Several posts on Instagram have compared the rollout of a swine flu vaccine in the US in the 1970s with the Covid-19 vaccination programme. The posts claim that the rollout of the swine flu vaccine in 1976 was halted after it caused 32 deaths, while “more than 10,991 people have died from the Covid vaccines… Read More »
It has been widely claimed on social media that French President Emmanuel Macron gave a speech in which he said he will no longer sacrifice “my life, my time, my freedom and the adolescence of my daughters” for people who refuse the Covid-10 vaccine, adding: “This time you stay at home, not us.” However, Mr… Read More »
Looking for the ideal way to build up strength at home can be challenging, especially if you don’t have that much space to get workout equipment or build your own home gym. Besides using your own body weight, you can make use of a resistance band, a simple tool to help with your workout at… Read More »
A video shared on Facebook shows what appears to be hundreds of dead birds along the deck of a cruise ship. A caption next to the video states “Cruise ship turns on 5G , birds this time, what next?” There’s no evidence the birds were killed by 5G. The website BirdCast suggests the deaths were… Read More »
A photo shared on Facebook shows what appears to be a 5G tower, including a power box labelled “DELTA POWER SYSTEM”, alongside the caption “What a fascinating name for a 5G power system..” The post appears to infer that the name on the power box is related to the Covid-19 Delta variant or the pandemic.… Read More »
A video shared on Facebook claims to show an Uber driver throwing a disrespectful passenger into a fountain in Manhattan. The incident was a prank by actors Zeeshan Ali, who played the passenger, and Daniel Jean, who played the driver. The two have staged many prank altercations, which often involve Mr Jean throwing Mr Ali… Read More »
A photo shared on Facebook shows a picture of a rosemary sprig with the caption “Scientists find sniffing rosemary can increase memory by 75%”. This claim appears to originate from a Daily Mail article published in 2013. The article reported on an academic presentation analysing how the smell of rosemary may improve memory. However, one… Read More »
Israel recently postponed its plan to allow vaccinated tourists to enter the country from 1 August in an easing of coronavirus restrictions. This news has been shared on Facebook alongside the claim that vaccinated people account for nearly all serious cases and deaths from Covid-19. The suggestion is that vaccinated people are more of a… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. When an athlete doesn’t quite win a medal, they weren’t the hero of the story…they were the final boss. 2. As an identical triplet, you are simultaneously one of the rarest and most common people on the planet. 3. Someone out there vividly remembers something…… Read More »
Posts on Facebook, viewed thousands of times, claim to show an orange and a Fruit Shoot drink testing positive for Covid-19 on a lateral flow test (LFT). This type of self-styled experiment has appeared on social media many times throughout the pandemic, and we’ve written extensively about them before—including specifically about oranges and fruit drinks. … Read More »
