It started off as an ad-libbed joke for some friends in a football banter group and ended up being heard by vast numbers of Britons within hours. I sent it to the football group, my mum and the girl that I’m trying to date. “It went around the football group. The spread of the clip shows both the enormous power of WhatsApp to spread unsourced information at speed and Britons’ need for something to laugh at in a grim period. “The intentions are good but the outcome most of the time is pretty bad, it makes people panic more,” he said.

Source: The Guardian March 21, 2020 06:56 UTC