Daily Archives: September 16, 2021

There are ways to identify the Delta variant

A post shared on Facebook says: “There is no “delta variant” – no clinical test can diagnose you with “Delta” and the entire narrative is a media- fabricated scam”. This is incorrect.  As we have written before, although there isn’t an individual test for each of the variants, further analysis of positive PCR tests can… Read More »

Scottish taxes don’t subsidise English spending

A post on Facebook claims that income tax and tax raised on whisky sales in Scotland go “straight to England” to be spent on its priorities, and that Scotland subsidises England. This is not true.  Firsty, the figures given for tax revenue from Scotland are wrong.  The post claims Scotland raises £25 billion a year… Read More »

PCR tests have not been revoked by the FDA

A post on Facebook claims that an unspecified test has been “revoked” by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).  The post itself doesn’t say exactly what sort of test the post refers to, but the author says it “brought the world to its knees” and describes “sticking [it] up your nose”, which indicates it’s… Read More »

What Are Process Goals? (With Examples)

Ready. Set. Go. For years, this was my three-step mindset when it came to goals. I would reach for the moon and hope to land among the stars without feeling the pain of the fall. This approach was all or nothing, and as a result, I experienced loads of burnout and almost zero productivity. In… Read More »

Covid-19 is almost certainly killing more people than suicide

Suicide is killing more people than Coronavirus. How about we all stock up on smiling at strangers instead? Facebook user, 13 September 2021. A post claiming that more people are dying of suicide than the coronavirus is being shared on Facebook. When the Facebook post was shared, this was almost certainly untrue. Where does the… Read More »