An interview broadcast by GB News, and watched more than 250,000 times across Facebook and YouTube, makes a number of inaccurate claims about Covid-19 and vaccines. The segment on 23 March, presented by the author and television presenter Mark Steyn, featured Dr Guy Hatchard, a self-described “international advocate of food safety and natural medicine”. The… Read More »
A photo, which is claimed to be of an Irish Examiner article stating “referee whistles may be cause to sudden increase in heart problems among sports players experts say”, has been posted many times on Facebook. This is a digitally altered picture, and there is no record of the Irish Examiner ever having published such… Read More »
Children with special needs aren’t the only ones who deal with a society whose expectations do not align with reality. Parents and caregivers of special needs kids do as well. The fact is that parental skills are often taught in a supposed “one-size-fits-all” paradigm. How can parents figure out how to guide their children with… Read More »
A post on Facebook makes the following claim: “In case people aren’t aware, MP’s [sic] can claim up to £3,400 towards their heating costs. They can also claim their petrol/diesel on their expenses. They just got a £2,000 pay rise which now pays them £86,000 per year.” MPs can claim for utility bills MPs can… Read More »
An Instagram post has falsely claimed that Dr Anthony Fauci has been arrested by US Special Forces. The post appeared on 11 April 2022, and shows a screenshot of an article from 10 April 2022. But Dr Fauci, who is Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and Chief Medical Advisor to… Read More »
A post from the Facebook page ‘Iceland Foods UK’, shared over 14,000 times, claims the supermarket chain Iceland is giving away £35 of frozen food to people who share and comment on the post. The post reads: “We have thousands of frozen food products due to expire, normally we would bin it all. We thought… Read More »
Usually, there are two types of reactions when people hear about a 4-day workweek. Either they’re inspired to reach this goal, or they dismiss the idea as nonsense that only a few fortunate people can be privileged to afford. Whether you are in the first category or second, you’re in the right place. In this… Read More »
