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Even with the Delta variant causing a spike in new Covid-19 cases worldwide, people all over the world are still refusing to get vaccinated.
And with more and more offices, restaurants and entertainment venues gradually requiring proof of vaccination for entry, protests are becoming more and more common.
This includes a recent protest in London England, when a British anti-lockdown group known as "Official Voice" staged a protest against the BBC for "not giving out right information" as reported by Indy100.
Indeed, the protest outside of the BBC Television Centre in west London grew heated fairly quickly.
As evidenced by a video posted on Twitter from television host and anti-vaxxer, Gillian McKeith, Police barred the angry group from entering the building.
Protest getting very heated at bbc studios white city, London against the jabs for children..pic.twitter.com/5YrCDtxuCm— Gillian McKeith (@Gillian McKeith) 1628517454
However, there was one small factor the protestors didn't seem to realize. They were at the wrong building.
The BBC vacated the west London Television Centre in 2013, moving to a location in central London's Portland Place.
Official Voice was instead protesting at a building which has largely been converted into luxury apartments, with a small handful of studios remaining, only used by ITV, not the BBC.
Indeed, Loose Women, a British talk show similar to The View, was filming at the time of the protest, and co-host Charlene White was rather amused by the blunder, telling The Guardian:
"Not sure what protesters were hoping to achieve, but all they would've found was me, Jane, Nadia and Penny on Loose Women talking about the menopause."
Indeed, others couldn't wait to take to Twitter to express their amusement at the protestor's ironic mistake, cementing the fact that those resistant to getting vaccinated are full of misinformation.
Was coming back home from centre of London and read about the anti-vax protests at BBC TV Centre, so went a different way than normal avoid Regent St. Then found out that the protest was at White City. Where the BBC stopped being in 2013. Amazing comedy work from those guys.— David Baddiel (@David Baddiel) 1628530042
Bunch of anti-vaxxers want to storm BBC HQ to protest media coverage!!!\n\n...Aaaand they got the wrong building.\n \nWoefully misinformed anti-vaxxers relying on wrong information - Who'd have thought it?! https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/09/confused-anti-vaccine-protesters-storm-bbc-hq-years-after-moved-out\u00a0\u2026— FrasWhar (@FrasWhar) 1628687212
Amazing. Antivax protestors storm Television Centre\u2026 which the BBC left in 2013. \n\nSo they\u2019re effectively storming the sets of Loose Women and the Graham Norton Show.https://twitter.com/djjasonjoy1/status/1424707991677321220\u00a0\u2026— Matthew Thompson (@Matthew Thompson) 1628518292
They've always got their facts straight, huh? British Anti-Vaxxers Try Storming BBC, Attack Wrong Building Entirely - Wonkettehttps://www.wonkette.com/british-anti-vaxxers-try-storming-bbc-attack-wrong-building-entirely\u00a0\u2026— Darren Day (@Darren Day) 1628667997
The anti-vax movement trying to storm the BBC but the BBC had moved out of Television Centre seven years ago is the funniest news story I have seen in ages. It is a comedy skit.— Scott Bryan (@Scott Bryan) 1628524501
Further proof that stupidity multiplies in numbers. \nhttps://globalnews.ca/news/8099979/anti-vaccine-bbc-protest-covid-uk/?utm_source=GlobalNews&utm_medium=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR0l86nQRcTPHslHmCEf6DD_v5ymQTcIao57mO9oNKjZ0kIV1pX8xmRoDrs\u00a0\u2026\n#antivaxxers— Linda Davis (@Linda Davis) 1628690611
This is hilarious, anti vaxxers tried storming the BBC but got the wrong building https://twitter.com/guardian/status/1424784765253783553\u00a0\u2026— Lunar \u2728\u2728 (comms now open!) (@Lunar \u2728\u2728 (comms now open!)) 1628535687
They showed up to accuse the BBC of misinforming people about COVID-19.\n\nThey were not informed that BBC moved out of the building 8 years ago. \n\nhttps://globalnews.ca/news/8099979/anti-vaccine-bbc-protest-covid-uk/\u00a0\u2026 via @globalnews & @joshkelliott— Chris Jancelewicz (@Chris Jancelewicz) 1628607569
The ever outspoken Piers Morgan, who credits the Astra-Zeneca vaccine for saving his life after contracting COVID-19 himself, also couldn't help but condemn the protestors.
It\u2019s ITV\u2019s HQ now, you f*cking imbeciles.https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1424726089549627395\u00a0\u2026— Piers Morgan (@Piers Morgan) 1628518815
Memes were also fairly quick to materialize, mocking the protestors incorrect and outdated research and sources.
Anti-vaxxers: a 3-act tragedy.pic.twitter.com/LbWdC8tBWz— The Poke (@The Poke) 1628577000
After sticking it to the BBC, the anti-vax protest moves on to Wembley Stadium.pic.twitter.com/skbKKbgmWf— Darryl Morris (@Darryl Morris) 1628524343
We've stormed the BBC Television Centre by mistake!pic.twitter.com/UssqeuVODv— Lapsedcat (@Lapsedcat) 1628519725
Oh god, the anti-vaxxers have started protesting Costapic.twitter.com/8hofFUmxA2— Danny Wallace (@Danny Wallace) 1628526926
As reported by The Guardian no arrests were made at the protest, and the BBC has yet to comment.
It also remains to be seen just how quickly "Official Voice" will plan to stage another protest against "misinformation", or whether or not they'll at least hold it at the right location next time.