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ITV

TV network in the United Kingdom

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Dec 7, 2025
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What is Zack Polanski's full birth name and early background?

Zack Polanski was born David Paulden (full forms in reporting vary; some sources give David Stephen Paulden) on 2 November 1982 in Salford, Greater Manchester and changed his name at 18 to reclaim his...

Dec 7, 2025
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Does Matt Barr have the worlds largest penis?

Matt Barr is widely reported in UK and international tabloid and entertainment outlets as claiming a medically verified penis length in the range of roughly 12–14.5 inches, and he has described measur...

Dec 11, 2025
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is farage a racist

Allegations from dozens of former Dulwich College pupils and teachers say Nigel Farage made racist and antisemitic remarks as a teenager; The Guardian reports 28 contemporaries have come forward, and ...

Dec 5, 2025

When did Zack Polanski change his first name from Paul

Zack Polanski changed his first name from David to Zack when he was 18; reporting attributes the switch both to returning to a family surname and to distancing himself from an abusive stepfather who w...

Dec 1, 2025

Is the Chase rigged?

Accusations that ITV’s quiz show The Chase is “rigged” recur regularly after episodes where viewers judge the chaser’s questions unusually easy or a contestant loses in the final seconds; multiple rec...

Dec 15, 2025

Farage 350 million pledge for NHS

Nigel Farage disavowed the Leave campaign’s prominent “£350 million a week for the NHS” claim immediately after the 2016 referendum, calling the promise a “mistake” and saying he could not guarantee t...

Dec 5, 2025

How does Zack Polanski explain his move from the Liberal Democrat’s to the Green Party

Zack Polanski says he left the Liberal Democrats and joined the Green Party in 2017 because he disagreed with the Lib Dems on key issues — especially refugee rights and the party’s position on the lef...

Nov 25, 2025

Is fascism on the rise in the UK?

Available reporting shows a visible surge in far‑right activity, street clashes, and organised campaigns around immigration and “mass deportation” themes in 2025, with groups described as more organis...

Nov 7, 2025

did Margret thatcher say the problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money

The short answer: the sentence “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money” is widely *attributed* to Margaret Thatcher in many secondary sources, but the materi...

Nov 24, 2025

What is the current status of Virginia Giuffre's custody battle and restraining order filings as of November 2025?

As of the available reporting through late 2025, Virginia Giuffre was entangled in a contested family legal fight: her estranged husband Robert filed a family violence restraining order in February 20...

Nov 19, 2025

Has Virginia Giuffre participated in interviews, podcasts, or public appearances this year that addressed her recovery or health?

Available reporting shows Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April 2025 and that she made several media appearances and public statements earlier in 2025 about health setbacks — including a March car...

Dec 4, 2025

Have journalists or investigators published a timeline of taxes, fees, and exemptions for Epstein’s Caribbean islands?

No single, public timeline of taxes, fees and exemptions specific to Jeffrey Epstein’s US Virgin Islands properties appears in the materials released by congressional Democrats and the press; reportin...

Jan 5, 2026

We're January 6th rioters at any point ushered into the capital building

Contemporary reporting and official timelines show that rioters breached police lines, smashed windows and doors, and forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, rather than being cerem...

Dec 13, 2025

What documented trips or meetings connect Jeffrey Epstein to members of the British royal family, including King Charles?

House Oversight Committee photos and released documents show documented contact between Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew (Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor) — including photographs and emails showing meetin...

Dec 9, 2025

What reasons did Zack Polanski give publicly for leaving the Liberal Democrats?

Zack Polanski publicly said he left the Liberal Democrats after being blocked from selection for the Richmond Park by‑election and feeling the party was not receptive to what he could offer as a "gay ...

Dec 7, 2025

Which organizations or charities did Zack Polanski work for before politics?

Zack Polanski’s pre‑politics résumé is consistently described in reporting as diverse: he worked as an actor (including immersive theatre), ran a hypnotherapy practice, and served as a youth worker an...

Dec 4, 2025

Journalists who refute Skrupal Sturgess narrative

Several mainstream British and international outlets report that the Dawn Sturgess inquiry concluded President Vladimir Putin bore “moral responsibility” for the Novichok poisonings tied to the Skripa...

Dec 3, 2025

How did the annual number of race-related hate crimes in England and Wales change from 2020 to 2025?

Police-recorded race hate crimes in England and Wales rose between the year ending March 2024 and the year ending March 2025, reaching 82,490 offences in the latter period — a 6% increase from 77,901 ...

Dec 2, 2025

Are there memoirs or interviews naming officials who witnessed Trump nod off?

Multiple news outlets and social platforms circulated video clips in 2025 showing President Trump with his eyes closed at public events; outlets differ on whether he truly “fell asleep” and some longe...

Nov 28, 2025

Have expert witnesses analyzed Giuffre’s accident evidence and what were their conclusions?

Available reporting shows multiple media outlets and the bus driver disputed Virginia Giuffre’s description of the March 24, 2025, crash as “life‑threatening” and “days to live,” but I find no sourced...