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What to know about A pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other. Here's how

A pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other.

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What happened

A pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other.

Why it matters

Here's how On a spring morning so blustery that the National Weather Service issued a small craft advisory, a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington, just east of the San Juan Islands.

Common ground

A team of divers crammed into the cabin as the small craft …

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In 1883, Krakatau was devastating”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources explicitly document the 1883 eruption of Krakatau as a devastating event that destroyed a large portion of the island and caused massive tsunamis.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Between 19 May and 21 October 1883, the volcanic island of Krakatoa (located in the Sunda Strait, then part of the Dutch East Indies—modern-day Indonesia) began erupting, lasting more than five months…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1883_eruption_of_Krakatoa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Krakatoa (), also transcribed Krakatau (), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island grou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anak Krakatoa, or Anak Krakatau (Indonesian for 'child of Krakatoa'), is a volcanic island and an active volcano in Indonesia. On 29 December 1927, Anak Krakatoa first emerged from the caldera formed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anak_Krakatoa
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Claim 2: “Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week”
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Multiple sources confirm that Mount Anak Krakatau is an active volcano in Indonesia and report on eruptions causing flight cancellations and disruptions, corroborating the claim of recent activity.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Krakatoa (), also transcribed Krakatau (), is a caldera in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island grou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakatoa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami (Indonesian: Tsunami Selat Sunda 2018) occurred on 22 December 2018 at around 21:38 local time after large parts of the southwestern side of Anak Krakatoa collapsed onto …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Sunda_Strait_tsunami
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anak Krakatoa, or Anak Krakatau (Indonesian for 'child of Krakatoa'), is a volcanic island and an active volcano in Indonesia. On 29 December 1927, Anak Krakatoa first emerged from the caldera formed …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anak_Krakatoa
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Claim 3: “a federal judge in a different case ruled that it must be used”
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The claim that a federal judge in a different case ruled the map must be used is only mentioned in the Flipboard cross-references, which are repeating the same narrative. No independent legal reports or news articles were found in the evidence to corroborate this specific judicial ruling.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — a federal judge in a different case ruled that it must be used
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/billions-of-sea-stars-have-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — a federal judge in a different case ruled that it must be used.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/trump-administration-wants-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The Supreme Court rejected Missouri Republicans’ attempt to put a redrawn map in place for the midterms, while a federal judge in a different case ruled that it must be used.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/65-and-older-have-a-story-t…
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Claim 4: “a Samish Indian Nation research boat, called the Chinook (Yómech), set out from Anacortes, Washington”
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While web results confirm the Samish Indian Nation is located near Anacortes and that a ferry is named after them, the specific detail about a research boat called the 'Chinook (Yómech)' setting out from Anacortes is only found in the provided cross-reference (Flipboard), which appears to be a mirror of the original claim. No independent second source confirms this specific vessel's mission.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the Indian reserve is a similar institution.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Quinault Indian Nation ( or ; QIN), formerly known as the Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, is a federally recognized tribe of Quinault, Queets, Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cow…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinault_Indian_Nation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Samish (Xws7ámeshqen, IPA: [xʷsʔ'e.məʃ.qen]) is a dialect of the North Straits Salish dialect continuum spoken by the Indigenous Samish people of the Pacific Northwest. Samish is traditionally referre…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samish_dialect
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Claim 5: “The Supreme Court rejected Missouri Republicans’ attempt to put a redrawn map in place for the midterms”
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Multiple independent news organizations (The Guardian, Al Jazeera, and another news source via web search) explicitly report that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Missouri Republicans' attempt to use a redrawn congressional map for the midterms.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of Missouri (SCOMO) is the highest court in the state of Missouri. It was established in 1820 and is located at 207 West High Street in Jefferson City, Missouri. Missouri voters have…
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