Author Archives: WeRaven

Video of shivering child is from Syria, not Gaza

The video appears to have been posted by someone in Syria, but has since been shared alongside the Palestinian flag.Source

Crew of Rubymar cargo ship not rescued by ‘Yemen’ after missile attack

The 24-man crew were rescued by a passing merchant vessel following the missile strike, which has been claimed by the Houthi rebel group in Yemen.Source

Junior doctors do not earn £140 in ten hours

This was about the hourly rate of basic pay only, for first-year doctors only, last year.Source

Altered photo of Mexican presidential candidate was not published by Times of Israel

Posts on social media shared an apparent screenshot of an article about Claudia Sheinbaum featuring the edited photo.Source

WTF Fun Fact 13702 – The Most Visited City in the World

You might be surprised by the most visited city in the world. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13702 – The Most Visited City in the World appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

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WTF Fun Fact 13701 – What’s in That New Car Smell?

It turns out that new car smell isn’t very good for you. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13701 – What’s in That New Car Smell? appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

11 Immersing GTA (Video Game) Facts

The Grand Theft Auto Series video game revolves around several games where players are exposed to an open world and have missions as well as side quests to accomplish. It was named Grand Theft Auto because the game mainly involves driving, shooting, and stealing. The game series has also been centered in various cities, such…… Read More »

Alexei Navalny was an Amnesty ‘prisoner of conscience’ when he died

Several posts on social media share a 2021 BBC headline about how he’d been stripped of this status, but these posts are missing crucial context—that it was reinstated months later.Source

13 Chilling Nuclear War Facts

There is a legend that says humans cannot avoid two things: taxes and death. It gets worse; the IRS has an obscure internal manual directing how taxes can be collected even amid a nuclear war. So, while people can’t avoid death and paying taxes, they can have both simultaneously. That’s on a lighter note, though.…… Read More »

It’s not true that ‘lost’ tax revenue is 360 times greater than benefit fraud

An annotation suggesting that a graph shows tax evasion, avoidance and non-collection costs the government 360 times more than benefit fraud is incorrect.Source