Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, and Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose for a picture with a woman, after she presented the gifts they hold, in Kyiv, Ukraine

‘The new meme and symbol of Ukrainian firmness’: Viral footage shows Boris Johnson and Volodymyr Zelenskyy holding ceramic cocks

'Like this cockerel, Ukraine will also rise from the ashes.'

On Apr 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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This pro-lockdown ‘bot campaign’ on Twitter may have just been trolling

Despite claims online, it appears trolls may be responsible.

On Jul 8, 2021 by Mikael Thalen

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Boris Johnson’s congratulations tweet to Joe Biden appears to originally be addressed to Donald Trump

Oops.

On Nov 10, 2020 by Bryan Rolli

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted to hospital with coronavirus

Johnson has spent the last 10 days in self-quarantine.

On Apr 5, 2020 by Brooke Sjoberg

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Boris Johnson tweets first cabinet Zoom meeting, accidentally shares meeting ID

The OpSec isn't high.

On Mar 31, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

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Boris Johnson coronavirus test leads to meme explosion

Sympathy is not on many people's mind.

On Mar 27, 2020 by Siobhan Ball

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Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

This means he has probably been working while infected for at least a week.

On Mar 27, 2020 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Twitter urged to suspend Tory Party Twitter account after it ‘misled’ the public

The account temporarily pretended to be a fact-checking service.

On Nov 20, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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U.K. advocacy group releases deepfakes of Corbyn, Johnson endorsing each other

Future Advocacy created a pair of political deepfakes to raise awareness of the threat.

On Nov 12, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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Boris Johnson used a British lawmaker’s murder to push Brexit

Jo Cox's widower released a statement following Johnson's remarks.

On Sep 26, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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#ByeByeBoris trends after U.K. Supreme Court rules Johnson unlawfully suspended Parliament

He fought the law and the law won.

On Sep 24, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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How ‘F*ck off Scotland’ became a Scottish rallying cry amid Brexit madness

It started out as an insult.

On Sep 14, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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‘Operation Black Swan’ spawns wild speculation over a no-deal Brexit

Black Swan is the alleged actual 'worst-case scenario' documents surrounding a no-deal Brexit.

On Sep 12, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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People are freaking out over what a no-deal Brexit will look like 

U.K.'s own assessment of a no-deal Brexit, 'Operation Yellowhammer,' was released.

On Sep 11, 2019 by Siobhan Ball

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Boris Johnson apparently wants to build a bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland

Shame the water's full of WW2 munitions and that no one asked for this.

On Sep 11, 2019 by Siobhan Ball