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Fact Check: Israel is not committing genocide
# Fact Check: "Israel is not committing genocide" ## What We Know The claim that "Israel is not committing genocide" is a contentious topic, especially in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza. A rep...
Fact Check: Is Climate Change politically motivated by leftists to enact social change that limits peoples freedoms?
# Fact Check: "Is Climate Change Politically Motivated by Leftists to Enact Social Change that Limits People's Freedoms?" ## What We Know The claim that climate change is politically motivated by lef...
Fact Check: The world would be better off if it were ruled by lizard people
# Fact Check: "The world would be better off if it were ruled by lizard people" ## What We Know The claim that the world would be better off if it were ruled by "lizard people" is rooted in the broad...
Fact Check: The world is ruled by lizards
# Fact Check: "The world is ruled by lizards" ## What We Know The claim that "the world is ruled by lizards" refers to the **Reptilian conspiracy theory**, which suggests that shape-shifting reptilia...
Fact Check: 1+1=3
# Fact Check: "1+1=3" ## What We Know The claim that "1 + 1 = 3" is mathematically incorrect under standard arithmetic rules. In basic arithmetic, the operation of addition is defined such that the s...
Fact Check: Rage against the machine promoted a Peruvian terrorist organization that killed tens of thousands of people
# Fact Check: "Rage Against the Machine Promoted a Peruvian Terrorist Organization That Killed Tens of Thousands of People" ## What We Know The claim that the band Rage Against the Machine promoted a...
Fact Check: NFTs are dead. Good riddance
# Fact Check: "NFTs are dead. Good riddance" ## What We Know The claim that "NFTs are dead" is an oversimplification of a complex and evolving market. Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) emerged prominently i...
Fact Check: There have been racially motivated hate crimes targeting white farmers in South Africa
# Fact Check: "There have been racially motivated hate crimes targeting white farmers in South Africa" ## What We Know The claim that there have been racially motivated hate crimes targeting white fa...
Fact Check: Jews control the world, and even invented the holocaust to colonise Palestine.
# Fact Check: "Jews control the world, and even invented the holocaust to colonise Palestine." ## What We Know The claim that "Jews control the world" is rooted in a long-standing antisemitic trope k...