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Propaganda risk 0%
Claims checked 12
Techniques found 0
Topics 0

Coverage spectrum

Coverage gap: Low Left coverage
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Center80%
Right20%

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Common ground

Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development.

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.”
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The claim that information is aggregated and anonymous is reported by multiple independent sources including Nypost, Datacentremagazine, and Sustainabilitymag.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
https://datacentremagazine.com/news/join-data-centre-leaders…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/betting/draftkings-predictions…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/betting/draftkings-predictions…
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Claim 2: “With your acceptance, your precise location (within a radius of less than 500 metres) may be used”
CORROBORATED
The use of precise location data within a 500-meter radius is reported by both Nypost and Datacentremagazine.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Falling Man is a photograph taken by Associated Press photographer Richard Drew of an unidentified man falling from the World Trade Center during the September 11 attacks in New York City, United …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Falling_Man
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The is the definite article in English. The, or THE, may also refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_(disambiguation)
+ 4 more evidence sources
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Claim 3: “These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.”
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The claim regarding social media cookies for content sharing is only reported by Nypost in the provided evidence.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/world-news/iranian-protesters-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/congress-squad-could-g…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies are set by a range of social media services that we have added to the site to enable you to share our content with your friends and networks.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/betting/draftkings-predictions…
+ 1 more evidence source
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Claim 4: “With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your screen)”
CORROBORATED
The use of device characteristics (fonts, plugins, resolution) to distinguish devices is reported by both Nypost and Datacentremagazine.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your s…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/world-news/iranian-protesters-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your s…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/betting/draftkings-predictions…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — With your acceptance, certain characteristics specific to your device might be requested and used to distinguish it from other devices (such as the installed fonts or plugins, the resolution of your s…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/betting/draftkings-predictions…
+ 1 more evidence source
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Claim 5: “The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters).”
CORROBORATED
The transmission of privacy choices as digital signals is reported by multiple independent sources including CNBC, Nypost, and Timeslive.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters).
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/07/30/rolls-royce-cfo-orders…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters).
https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/betting/draftkings-predictions…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The choices you make regarding the purposes and entities listed in this notice are saved and made available to those entities in the form of digital signals (such as a string of characters).
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/congress-squad-could-g…
+ 1 more evidence source
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Claim 6: “Analytics cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information data and time of page visits, and pages visited.”
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The specific list of data collected by analytics cookies is only reported by Nypost in the provided evidence.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Analytics cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information data and time of page visits, and pages visited.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/17/betting/draftkings-predictions…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Analytics cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information data and time of page visits, and pages visited.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/world-news/iranian-protesters-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Analytics cookies collect information such as your IP address, type of device, operating system, referring URLs, country information data and time of page visits, and pages visited.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/savannah-guthrie-has-s…
+ 2 more evidence sources
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Claim 7: “We and our service providers, such as Google Analytics, use analytics cookies to collect information about your use of the website”
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The use of Google Analytics for website tracking is corroborated by Nypost and verified by Wikipedia's definition of Google Analytics as a web analytics service that tracks website traffic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Search (also known simply as Google) is a search engine operated by Google. It allows users to search or ask for information by entering keywords or phrases on a website page or in an installed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Search
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Analytics is the systematic computational analysis of data or statistics. It is used for the discovery, interpretation, and communication of meaningful patterns in data, which also falls under and dir…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytics
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic and mobile app traffic and events, currently as a platform inside the Google Marketing Platform br…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Analytics
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Claim 8: “These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 9: “These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.”
CORROBORATED
The claim is reported identically by multiple independent news organizations including Nypost and Sustainabilitymag.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/savannah-guthrie-has-s…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/congress-squad-could-g…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/opinion/loser-leftists-dont-ch…
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Claim 10: “These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 11: “They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.”
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While the claim appears multiple times in the evidence, all instances are from a single source (Nypost). No independent corroboration from other organizations is present.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/05/world-news/iranian-protesters-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/22/betting/draftkings-predictions…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — They [advertising cookies] do not store directly personal information, but are based on uniquely identifying your browser and internet device.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/14/opinion/loser-leftists-dont-ch…
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Claim 12: “Cookies, device or similar online identifiers (e.g. login-based identifiers, randomly assigned identifiers, network based identifiers) together with other information (e.g. browser type and information, language, screen size, supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website”
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Web search results from Microsoft Edge support documentation confirm that cookies and similar identifiers are used to store and read information on devices to manage site access and user preferences.
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web search NEUTRAL — Välj Cookies och gå till Tillåts inte att spara och läsa cookies. Välj Lägg till webbplats om du vill blockera cookies per webbplats genom att ange webbplatsens URL. Ta bort alla cookies Öppna webbläs…
https://support.microsoft.com/sv-se/edge/manage-cookies-in-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — Learn how to view, manage, and delete cookies in Microsoft Edge.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/manage-cookies-in-m…
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web search NEUTRAL — For example, you may want to remove browsing history and cookies but keep passwords and form fill data. Select Clear now. Clear browsing data stored in the cloud (if you’ve turned on sync or personali…
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/view-and-delete-bro…

info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.