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303 claims analyzed Last updated 2026-02-20

Credibility summary

Well-Supported 20 (6.6%) Disputed 0 (0%) Misleading 2 (0.7%) Unverified 281 (92.7%)

Of the 22 claims in Science with evidence either way, 91% held up.

Most disputed · animal-behavior
Most active · 2026-02
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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

More than a hundred of Golem Grad's oldest males have numbers carved into their shells

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Scientists predict Golem Grad’s last female tortoise will die in 2083

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

In decades tortoises may disappear taking secrets with them

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Dr Arsovski says they have no idea where the numbers come from

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

The island in Lake Prespa has a forested plateau encircled by sheer cliffs

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Relentless males are driving their population to extinction

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

There were 19 males for every female on the plateau

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Scientists saw females throw themselves off the cliffs on multiple occasions

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Indians are the largest Asian group in the US constituting about 1.5 percent of the overall population

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

The use of anti-South Asian slurs in online spaces associated with targeted violence rose by 115 percent between January 2023 and December 2025 according to Stop AAPI Hate

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked fourth among metropolitan areas for approved H-1B applications in the same year

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Epstein tried to entice elites by inviting them to his home dinner parties and his island

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Epstein said I fully understand my toxicity for the moment

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Scientists worry we are losing sight of stars in city lights

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Tomcat was sitting between two open sidewalk cellar doors outside a deli

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Do not let them associate people with food because they will get close

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Animal experts do not condone this behavior

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Zelda died after being hit by car in 2014

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Astoria crosses State Street to bask in warmth from Starbucks

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254 d ago · nytimes.com Science

Sitting in your room alone taking selfies hinders you from satisfying your need for social connection

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