the House of Commons on Thursday that “tens of thousands” of vaccinations were being administered in Bolton… Read More »
No evidence Nobel Laureate said vaccinated people will die in two years
It’s been claimed that Luc Montagnier, a Nobel Laureate, has said there is no chance of survival for people who have received a Covid-19 vaccine. Posts sharing this text also claim that all vaccinated people will die within two years. Professor Montagnier, who led the team that first identified HIV, has expressed views against the… Read More »
Ian Brown wrong to claim Japan refuses blood from anyone who’s been vaccinated
A screenshot of a tweet, posted on Instagram, by The Stone Roses’ lead singer Ian Brown claims that all Japanese citizens vaccinated for Covid-19 are not permitted to give blood. It says: “If the jabs are so safe why has Japan stopped anybody who has had one from giving blood?” This appears to be based… Read More »
The Covid-19 vaccines have not only been tested on healthy people as claimed
A widely shared video on Facebook makes a number of claims about vaccines which are wrong or need more context. This article does not discuss all of them, but here are a few of the biggest claims made in the video. “Up until now people who were undergoing chemo, not only were they told they… Read More »
The UK does not have the worst death toll in Europe, when you account for population
We have the worst death toll in Europe. Keir Starmer, 27 May 2021. Boris Johnson was too slow to introduce not one but three lockdowns, which left us with the worst death toll in Europe. Angela Rayner, 25 May 2021. Labour’s leader, Sir Keir Starmer, and deputy leader, Angela Rayner, have both said on Twitter… Read More »
The media must stop using misleading headlines
Often the article doesn’t actually say what the headline promised. We call this an ‘edline’. It isn’t easy for journalists to reduce an article to a headline of just a few words. Often something important goes missing, or they end up saying something else by mistake—as Yorkshire Live did recently when announcing a list of… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #634
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 264
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Rappers just do that thing where you replay an argument in your head to make yourself sound cooler. 2. The fast and furious movie saga is the high-budget version of the “and then and then and then” stories children tell. 3. Once you finish school…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – ADE 651 Fake Bomb Detectors
10 Ways to Lace Up Your Shoes Creatively
Perhaps one of the hardest things a 4-year-old kid can learn is to tie his shoes. On the contrary, for adults like us, it’s the simplest and probably the most boring activity we can think of. I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t want to register for a seminar on how to lace shoes, right! It’s obvious,… Read More »