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Colorado State Patrol names the Trooper of the Year

Krdo · · 1062 words · By Abby Smith
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A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.

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The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 49 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently describe the function of a search engine as organizing and providing access to vast internet information.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/this-years-rock-roll-hall-o…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/12/sheriffs-office-issues-evac…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — A powerful search engine that organizes and provides access to vast information on the internet.
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/14/estimated-75-vehicle-crash-…
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Claim 2: “This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim 3: “This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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This claim is identical to Claim 1, and multiple cross-references consistently state that the cookie is used to collect website statistics, track conversion rates, and enable Google ad personalization.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
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Claim 4: “Measure user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers”
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Claim 5: “Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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Claim 6: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 7: “These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.”
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Claim 8: “Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website.”
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Claim 9: “The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage.”
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Claim 10: “Remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings”
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Claim 11: “The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser.”
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Web search results confirm that the use of the cookie depends on browser settings and whether the user has enabled location services.
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web search NEUTRAL — What Microsoft actually tells users to do (the settings) Microsoft's official support page for Edge lays out the exact, user-facing controls. The key flows users need to know: To block Edge from shari…
https://windowsforum.com/threads/edge-location-privacy-preci…
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web search NEUTRAL — The use of this cookie depends on your browser settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser. The 'UULE' cookie lasts up to 6 hours.
https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies/embedded?hl…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Geolocation API allows the user to provide their location to web applications if they so desire. For privacy reasons, the user is asked for permission to report location information.
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Geolocation…
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Claim 12: “Used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators”
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Claim 13: “This cookie is for authentication with your Google account”
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Claim 14: “SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests.”
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Claim 15: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 16: “Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that the _gcl_au cookie is used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Ads, formerly known as Google AdWords, is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers bid to display brief digital advertisements, service offerings, product listings,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Ads
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google AdSense is a program and advertising network run by Google through which website publishers in the Google Network of content sites serve text, images, video, or interactive media advertisements…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_AdSense
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google+ (sometimes written as Google Plus, stylized as G+ or g+) was a social network owned and operated by Google until it ceased operations in 2019. The network was launched on June 28, 2011, in an …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google+
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Claim 17: “Serve a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems”
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Claim 18: “This functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine”
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Claim 19: “Helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad”
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Claim 20: “Used for Google Single Sign On”
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Multiple cross-references state the cookie is used for Google Single Sign On, and Wikipedia confirms the general concept of SSO using Google Accounts.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Single sign-on (SSO) is an authentication scheme that allows a user to log in with a single ID to any of several related, yet independent, software systems. True single sign-on allows the user to log …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_sign-on
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Google Account is a user account that is required for access, authentication and authorization to certain online Google services. It is also often used as single sign-on for third party services.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Account
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Play Services is a proprietary software package produced by Google for installation on Android devices. It consists of background services and libraries for use by mobile apps running on the de…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play_Services
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Claim 21: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 22: “Used by Google to prevent fraudulent login attempts. This also contains a Google user ID which can be used for statistics and marketing purposes following a successful login”
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Claim 23: “Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.”
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Claim 24: “Aggregate analysis of website visitors”
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Claim 25: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 26: “Used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.”
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Multiple cross-references and Wikipedia evidence confirm that the TAID cookie links user activity across devices where the user has signed into their Google Account to coordinate ads and measure conversion events.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhoticity_in_English
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion e…
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/12/tracking-fire-weather/
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Claim 27: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim 28: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 29: “Improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input”
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Claim 30: “Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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Claim 31: “Show Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings”
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Claim 32: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 33: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim 34: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Multiple cross-references confirm that the cookie (ACCOUNT_CHOOSER) is used for signing into a Google account.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — ACCOUNT_CHOOSER cookie is used to sign in with Google account
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cross reference SUPPORTS — ACCOUNT_CHOOSER cookie is used to sign in with Google account
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cross reference SUPPORTS — ACCOUNT_CHOOSER cookie is used to sign in with Google account
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Claim 35: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 36: “Identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings”
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Claim 37: “It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.”
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Claim 38: “Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers”
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Claim 39: “This cookie ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available.”
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Claim 40: “Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site”
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Multiple cross-references consistently state that the FPGCLDC cookie helps advertisers determine if users who click on their ads take an action on the advertiser's site.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site
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cross reference SUPPORTS — FPGCLDC cookie is Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site
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Claim 41: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 42: “Stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices”
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Claim 43: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 44: “UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location.”
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Multiple cross-references consistently report that the UULE cookie sends precise location information from the browser to Google's servers for location-relevant search results.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
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cross reference SUPPORTS — sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/08/pueblo-fire-department-batt…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/09/cdot-repairing-…
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Claim 45: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 46: “Google cookie consent tracker”
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Claim 47: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Multiple cross-references repeatedly state that the cookie is used to collect website statistics, track conversion rates, and enable Google ad personalization.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
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Claim 48: “This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.”
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Claim 49: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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