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Keelan vs McCloskey: Exposes Media Bias

Media coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic has been very obviously one sided since March 2020. We’ve all been bombarded with negative stories of ‘biblical proportions’. Even when there have been improvements in the pandemic position the media still prefer the…

BBCNI Caught Amplifying Disinformation

In this report we expose the BBCNI for amplifying disinformation tweeted out by a Northern Ireland doctor. Information that the BBC didn’t inform the listener had not be verified by the programme’s producers.

Robin Swann: The Liar

Robin Swann is a man of many faces. Someone who isn’t known for a willingness to be truthful. A man who says one thing to the public whilst advocating for the very opposite privately.

NI Politicians join the call for Vaccine Passports – Why?

We first heard about Vaccine Passports in 2020. The ‘conspiracy theorists’ tried to convince us that it would happen as a result of the covid-19 pandemic but let’s be honest, most people rubbished that idea and figured if a vaccine…

COVID VACCINATIONS FOR 12-15 YEAR-OLDS: A CONTROVERSY

Chief medical officers of the UK approve and recommend universal Covid vaccination programme for 12 to 15 year-old children. On the 14th September 2021, the Department of Health for Northern Ireland announced the Covid-19 vaccine will be offered to all…

NISRA Stats Shows Significantly Lower Hospital Activity During Pandemic

DOH AND NISRA PUBLISH HOSPITAL STATISTICS FOR 2020/21 SHOWING SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN HOSPITAL ACTIVITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. On the 5th August 2021, the Department of Health and NISRA publish “Hospital Statistics – Inpatient and Day Case Activity Northern Ireland” and…

#BigJabWeekend – Was it a success?

It was called the “Big Jab Weekend”. It was billed as the place to be. It was sold as a success. But was it a success? We take a look at the numbers, the narrative and the propaganda surrounding the event.

FÉILE an Phobail: The Jabs for Tickets Failure

Feile an Phobail offered free tickets to their festival dance night for the first 500 people to get vaccinated at a pop-up vaccination clinic. The media sold the event as a huge success, yet only 154 people turned up.

Covid-19 Has It’s Own Advertising Agency in NI

The NI Executive has spent huge sums of money on advertising Covid to ensure people remain aware it’s still a threat, in case they had forgotten. We submitted a FOI request asking for a breakdown of their advertising costs.

Dan Hodges: The Flip-Flopper

Dan Hodges is renowned for his divisiveness and hypocrisy on COVID-19 responses. Whilst being humiliated seems to be an acceptable payoff for getting attention for Dan, his public breakdowns and denialism do little to inspire confidence in a struggling corporate media industry and in the people who may look to journalists for guidance.

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