Drakeford on the moon? Social media users poke fun at bogus claim First Minister snuck to Bristol for the new year
Social media users have been poking fun at bogus online claims that Mark Drakeford snuck to Bristol to celebrate New Year’s eve.
After reports in the media that some from Wales would travel to England due to the lower Covid restrictions, a rumour was started online that the First Minister would be among them.
An individual posted a message on Facebook on Friday saying they had seen the First Minister at the Hilton Garden Inn, in Bristol city centre, saying: “Dropping off here and guess whoβs checking in – none other than Mark Drakeford and his wife having a night on the pop over the border.”
It was later shared by many on Twitter, including unsuccessful Abolish the Assembly candidate Richard Taylor.
The Welsh Government confirmed that the claim had been made up, saying that: “There is no truth in this whatsoever. The First Minister is in Wales.”
But the episode prompted mirth on social media, with others taking to Twitter to parody the claim that Mark Drakeford had escaped Wales for the New Year.
This needs urgent investigation pic.twitter.com/r09RnpBOHz
β Si Dogg 6.2 π³ π«π· (@cymru_simon) January 1, 2022
Iβve just seen Mark Drakeford get out of a taxi outside the International Space Station. One rule for themβ¦ pic.twitter.com/gkD39rUwFj
β Nic Llan π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ π³οΈβπ (@Nicllan) January 1, 2022
Proof that @PrifWeinidog was in Bristol last night. I believe this is the hotel car park. He’s In fancy dress obviously. π€ππ€ͺ pic.twitter.com/nly1sm61xW
β Sir Lord Glenn OBE, MBE, BEM, (@glennswingler) January 1, 2022
Footage emerges of 70 year old Mark Drakeford in Pryzm nightclub, Bristol. pic.twitter.com/r9QtISQfjC
β Russian Space Food π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ (@RussianSpaceF) January 1, 2022
He can’t be in #Bristol he’s at the #TikiTiki @PrifWeinidog ππ€£π€£π» pic.twitter.com/VcrWvm7Oqb
β Jason Clark ππΈπ΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ (@jayclark0106) December 31, 2021
Scenes from Bristol Hilton. pic.twitter.com/mbkrLBh49e
β Mel JΓ΄s (@Melfynjones1) January 1, 2022
Social media guru Owen Williams posted a thread of Mark Drakeford in various locations, from the streets of New York to the Taj Mahal to the moon.
“Disinformation is false information deliberately and often covertly spread (as by the planting of rumours) in order to influence public opinion or obscure the truth,” he said.
“Don’t fall for it. Verify the content you share with reputable news sources. Don’t retweet grifters.”
Ha ha. Drakeford just seen playing peepo at the Taj Mahal β famously commissioned in 1632 by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favourite wife, Mumtaz Maha β in Agra, India. So much for his rules. pic.twitter.com/jqm2wt3gOR
β Owen Williams π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ (@OwsWills) January 1, 2022
Ha ha. Drakeford just seen on the Moon. Quarter the diameter of Earth, it’s the largest natural satellite in the Solar System relative to the size of its planet, the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System overall, and is larger than any dwarf planet. So much for his rules. pic.twitter.com/uMFLe8alQ6
β Owen Williams π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ (@OwsWills) January 1, 2022
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People in wales have got to stop reading English newspapers and stop watching English news stop being little Englanders and and be proud to be welsh kick all English partyβs out of wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ itβs time for a new wales π΄σ §σ ’σ ·σ ¬σ ³σ Ώ
All that these mindless idiots are achieving is to, incontrovertibly, confirm we have the right man in charge. The wider Welsh public hardly deserve this decent,honest man after letting him down by voting for an English Brexit. Let’s hope they will not so readily fall again for the English driven misinformation and outright lies that beguile them.
Whilst these mock takes are quite funny, I think we should be careful in giving obvious nonsense stories like this too much discussion.
The Welsh NHS is facing probably the toughest month in its history, but we’re busy talking about Mark Drakeford’s imaginary Bristol trip.
Let’s not take our eye off the ball here.
I agree. Where these mock posts are themselves making a mockery of the original claims about Drakeford, less we forget the same mindset spread both disinformation & misinformation and fuel also hatred of ethic minorites and engineer conspiracy theories to further their twisted political agenda.
More disinformation & falsehoods from the scourge that is social media. Anyone with an ounce of intelligence & common sense will take these claims for what they really are. π
I am not a Labour voter but too many people are all rather cocky and superior acting at the moment – even though scientists are predicting Covid is going to hit the roof over the next couple of months. I reckon all these jokes will disappear very very quickly once it does.
The BBC’s HYS;s on any Welsh matter are probably awash with bile right now? Ive had a a number of totally reasonable comments removed from that site and am beggining to wonder whetehr or not the moderators are on the side of some of the cych posting there?
Drakeford is banned from every pub in Wales,maybe he went to see his mate Jeremy Corbyn to get some Momentum!, many people are fed up with his doom and gloom, and no light at the end of the tunnel . In fact there isn’t even a tunnel yet