What is the Prevent strategy? – Full Fact
Prevent is a UK-wide strategy, as counter-terrorism is the responsibility of the UK government. In practice it is delivered differently in the different countries of the UK as many of the organisations involved, for example the police and councils, are under the control of devolved governments. The Prevent strategy is not applied in Northern ...
Adult social care in England – Full Fact
2017年7月24日 · The provision of government-funded social care is decided after an assessment looking at the severity of someone’s need and their ability to pay. At the moment people who apply for adult social care who have wealth of less than £14,250 are eligible to have their council pay for their care. For those with wealth up to £23,250 the council may ...
World Trade Center 7 didn’t collapse for ‘no apparent reason'
2021年9月16日 · 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.
Poverty in the UK: a guide to the facts and figures – Full Fact
An estimated 14.3 million people are in poverty in the UK. 8.3 million are working-age adults, 4.6 million are children, and 1.3 million are of pension age. Around 22% of people are in poverty, and 34% of children are. Just under half (49%) of those in poverty are in “ persistent poverty ” (people who would also have fallen below the ...
The Great Pyramid’s location isn’t as spooky as this post make
2020年3月31日 · A popular Facebook post suggests that the location of the Great Pyramid of Giza is mysteriously connected to the speed of light. It says: “Speed of light: 299,792,458 m/s. Coordinates of the Great Pyramid of Giza: 29.9792458°N. Coincidence?” This figure for the speed of light (in a vacuum) is correct.And, as the post implies, it is not necessarily a …
What is the NHS? – Full Fact
1 June 2017. The NHS stands for the National Health Service. It refers to the Government-funded medical and health care services that everyone living in the UK can use without being asked to pay the full cost of the service. These services include: Visiting a doctor or a nurse at a doctor’s surgery. Getting help and treatment at a hospital if ...
Buzz Aldrin didn’t ‘admit’ he never went to the Moon – Full Fact
2023年1月16日 · 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 than 42,000 times on Instagram claims to show former astronaut Buzz Aldrin as he “admits [the] Moon landing was fake”.
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What happens to the money from National Insuranc - Full Fact
2019年3月1日 · That means, in practice, some money flows into the fund that doesn’t come from NI contributions and some money flows out that doesn’t go to pensions or contributory benefits. In other words, whatever the amount of NI contributions the government raises in a given year, it always finds a way to pay the pensions and benefits it has to.
Long trails in the sky left by planes aren’t ‘chemtrails’
2023年12月20日 · A post on Facebook claims to demonstrate the difference between a contrail and a “chemtrail” being left in the sky by aeroplanes.. The post, which has been shared more than a hundred times, includes side-by-side images of two contrails—the white lines of water vapour sometimes seen trailing aircraft—with the caption “its really that simple” [sic].