The internet originated with ARPANET in 1969, long after medieval times.
Claim:
The invention of the internet influenced the practice of diplomacy during the medieval period.
TOTAL BS
History
What really happened — historical claims measured against the sources.
Official investigations found al-Qaeda planned 9/11, with no U.S. government involvement.
Claim:
The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States were orchestrated or facilitated by individuals or entities within the United States government.
TOTAL BS
Heidegger never gives a final answer to Being, though he proposes temporality and Ereignis.
Claim:
Martin Heidegger never explicitly provides a direct answer to the question of 'being' as such in his philosophical works.
HARDLY BS
No scholarly consensus identifies a single “first scientist” in recorded history.
Claim:
Anaximander was the first scientist in recorded history.
MOSTLY BS
Internal plastics industry records in the 1970s–1980s doubted recycling could ever be economically viable.
Claim:
The plastic industry possessed internal knowledge that plastic recycling was economically unviable during the early promotion of recycling in the mid-to-late 20th century.
HARDLY BS
Credible estimates place Alexander the Great at roughly 1.60–1.70 m tall.
Claim:
Alexander the Great was shorter than the average adult male of his era (4th century BC).
SOME BS
Educated Europeans accepted Earth’s spherical shape centuries before Columbus’s 1492 voyage.
Claim:
Christopher Columbus did not set sail in 1492 to prove the Earth was round; educated Europeans already accepted the Earth's spherical shape before Columbus's voyage.
NOT BS
Average human height fell about 1.5 inches with the Neolithic transition.
Claim:
Humans living approximately 12,000 years ago were on average 3 to 4 inches taller than later populations, which has been attributed to a diet with less agriculture and more animal-based foods.
MOSTLY BS
Independent evidence confirms Apollo 11 landed on the Moon in 1969.
Claim:
The Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969 was staged and did not actually occur as reported.
TOTAL BS
The Library of Alexandria declined through multiple destructive episodes over centuries.
Claim:
The Library of Alexandria was destroyed in a single catastrophic event, rather than through a gradual decline or multiple incidents.
TOTAL BS
Excavations at Sparta’s Apothetae site found adult remains, not infants.
Claim:
Ancient Spartans practiced infanticide by throwing weak or deformed newborns off cliffs.
MOSTLY BS
Archaeological finds show the Great Pyramid was built by organized Egyptian corvée laborers.
Claim:
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by enslaved workers.
TOTAL BS
Purple carrots arose after domestication, while orange varieties developed in 15th–16th century Western Europe.
Claim:
Carrots were originally purple before being selectively bred to be orange by the Dutch.
SOME BS
No archaeological Viking Age helmets have been found with horns.
Claim:
Vikings wore horned helmets in battle.
TOTAL BS
No credible Hopi oral tradition or source names Trump or Netanyahu.
Claim:
A Hopi prophecy exists that predicts a political alliance between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu.
TOTAL BS
Einstein earned top mathematics marks, including perfect 6/6 on exams.
Claim:
Albert Einstein performed poorly in mathematics during his years as a student.
TOTAL BS
Ancient DNA and linguistics trace early Slavs to a Proto-Slavic homeland.
Claim:
The Slavic peoples share a common origin.
HARDLY BS
During African Humid Periods, much of the Sahara had rivers, lakes, and wildlife.
Claim:
The Sahara Desert was once a lush, green landscape with rivers and abundant wildlife.
HARDLY BS
“Let them eat cake” predates Marie Antoinette and lacks evidence.
Claim:
Marie Antoinette said the phrase "Let them eat cake" in response to being told that peasants had no bread.
TOTAL BS
Cleopatra died around 30 BCE, closer to 1969 than 2500 BCE.
Claim:
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the first moon landing in 1969 than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
NOT BS
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