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ChatGPT is probably outputting at least the equivalent of the entire printed works of humanity every 14 days. (Source)
As we all know by now, content created by AIs is not always reliable. Read our newest blog post on digital trust.
#Ukraine
False: Politico reported that 20 million Ukrainians would die to win war
Politico did not publish an article saying the deaths of 20 million Ukrainians were needed to win Russia’s war on the country, as suggested in a misleading image shared widely online. (Source: Reuters)
#Health
False: Lab grown meat is grown using pre cancer cancerous cells
Cell-cultured meat is cultivated using animal cells that have been modified to replicate indefinitely. Cell-cultured or lab-grown meat is regulated in the U.S. under the same stipulations as conventionally grown and slaughtered meat. Furthermore, regulatory agencies do not allow for cancerous animal meat to enter the U.S. food chain. (Source: Lead Stories)
#Climate
Misleading: Land use, farming have no meaningful climate impact
Elon Musk claims farming and other activities on Earth's surface have "no meaningful impact on climate change." This is misleading; while burning greenhouse gases is the primary driver of global warming, scientists say food production still accounts for up to a third of carbon emissions worldwide. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)
#Nordics
Misvisende: Danmark årligt optager mere CO2, end di udleder
I opslagene kan man læse, at Danmark udleder 44 millioner ton CO2 om året, mens der optages knap 97 ton i planter og jord. Men ifølge forskere bygger tallene på et forfejlet regnestykke. (tjek artiklen for beregningen) (Source: Tjekdet)
#Other
False: Humans share 50% of their DNA with bananas.
Claims regarding 50% genetic similarity, while likely overstated, are based on a comparison of similarly functioning genes, not the specific DNA sequences that make up the human genome. Well below 1 percent of DNA is "identical" in both human and banana. (Source: Snopes)
False: Rioters released lions into the streets or Paris
The video clip showing wild animals strolling between cars has been online since at least 2020 and was recorded at Knowsley Safari Park in England. (Source: Reuters)
False: NASA has issued a warning about a pending "internet apocalypse" caused by a solar storm.
While solar storms can, in theory and in extreme cases, cause widespread disruption to the internet and other communication tools, NASA has not issued a specific warning about such an event, nor has it ever officially referred to such an event as an "internet apocalypse." (Source: Snopes)
#WTF?! What The Fact?! of the week
True: A real vintage advertisement for Camels featured a doctor and the slogan “More doctors smoke Camels than any other cigarette.“
The ad is authentic, and according to Stanford Research into the Impact of Tobacco Advertising, it dates back to 1952. In fact, tobacco companies used to involve the medical community in their advertisements before studies proved that cigarettes are linked to cancer. (Source: Snopes)
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