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Technology Fact-Checks

Fact-checks about tech claims, artificial intelligence, internet, software, and digital innovations.

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12 fact-checks
10 debunked
2 verified true
FALSE
Charging your phone overnight damages the battery
93% confidence 370 views
→ TRUE
The first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace
97% confidence 369 views
→ FALSE
5G networks spread COVID-19
99% confidence 79 views
→ FALSE
The internet and the World Wide Web are the same thing
98% confidence 54 views
→ FALSE
Touchscreens were invented by Apple
98% confidence 52 views
→ TRUE
The first email was sent before the World Wide Web existed
97% confidence 50 views
→ FALSE
Private browsing mode makes you completely anonymous online
98% confidence 41 views
→ FALSE
Deleting a file from your computer immediately erases it from the hard drive
98% confidence 37 views
→ FALSE
Airplane mode is required because phone signals can crash an aircraft's systems
85% confidence 33 views
→ FALSE
Setting a video game console to airplane mode prevents overheating
92% confidence 14 views
→ FALSE
Quantum computers will make all current encryption instantly obsolete today
95% confidence 13 views
→ FALSE
The three-second rule for microwaves means metal always causes explosions
97% confidence 10 views
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