World Trade Center 7 didn’t collapse for ‘no apparent reason'
WEBSep 16, 2021 · A nearby building did collapse on 9/11 despite not being hit by a plane, due to a complex process of structural failures caused by fire.
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The Earth is not flat – Full Fact
WEBMar 3, 2023 · A post on Instagram claims that balloons spotted in the sky above North America last month are evidence that satellites are “fake”. A caption on the post says: “Earth is flat and satellites are fake”. This is not true. Man-made satellites are real.Amongst other things, they are the basis for the GPS system that …
Labour and Conservative records on the national debt – Full Fact
WEBMay 16, 2017 · Public sector net debt was £347 billion in 1996/97, the year before Labour came into office, and £1,011 billion in 2009/10, their last financial year in power. That’s a cash terms rise of 191% over 13 years, which compares to a 71% rise over seven years with Conservative Chancellors between 2009/10 and 2016/17.
How does a vote of no confidence in the government work?
WEBIn January 2019 Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Labour Party, put forward a “motion of no confidence” in Theresa May’s government following parliament’s heavy rejection of her Brexit withdrawal agreement. Calling a motion of no confidence is one of two ways that an early general election can be triggered, under the terms of …
Red Cross documents do not undermine official Holocaust deat
WEBFeb 28, 2019 · Red Cross documents do not support the false claim that far fewer than six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust. An anti-Semitic viral article posted on Facebook claimed that Red Cross documentation showed 271,000 people died in Nazi concentration camps, rather than the widely accepted figure of around six million.. As “evidence”, the article includes a 1979 document which it ...
Yes, Kamala Harris is eligible to be US president – Full Fact
WEBJul 25, 2024 · The claim that US Vice President Kamala Harris is not eligible to become president has been circulating online following President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the presidential race and endorsement of Ms Harris.. But Ms Harris is eligible to run for president, a fact that is not affected by her parents’ citizenship at the time of her birth, as she was born in the US and fulfils other ...
The inventor of PCR never said it wasn’t designed to detect …
WEBOct 23, 2020 · A number of posts on Facebook have made claims about the man who invented PCR tests, Dr Kary B. Mullis, and what that means about Covid-19 testing. One such post claims: “[Dr Mullis] said that this PCR test was not made to detect any type of infectious disease. It’s designed to pick up a signature of …
Buzz Aldrin didn’t ‘admit’ he never went to the Moon – Full Fact
WEBJan 16, 2023 · Buzz Aldrin admitted the Moon landings were faked in an interview. Our verdict. In the clip, Mr Aldrin appears to be explaining why astronauts haven’t returned to the Moon in decades, not that they never went at all. In other interviews, Mr Aldrin clearly claims he went to the Moon. A video viewed more …
Coronavirus – Full Fact
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