Beard Liberation Front
28th February
Contact Keith Flett 07803 167266
Beard Shaving to combat Coronavirus story was made up
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that a story, widely circulated in UK media, that beard wearers needed to shave to combat the Coronavirus was made up.
The US social media site @politifact revealed the truth:
Amid increased fears about a potential coronavirus outbreak in the United States, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention graphic from 2017 has resurfaced online along with the claim that the organization is recommending men shave their beards to protect against the virus.
This is not true. The organization has made no such recommendation.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, the reality that this fake news was so widely reported in the UK underlines that we have a pogonophobic media. We expect prominent corrections to be made.
Leave a Reply