Michelle Obama’s ex-boyfriend did not reveal she ‘is actually a …
Sep 30, 2024 · 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
Jul 5, 2024 · 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.
What size are the UK’s armed forces? – Full Fact
Jul 16, 2024 · The term ‘UK Regular Forces’ (or UK Regulars) is a measure of the UK armed forces’ permanent personnel, including Nursing Services staff. Of the 138,120 UK Regular Forces (trained and untrained) personnel as of 1 April 2024, 32,000 were in the Royal Navy or Royal Marines, 75,320 in the Army and 30,800 in the RAF. ‘Full-Time Trained Strength’ measures trained personnel from the UK ...
Fenbendazole is not a proven treatment for cancer in people
Oct 1, 2024 · 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 ...
Fake video touts 10-day cure for diabetes – Full Fact
Jul 9, 2024 · 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
May 23, 2024 · 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 ...
Insufficient evidence fenbendazole cures cancer says Cancer …
Jan 23, 2023 · 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 ...
UK spending on foreign aid – Full Fact
Feb 28, 2017 · For every hundred pounds that’s made in the UK, seventy pence goes towards foreign aid. Another way to say this is that the government has a target to spend 0.7% of the UK’s Gross National Income on overseas development aid each year. Gross National Income (GNI) is the UK’s annual output of goods and services, plus any income we get from abroad. ...
Keir Starmer led the CPS when it did not charge Jimmy Savile, but …
Jun 26, 2020 · 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 ...
Did 80% of Britain vote ‘against Labour’ at the general election?
Jul 22, 2024 · What percentage of people in Britain voted “against Labour”? Labour won 34% of all votes cast in the UK (and under the UK’s ‘First Past the Post’ electoral system, 63% of all seats in the House of Commons).By the same token, 66% of voters voted for parties other than Labour and therefore “against Labour”.