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Fact Check: Global stocks and US
futures plunge as
Trump tariffs
reverberate across the World
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Fact Check: Global stocks and US futures plunge as Trump tariffs reverberate across the World

# Global Stocks and US Futures Plunge as Trump Tariffs Reverberate Across the World ## Introduction The claim that "Global stocks and US futures plunge as Trump tariffs reverberate across the World" ...

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Fact Check: There is a global injunction against revealing the personal information or even the face of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables
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Fact Check: There is a global injunction against revealing the personal information or even the face of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables

# The Claim: "There is a global injunction against revealing the personal information or even the face of Robert Thompson and Jon Venables" ## Introduction The claim that there is a global injunction...

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Fact Check: The guy who wrote the watch me whip song killed someone
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Fact Check: The guy who wrote the watch me whip song killed someone

# The Claim: "The guy who wrote the watch me whip song killed someone" ## Introduction The claim in question states that Silento, the rapper known for his viral hit "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," has bee...

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Fact Check: Iraq's parliament is about to lower the age of consent from 18 to 9 years old
Partially True

Fact Check: Iraq's parliament is about to lower the age of consent from 18 to 9 years old

### Conclusion The claim that "Iraq's parliament is about to lower the age of consent from 18 to 9 years old" is assessed as **Partially True**. The proposed amendments to Iraq's Personal Status Law,...

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Fact Check: Chinese woman detained by US border patrol in Arizona dies by suicide
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Fact Check: Chinese woman detained by US border patrol in Arizona dies by suicide

# Chinese Woman Detained by US Border Patrol in Arizona Dies by Suicide ## Introduction A claim has emerged that a 52-year-old Chinese woman, detained by U.S. Border Patrol in Arizona for overstaying...

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Fact Check: Ultimately, the general consensus of the medical community is that masturbation is "natural and harmless."
Mostly True

Fact Check: Ultimately, the general consensus of the medical community is that masturbation is "natural and harmless."

# The Claim: "Ultimately, the general consensus of the medical community is that masturbation is 'natural and harmless.'" ## Introduction The assertion that masturbation is regarded by the medical co...

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Fact Check: En última instancia, el consenso general de la comunidad médica es que la masturbación es "natural e inofensiva".
Mostly True

Fact Check: En última instancia, el consenso general de la comunidad médica es que la masturbación es "natural e inofensiva".

# The Claim: "Ultimately, the general consensus of the medical community is that masturbation is 'natural and harmless.'" ## Introduction The claim suggests that there is a broad agreement among medi...

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Fact Check: "Una revisión de 2019 sobre el consumo de pornografía y las disfunciones sexuales se limitó a estudios observacionales porque no había estudios longitudinales (es decir, estudios a lo largo del tiempo y cambios en los patrones de uso de la pornografía); La falta de estudios longitudinales dificultó la capacidad de sacar conclusiones firmes. [13] El estudio concluyó que "hay poca o ninguna evidencia de que el uso de pornografía pueda inducir eyaculación tardía y disfunción eréctil", pero que el uso de pornografía puede disminuir la satisfacción sexual en algunas circunstancias" https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6679165/

# The Claim: Review of 2019 on Pornography Consumption and Sexual Dysfunction ## Introduction The claim under scrutiny states that a 2019 review on pornography consumption and sexual dysfunction was ...

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Fact Check: The scientific controversy of pornography addiction is inconclusive.
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Fact Check: The scientific controversy of pornography addiction is inconclusive.

# The Scientific Controversy of Pornography Addiction: An Inconclusive Debate ## Introduction The claim that "the scientific controversy of pornography addiction is inconclusive" suggests that there ...

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