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Month: May 2023

How to show you know nothing of history without saying you know nothing of history

How to show you know nothing of history without saying you know nothing of history

Some one posts a TikTok video claiming “Baby boomers” never had to deal with inflation and had it easy finding jobs. She is factually and logically wrong, but the media turns this into a viral story, without noting the Tiktoker was wrong. The TikToker demonstrated she knows nothing of history without saying she knows nothing of history. It’s not a good look!

Media invents new scary climate terminology

Media invents new scary climate terminology

The Guardian invents a new term for climate topics: climate-wrecking emissions. They’ve invented many new terms that were never used by scientists or policy makers. Rather than report the news and let the facts speak for themselves, and let you think for yourself, The Guardian views its role and telling you what to think. See inside for a link to more examples of media invented terminology.

Follow up: Trevor Jacob and his faked for social media plane crash

Follow up: Trevor Jacob and his faked for social media plane crash

Trevor Jacob pretended to have an engine out failure in his light plane, jumping out by parachute as his plane gradually circled to impact into a hillside in a remote area. He then filmed his “harrowing” escape and hike out. He now admits the entire stunt was done for social media views and a promotional fee, and has pled guilty to charges. He may be sentenced to prison.

Censorship: UK public health “authorities” seek laws to allow them to censor online speech “misinformation”

Censorship: UK public health “authorities” seek laws to allow them to censor online speech “misinformation”

Source: Fact checkers and leading health organisations urge Government to take health misinformation seriously in Online Safety Bill – Full Fact Based upon how much public health information turned out to be wrong, even outright lies given to us by the authorities, will they censor themselves? Of course not.