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CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab that draws on the work of its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check, to recap the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation. You can subscribe to have the next edition delivered straight to your inbox. CheckMate February 10, 2023 …
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I have to admit, as much as I enjoy looking into conspiracy theories, nine times out of ten I typically stick with the belief that they’re not real. I’m very much a skeptic in the conspiracy world but that doesn’t stop me from being intrigued by radical ideas that have a possibility of being true. …
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The claim: RNA sequencing in chicken feed is making chickens lay fewer eggs A Jan. 19 Facebook video features a screen recording of a TikTok in which multiple people say chicken feed is making their chickens lay fewer eggs. “I found plenty of information about using RNA sequencing in the feed and …
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A Facebook post has shared a number of photos showing contrails from aeroplane engines in the sky, apparently near London Heathrow airport, which it claims are actually “chemtrails”. It says: “London Heathrow area this morning after 4 chemtrail free days which strangely coincided perfectly with …
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The claim: Chemtrails, HAARP used to create droughts, floods, blizzards and hurricanesA Jan. 16 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims unnamed actors are artificially creating large-scale, destructive weather events. “First they aerosolize the sky with nanoparticles, then they ionize …
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Severe winter storms have battered much of the United States this winter — most recently in Buffalo, New York — resulting in fatalities and injuries from tornadoes and dangerous travel conditions caused by blizzard blasts of ice and snow. Americans, many of them at least, have been glued to the TV …
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An Instagram post has claimed that trails are intentionally put in the skies. “To those who are unsure what happens when the trails are put in to the skies,” reads the caption of an Instagram post shared on December 17, 2022, with over 10, 150 likes. The post was shared with a collage of four …
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The claim: Meme implies contrails cause respiratory illnesses A Jan. 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features a meme showing Marge Simpson, a character from the animated sitcom “The Simpsons,” staring at an airplane in the sky surrounded by contrails. “I see respiratory illness is on …
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The main ingredient of so-called “chemtrails” is dihydrogen monoxide (DHM), and we all know that anything with “monoxide” in it can kill, right? Inhaling DHM can be fatal and it is the main component in weed sprays. Drug addicts are known to infuse toxic substances in boiling DHM, especially after …
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A post on Instagram claims to show “what happens when the trails are put into the sky”, with a collage of pictures appearing to show a blue sky with white lines across it turning cloudy over the course of a morning with the word “chemtrails” written on it. The instagram page that shared the post …
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