#Reform U.K. appear to be #panicking

The party has raised eyebrows over its “Nigel Cut My Bills” campaign, which is a postcode lottery where the winning street gets its energy bills cut by Reform UK.

But a Reform UK spokesperson told The National: “We are entirely confident that this competition is legal. Reform UK is the only party serious about cutting energy bills.”

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25944159.reform-uk-insist-nigel-cut-bills-stunt-legal-lead-falters/

The Representation of the People Act 1983 bans bribery and treating.

#lies #charlatans

For our upcoming #elections (#Scotland) please be very aware of the potential #fakes, #frauds, #charlatans, #lies (#misinformation/ #disinformation) especially from the rightwing supporting #techbro 'services'. The full might of #unionist and #Reform will be using #LLMs (so called #AI) to generate this. Fact check everything!
https://www.theferret.scot/could-ai-misinformation-sway-the-scottish-election/

#MayElectionsScotland
#TheFerret

Oeh, deze “oude” Charlatans hebben zó’n heerlijke uitstraling. Dat rauwe randje, die blik van “we hebben je door”… perfect bij hun act. 😄

Zie je liever de huidige Charlatans, of mis je deze versie ook?

#Efteling #Charlatans #DanseMacabre #EftelingCharacters #EftelingDetails #Kaatsheuvel #ThemeParkPhotography

Formosan Funeral (1704) by George Psalmanazar, from An Historical and Geographical Description of Formosa
.

Source: Duke University Libraries / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/33c41672-853b-4081-941c-59278edf8be1

#poles #charlatans #formosa #tricksters #decorative #hoaxes #carts #processions #impostor #taiwan #art #publicdomain

From snake-oil salesman to the grifter-in-chief, Charlatans is a book that goes through the long history of swindlers, why people fall for them, and what we can do about it. Review--> #Bookthreads #BookSky #Charlatans #BasicBooks #BookReview #CurrentAffairs #NetGalley #ARCReview #BookReview #Grift

http://bargain-sleuth.com/2025/11/02/%f0%9f%8e%a7%f0%9f%93%9acharlatans-how-grifters-swindlers-and-hucksters-bamboozle-the-media-the-markets-and-the-masses-bookreview-basicbooks-arcreview-nonfiction-currentaffairs/

#DaveFarina: "The Scumbags I've #Debunked"

#Science communicator Dave Farina is back to talk about the #charlatans and #idiots. Buckle up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4j-REoGZmE

#atheist #fakescience #sethandrews #thinkingatheist