5 Fibs You Were Told This Week
While many of you are rightfully concerned about shortages of toilet roll, here at HuffPost UK we’re more worried there aren’t enough superlatives in the English language to cope with 2020.
The supply of such words that were not already overused before last week took an absolute pounding with the news Donald Trump had contracted coronavirus.
The latest bombshell revelation to rock the year led to the mournful conclusion that we’re close to just having had enough of news.
too much news, frankly
— Alexandra Petri (@petridishes) October 2, 2020
There is too much news.
— Barry Burden (@bcburden) October 2, 2020
Too. Much. News.
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) October 2, 2020
And that before we even consider some of the absolutely insane reaction to Trump’s diagnosis.
Was it a Chinese assassination attempt?
Could Trump catching COVID-19 technically be viewed as an assassination attempt on our President by the Chinese?
— DeAnna Lorraine 🇺🇸 (@DeAnna4Congress) October 2, 2020
Will the virus survive Donald Trump?
President Trump won't have to recover from COVID.
COVID will have to recover from President Trump. #MAGA— Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) October 5, 2020
And why doesn’t Joe Biden go out and lick some door handles in the White House?
The Trump campaign is now attacking Biden for...not contracting coronavirus.
“He has experience — now — fighting the coronavirus as an individual. Those firsthand experiences, Joe Biden, he doesn’t have those." pic.twitter.com/Qk0Qc8l6q9— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan) October 5, 2020
Of course the answer to all these questions is “holy shit America, please can you just get a grip and stop being so utterly mad”.
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