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![Fact Check: s a result of Chávez's policies, Venezuela reached a 98% literacy rate, which is slightly above the average of Latin America.[3] Life expectancy is one of the lowest of the continent, along with the poorest countries in the region, like Bolivia and Haiti[4] and, despite official propaganda, the country is also the third most violent in the region.[5][6] When oil prices started to fall in around 2014, the Venezuelan economy began a serious decline, with inflation rates over 100,000%[7], a GDP drop of 75%[8] and three in four living in extreme poverty.[9] According to apologists, this happened because the price of oil tanked. However, other countries that rely so much on this single commodity didn't face such a serious crisis since 2013 (though this could also be because many of those countries aren't subject to the same levels of international isolation or US sanctions, or any at all;[10] see Saudi Arabia, for example).](/_next/image?url=%2Fapi%2Fimages%2Fblog-images%2Fs-a-result-of-chavezs-policie-d1edf031.png&w=3840&q=75)
Fact Check: s a result of Chávez's policies, Venezuela reached a 98% literacy rate, which is slightly above the average of Latin America.[3] Life expectancy is one of the lowest of the continent, along with the poorest countries in the region, like Bolivia and Haiti[4] and, despite official propaganda, the country is also the third most violent in the region.[5][6] When oil prices started to fall in around 2014, the Venezuelan economy began a serious decline, with inflation rates over 100,000%[7], a GDP drop of 75%[8] and three in four living in extreme poverty.[9] According to apologists, this happened because the price of oil tanked. However, other countries that rely so much on this single commodity didn't face such a serious crisis since 2013 (though this could also be because many of those countries aren't subject to the same levels of international isolation or US sanctions, or any at all;[10] see Saudi Arabia, for example).
# Fact Check: "As a result of Chávez's policies, Venezuela reached a 98% literacy rate..." ## What We Know The claim states that Venezuela achieved a 98% literacy rate due to Hugo Chávez's policies, ...
Fact Check: Xrp will lead crypto market
# Fact Check: "XRP Will Lead Crypto Market" ## What We Know The claim that "XRP will lead the crypto market" is rooted in recent developments surrounding XRP and the broader cryptocurrency landscape....
Fact Check: Rationalwiki es una fuente confiable.
# Fact Check: "Rationalwiki es una fuente confiable." ## What We Know RationalWiki es una wiki que se autodescribe como un recurso para "analizar y refutar la pseudociencia y el movimiento anti-cienc...
Fact Check: T'he earth is a geoid
# Fact Check: "The Earth is a Geoid" ## What We Know The term "geoid" refers to the irregular shape of the Earth, which is used by scientists to model mean sea level and to calculate depths of variou...
Fact Check: Alzheimer's is a type 3 diabetes.
# Fact Check: "Alzheimer's is a type 3 diabetes." ## What We Know The claim that "Alzheimer's is a type 3 diabetes" stems from research suggesting a significant relationship between insulin resistanc...
Fact Check: La crisis económica de Venezuela es solamente culpa del bloqueo de Estados Unidos.
# Fact Check: "La crisis económica de Venezuela es solamente culpa del bloqueo de Estados Unidos." ## What We Know La crisis económica en Venezuela es un fenómeno complejo que ha sido influenciado po...
Fact Check: Venezuela tiene un bloqueo económico por parte de Estados Unidos.
# Fact Check: "Venezuela tiene un bloqueo económico por parte de Estados Unidos" ## What We Know La afirmación de que Venezuela enfrenta un "bloqueo económico" por parte de Estados Unidos se basa en ...
Fact Check: Is ADHD similar to autism?
# Fact Check: "Is ADHD similar to autism?" ## What We Know Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are both classified as neurodevelopmental disorders that ...
Fact Check: 2+2=4.
# Fact Check: "2+2=4" ## What We Know The statement "2+2=4" is a fundamental arithmetic truth in standard mathematics. This can be formally proven using the Peano axioms, which provide a foundation f...