{"id":4481,"date":"2020-03-21T14:03:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T14:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/?p=4481"},"modified":"2025-02-06T17:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T17:21:18","slug":"covid-19-honest-government-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/2020\/03\/21\/covid-19-honest-government-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"Covid 19 &#8220;Honest Government Ad&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They say &#8220;<em>many a true word spoken in jest<\/em>&#8220;. This seems particularly applicable to this short &#8220;honest government&#8221; video produced by Australia&#8217;s JuiceMedia&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hks6Nq7g6P4\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Background to the video<\/h2>\n<p>JuiceMedia&#8217;s &#8220;<em>Honest Government Ad<\/em>&#8221; started life as satire.&nbsp; But its probably the most truthful representation where we are right now with COVID-19. This associated video podcast explains its background&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RHmKY8wZfOg\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They say &#8220;many a true word spoken in jest&#8220;. 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