Daily Archives: January 25, 2022
Samuel L. Jackson is not in photo of Martin Luther King playing pool
A Facebook post falsely claims the actor Samuel L. Jackson can be seen in a photo of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. playing pool in 1966. A caption states: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. shooting pool in 1966. Samuel L. Jackson, who was a freshman at Morehouse College at the time, is in this photo.”… Read More »
Dover lorry queues can be seen from space, like most UK traffic can
Several posts on Facebook make the following claim: “So, there are continuous 🚛 queues at Dover that can be seen from space. 🌚 Longer than the channel itself. They can’t, however, be seen on the BBC. 📺” Both were posted on 22 January 2022. Could the lorries be seen from space? Satellite imagery is so… Read More »
Klaus Schwab is not related to the Rothschild family
An Instagram post suggests the World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab is related to the Rothschild family. The post includes two photos: one is a photo of a woman with the caption “Marianne Schwab, née Rothschild”. The post appears to imply Klaus Schwab is related, via Marianne Schwab, to the Rothschild family. The other image… Read More »
Photos of swimming pool with social distancing screens is genuine
Photos of a swimming pool, shared on Facebook, show swimmers divided by plastic screens during a class. A caption next to the post says: “Please someone tell me this is not real.” The images are genuine, taken from a French news broadcast recorded in January 2022, reporting on the reopening of a thermal spa. The… Read More »
Covid-19 vaccines haven’t caused an increase in cases and deaths
An Instagram post shares a picture of a headline which says: “Study of 145 countries finds sharp rise in virus transmission and death AFTER introduction of Covid vaccines”. It is accompanied by a caption which outlines the details of the study and says that people weighing up the decision to have a Covid-19 vaccine may… Read More »
Fake government guidance is wrong about face masks and equality laws
A post on Instagram claims that challenging someone who is not wearing a face mask could mean you are committing an criminal offence according to equality and anti-discrimination laws, and could be fined up to £9,000. The post is styled to resemble an official notice from the government, including a government logo and a heading… Read More »
Pfizer’s CEO has had Covid-19 vaccine
A video reel shared to Instagram on 23 January claims that the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, has not had a Covid-19 vaccine because he doesn’t want to “cut the line”. A watermark on the video indicates it was taken from TikTok, but the original account which posted the video now appears to have been… Read More »
Tweet claiming three child deaths from vaccines in Australia is fake
A fake tweet purporting to be from an Australian health official has been shared on Facebook and Instagram. The tweet, which has been made to appear as though it was written by New South Wales chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant, reads: “Great result from the children’s [Covid-19 vaccine] roll-out,only 3 deaths linked and 106… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – PS2 Missile Guidance
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 321
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 320, click here. 1. Young boys harassing the Horace Baker family, the first African American family to move into the all-white Delmar Village neighborhood of Folcroft, Pennsylvania, 30 Aug. 1963. 2. American soldiers at mass in the rubble at Cologne Cathedral, March 1945. 3. Tibetan skeleton…… Read More »