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unbfacts: A cave in France has the footprints of an eight to…

unbfacts: A cave in France has the footprints of an eight to ten-year-old boy left in the mud 26,000 years ago alongside the paw prints of either a wolf or a large dog, the oldest evidence of human/canine relationships ever found. Source

unbfacts: In the 1980s, A&W tried to compete with…

unbfacts: In the 1980s, A&W tried to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder by selling a 1/3 pound burger at the same price. The product failed, because most customers thought a ¼ pound was bigger. Source

Interest rates were not at 11% under the last Conservative government

Recent claims from Sir Keir Starmer and another government minister appear to have confused interest rates with inflation.Source

MPs are being given a pay rise of 2.8%, not 28%

The independent body that sets MPs’ pay has announced an increase for the next financial year—but some on social media have claimed it’s going up by much more than it really is.Source

US states cannot actually enforce a ban on atheists holding public office

A post circulating on Facebook shares a map highlighting US states it says ban atheists from holding public office, but this needs more context.Source

Video of European leaders removing jackets in solidarity with Zelenskyy is AI

The image isn’t real. It is a still from a video that was created using artificial intelligence.Source

The Irish government hasn’t issued a leaflet telling girls to stay indoors after 6pm

The Irish Government and the Irish Centre for Diversity have confirmed they have never created or distributed such a leaflet.Source

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MP corrects Facebook post about the NHS waiting list

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Posts about a murder suspect on the run in England are false

The mugshot accompanying the posts was taken by police in Australia in 2016.Source

Not Your Average Mall Crawl: 7 Surprising Shopping Mall Facts

Shopping malls weren’t always just for grabbing new jeans or a quick snack at the food court. In their prime, malls were bustling social hubs—a destination, not just a retail pit stop. But since their golden age in the ’90s and early 2000s, malls have slowly declined into obscurity. In fact, by 2020, vacancy rates… Read More »