The British press lied so much about the EU they decided to archive them all

https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/the-british-press-lied-so-much-about-the-eu-they-decided-to-archive-them-all-199280/

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swizzlestick@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 1y (7 replies)

Our redtops are basically insanepeoplefacebook put to print.

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 6 pts · 1y (6 replies)

Do you reckon people think that the stories in The Daily Sport/Sunday Sport are real?

swizzlestick@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Take a look at the average British Ibiza-goer.

We voted ourselves out of Europe.

Absolutely yes, some people believe that kind of dribble.

voracitude@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)
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swizzlestick@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y

Ta - I'm still leaving it.

Drivel somehow seems a refined way of saying it, which the publications in question do not deserve.

Fearcarbadeiridinn@feddit.uk · 5 pts · 1y (2 replies)

You mean to tell me there ISN'T a German bomber crashed on the moon!? s.

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Have you seen Iron Sky??

Fearcarbadeiridinn@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 1y

Iron Sky is more factual

RobAley@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y

I couldn't immediately see a link to the actual EU archive in that article, for reference I think it is this one : https://wayback.archive-it.org/11980/20200131192225/https://blogs.ec.europa.eu/ECintheUK/euromyths-a-z-index/

BlueFootedBooby@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Ffs, I remember how everyone in my country was talking about this banana shit, and how ridiculous and pointless the EU is for it... EU really needs some good media people.