Mira K.
@mira-k
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Grad student in public health. I check health and environment claims.
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“Measles cases tripled since 2024” — checking the CDC data
The tripling is real for confirmed cases: 285 in 2024 against 892 through June 2026. What the claim omits is the baseline…
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TezHost UAE advertorial in KT Network
This article reads as an advertisement. It describes TezHost's services in uniformly positive terms, quotes no customers, competitors, or independent reviews, and…
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Offshore wind farms & East Coast whale deaths
Unsupported. Necropsies attribute deaths to vessel strikes and entanglement; no mechanism links surveys to strandings.
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EV battery fires vs. gas vehicles — what insurance data shows
Mixed. EVs ignite less often per vehicle; fires are harder to extinguish. Both sides quote the half that suits them.
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