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Society & Culture Fact-Checks

Fact-checks about social issues, demographics, cultural claims, and societal statistics.

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14 fact-checks
13 debunked
1 verified true
FALSE
The average attention span is now shorter than a goldfish
94% confidence 534 views
→ FALSE
Crime rates have been steadily increasing over the past 30 years
92% confidence 394 views
→ FALSE
People only use 10% of their brain
99% confidence 381 views
→ TRUE
Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world multiple years in a row
98% confidence 368 views
→ FALSE
Humans swallow eight spiders a year while sleeping
99% confidence 106 views
→ FALSE
Fortune cookies originated in China
95% confidence 84 views
→ FALSE
You should wait 24 hours before reporting a missing person to the police
97% confidence 79 views
→ FALSE
Video games are a leading cause of real-world violent behavior
92% confidence 54 views
→ FALSE
Deaf people cannot legally drive a car
98% confidence 14 views
→ FALSE
Playing classical music to babies in the womb permanently raises their IQ
92% confidence 12 views
→ FALSE
Money can't buy happiness according to all scientific research
92% confidence 11 views
→ FALSE
Tipping culture in restaurants exists in every country around the world
97% confidence 6 views
→ FALSE
Seatbelt laws were universally opposed by the public when first introduced
88% confidence 6 views
→ FALSE
Social media use has been definitively proven as the single cause of rising teen depression
95% confidence 2 views
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