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Human Beings Are Not Petri Dishes

Rebecca In a newspaper this week, a journalist called “Malpass” identifies government splitting from epidemiological advisors. According to Malpass, epidemiologists only consider the bug while politicians have to consider more than that, which explains the split for him. Unfortunately, he misunderstands epidemiology, a word that doesn’t mean the study

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Comparing Apples with Apples: The Spinoff and The BFD

The Spinoff has the same size audience as The BFD but the similarities end there. The BFD is funded 95% by our one thousand plus members and 5% by our advertising revenue. The BFD serves a broad church of political views that includes libertarian, centre-right, and conservative readers of whom

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Saddle up It’s Time to Join the BFD Posse

Saddle up It’s Time to Join the BFD Posse

Cancel culture makes people and organisations vulnerable. Activists go after organisations’ ad revenue by complaining to their advertisers. They go after individual’s jobs by complaining to their employers. This year a Youtuber in New Zealand lost his job after a concerted effort by activists including Maori Party co-leader Debbie

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The Latest Media Bias Results

Last year a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD  were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The BFD

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Do You Trust the BFD?

Do You Trust the BFD?

The findings on trust in media organisations is out and the left-wing dominated media have taken a flogging. It seems that the public is well attuned to their lying ways and are voting with their feet. Newsroom reports: Less than half the New Zealand public now professes ‘overall trust’ in

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

Have you heard of caves? Of course, I’ve heard of caves. The NZ Herald seem to think that you can herd caves! Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Someone Does Something in Norway

Someone Does Something in Norway

Reading the media with a critical eye (as you should: even us) means not only analysing what they say, but noticing what they don’t. Even the mainstream media rarely straight-out make things up (although they are becoming more and more brazen). Most often, they lie by omission: leaving out

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The Latest Media Bias Results

The Latest Media Bias Results

Last year a website was set up to measure media bias in New Zealand. Both Kiwiblog and The BFD  were mentioned and rated, as were left-wing blogs and all mainstream media. Back then Newshub was rated as the most biased (towards the left) of all the mainstream media. The BFD

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It Is Time for Truth Telling in Glasgow

It Is Time for Truth Telling in Glasgow

It’s time for truth telling in Glasgow.  The coming northern winter will confirm the first energy truth – that wind, solar, batteries and electric vehicles will not keep people warm and well fed. The soaring demand for hydrocarbon fuels, the coming electricity blackouts and rationing, and bare grocery shelves will

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The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

The BFD Stuff Up of the Day

A’postro’phe’s a’re ha’rd, sho’uld we gi’ve the’ NZ Her’ald a brea’k? They wrote, “Wile’s hypocritical attitude” The correct use of the apostrophe is Wiles’ hypocritical attitude. Please share this BFD Stuff up so others can discover The BFD.

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Saddle up It’s Time to Join the BFD Posse

Saddle up It’s Time to Join the BFD Posse

Cancel culture makes people and organisations vulnerable. Activists go after organisations’ ad revenue by complaining to their advertisers. They go after individual’s jobs by complaining to their employers. This year a Youtuber in New Zealand lost his job after a concerted effort by activists including Maori Party co-leader Debbie

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NZ Herald Launches ‘90% Truth Project’

NZ Herald Launches ‘90% Truth Project’

John Black stuffednz.net Information Satire “I know it’s a high target” said the Herald’s editor, Des Eption, “We usually hover around 60% but on days when we are covering up a government cock up, we can get down to the low 40s”. Des explained a new raft

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