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Scientists have not discovered that ‘autism can be reversed’

Scientists have not discovered that ‘autism can be reversed’

In its follow-up article, the MailOnline spoke to a specialist in neurodevelopmental disorders, Rosa Hoekstra, Professor of Global Autism and Developmental Disability Research at King’s College London, who explained that the small sample size meant the findings were not generaliseable to others.


Prime Minister’s Questions fact checked: 4 September 2024

Prime Minister’s Questions fact checked: 4 September 2024

After Ms Reeves announced the £22 billion shortfall, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that many of the challenges Labour outlined were “entirely predictable”, but also that the in-year financial pressures identified did “genuinely appear to be greater than could be discerned from the outside”.


UV light does not ‘heal eyes’

UV light does not ‘heal eyes’

This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook.


No, ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t receive more benefits than pensioners

No, ‘illegal immigrants’ don’t receive more benefits than pensioners

For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as false because the figures used do not match the amount of the state pension or Universal Credit, and ‘illegal immigrants’ have no recourse to public funds (though some may receive other forms of financial support).


MPs cannot claim ÂŁ50 in expenses for breakfast

MPs cannot claim ÂŁ50 in expenses for breakfast

In 2013 it emerged that Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP, who was serving as work and pensions secretary at the time, had an expenses claim which included a breakfast costing ÂŁ39 rejected, though the specific reasons do not appear to have been made public.


Social Media Posts Twist Harris Campaign’s ‘Joyful’ Message

Social Media Posts Twist Harris Campaign’s ‘Joyful’ Message

Instagram posts, however, have falsely claimed the phrase “strength through joy,” which echoes a Nazi-era program, has become a Harris campaign slogan.


Misleading Democratic Ad in Nevada on ‘Sunsetting Medicare and Social Security’

Misleading Democratic Ad in Nevada on ‘Sunsetting Medicare and Social Security’

In 2013, economist Henry J. Aaron of the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center warned the House Judiciary Committee that a Republican BBA proposal at that time “would negatively impact the economy and threaten the nation’s financial stability.”


Mpox isn’t misdiagnosed shingles

Mpox isn’t misdiagnosed shingles

In the video that accompanies it, Dr Wodarg’s voice has been replaced with an English translation, which says: “If regional blisters occur, they are linked to severe pain in monkeypox.


Edited CNN headline makes false claims about Kamala Harris pledge

Edited CNN headline makes false claims about Kamala Harris pledge

The screenshot appears to show an article on the politics page of the CNN website with the headline: “Harris and Walz pledges [sic] free Costco membership for all SNAP recipients”, and features a photo of them on a stage at Temple University in Philadelphia earlier this month.


The Royal Family doesn’t receive £320 million a year from the taxpayer

The Royal Family doesn’t receive £320 million a year from the taxpayer

This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook.


‘Illegal immigrants’ can’t claim Jobseeker’s Allowance

‘Illegal immigrants’ can’t claim Jobseeker’s Allowance

If this is granted and includes accommodation that does not provide meals, an asylum seeker is entitled to a cash allowance of ÂŁ49.18 per week for each person in a household (with some extra money available for young children and pregnant mothers).


Harris Has Not Flipped on Trump Border Wall

Harris Has Not Flipped on Trump Border Wall

“If she’s elected president, Kamala Harris pledges to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the wall along the southern border — a project she once opposed and called ‘un-American’ during the Trump administration,” the article begins.