Emma Monk
@monkemma.bsky.social
Molecular Biologist. Debunker of myths. Proud European. 🇩🇰🇪🇺🇬🇧
www.emmamonk.co.uk
https://monkdebunks.substack.com
www.linkedin.com/in/emma-monk-780686190
https://medium.com/@info_28174
www.emmamonk.co.uk
https://monkdebunks.substack.com
www.linkedin.com/in/emma-monk-780686190
https://medium.com/@info_28174
Oh good - another “immigration special” question time.
Broadcast from Dover.
With Zia Yusuf - of course🙄
I wonder what they’ll talk about?
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Broadcast from Dover.
With Zia Yusuf - of course🙄
I wonder what they’ll talk about?
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December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Oh good - another “immigration special” question time.
Broadcast from Dover.
With Zia Yusuf - of course🙄
I wonder what they’ll talk about?
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Broadcast from Dover.
With Zia Yusuf - of course🙄
I wonder what they’ll talk about?
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Great thread. Emma is brilliant at carefully researched, fact based debunking of nonsense.
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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December 3, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Great thread. Emma is brilliant at carefully researched, fact based debunking of nonsense.
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Emma not only dismantles the dross spouted by Sarah Vine with consummate ease, but shines a light on the default right wing tactic of scapegoating, oh, and the reduction in small boat crossings conveniently ignored by the gutter press.
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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December 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Emma not only dismantles the dross spouted by Sarah Vine with consummate ease, but shines a light on the default right wing tactic of scapegoating, oh, and the reduction in small boat crossings conveniently ignored by the gutter press.
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If you haven’t noticed this up to this point, now you won’t be able to avoid identifying it everywhere
And have you noticed a big uptick in “benefits” stories at the moment?
Probably completely unrelated(🤔) to the fact we’ve had the longest run with no small boat crossings for 2 years, and the latest immigration stats are down at pre-pandemic levels…
They’ve gotta find a scapegoat somewhere🙄
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Probably completely unrelated(🤔) to the fact we’ve had the longest run with no small boat crossings for 2 years, and the latest immigration stats are down at pre-pandemic levels…
They’ve gotta find a scapegoat somewhere🙄
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December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
If you haven’t noticed this up to this point, now you won’t be able to avoid identifying it everywhere
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She shoots, she scores. Emma is really good at this.
Also, the former Mrs Gove appears to be kept by the EU-domiciled, tax evading aristocrat that owns a significant disinformation platform. Like so many "contrarians." Poshboy's pets. One and all.
Also, the former Mrs Gove appears to be kept by the EU-domiciled, tax evading aristocrat that owns a significant disinformation platform. Like so many "contrarians." Poshboy's pets. One and all.
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
🧵
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This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
She shoots, she scores. Emma is really good at this.
Also, the former Mrs Gove appears to be kept by the EU-domiciled, tax evading aristocrat that owns a significant disinformation platform. Like so many "contrarians." Poshboy's pets. One and all.
Also, the former Mrs Gove appears to be kept by the EU-domiciled, tax evading aristocrat that owns a significant disinformation platform. Like so many "contrarians." Poshboy's pets. One and all.
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Follow Emma. These debunking threads are just absolutely brilliant.
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
🧵
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This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Follow Emma. These debunking threads are just absolutely brilliant.
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
🧵
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This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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December 3, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the mum she’s describing is not claiming benefits as a “lifestyle choice”.
This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
🧵
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This paywalled article is full of “in my grandparents day, blah blah blah” and nasty sneery comments about latest iPhones for spoilt children🙄
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It's impossible not to love the clarity Emma provides. How will he possibly survive these horrific taxes on his millions?
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
It's impossible not to love the clarity Emma provides. How will he possibly survive these horrific taxes on his millions?
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This is what I love about social media. A story in a paper that you know doesn't add up, but you dont know how to work it out. So along comes Emma and explains it all for you. Yet again sterling work and much appreciated.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This is what I love about social media. A story in a paper that you know doesn't add up, but you dont know how to work it out. So along comes Emma and explains it all for you. Yet again sterling work and much appreciated.
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Emma Monk is a real force of good, debunking the swamp of poor quality propaganda passed off as journalism. Give her a follow (and a Ko-Fi tip!)
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Emma Monk is a real force of good, debunking the swamp of poor quality propaganda passed off as journalism. Give her a follow (and a Ko-Fi tip!)
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Can’t remember budget ‘case studies’ ever being quite so funny. Especially in newspapers that recently anointed Liz Truss a fiscal genius.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Can’t remember budget ‘case studies’ ever being quite so funny. Especially in newspapers that recently anointed Liz Truss a fiscal genius.
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Read the thread. Marvel at the astonishing inability to read the room which persuaded this chap he would win hearts and minds by exposing his greed for all to see.
Well done @monkemma.bsky.social
You are a star
Well done @monkemma.bsky.social
You are a star
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Read the thread. Marvel at the astonishing inability to read the room which persuaded this chap he would win hearts and minds by exposing his greed for all to see.
Well done @monkemma.bsky.social
You are a star
Well done @monkemma.bsky.social
You are a star
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The Telegraph only wants you to read the headlines. Emma does a deep dive and things don't add up.
Funny that.....
Funny that.....
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
The Telegraph only wants you to read the headlines. Emma does a deep dive and things don't add up.
Funny that.....
Funny that.....
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This is another great 🧵🧵👏👏👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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November 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
This is another great 🧵🧵👏👏👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Financial Adviser here: This is a terrible retirement plan.
So he’s been investing in property, doing them up and then selling them
Fair enough
And that’s what he used to buy his own house in 2016 - that’s what he considers to be his “pension”
His own house that he lives in🤷🏼♀️
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Fair enough
And that’s what he used to buy his own house in 2016 - that’s what he considers to be his “pension”
His own house that he lives in🤷🏼♀️
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November 29, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Financial Adviser here: This is a terrible retirement plan.
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Do not miss this superb thread from Emma Monk, which - amongst other things - demonstrates the parlous state of our lying media.
#Leveson2 please.
#Leveson2 please.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Do not miss this superb thread from Emma Monk, which - amongst other things - demonstrates the parlous state of our lying media.
#Leveson2 please.
#Leveson2 please.
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
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I'm with @monkemma.bsky.social on this one.
"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
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"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
No, Tesco Hasn’t Cancelled Christmas
A myth-busting explainer on Tesco trees, ‘renamed’ cakes, and the real purpose behind these manufactured panics.
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I'm with @monkemma.bsky.social on this one.
"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
"I doubt Jesus would have minded plastic Tesco trees being called snowy pine cone trees, but he may well have been disturbed by the racism and anti-migrant rhetoric around at the moment."
open.substack.com/pub/monkdebu...
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@monkemma.bsky.social consistently reminds us what digital literacy looks like.
monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-tesco-h...
monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-tesco-h...
No, Tesco Hasn’t Cancelled Christmas
A myth-busting explainer on Tesco trees, ‘renamed’ cakes, and the real purpose behind these manufactured panics.
monkdebunks.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
@monkemma.bsky.social consistently reminds us what digital literacy looks like.
monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-tesco-h...
monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-tesco-h...
Indeed!
Thanks @marvth3martian.bsky.social for the suggestion
This is definitely an interesting one that I think is causing some Right wing heads to explode!🤯
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Thanks @marvth3martian.bsky.social for the suggestion
This is definitely an interesting one that I think is causing some Right wing heads to explode!🤯
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November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Indeed!
Thanks @marvth3martian.bsky.social for the suggestion
This is definitely an interesting one that I think is causing some Right wing heads to explode!🤯
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Thanks @marvth3martian.bsky.social for the suggestion
This is definitely an interesting one that I think is causing some Right wing heads to explode!🤯
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Can anyone help me understand what this means in reality?
@danneidle.bsky.social, you’re a sensible nonpartisan voice🙏🏼
He is already resident in Switzerland and has property in Dubai and is buying up more development land there.
In what way is he NOW “quitting” the UK and why?
@danneidle.bsky.social, you’re a sensible nonpartisan voice🙏🏼
He is already resident in Switzerland and has property in Dubai and is buying up more development land there.
In what way is he NOW “quitting” the UK and why?
November 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Can anyone help me understand what this means in reality?
@danneidle.bsky.social, you’re a sensible nonpartisan voice🙏🏼
He is already resident in Switzerland and has property in Dubai and is buying up more development land there.
In what way is he NOW “quitting” the UK and why?
@danneidle.bsky.social, you’re a sensible nonpartisan voice🙏🏼
He is already resident in Switzerland and has property in Dubai and is buying up more development land there.
In what way is he NOW “quitting” the UK and why?
Ok, that made me laugh! 😂
November 19, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Ok, that made me laugh! 😂
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If you're not following Emma yet, I recommend that you start now.
The threads can be on the longish side, but they're all worth the time. Well researched, meticulously backed up, debunking some of the most bizarre outrage with good old-fashioned common sense.
The threads can be on the longish side, but they're all worth the time. Well researched, meticulously backed up, debunking some of the most bizarre outrage with good old-fashioned common sense.
Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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November 18, 2025 at 11:38 PM
If you're not following Emma yet, I recommend that you start now.
The threads can be on the longish side, but they're all worth the time. Well researched, meticulously backed up, debunking some of the most bizarre outrage with good old-fashioned common sense.
The threads can be on the longish side, but they're all worth the time. Well researched, meticulously backed up, debunking some of the most bizarre outrage with good old-fashioned common sense.
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Emma's perpetual debunking is the kind of renewable energy we can all get behind! 👏
Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Emma's perpetual debunking is the kind of renewable energy we can all get behind! 👏
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This is a wonderful thread! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Emma not only documents - in great detail - how BS is spread by the right-wing media, but does it with humour.
Emma not only documents - in great detail - how BS is spread by the right-wing media, but does it with humour.
Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼
16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas”
With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees
2.2Million views to date🙄
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November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
This is a wonderful thread! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Emma not only documents - in great detail - how BS is spread by the right-wing media, but does it with humour.
Emma not only documents - in great detail - how BS is spread by the right-wing media, but does it with humour.