Fact-Check: Cadbury Easter Eggs & Plymouth Hotel Rumors

0:00On April 2nd, a recent fact-check roundup from Full Fact in the UK busted some viral claims floating around social media. First up, a Labour MP said 1 in 6 Scots are stuck on NHS waiting lists, but official numbers from Public Health Scotland put it closer to 1 in. 10 people, or about 578,804 patients, as of late February, that higher figures seems to come from Scottish Labour, adding up waits for appointments and diagnostic tests without accounting for double counting the. Same patients multiple times. Public Health Scotland's count is the most reliable since it tracks unique individuals and avoids overlaps, even if it misses some other services. Shifting gears to Easter treats, posts claim Cadbury stop calling their chocolate eggs, Easter eggs in the UK, showing boxes without the word. Turns out, all the products pictured, like twirl, cremage, and button shell eggs, have Easter right on top, and Cadbury's owners confirmed they've.

1:00Used it in marketing for over 100 years. Then there's the rumor about a historic Plymouth Hotel, the Duke of Cornwall, closing to house asylum seekers. The hotel says it's just doing essential renovations and reopening to guest this summer, while the City Council called it fake news, no hotels in. Plymouth are being used or prepped for that. These checks remind us to dig past the headlines before sharing, especially when numbers get twisted, or photos cropped. Stay sharp out there. That's your update from Europe News Today, powered by AI.