Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented in New York and has never been made in Philadelphia. Its name was part of a clever marketing strategy, because at the time (1880s) Philadelphia was known for its high quality dairy. The post Philadelphia Cream Cheese was invented… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
A chart being shared on Instagram claims to show the “Covid survival rate” for ten different countries, giving a figure for all of them of above 99.9%. This is not correct. For the UK, where the true figure (using the chart’s definition of a “survival rate” which is the share of the population which has… Read More »
On average, families this year, [will be] £2,620 worse off under these Tories. That is the cost of the Tories.” Keir Starmer, 31 March 2022. In a speech launching Labour’s local election campaign, and on Twitter, party leader Sir Keir Starmer said that families would be an average of £2,620 worse off this year under… Read More »
A post on Facebook with almost 30,000 shares makes the following claims: “The maximum state pension in the uk is £141 weekly,germany is £507[…]If a British old age pensioner contributes for 45 years to 60 years they get a toatal [sic] yearly income of £6000.. illegal immergrants [sic] /refugees living in Britain get a total… Read More »
Text appearing on both Facebook and Twitter claims that Enfield council told an elderly resident who was receiving a 25% council tax discount that this would be removed if he refused to house a Ukrainian family in his spare bedroom. The post says: “MyElderly [sic] cousin who is 77 years old lives alone in London… Read More »
