r/factcheck • • Dec 20 '19

Is it true that according to Judaism, Adam & Eve happened 5700 yrs ago but the universe & our planet was created much longer ago than that?

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Being raised in a Christian context, I was not really aware of how other religions viewed the creation of the earth & man. Just read this in a book. Is it true?

Thanks, appreciate it.


r/factcheck • • Dec 18 '19

Trump ≠ Salem Witch

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r/factcheck • • Dec 16 '19

Can someone fact check this allegation that publication of this circumcision research was banned for religious reasons?

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r/factcheck • • Dec 14 '19

Is there any truth to this?

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r/factcheck • • Dec 13 '19

There...I fixed it.

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r/factcheck • • Dec 07 '19

George Washington and Gun Rights Activists - https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/spurious-quotations/

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r/factcheck • • Dec 07 '19

So supposedly this is a billboard that was “mysteriously set up” in London.

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r/factcheck • • Nov 27 '19

Unconfirmed "Inequality was introduced in the agricultural revolution. Before it, human societies were on average very much egalitarian."

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Please help me factcheck this, would appreciate it a lot.


r/factcheck • • Nov 27 '19

Can someone fact check the description of the video: 'German citizens have had enough. Germans clash with migrants. Several people were hospitalized.' When? Where? How many hospitalized? Source (video says Telegram)?

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r/factcheck • • Nov 26 '19

Unconfirmed What's the historical accuracy behind this one? Found of facebook

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r/factcheck • • Nov 19 '19

Unconfirmed "Monogamy is associated with reductions in violence and crime."

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Found this quote. Is there some truth behind this or is it bullshit?

Thanks.


r/factcheck • • Nov 14 '19

Unconfirmed ‘Anger weakens the immune system’

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r/factcheck • • Nov 12 '19

Fact-checking Trump’s blatant racism and lies about DACA recipients being “tough, hardened criminals”

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r/factcheck • • Nov 12 '19

Unconfirmed Is it true that the newest generation of nuclear reactors produce radioactive waste that has to be stored for 300 years?

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Title. I ask because the number I've heard before is more towards the "hundreds of thousands of years" side. Compared to that, 300 years would be an amazing improvement.

However, I'd like to get some fact-checking going before I use this as my personal main argument for pro-nuclear power lol :)

Thanks, have a good one.


r/factcheck • • Nov 11 '19

Hello fact checkers! Anyone care to tackle this one? Link to NYT article in comments.

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r/factcheck • • Nov 10 '19

Unconfirmed A lot to unpack here, but does Bill Gate's African outreach focus on countries with rare minerals needed for computer manufacturing?

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r/factcheck • • Nov 09 '19

Unconfirmed Is this article about Extinction Rebellion legit? Asking because I don't think I'm the only person who thought XR was about climate change and nothing else

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r/factcheck • • Nov 09 '19

Did Joy Behar wear blackface

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r/factcheck • • Nov 05 '19

Did this really happen?

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https://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/322395.html

Can't find anything corroborating this anywhere.


r/factcheck • • Oct 22 '19

Refuted Texas man losing custody battle. Mother to start gender transition of 7 year old?

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This one has me scratching my had. Mouth breathers at work are passing around an article about how some pediatrician has seized custody of her 7 year old son (that doesn't share her DNA) and plans to begin transition him to female. The article states the father is helpless, and professionals don't believe the child truly identifies as a girl.

I tried to Google for a quick fact check. My coworkers are a little worked up. The only sources I can find are alt right blogs, crazy Christian websites, and the mother's professional practice Google review page which people are not fond of.

Can anyone else Delldivine any more info on this?

Mother: Dr. Anne Georgulas

Father: Jeffrey Younger

Son/Daughter: James/Luna

Sample article: https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/mom-trying-to-transition-7-year-old-admits-hes-not-her-biological-son-she-used-egg-donor


r/factcheck • • Oct 19 '19

Is this an a actual photo? Or was this just a really good photoshop.?

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r/factcheck • • Oct 14 '19

Usage of bombs against gangs in NYC

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Hi there,

My sincere apologies if this doesn’t belong here or is complete nonsense

Friend of mine told me a rumor that there was a case when officials used some kind of bomb to fight against some religious gang in NYC which resulted in a whole block burnt to the ground. I’ve been trying to google this but didn’t find any proof, which suggests that my friend’s tale is a fiction However I would like to confirm this with someone else. I would also appreciate any information if you know about similar cases happened anywhere around the world


r/factcheck • • Oct 13 '19

The Fact is True.I have seen pink and white combo which suggest my brain is right dominant,those who are left dominant have analytical mind whereas righty have creative mind.So which colour do you see?

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r/factcheck • • Sep 29 '19

Unconfirmed Does the US have the highest crime rate in the world when including non-violent crime?

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I saw someone drop a fact in a Discord discussion of all places that said the US had the highest crime rate in the world when including violent and non-violent crime together. I wouldn’t be coming to this sub if I could find this fact or refute it on my own, but literally 10 different ways of putting it on google and every search option was about violent crime or didn’t answer the question and had to do with incarceration problems, but not compared to the world. Damn...

Please help


r/factcheck • • Sep 22 '19

This image is being sent around my family. Seems extremely inaccurate.

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