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The people who danced themselves to death

BBC- The people who 'danced themselves to death'

Would you trust this source?
Truth: 46 votes (93.88%)
Trickery: 2 votes (4.08%)
???: 1 votes (2.04%)
Total Votes: 49

 

This article is truth! BBC is a low bias, trust worthy source of world news. Check out the media bias review on a media bias checker. This article discusses a real historical event known as the "dancing plague" of 1518, where people in Strasbourg danced uncontrollably for days, and some reportedly died from exhaustion or other causes.

MLB Loses Stats in Fire

Would you trust this source?
Truth: 8 votes (25.81%)
Trickery: 20 votes (64.52%)
???: 3 votes (9.68%)
Total Votes: 31

 

This article is trickery! It's from The Onion, a well-known satire website that publishes humorous, fake news stories meant for entertainment rather than factual reporting. A quick Google search will immediately display Wikipedia's description of this satirical online newspaper.

Drake and The Weeknd- Heart On My Sleeve

Would you trust this source?
Truth: 16 votes (84.21%)
Trickery: 1 votes (5.26%)
???: 2 votes (10.53%)
Total Votes: 19
Trickery! "Heart on My Sleeve" is a song written and produced by TikTok user Ghostwriter977, with vocals created to sound like musicians Drake and the Weeknd with the help of AI. The song was self-released on April 4, 2023, on various streaming platforms like Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.

American College of Pediatricians

Article about adoption from American College of Pediatricians

Would you trust this source?
Truth: 19 votes (73.08%)
Trickery: 7 votes (26.92%)
???: 0 votes (0%)
Total Votes: 26

 

This article is misleading. A quick Wikipedia search of The American College of Pediatricians will tell you that they are a socially conservative advocacy group (approx 700 members). Not to be confused with the widely trusted American Academy of Pediatrics (approx 67,000 members), The American College of Pediatricians has faced criticism for opposing LGBTQ+ rights, abortion, and vaccine mandates, and has been labeled a hate group by some organizations.

Evaluating Information

For more about evaluating your sources and the CRAAP criteria, see the Evaluating Information tutorial.

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