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 ...
Welfare reform: explained – Full Fact
Jul 1, 2024 · 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.
US election: 20 million votes haven’t gone ‘missing’ – Full Fact
Nov 13, 2024 · False claims that 20 million votes have gone “missing” from the 2024 US presidential election have been circulating on social media since it was called in favour of Donald Trump.
SNP 2024 manifesto: fact checked – Full Fact
Child poverty. Speaking at the manifesto’s launch, Scottish First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney MSP said: “Through measures such as the Scottish Child Payment, we are keeping an estimated 100,000 children out of poverty.”. Modelling estimates this many children will be kept out of relative poverty in 2024/25 by Scottish government policies.
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. ...
The Earth is not flat – Full Fact
Mar 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 is used by mobile phones.. And the Earth is round.
Buzz Aldrin didn’t ‘admit’ he never went to the Moon – Full Fact
Jan 16, 2023 · A video viewed more than 42,000 times on Instagram claims to show former astronaut Buzz Aldrin as he “admits [the] Moon landing was fake”.. The clip shows Mr Aldrin—the second person to ever set foot on the Moon—being interviewed by a young child and responding to the question: “Why has nobody been to the Moon in such a long time?”. During his response Mr Aldrin says: “I think I ...
Video clips don’t show Buzz Aldrin admitting he never went to th
Apr 6, 2023 · A Facebook reel, played more than 800,000 times, claims to show former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin admitting he had never been to the Moon.. The video consists of three separate clips, each appearing to show Mr Aldrin—the second person ever to set foot on the Moon—explaining how his expedition to the Moon had been staged or had never happened at all.
Get the facts on Politics – Full Fact
Nov 20, 2024 · Audio clip of Joe Biden saying he ‘removed Imran Khan from power’ is not real. The clip has been circulating across social media platforms with many people seemingly believing Mr Biden said he removed former Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, from office.