Today: UK Election Turnout, US Media CEOs and 'Every Breath You Take'

Plus: Video Shows Male Drone Bee Dying After Ejaculation? [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRocQrfP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbmVjazd4Yjd4Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD1ubDlodzF0MW8wVwNzcGNCCmaO4YWOZlSBK-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) WEDNESDAY EDITION Snopes Debunker July 10, 2024 Today: UK Election Turnout, US Media CEOs and 'Every Breath You Take' [A white man smiles at a podium while a crowd of people clap and cheer behind him.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRocQrfP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbXZicjBvemhxci8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD1ubDlodzF0MW8wJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmaO4YWOZlSBK-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) The Facts Behind Claim 80% of Brits Didn't Vote Labour in UK General Election 2024 On July 5, numerous X users claimed 80% of Britons did not vote for the Labour Party during its landslide win in the July 4 U.K. general election. The figure was described as "[barmy](~/AASU4wA~/RgRocQrfP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvN2w4NTd5Y3pxcy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD1ubDlodzF0MW8wVwNzcGNCCmaO4YWOZlSBK-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~)," "incredible," and "trouble" by people who appeared to disagree with the country's electoral system. Another [X](~/AASU4wA~/RgRocQrfP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsveDdnaTJjZG0weC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD1ubDlodzF0MW8wVwNzcGNCCmaO4YWOZlSBK-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) user, whose post had amassed more than 850,000 views at the time of this writing, made a similar, second claim that roughly 80% of the country voted against the Labour Party. Ultimately, the U.K.'s "first-past-the-post" electoral system allows parties to win seat majorities without winning high shares of the popular vote. Snopes reporter Nick Hardinges has the details. [Read Now](~/AASU4wA~/RgRocQrfP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZjN4ZDlrNXA5ZS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD1ubDlodzF0MW8wJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmaO4YWOZlSBK-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) More From Snopes [A graphic claims that multiple media CEOs donate to Trump.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRocQrfP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdWxqbzh5NXN1Ni8_bGhfYWlkPTQ4MzYwJmxoX2NpZD1ubDlodzF0MW8wJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmaO4YWOZlSBK-JSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAWw~~) Did CEOs of CNN, NBC and New York Times Donate to Trump? A popular post and meme both claimed, "The media's anti-Biden noise isn't an accident," then listed eight news organizations' purported ties to Trump. 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