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 »
Koalas refuse to eat anything but Eucalyptus, a mildly toxic plant that gives them almost no energy, which is why they sleep so much. Also, if you stripped the tree and put it on a plate, the koala would stare at it and starve because it can’t recognize it as food. The post Koalas refuse… Read More »
The US provided Laos with funds and concrete to expand an airport which could serve as a base for US fighter jets during the Vietnam War. But as the funds and concrete arrived before any contract was signed, Laos decided instead to build a memorial to soldiers who died in World War II. The post… Read More »
