Disinfo: Britain bans expressions like “what a beautiful girl” or “what a beautiful boy”

Summary

Maternity wards in UK allegedly ask staff to avoid using such terms that would offend transgender people.

Disproof

British Medical Journal published an article on February 8, 2018, which recommends medical staff to replace certain phrases with alternative terms, with a goal of more efficient communication with patients in mind. None of the terms concern gender. Further debunking at Myth Detector mythdetector.ge/en/myth/britain-does-not-ban-expressions-what-beautiful-girl-or-what-beautiful-boy,

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  • Reported in: Issue 103
  • DATE OF PUBLICATION: 28/03/2018
  • Countries and/or Regions discussed in the disinformation: UK, Georgia
  • Keywords: Western values
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Disinfo: The expulsion of Russian diplomats means that the US has declared a New Cold War on Russia

When the UK began leading such a crusade [the expulsion of Russian diplomats], the banner of this crusade was raised up by the United States. In fact the United States announced the beginning of a large-scale Cold War. This is a fact.

Disproof

Neither the US nor the UK have announced a Cold War on Russia.

On Sunday 4 March Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia. 143 Russian intelligence officers based in 26 countries were expelled as a reaction to the attack. www.gov.uk/government/news/novichok-nerve-agent-use-in-salisbury-uk-government-response, Many competing and contradictory stories promulgated by Russian state-controlled media, the only connecting thread being to confuse their audience and exclude any possibility of Russian involvement https://euvsdisinfo.eu/disinformation-cases/?text=sergei+skripal&disinfo_issue=&date=

Disinfo: The West has announced the expulsion of Russian diplomats to muffle the ‘remarkable victory of Russia’ in the Eastern Ghouta

All this hysteria [the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the US and Europe after the Salisbury attack] is being carried out to muffle the effect of the remarkable victory of Russia and Syria in the Eastern Ghouta.

Disproof

The expulsion had nothing to do with Russia's involvement in the Syrian war.

On Sunday 4 March Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia.

Disinfo: The West punishes Russia for having chosen Putin as a president again

Russia has been for Putin. Russians have chosen Putin and now are being punished for this. The date [for expulsion of Russian diplomats after Salisbury attack] was chosen in purpose: March 26th This is the anniversary of the first victory of Putin. This is a special diplomatic action.

Disproof

The expulsion has nothing to do with the Russian election.

On Sunday 4 March Sergei and Yulia Skripal were poisoned in Salisbury with a military-grade nerve agent of a type developed by Russia.