• Parody of anti-gay pamphlets offers detailed, behind-the-scenes view of how liars misuse real citations – Boing Boing

  Changing the context, removing the context, and generally cherry-picking the data that shows what you want it to show is a great way to make spurious claims look more legitimate. It’s a tactic that’s used in homophobic hate tracts, but it’s not ONLY used in those places.

  tags: liars

• Masters plan: Manchester University to get huge £1bn revamp in bid to join elite seats of learning | Manchester Evening News – menmedia.co.uk

  The facelift will mean the effective closure of the university’s north campus and the sale of the former UMIST headquarters. The grade II listed landmark has been known as the Sackville Street Building since UMIST merged with Manchester University in 2004.

  tags: manchester UMIST university

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