Britain’s culture minister Nadine Dorries did not tweet advice to use pets for warmth during the approaching winter months, a ministry spokesperson has told Reuters.
Thousands of social media users have interacted with a picture, said to show a screenshot of a tweet posted by Dorries in which she allegedly suggests Britons should “turn to man’s best friend, the domesticated dog” to counter the cold (here).
She is unreal. pic.twitter.com/wfKwMhLGG5
— 🌹 M-K 🌹 🇮🇪 💙NHS. (@marie_kate2) August 29, 2022
THE VERDICT:
False. There is no evidence such a tweet was ever posted to Nadine Dorries’ Twitter account.
This article was produced by the WANANCHI INITIATIVE Fact Check team.