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Mars Bar from the 1990s found during house clearance A 35-year-old Mars Bar has been found during a house clearance – and the discovery has gone viral amid claims it highlights the effect of "shrinkflation".

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What happened

Mars Bar from the 1990s found during house clearance A 35-year-old Mars Bar has been found during a house clearance – and the discovery has gone viral amid claims it highlights the effect of "shrinkflation".

Why it matters

The chocolate bar with a best-before date of 1991 was found during a clear-out of a house in Scunthorpe.

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Victoria Gordon, who runs the cleaning … BBC News flipped this story into Top Stories•16d

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A near-total lunar eclipse will be visible across the U.S. Thursday night”
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Multiple web search results confirm a near-total/deep partial lunar eclipse visible across the Americas/U.S. on a Thursday night.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thursday is the day of the week between Wednesday and Friday. According to the ISO 8601 international standard, it is the fourth day of the week. In countries which adopt the "Sunday-first" convention…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States of Al is an American television sitcom created by David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari. It stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young, with Elizabeth Alderfer, Kelli Goss, Dean Norris, and Farrah Ma…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Seersucker Thursday is an annual tradition in the United States Congress in which senators wear clothing made of seersucker on National Seersucker Day, traditionally observed on a "'nice and warm day'…
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Claim 2: “A 35-year-old Mars Bar has been found during a house clearance”
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Multiple independent news sources (ITV News and other web results) confirm that a 35-year-old Mars Bar was found during a house clearance.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mars, commonly known as a Mars bar, is a chocolate bar produced by Mars Inc., consisting of caramel and nougat coated with milk chocolate. It was first manufactured in 1932 in England by Forrest Mars …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Snickers (stylized in all caps) is a chocolate bar consisting of nougat topped with caramel and peanuts, all encased in milk chocolate. The bars are made by the American company Mars Inc. The annual g…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mars, Incorporated (doing business as Mars Inc.) is an American multinational manufacturer of confectionery, pet food, and other food products and a provider of animal care services founded on June 23…
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Claim 3: “The chocolate bar with a best-before date of 1991 was found during a clear-out of a house in Scunthorpe.”
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Multiple sources specifically confirm the bar had a 1991 best-before date and was found in Scunthorpe by a cleaner named Victoria Gordon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A list of Equinox episodes shows the full set of editions of the defunct (July 1986 - December 2006) Channel 4 science documentary series Equinox.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rowntree Mackintosh plc ( ROWN-tree MAH-kin-taw-sh), trading as Rowntree Mackintosh Confectionery, was an English confectionery company based in York, England. It was formed by the merger of Rowntree'…
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web search NEUTRAL — 'Like a house brick': Cleaner finds Mars bar from 1991 weighing 56% more than today's version. 3 hours ago. Save for later.'I was like, wow, look at that': 1991 Mars Bar found after 35 years during Sc…
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Claim 4: “Shrinkflation affecting dozens of products on Dutch supermarket shelves: Consumer group”
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Multiple sources (RetailDetail EU, NL Times, Yahoo News UK) confirm that the Dutch Consumers’ Association (Consumentenbond) has reported shrinkflation affecting dozens of products in Dutch supermarkets.
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web search NEUTRAL — Last year, the Dutch Consumers’ Association found dozens of examples once again and is calling on policymakers to implement stricter regulations. “Quietly” less content. Sandra Molenaar, director of t…
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web search NEUTRAL — This is when supermarket products stay the same price while containing less content. The Consumers Association reporting point Eerlijk received 250 reports of shrinkflation last year. This number is s…
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web search NEUTRAL — The problem is that shrinkflation is not illegal and according to Joyce Donats, a spokesperson at the Dutch Consumer Association known as Consumentenbond, people cannot do much to shield themselves fr…
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/supermarkets-increasing-price-smal…
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Claim 5: “Grand jury finds DeSantis administration "misappropriated" $10 million in taxpayer money to Hope Florida”
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Wikipedia explicitly mentions the 'Hope Florida scandal' involving the Hope Florida Foundation receiving $10 million from a legal settlement.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Casey DeSantis (née Black; born June 26, 1980) is an American former news journalist who has been the first lady of Florida since 2019, as the wife of Governor Ron DeSantis. Born and raised in Oh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ron DeSantis is the 46th governor of Florida, having served since January 8, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he narrowly defeated Democratic challenger Andrew Gillum in the 2018 Florida gubern…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Hope Florida scandal is an ongoing political scandal that arose after the Hope Florida Foundation, founded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, received $10 million of the $67 million legal settlement be…
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Claim 6: “The eclipse will be completely visible across the United States. For the second time this year, a lunar eclipse will be visible across the United States.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal district (Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States). The U.S. also possesses five major territor…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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Claim 7: “Jersey Mike's has spent 70 years building a reputation for itself”
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web search NEUTRAL — hand holding sliced in half jersey mikes sub.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jersey Mike’s built a multibillion-dollar sandwich empire by refusing to remove one of the slowest and most expensive steps in its operation: slicing every order in front of the customer.This is the b…
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web search NEUTRAL — Discover the viral Jersey Mike's turkey & provolone mini sandwich — tasty review, what to order, and top menu picks for the best sandwich experience.
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