A Facebook post suggests that the emergency services can use numbering on UK street lights to locate people who might be lost or in trouble. The post states: “Did you know if your lost or in trouble if you ring the emergency services and you give them a number off a lamppost they will know… Read More »
A screenshot being shared on Instagram claims that Covid-19 vaccines make people more likely to suffer from severe Covid. This is not correct—indeed the opposite is true. The screenshot, headed “Covid Vaccine Injuries”, shows a comment in which the author says that their aunt works in a hospital in Georgia, and has said that fully… Read More »
A video on Instagram makes a number of false or misleading claims about the Covid-19 vaccines, including that the vaccine interval is designed to “hit” the immune system when it is particularly vulnerable, different doses of the vaccines include HIV, bacteria, or other harmful ingredients, and that 20% of the population will die with the… Read More »
We have been asked by readers on WhatsApp whether the Covid-19 vaccines are recommended during fertility treatment. The British Fertility Society (BFS) and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)—which is the association for medical professionals working in pregnancy, childbirth and women’s reproductive and sexual health —both say yes, you can have the Covid-19… Read More »
Facebook users have shared an article claiming that Spain’s Ministry of Health “Admits Covid-19 Has Never Been Isolated”. This story is false. The ministry did not say this. As we have said before, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, has been isolated many times. We’ve also seen similar false claims about the Centers for Disease… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. If Microsoft’s only product was Excel, they’d still be a massive company. 2. If a sloth clapped, it would always sound sarcastic. 3. You rarely see James Bond carrying luggage, yet he always has fresh new suits/clothes when goes from country to country. 4. The…… Read More »
In Ancient Greece, a poet/playwright named Phrynichus wrote a play that so moved the audience to tears that it led to him being fined, and his play being banned from ever being performed there again. Only one line of his play The Sack of Miletus survives today. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #679… Read More »
A fake screenshot about the Insulate Britain protests has been widely shared on Facebook, and on Twitter. The image seems to show a Guardian article with the headline: “Ambulance carrying Insulate Britain protestor – who was beaten up by angry motorists – is caught in traffic jam caused by another Insulate Britain protest”. In fact,… Read More »
An image has been shared on social media of a small, bright yellow fish with a trunk-like nose. The picture is captioned “elephant fish”. There are recognised species of fish called elephant fish, or elephantnose fish. While both have impressive snouts, they look notably different from the image being shared on social media, which appears… Read More »
A post on Instagram shows screenshots of a tweet from a woman who got the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant, and then a later tweet in which she says her son has died. The Instagram post caption says “if you inject something that is incompatible with human life – results are always the same”. The tweets… Read More »
