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Reviews of articles from: NBC News
ARTICLE REVIEWS
NBC News story accurately covers research on two millennia of climate history
in NBC News, by Jaclyn Jeffrey-Wilensky
“This accurately describes new peer-reviewed research and asks independent scientists with relevant expertise to provide important context, such as how these results rely on limited southern hemisphere data. Simplifications help readers understand important points without misleading them.”
— 30 Jul 2019
CLAIM REVIEWS
Evidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
CLAIM
“Covid death rates are higher among Republicans than Democrats, mounting evidence shows”
SOURCE: Aria Bendix, NBC News
Published: 05 Nov 2022
VERDICT
The U.S. sees record numbers of daily new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in November 2020
CLAIM
“There were 144,305 newly reported COVID-19 cases in the United States today. This beats the previous record of 133,819 cases reported on Monday, November 9. This is the 8th day in a row with over 100,000 cases reported.”
SOURCE: Ali Velshi, Twitter, NBC News
Published: 13 Nov 2020
VERDICT
HPV vaccine does reduce viral transmission, helping with eventual cervical cancer elimination
CLAIM
HPV vaccine may lead to elimination of cervical cancer
SOURCE: Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News
Published: 09 Jul 2019
VERDICT
It’s true that the current carbon dioxide level is higher than any time in human existence
CLAIM
the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere has climbed to a level last seen more than 3 million years ago — before humans even appeared on the rocky ball we call home
SOURCE: Denise Chow, NBC News
Published: 18 May 2019
VERDICT