Familial DNA searches can misidentify distant relatives as first-degree relatives.
Claim:
Scientific studies show that the risk of misidentification from partial DNA matching in familial DNA searching is very low.
MOSTLY BS
Science
Research findings, viral studies, and scientific claims under the lens.
Forensic genetic genealogy links crime-scene DNA to relatives via genealogy databases.
Claim:
Forensic genetic genealogy can generate investigative leads by linking a crime-scene DNA sample to biological relatives using genealogy records.
NOT BS
Male Pacific treefrogs produce breeding-season advertisement calls that attract females.
Claim:
Pacific green tree frogs produce mating calls to attract mates.
HARDLY BS
The 2009 Kosmos 2251–Iridium 33 collision near 790 km created about 2,000 trackable debris fragments.
Claim:
In 2009, the defunct Russian satellite Kosmos 2251 collided with the active U.S. satellite Iridium 33 at an altitude of about 790 km, generating about 2,000 debris fragments, many of which remain in orbit.
NOT BS
Moisture balance depends on precipitation, evaporation, runoff, and storage changes.
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Changes in wetness and dryness (moisture balance) equal precipitation minus evaporation.
MOSTLY BS
Storm tide is defined as storm surge plus the astronomical tide.
Claim:
Storm tide is defined as the sum of base sea level, astronomical tide, and storm surge.
TOTAL BS
Reports describe the Titlagarh temple’s interior as about 10–20°C.
Claim:
A temple in Titlagarh, Balangir district, Odisha, India has an interior area where the temperature remains near or below 0°C (32°F) even when the outside temperature is higher.
TOTAL BS
American white water lily tolerates alkaline waters across a broad pH range.
Claim:
Twisted moss thrives in slightly more alkaline conditions than American white water lily because the two plants are adapted to different pH levels.
MOSTLY BS
Festinger’s 1957 theory predicts attitude change often reduces dissonance.
Claim:
Leon Festinger's 1957 cognitive dissonance theory predicts that when a person's behavior conflicts with their attitudes, the person often changes their attitudes to reduce psychological discomfort.
NOT BS
Telomerase can lengthen telomeres in some cells but raises cancer risk.
Claim:
Human biological immortality is possible within the laws of physics and biology because telomerase can stop telomere shortening.
MOSTLY BS
Apollo 11 is confirmed by mission records, lunar samples, and tracking data.
Claim:
The Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked.
TOTAL BS
A submerged delivery tube can siphon cold distillate into a hot flask, thermally shocking and cracking the glass.
Claim:
When stopping a distillation, if the delivery tube is immersed in the distillate, the cooled liquid can be sucked back into the hot distillation flask, and the sudden temperature change can cause the glass to crack.
NOT BS
No credible scientific study shows coffee enables telepathic communication with penguins.
Claim:
Scientists at the University of Alaska discovered that drinking three cups of coffee per day allows humans to communicate telepathically with penguins.
TOTAL BS
In conventional seawater electrolysis, chloride oxidation often outcompetes oxygen evolution at the anode.
Claim:
During electrolysis of seawater, chloride ions (Cl−) preferentially undergo oxidation at the anode instead of water, which reduces the efficiency of oxygen (O2) production.
NOT BS
Male antechinuses typically breed once, then die soon afterward.
Claim:
Male antechinuses usually live for only one breeding season.
NOT BS
Antechinuses occur in eastern and southeastern Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Claim:
Marsupial mice (antechinuses) are found in eastern and southeastern Australia, including parts of Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria.
NOT BS
Antechinus stuartii is widely known by the common name “brown antechinus”.
Claim:
The species Antechinus stuartii is commonly known as the brown antechinus.
NOT BS
In a vacuum, all objects fall with the same gravitational acceleration.
Claim:
In a vacuum, heavier objects fall faster than lighter objects.
TOTAL BS
Schemes are Zariski sheaves on affine schemes with an open affine cover.
Claim:
A scheme is equivalent to a Zariski sheaf on the category of affine schemes that is locally representable by affine schemes.
HARDLY BS
The Isle of Man’s average electricity demand is roughly 40 MW, about 1 GWh per day.
Claim:
The Isle of Man's average electricity demand is about 40 MW (approximately 1 GWh per day).
NOT BS
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