Michelle Obama’s ex-boyfriend did not reveal she ‘is actually a …
2024年9月30日 · Claims that the former US First Lady, Michelle Obama, is a man, are recirculating on social media, with one post on X, formerly Twitter, viewed more than 6.9 million times.. Posts have also been shared to Facebook, claiming her “ex-boyfriend David Upchurch has come forward to reveal that ‘she’ is actually a man named Michael Robinson and only became ‘Michelle’ after meeting Barack ...
The 2024 general election - in numbers – Full Fact
2024年7月5日 · Six weeks on from Rishi Sunak’s soggy announcement on 22 May, and after a busy period of counting, 14 years of Conservative (or Conservative-led) government are over and a new political era is set to begin.. So, in true Full Fact fashion, we’ve taken a look at some of the facts and figures behind the 2024 general election results.
Insufficient evidence fenbendazole cures cancer says Cancer …
2023年1月23日 · This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook. You can read more about this—and find out how to report Facebook content—here.For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because Cancer Research UK warns that fenbendazole has not been proved to cure cancer and hasn’t gone through any clinical trials to find ...
Fake video touts 10-day cure for diabetes – Full Fact
2024年7月9日 · A video posted on Facebook makes claims about an unnamed herbal remedy for diabetes. The video features several clips of celebrities and includes audio attributed to naturopath and wellness promoter Barbara O’Neill, who we have fact checked a number of times before.. The video claims that the remedy cures diabetes within 10 days and that over 50,000 people have taken it and are now “free ...
How does the UK’s GDP growth compare with other majo
2024年5月23日 · The UK economy has also recovered more slowly following the Covid-19 pandemic than most other G7 countries (though the House of Commons Library notes that this data is “not 100% comparable” due to differences in how output in the education and health sectors was calculated in the UK).. UK GDP growth in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019 (the last full period ...
Fenbendazole is not a proven treatment for cancer in people
2024年10月1日 · What is fenbendazole? Fenbendazole is a drug that is used to treat parasitic infections in animals. It works by disrupting how parasites manage energy, which leads to their death.It is licensed for use in livestock and domesticated animals.. Lab-based studies using human cells have shown that fenbendazole is able to kill cancer cells in various ways.It has also been shown to reduce both the ...
Welfare reform: explained – Full Fact
2024年7月1日 · How much do we spend on welfare, and who gets support? The welfare system is one of the biggest areas of UK public spending. In 2022/23, total government spending was nearly £1.2 trillion (£1,200 billion), of which nearly £260 billion (22%) was on social security.. By far the largest portion of this spending goes to pensioners (around £140 billion), mainly through the State Pension.
How many migrants come to the UK? – Full Fact
2024年11月28日 · Based on ONS administrative data, annual net migration between 2012 and 2023 totalled 4.26 million. Looking back further, IPS-based figures show net migration was broadly negative in the 1960s and 1970s (in other words, more people were leaving the country than arriving), but was increasing by the mid-1990s.
Keir Starmer led the CPS when it did not charge Jimmy Savile, but …
2020年6月26日 · Since the election of Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party earlier this year, there has been a lot of discussion online and in the media about the role Mr Starmer played in the Jimmy Savile scandal and the decision not to prosecute him in 2009. Our readers have asked us to look into this. Mr Starmer was head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) when the decision not to prosecute ...
Labour 2024 manifesto: fact checked – Full Fact
Tax burden. The Labour manifesto claims the Conservatives have raised the so-called ‘tax burden’ to “a 70-year high”.. This was true in 2022/23. It’s since fallen slightly, but is forecast to increase over each of the next five years to a near-record level.