Exposing the PR behind the headlines to show why you really can't always believe what you read in the news... stories by @MrMMarsh

Joined November 2013
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Bad PR retweeted
Not only is this #BadPR from a furniture company (“don’t end up like this - buy ergonomic office furniture from us!”), the Mail actually *link directly to the company press release*. Imagine how much a direct referral from a national paper is worth, yet they got it for ~free.
16 Jun 2023
Swollen eyes, a hunchback and claw-like hands: What remote-workers will look like by 2100 trib.al/GbUcp6P
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Bad PR retweeted
Due to a last minute couldn't-be-helped cancellation, I'll be giving the @SITP Online talk tomorrow night. I'll be talking about how the news gets made, how much of it is from dodgy sources, and why the media falls for falsehoods: sitp.online/show/bad-news-wh… 7pm tomorrow!
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10 Jul 2019
"Don't listen to online nutritionists, berries are great!" says registered nutritionist, correctly... but working for berry company, via OnePoll #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/10/dont-…
10 Jul 2019
"Parenting is hard, you're probably going to want some advice!" says parenting website, via OnePoll #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/10/paren…
9 Jul 2019
"You should know a lot more about cars!" says car website #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/09/you-s…
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9 Jul 2019
"It's actually cheaper to run an electric car these days, guys!" says electricity company, via OnePoll #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/09/its-a…
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9 Jul 2019
"Dating websites can lead love!" says dating website #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/09/datin…
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8 Jul 2019
"People enjoy foreign food!" says food company named after foreign city, via OnePoll #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/08/peopl…
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8 Jul 2019
“Keeping a teenager amused during summer is expensive!” says teenage summer club, via OnePoll badpr.co.uk/2019/07/08/keepi…
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8 Jul 2019
"There are women out there who are just gagging for sex!" says affairs website #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/08/there…
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7 Jul 2019
"You're wasting way too much time applying moisturiser!" says moisturiser company, via OnePoll #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/07/youre…
7 Jul 2019
"Kids would be great if they were in charge!" says film about a kid being in charge #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/07/kids-…
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7 Jul 2019
"You probably haven't invested enough in your pension!" says investment company #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/07/you-p…
6 Jul 2019
"You should look after your watch, you disgusting slob!" says watch company #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/06/you-s…
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6 Jul 2019
"You need more storage space or your relationship will fall apart!" says home improvement company #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/06/you-n…
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6 Jul 2019
"British people are literally cooking themselves!" says supermarket, weirdly #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/06/briti…
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5 Jul 2019
"People should think about their home insurance!" says insurance comparison website #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/05/peopl…
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5 Jul 2019
"Hotels in the future are going to be amazing!" says luxury hotel in the now #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/05/hotel…
5 Jul 2019
"It's annoying to be ripped-off!" says mobile phone switching service, via OnePoll #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/05/its-a…
4 Jul 2019
"Breaking up should be easy!" says mobile phone company with easy way to 'break-up' with your current mobile provider, via OnePoll #badpr badpr.co.uk/2019/07/04/break…