Thousands of people have shared claims on social media that sand was used to fill potholes on the procession route for King Charles’ coronation. But this is not true. Some of the claims we’ve seen circulating include what appears to be a screenshot of a since-deleted tweet, which has been shared by thousands of users on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. It shows an aerial image of the procession in central London on 6 May with multiple patches of sand on the road surface. The text says: “Something very poetic about a king in a golden coach being driven over a load of potholes filled with wet sand because no one in his country has the money to fix the roads properly.” Others have made similar claims using slightly different images or no images at all. But… Source link
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Mayim Bialik Bows Out of ‘Jeopardy’ in Solidarity With Writers Strike
The co-host won’t be presenting any shows for the remainder of Season 39. Image via CBS Jeopardy! has become the latest high-profile production to be impacted by the ongoing strike undertaken by the Writers’ Guild of America, as the show has temporarily lost one of its co-hosts as a result of the industrial action. Deadline reports that co-host Mayim Bialik has taken the decision to step back from hosting the final week of filming for the show’s 39th season, choosing to stand in solidarity alongside the writers of the show who are refusing to work. Jeopardy! is the most-watched show in syndication with around 9 million viewers weekly and is the second most-watched same-day entertainment show on TV after only 60 Minutes. Deadline add that production of… Source link
Read More »Monzo is not closing all customers’ accounts
A Facebook post which wrongly claimed that the online bank Monzo was closing all its customers’ accounts was shared over 1,500 times before being deleted. The post said: “Everyone thst is using monzo bank get your money out your account cos there closing every ones account down and keeping everyone’s money !!! It’s just happend to 2 of my mates and now they have no money so go get it out quickly!!!!! [sic]” It’s not true that Monzo is closing all its bank accounts down. A spokesperson for Monzo told Full Fact: “This is categorically untrue. We’re a regulated UK bank and we’re operating as usual.”The post was deleted late in the afternoon of Thursday 11 May, after receiving hundreds of shares earlier that day. In addition to the two friends mentioned… Source link
Read More »Australian vegan pens nasty note to neighbor for hosting BBQ
An Australian vegan has had enough of their neighbor’s meat-cooking ways, penning a scathing letter to the house next door after the smell of a backyard BBQ apparently made the vegan feel sick. “Enough is enough,” read a letter from the vegan, who identified herself as Sarah, to her BBQ-hosting neighbor, which was shared with the Facebook page “Hey Perth.” The letter came after Sarah’s neighbor, identified as Kylie, hosted a backyard BBQ gathering with friends to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III. The smell of meat apparently infuriated Sarah, who had previously written a letter to Kylie asking her to close her kitchen window while cooking meat for dinner. AUSTRALIAN VEGAN TAKES NEIGHBORS TO COURT BECAUSE SHE DOESN’T LIKE THE SMELL OF FISH BEING BARBECUED Burgers being flipped… Source link
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