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A 2018 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study found that false stories spread six times faster than true stories on Twitter and were retweeted 70% more often.
NOT BS
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At least 10% of pilots believe that the Earth is flat.
TOTAL BS
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More than $100 million has been invested in open source maintainers and projects through GitHub Sponsors.
NOT BS
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The European Commission fined AliExpress €550 million for breaching its obligations under the EU Digital Services Act.
NOT BS
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U.S. golf courses used about 531 billion gallons of irrigation water in 2024 (about 1.63 million acre-feet of applied water).
NOT BS
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Being underweight in men causes a deficiency of dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
TOTAL BS
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Male obesity causes excess estriol levels in men.
TOTAL BS
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Obesity in women causes excessive levels of dihydrotestosterone (DHT).
TOTAL BS
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps destroyed a United States radar and a Patriot air-defense system in Bahrain.
TOTAL BS
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Mumbai, India is currently under attack as part of a coordinated incident.
TOTAL BS
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The United States conducted strikes on Iran for 10 consecutive nights.
MOSTLY BS
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ORCA (Omni Role Combat Aircraft) was envisioned as the Indian Air Force’s land-based twin-engine variant of the naval TEDBF (Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter).
NOT BS
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A drone carrying explosives was shot down over Al-Harir Air Base in Erbil, Iraq, according to an Iraqi security source cited by Reuters.
MOSTLY BS
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Iran is transferring military equipment near the Iran–Kuwait border.
TOTAL BS
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Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that Qatari mediators have presented new negotiating proposals and that he declined to provide details at that time.
HARDLY BS
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Regime-aligned media channels released imagery that appears to show a destroyed aircraft shelter at Al-Salti Air Base in Jordan after a recent Iranian strike.
NOT BS
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Lockheed Martin’s PAC-3 Adapted Capability Effector (PAC-3 ACE) is a new low-cost Patriot interceptor that costs less than half as much per unit as the PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement (PAC-3 MSE) and can engage short-range ballistic missiles.
HARDLY BS
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Heat discharged from an ocean-based artificial intelligence (AI) data center would harm nearby marine ecosystems.
SOME BS
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Processed meat is classified in the same International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) carcinogenicity category as tobacco smoking (cigarettes).
NOT BS
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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched multiple heavy ballistic missiles toward Jordan, likely targeting King Hussein International Airport in Aqaba, Jordan.
HARDLY BS