Author Archives: WeRaven

Rapid tests for both Covid and flu don’t prove infections are the same thing

Tests with two different wells for samples that can detect three different infections do not prove the infections are the same.Source

No, the Prime Minister was not Photoshopped into a picture of University of Kentucky students

Claims that an image shared by Rishi Sunak’s X account was Photoshopped are wide of the mark.Source

WTF Fun Fact 13575 – Animals During a Solar Eclipse

There’s some interesting behavior to observe among animals during a solar eclipse. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13575 – Animals During a Solar Eclipse appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

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“Mirror Hand,” the Rare Condition Resulting in Hand DuplicationSource

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WTF Fun Fact 13574 – Katalin Karikó

Katalin Karikó was demoted by Penn before winning a Nobel Prize for her mRNA research. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13574 – Katalin Karikó appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Rishi Sunak’s Conservative party conference speech: fact checked

We’ve looked into some of the claims made by the Prime Minister during his keynote speech at this year’s Conservative party conference.Source

WTF Fun Fact 13573 – Blackbird Violin

The Blackbird violin is not made of wood, but of stone. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13573 – Blackbird Violin appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

17 Amazing Tonga Facts

Tonga is one of the countries in the Pacific Islands. It has a red flag with a white canton complemented with a red cross in the middle. Nukualofa is the country’s capital and chief port. With slightly more than 100,000 people, most Tongans live abroad while supporting the remaining ones financially. Here are more amazing…… Read More »

Rishi Sunak has not written off £14.9 billion in PPE fraud

Claims that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wrote off £14.9 billion in PPE fraud are not correct. The figure may relate to stock impairments at the DHSC. The level of PPE fraud seems much lower.Source