Yearly Archives: 2022
After the assassinations of his brothers…
After the assassinations of his brothers President John F Kennedy and Senator Robert Kennedy; Senator Ted Kennedy lived the rest of his life in fear of being assassinated as well and would jump at loud noises and dive for cover at the sound of a car backfiring. The post After the assassinations of his brothers…… Read More »
Bill Gates bought his first successfu…
Bill Gates bought his first successful OS, MS-DOS from someone who created it for their company as a placeholder, it was originally called QDOS or Quick and Dirty Operating System. His mother was on the United Way board with the Chairman of IBM so she got him to help Bill. The post Bill Gates bought… Read More »
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 297
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Teenagers often confuse being smart and well-spoken with being mature. 2. If you dislike someone you last saw as a kid/teenager, they may dislike that version of themselves too. 3. The fact that someone believes in horoscopes tells you much more about that person than…… Read More »
25 Crazy Headlines of the Month – Part 221
25 Kickass Random Facts List #724
The car chases in the movie “Ronin” used right-hand UK cars with fake steering wheels on the left-side for the actors to use, had 300 stunt drivers including Formula 1 & Rally Car drivers, and all cars were going full speed at over 100 mph. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #724 first appeared… Read More »
List of MPs’ crimes isn’t true
A list claiming to describe the crimes of MPs is being widely shared on Facebook at the moment, after being originally posted in 2019. It isn’t true. The list, which originated in the US more than 20 years ago, and which we have written about before, describes “a company with approx 635 employees”, before detailing… Read More »
US military deaths didn’t increase by 1,100% last year
A TikTok clip posted to Instagram falsely claims that official data shows the number of deaths among US military personnel rose by 1,100% in the first 10 months in 2021. While the people in the clip, which features US right-wing pastor Rick Wiles and appears to be taken from his website TruNews, do not directly… Read More »
The House of Lords’ daily allowance is about what Universal Credit pays in a month—but peers don’t get it every day
A number of Facebook posts, and a widely shared tweet, have compared monthly Universal Credit payments with daily allowances in the House of Lords. The posts and the tweet all said: “In April a member of the House of Lords (inc Lord Lebedev) will receive £323 per DAY A single person on Universal Credit will… Read More »
Video doesn’t show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together after invasion
A video on Facebook claims to show Russian and Ukrainian soldiers dancing together, with the caption urging people not to “buy into the drama that is being propagated by the media”, falsely indicating that this is a recent video following the invasion of Ukraine. However, this video predates the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24… Read More »
Ukraine is not enacting the ‘Great Reset’ with an app
A post on Facebook claims: “Ukraine just silently announced it’s the first country to implement the WEF’s ‘Great Reset’ by setting up a Social Credit Application combining Universal Basic Income (UBI), a Digital Identity & a Vaccine Passport all within their Diia app”. People in Ukraine have been able to use the Diia app for… Read More »