Consensus Credibility Scores: technical appendix
…other domain-level scores described in I-, a mapper was then applied to transform the ‘domain disinformation score per million visitors’ into a score onto the common zero-to-one scale. The mapper…
Search results for: "karachi density map"
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InaccurateFlight paths are not evidence for a flat Earth
Claim:
Flights from New Zealand to Argentina connect through the U.S., which only makes sense if the Earth is flat.
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2025-02-14 -
MisleadingHIV drug Truvada linked to kidney damage and bone density loss, but risks are low and usually outweighed by the drug’s benefits
Claim:
You took Truvada to help protect against HIV, not increase your risk of kidney or bone problems.
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MisleadingMethodologically flawed cholesterol study from 2016 used to support false claims that high cholesterol increases longevity
Claim:
“A new study found that 92 percent of people with a high cholesterol level lived longer”
Source: Natural Solutions Magazine, Facebook, Facebook user, 2023-03-11 -
InaccurateSea levels have risen throughout the 20th century, contrary to claim in online articles
Claim:
Scientists were caught 'adjusting' sea level data to create false impression of rising oceans
Source: Breitbart, Signs of the Times, Vicki Batts, James Delingpole, 2019-05-28 -
Article in The Sun misrepresents Antarctic discovery and misplaces it on map
…land. The map presented in the article is quite inaccurate. The inset box on the map is in the wrong location, and the satellite image is of a different location…
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Slay News’ Frank Bergman isn’t a real person. We investigate who’s running misinformation site
…information about a website. Through Slay News’ robots.txt file, we located the sitemap of Slay News. A sitemap provides search engines with an organized way to locate information about the…
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InaccurateHigh blood cholesterol increases the risk of cardiovascular death; statins are safe and effectively reduce this risk
Claim:
“Nobody has ever died from high cholesterol”; “people die from the statin drugs that they give you for high cholesterol”
Source: YouTube, Facebook, Alexander Hickman (aka Yahki Rapha Elohim), 2024-10-10 -
How is Arctic warming linked to the ‘polar vortex’ and other extreme weather?
…conditions, the world as a whole is still warming. The map below shows how temperatures on 31 January 2019 across the world compare to the long-term average. Figure – Map…
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IncorrectHAARP and NEXRAD cannot create or modify weather events, including storms such as Hurricane Helene
Claim:
Hurricane Helenes path and behavior could have been manipulated by NEXRAD frequency transmissions and/or HAARP
Source: Facebook, Social media users, 2024-09-30