francesweir.bsky.social @francesweir.bsky.social · 7hI don’t suppose the Daily Express have thought about the irony of their pro Brexit headline along with their headline about the death of D-Day veteran Henry Rice. The EU has been instrumental in keeping peace in Europe for decades so people like Henry don’t have to sacrifice their lives again. 030
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 8hAnother day, another deepfake. This time it's Bill Gates who appears to warn that a billion people will die due to water shortages. The clip was edited using AI to make it look like Mr Gates discussed water shortages during a CNBC interview when he didn’t.fullfact.orgClip of Bill Gates discussing water shortages and ‘mass mortality event’ is a deepfake – Full FactA viral video uses AI to falsely claim Bill Gates said one billion people will die by 2027 due to water shortages. 04411
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 8hWill some intrepid journalist please ask Boris Johnson & Nigel Farage to admit their lies, end their silence, and #ApologiseForBrexit "Freedom of movement wasn't about immigration. It was your freedom" via The UK Against Hate 14310123
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23hMichael Caine "I voted for Brexit... I'd rather be a poor master than a rich servant... You get lost, and then you find your way, and it will be alright." This Brexiteer lives in LA, has never been a poor anything, and there are zero consequences for his actions on him. 76697154
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialDaily Herald #FBPE #NAFO 🇬🇧🇺🇦🇬🇱 @dailyherald.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Yeah, Nigel Farage wouldn’t want this video to be shared over and over of him lavishing poodle-like praise on Donald Trump. 30331218
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 12/10/2026A video of a funeral procession scattering with the ‘corpse’ running away is circulating again with suggestions it shows Gaza. But the video has been online since March 2020 and was reportedly filmed in Jordan.fullfact.orgEarly pandemic staged funeral procession video wrongly linked to Gaza – Full FactA ‘corpse’ that leaps up and runs as sirens sound was part of a staged funeral procession filmed in 2020, reportedly in Jordan. 12111
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialMonty Dodge @montyofdodgington.bsky.social · 12/10/2026@badassmutha.bsky.social @donmcgowan.bsky.social Russian interference update. Farage called Burnham a liar! Will someone please ram this down his throat? ⬇️ 14775295
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Russia has been at war with Britain for years and the EU referendum was an open goal which they exploited. That doesn't mean that "Putin made Brexit happen" but his troll farms and media operations certainly played a part Brexiters may hate to hear it but to deny it is to deny a dangerous reality. 791494449
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 11/10/2026Wind and solar helped the UK avoid US$7.8 BILLION in gas imports during the Hormuz crisis. That’s what breaking fossil fuel dependence looks like. Governments backing more oil and gas owe people an explanation. SCALE UP RENEWABLES. 4220107
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Scotland proudly stands in solidarity with Ukraine. My statement on today’s reports 👇 624384
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.social(Wee G ) Wake Up Scotland @chaillich.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The SNP Deliberately making Scotland Better than south of the Border 👇 1411168
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026This is completely outrageous and disgusting. This must immediately be blocked by Congress and Trump should be impeached for this. The US is now funding Putin’s war machine as he murders civilians including children. We are lost as a country. 2072162595666
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialTony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Never forget these two delivered Brexit. They screwed the country, they crippled the economy, they made people poorer, they gave people funds to their mates and they are still free. They should be in prison. 30758220
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialPeter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026🔴NEW: Ben Delo has given Reform £44MILLION Delo’s money comes from his now-closed crypto exchange BitMEX In 2019, a BitMEX investor asked about the status of his investment Delo responded by sending this meme, according to court documents. There’s more, a lot more (new investigation🧵) 16549341
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 10/10/2026In any company in the real world in which you and I live and work, if you made a £500 error on a spreadsheet for the business you’d be shown the door.. But in Tory Party, as demonstrated so often during 14 years they were in Govt it’s an achievement which leads to promotion They relish mediocrity❗️ 41483137
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialrob @robpatrick.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Restore and Reform are the greatest threats to our way of life 3248989
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Reform UK are trying to buy the next election, by flooding Britain with hate, fear & lies ... meme via Joshua ABD 58446187
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 10/10/2026#AfricanPenguinDay 🐧 We are losing our penguins Industrial fishing is emptying our oceans of fish and destabilising ecosystems that have survived for thousands of years This simply cannot go on We need to stop these greedy industrial fishing companies plundering our waters 👉 act.gp/42igFpk 914297
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Perfectly put. 37896250
francesweir.bsky.social @francesweir.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I can't believe a landowner is putting the iconic Glenelg to Skye ferry at risk. Support the local community and save the world famous Glenelg to Skye ferry by joining me and signing the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...you.38degrees.org.ukSave the Glenelg - Skye ferry!This ten minute crossing is famous around the world - and is believed to be the last turntable style ferry anywhere. It's an iconic part of Skye's history, but the ferry's operator says its future may... 000
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I don’t understand why @andyburnham.bsky.social uses ‘X’ Facebook etc but doesn’t use his @bsky.app account? Shouldn’t we be able to see his posts as well? Not to mention the damaging influence of Musk who promotes far-right narratives. 612028
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 01/10/2026A clip showing NATO soldiers has gone viral. Posts have suggested it is a new video released by NATO. This isn't the case—the video is from 2024. Our fact check below 👇fullfact.orgViral NATO video isn’t a ‘new ad campaign’ – Full FactA clip of NATO soldiers is being shared with claims it is a new promotional clip. It was actually posted in 2024 to mark the alliance's 75th anniversary. 02515
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialBelieve in Scotland @believeinscotland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026🟥 Westminster creates the mess. Then the Prime Minister uses that mess as an excuse to keep Scotland trapped in the system that caused it. 🏴 Scotland deserves the powers to tackle our own problems and the freedom to choose a better path. 1/2believeinscotland.orgBurnham is wrong - Scotland needs independence to tackle the cost of livingWestminster creates the mess. Then the Prime Minister uses that mess as an excuse to keep Scotland trapped in the system that caused it. That’s hypocrisy. Scotland deserves the powers to tackle our ... 49474
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A country that will not fix its mistakes is a country that has given up on the future. And Brexit was, it’s now clear, a terrible, terrible mistake inews.co.uk/opinion/brex... 491100325
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialRob Duncan @robduncan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026#auspol #USPOL #USA #us #uspoli #poli #politics #cdnpoli #canada #MeidasMighty #america #communityovercapitalizm #history #Ethics #SocialJustice #LongerTables #DemocraticSocialist #Ecosocialism #Socialist #socialism #LeftIsBest #ClassConsciousness #FalseConsciousness #abolishcapitalism #HumanRights 1244
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026PM Burnham on privatisation: "The British right talk about taking back control. Never let them forget: They are the ones that gave it away in the first place." 526856
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 28/09/2026We’ve seen posts online claiming that former Makerfield MP Josh Simons has been appointed as head of No 10’s policy unit. This isn’t correct, though Mr Simons was linked to the role in some media reports earlier in the summer. Our fact check 👇fullfact.orgFacebook posts wrong to claim former Makerfield MP is new head of No 10 policy unit – Full FactJosh Simons, whose resignation as an MP led to the by-election Andy Burnham won, has not been appointed to lead on policy at Downing Street. 0196
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026Viral posts claim Japan has passed ‘anti-Islam laws’ banning halal food, mosques, burqas and prayer calls. This is false. Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom. Here's what we found 👇fullfact.orgNo, Japan has not introduced 'anti-Islam' laws – Full FactViral posts claim Japan has banned halal food, mosques, burqas and the call to prayer. This is false. No such laws exist, and Japan's constitution guarantees religious freedom. 15929
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026A video falsely claiming to show a long queue of Muslim women waiting to sign up for free childcare has been liked thousands of times on social media. But the clip actually shows the women waiting in line for a modest clothing sale in Amsterdam.fullfact.orgVideo shows Muslim women queuing for a clothing sale, not free childcare – Full FactThe video has been widely shared on social media alongside the false claim that it shows women in headscarves lining up to enroll their children into free public daycare. 16644
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026😕 16650352162
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 29/09/2026A video being shared online supposedly shows an “asylum seeker” saying he wants “more money and more freedom”, and isn’t happy with how he’s being treated in the UK. But the clip is AI-generated. Here’s how we know 👇fullfact.orgVideo of ‘asylum seeker’ saying he wants ‘more money and more freedom’ is AI-generated – Full FactA clip which has been shared online contains a SynthID watermark, suggesting it was made with Google’s AI tools. 24730
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. 18672083001
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialGraham Simpson @grahambs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Proportional representation ensures every vote counts equally, so a party's seats in parliament actually reflect the share of votes it won — instead of a system where a party can win a majority of seats with a minority of the vote, leaving millions of voters effectively unrepresented. 24011
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Yet again Farage goes absent from Parliament absent from his Clacton constitueny this time to campaign for an imminent general election which isn't going to happen ... "Anything to avoid doing his taxpayer funded job… " via Reform Are Not Your Friends 63503227
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialrepugfascistrebel.bsky.social @repugfascistrebel.bsky.social · 27/09/2026HIS MAKING US THAT SHITHOLE COUNTRY HE ALWAYS TALKS ABOUT....EVERY ACCUSATION IS A CONFESSION! 867113683088
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 27/09/2026Old aerial footage of a glacier in Alaska has been shared with false claims it shows the glacier that caused the deadly flood in Nepal last month.fullfact.orgOld video of Alaskan glacier shared with claims it shows cause of Nepal flood – Full FactDramatic helicopter footage above a glacier has been shared online with false claims it shows the glacier that caused last month’s flood in Nepal. 03613
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 27/09/2026No one is safe from extreme weather events. NO ONE. Oil, coal and gas corporations continue to make obscene profits while making the world more dangerous with wildfires, floods, and deadly heatwaves. This isn’t just unfair, it’s outrageous.act.gpWhat the ‘natural’ disasters of 2026 reveal about climate change - Greenpeace InternationalRecord-shattering global temperatures across land and sea are the grim reality of climate crisis, and the reason we need an immediate transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energies. 47443
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What’s your legacy Johnson? Brexit. Total collapse of trust in politics. And this. The small boats symbolise your dishonesty and your failure. You’re responsible for nothing but damage. Not one good thing. Not one proud moment. You’re forever a shameful disgrace who threw his own mandate in the bin. 1802136633
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Reform UK leaders are ALL ex-Tories ... meme via Angel Stroyan 35574274
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 25/09/2026"This is where the rhetoric ends up. On Tuesday night, hundreds of anti-migrant protesters gathered in Gosport after social-media reports that a small boat carrying people across the Channel was going to be brought ashore there. Among the crowd were children ..." www.facebook.com/TruthAgainst... 19263143
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.social“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🏴 🇳🇴 Scotland & Norway have drawn similar amounts of North Sea oil since the 1970s As a result: 🇳🇴Value of National Oil Fund : €2,100,000,000,000.00 (Generates €250 Bn per year in interest alone) 🏴Value of National Oil Fund : £0 (Scotland’s share uk National Debt £545 BILLION) 🏴Are you YES yet ?🇪🇺 24503208
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 25/09/2026Max Wilkinson told the Liberal Democrat conference that “not a single small boat crossed the Channel” before the Brexit referendum. That’s not true. Small boat crossings have risen significantly in recent years, but they did happen before June 2016.fullfact.orgSmall boat crossings didn’t start after the Brexit referendum – Full FactThe Liberal Democrat home affairs spokesperson wrongly claimed that “not a single small boat crossed the Channel” before the vote to leave the EU. 65418
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialStella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Don’t let brexiteers tell you leaving the European Union has given us more control as a nation over what happens to us or power to stand up for ourselves. Join us this Sunday in Liverpool at the @labour4europe.bsky.social rally fighting for our nations interest and future with Europe. 3535695
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Brexit and Trump have combined to be an absolute disaster for UK food and drink exports. Deficit worst in a quarter of a century and sales have plummeted ever since we left the single marketft.comBrexit and Donald Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bnIn the first half of 2026, the sector’s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record 18443191
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialEuropean Movement in Scotland @euromovescotland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026All 32 council areas in Scotland voted to remain in the EU with a majority vote. #Rejoin #EU #Scotland 0195
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialFull Fact @fullfact.org · 24/09/2026Many social media users appear to have been fooled by a fake picture that supposedly shows four teachers protesting against the removal of pride flags from their classrooms. But the image is AI-generated and contains several classic clues like nonsense text.fullfact.orgImage of teachers saying they would quit over pride flag removal is AI-generated – Full FactMany people interacting with the social media post appear to believe the picture is real, but visual clues and an AI watermark tell us it’s fake. 03517
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 24/09/2026A senator in Vermont has noticed who is buying Reform. Why have so few British front pages? 30839337
Reposted by @francesweir.bsky.socialGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 24/09/2026Oil spills from war are spreading towards coral reefs and mangroves in the Strait of Hormuz. Fossil fuel dependence puts people, nature and economies in harm’s way. It's time to end that dependence and build a future powered by clean, decentralised renewables.dw.comStrait of Hormuz attacks spill oil into Persian GulfAs war disrupts one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, satellite images reveal that oil is spreading toward protected coral reefs and mangrove forests. 87539