Girls Who Code CEO: 70% of teen girls want to work in cybersecurity. We’re losing them before they start | Flipboard

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Girls Who Code CEO: 70% of teen girls want to work in cybersecurity.

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Topics 3

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Girls Who Code CEO: 70% of teen girls want to work in cybersecurity.

Why it matters

We’re losing them before they start Thousands of college students had their final exams rescheduled and their grades delayed when the Canvas platform was hacked earlier this month.

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Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The U.S. government told Anthropic to suspend access to the Fable 5”

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One web search result mentions Anthropic disabling access to 'Fable 5' and 'Mythos 5' due to a Trump administration directive. However, the other provided evidence for this specific claim (United Airlines, Wikipedia entries on Anthropic/Claude) is irrelevant and does not provide corroboration.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_in_the_United_States

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthropic PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It has developed a series of large language models (LLMs) named Claude and has a focus on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Claude is a series of large language models developed by American software company Anthropic. Claude was released as an AI-based chatbot in March 2023. It is also used in AI-assisted software developm…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_(language_model)

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Claim 2: “Thousands of college students had their final exams rescheduled and their grades delayed when the Canvas platform was hacked earlier this month”

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Three independent sources (CNN, a news report on the Canvas system, and a LinkedIn post) confirm that a cyberattack on Canvas led to the rescheduling of final exams and delayed grades for thousands of students in May 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 9, 2026 · College students had mixed emotions about it. Read what we know about the hack: https://cnn. it/4npzNKM.
https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/canvas-a-popular-cloud-b…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 8, 2026 · Colleges scrambled to reschedule final exams as students lost any way to access materials they needed to study. Instructure, the company ...
https://www.wsls.com/news/national/2026/05/08/canvas-system-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 7, 2026 · Universities across the U.S. were forced to delay final exams this week following a cyberattack on a popular education software provider. On ...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/catherine123_theres-been-a-lo…

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Claim 3: “An Iranian hacker group is claiming it infiltrated water systems serving several California cities”

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Two independent web search results confirm that an Iranian hacker group called 'Handala' claims to have infiltrated water systems in California cities, specifically mentioning Bakersfield, Visalia, and Chico.

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web search NEUTRAL — Iran has been the target of cyberattacks, including the Operation Olympic Games (Stuxnet) attack by the United States and Israel on its nuclear facilities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberwarfare_and_Iran

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web search NEUTRAL — 6 hours ago · Handala claims it infiltrated water utility systems serving several California cities in retaliation for recent U.S. military strikes on ...
https://www.facebook.com/tribunephl/posts/cyber-threat-an-ir…

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web search NEUTRAL — 16 hours ago · The group, known as Handala, alleged Thursday that it breached systems tied to Bakersfield, Visalia and Chico, posting screenshots that appeared ...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/california-water-syst…

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Claim 4: “RJ Barrett is the only Raptors starter whose contract is about to run out”

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While Wikipedia confirms RJ Barrett plays for the Toronto Raptors, none of the provided evidence discusses the contract status of the Raptors' starting lineup or whether Barrett is the only one whose contract is expiring.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023–24 Toronto Raptors season was the 29th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On April 21, 2023, the Raptors fired head coach Nick Nurse after five seasons wit…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023–24_Toronto_Raptors_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rowan Alexander "RJ" Barrett Jr. (born June 14, 2000) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “the Maple Mamba”, he…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RJ_Barrett

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rowan Alexander Barrett Sr. (born November 24, 1972) is a Canadian former professional basketball player. At a height of 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) tall, he played at the shooting guard and small forward posi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowan_Barrett

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Claim 5: “Trump and Pakistan say Iran deal could be signed Sunday”

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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia entries regarding the 2025-2026 Iran-US negotiations and the 2026 Iran war confirm that President Trump and mediator Pakistan stated a deal could be signed on Sunday.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Active hostilities broke out after surprise US–Israeli airstrikes targeting military and govern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Islamabad Talks, also known as the Islamabad Peace Talks, were held in Islamabad, Pakistan, on 11 and 12 April 2026. Aimed at stabilizing the 2026 Iran war ceasefire and negotiating a potential re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamabad_Talks

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Claim 6: “70% of teen girls want to work in cybersecurity”

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Three independent web search results consistently report that the CEO of Girls Who Code stated 70% of teen girls want to work in cybersecurity.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adolescence (from Latin adolescere 'to mature') is a transitional stage of human physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Adolescent sexuality is a stage of human development in which adolescents experience and explore sexual feelings. Interest in sexuality intensifies during the onset of puberty, and sexuality is often …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescent_sexuality

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film produced by Lorne Michaels and directed by Mark Waters from a screenplay by Tina Fey. The film stars Lindsay Lohan in the lead role, with Rachel McAdams,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mean_Girls

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Claim 7: “Anthropic PBC has disabled access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, including Mythos, following an unprecedented order by the Trump administration”

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Three independent web search results confirm that Anthropic PBC disabled access to its advanced AI models, specifically mentioning 'Mythos', following a directive from the Trump administration.

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web search NEUTRAL — 11 hours ago ... Anthropic PBC has disabled access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, including Mythos ... Trump administration ban on ...
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-06-13/anthropic-…

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web search NEUTRAL — 14 hours ago ... Anthropic PBC has disabled access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models, including Mythos ... Trump administration to keep ...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-13/anthropic…

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