Tag Archives: The Sun

The Truth in NOT in here…

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Dr David Clarke

The RAF’s secret ‘X-files’ of reported UFO sightings in British skies are to be placed online for the first time – according to the media. This was the hyperbolic story published by the Mail Online, Metro, The Sun, Fox News … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Britain's X-Files, Fox News, Freedom of Information Act, Mail Online, Metro, Ministry of Defence, Press Association, RAF, The National Archives, the real X-files, The Sun | 1 Comment

Tears for Fears – the Curse of the Crying Boy

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Dr David Clarke

The ‘curse of the Crying Boy‘ legend, created by the British tabloid The Sun, is alive and well online. I discuss my research into this fake news phenomenon on the first episode in Season 3 of the Folklore Podcast, (1 January … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged curse of the crying boy, Ebay, Fake News, Gumtree, Halloween, Kelvin McKenzie, Max Clifford, Rotherham, Rotherham Star, Silly Season, The Sun, urban legends | 1 Comment

Happy birthday, Crying Boy!

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Dr David Clarke

Thirty years ago this month the British tabloids were full of stories about mysterious fires breaking out in houses across the north of England – and the only survivor was a mawkish print of a crying boy. The legend began … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Eyes, Bragolin, crying boy, curse of the crying boy, Halloween, Kelvin McKenzie, Margaret Keane, Rotherham, Sheffield Star, South Yorkshire, Steve Punt, The Sun, Tim Burton, urban legend | Leave a comment

The End of the UFO Files

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

The tenth and final collection of British UFO files have been released by The National Archives. From 2008 more than four million visitors from 160 countries have visited the project website to download files that would normally have been hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1st Royal Irish Regiment, Britain's X-Files, British UFO Files, Chinese lanterns, credible witnesses, Dr David Clarke, Ecotricity, Freedom of Information Act, Gordon Brown, identified flying objects, iPad, iPhone, Lincolnshire, Ministry of Defence, Shropshire, Shropshire UFOs, The National Archives, The Sun, UFO desk, UFO files, UFO Files App, UFOs, unidentified flying objects, wind turbine UFO | 9 Comments

Aliens prefer Brummies to Irish, poll finds

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Dr David Clarke

Just when you thought the alien abduction craze was history along comes a survey, commissioned by ITV, that claims 3% of Britons say they have been space-napped. And if the findings are to be believed, the extra-terrestrials much prefer to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged alien abduction, aliens, belief in aliens, belief in angels, belief in ghosts, fairies, IPSOS Mori, ITV, Jedi Knight, Northern Ireland, OnePoll, opinion polls, Paranormal Week, The Sun, This Morning, UFOs, West Midlands | 2 Comments

UFO Files make waves

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

The release of the ninth collection of MoD UFO files by The National Archives continues to make news across the world. On the first day of the launch (Thursday, 12 July) the website received almost 60,000 visitors – an uplift … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged bbc news, BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Daily Mirror, Huffington Post, Lee Spiegel, Ministry of Defence, Richard Norton-Taylor, Sanchia Berg, Sky News, The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The National Archives, The Sun, UFO files, USA Today, Voice of Russia | Leave a comment

Tabloid Tales

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Dr David Clarke

The red-top tabloids are a rich source of modern folklore and urban legends – and today’s front page splash in The Sun is a case in point. “Girl Eats 4,000 washing-up sponges” tells the bizarre story of dental nurse Kerry … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged curse of the crying boy, folklore, Freddie Starr ate my hamster, Kelvin McKenzie, Kerry Trebilcock, The Sun, urban legends | Leave a comment

FBI ‘not interested’ in UFOs, shock revelation

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Dr David Clarke

“News organizations across the world were taken in — once again — by a hoax that was perpetrated more than 50 years ago….” Jesse Emspak, International Business Times The silly season has arrived early this year. Either that or news … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Aztec UFO crash, Ben Radford, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Daniel Webster, FBI, Frank Scully, J. Edgar Hoover, New Mexico, Paratopia, Roswell, Silas Newton, The Sun | 2 Comments