Heat, heat, and more heat

Krdo · Aug 02, 2026 · 1062 words · By Evan Bunkers

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Claims checked 50

Techniques found 0

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Why it matters

COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days __Secure-OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months…

Common ground

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

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Heat, heat, and more heat?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that __Secure-ENID 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 11 Months?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 50 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “__Secure-ENID 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 11 Months”

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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 2: “__Host-3PLSID Used to sign in with Google account. 1 year”

SINGLE SOURCE

All evidence provided for this claim originates from a single source ('Krdo').

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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Host-3PLSID Used to sign in with Google account. 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/07/29/pueblo-starts-i…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Host-3PLSID Used to sign in with Google account. 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/04/colorado-avalanche-stanley-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Host-3PLSID Used to sign in with Google account. 1 year
https://krdo.com/top-story/2026/05/29/absolutely-colorado-mi…

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Claim 3: “__Host-GAPS Used to sign in with Google account. 1 year”

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Claim 4: “FPGCLDC Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site 90 days”

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Claim 5: “UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location... 6 hours”

SINGLE SOURCE

The claim is repeated multiple times but only from the source 'Krdo'. No independent second source confirms these specific details.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location. The use of this cookie depends on your browser sett…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/15/free-summerween-event-bring…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — UULE sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location... 6 hours
https://krdo.com/news/high-country-adventures/2026/04/17/hig…

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Claim 6: “_gcl_au Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 3 months”

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Claim 7: “NID This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year”

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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 8: “DSID Identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings 2 weeks”

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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: “G_AUTHUSER_H Google Authentication session”

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The specific claim about the 'G_AUTHUSER_H' cookie is only reported by 'Krdo'. The Wikipedia entry for Gmail is too general to verify the specific cookie's function or lifespan.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Authenticator is a software-based authenticator by Google. It implements multi-factor authentication services using the time-based one-time password (TOTP; specified in RFC 6238) and HMAC-based…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Authenticator

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gmail is a mailbox provider by Google. It is the largest email service worldwide, with 1.8 billion users. It is accessible via a web browser (webmail), mobile app, or through third-party email clients…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmail

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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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Claim 10: “_Secure-YEC Used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators 13 months”

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Claim 11: “OTZ Aggregate analysis of website visitors 17 days”

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Claim 12: “AdID Show Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings 2 weeks”

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Claim 13: “gac Measure user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers 90 days”

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Claim 14: “receive-cookie-deprecation This cookie ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header... 180 days”

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Claim 15: “GN_PREF This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year”

PENDING

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Claim 16: “TAID This cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device... 14 days”

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The specific details of the 'TAID' cookie are only reported by 'Krdo'. The Wikipedia entry provided is a general definition of the number 14 and does not verify the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fourteen or 14 may refer to: 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 14 (also known as Existence; U.S. title: The Wild Little Bunch) is a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings and starring Jack Wild and June Brown. It was written by Roland Starke. Its …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_14

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are smartphones that were developed and marketed by Apple. They are the sixteenth-generation iPhones, succeeding the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Mini, and were announced d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_14

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Claim 17: “SIDCC Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences... Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. 2 years”

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Claim 18: “_Secure-ENID Remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings 13 months”

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Claim 19: “HSID Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences... Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. 2 years”

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Claim 20: “SID Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences... Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. 2 years”

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Claim 21: “FCNEC Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. 13 months”

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Claim 22: “__Host-1PLSID Used to sign in with Google account. 1 year”

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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 23: “gcl Helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad 90 days”

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Claim 24: “GCLB This cookie is used in context with load balancing... Session”

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Claim 25: “django_language Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website. 3 month”

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Claim 26: “cookies_accepted This functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine 1 year”

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Claim 27: “_gcl_dc Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services. 3 months”

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Claim 28: “CONSENT Google cookie consent tracker 20 years”

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Claim 29: “LSOLH This cookie is for authentication with your Google account 1 year”

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Claim 30: “SNID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”

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Claim 31: “SSID Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences... Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. 2 years”

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 32: “__Secure-OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”

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All provided evidence comes from a single source ('Krdo'). No independent corroboration from other organizations exists in the evidence set.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Secure-OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/04/colorado-avalanche-stanley-…

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Claim 33: “1P_JAR These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data... 1 month”

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Claim 34: “A Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers 17 days”

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Claim 35: “DV This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year”

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All evidence provided for this claim originates from a single source ('Krdo').

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cross reference SUPPORTS — DV This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/05/06/6-a-m-road-cond…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — DV This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year
https://krdo.com/video/weather-video-2/2026/05/29/heading-in…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — DV This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/04/colorado-avalanche-nazem-ka…

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Claim 36: “LSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”

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All evidence provided for this claim originates from a single source ('Krdo').

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cross reference SUPPORTS — LSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/04/pueblo-man-charged-after-al…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — LSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months
https://krdo.com/video/weather-video-2/2026/05/29/heading-in…

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Claim 37: “Secure-YEC Serve a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems 13 months”

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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 38: “g_enabled_idps Used for Google Single Sign On 1 year”

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The specific claim regarding the 'g_enabled_idps' cookie and its 1-year lifespan is only reported by 'Krdo'. The Wikipedia entry for Google Account confirms the general concept of SSO but not the specific cookie's properties.

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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 — 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 39: “COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days”

SINGLE SOURCE

While there are 5 cross-references, they all originate from the same source ('Krdo'). No independent second source organization is provided to corroborate the claim.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/04/pueblo-man-charged-after-al…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — COMPASS This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 2 days
https://krdo.com/video/weather-video-2/2026/05/29/heading-in…

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+ 2 more evidence sources

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Claim 40: “ACCOUNT_CHOOSER Used to sign in with Google account. session”

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Claim 41: “AID Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences... Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. 1 year”

PENDING

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Claim 42: “_dcid Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites... 400 days”

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Claim 43: “OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months”

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All evidence provided for this claim originates from a single source ('Krdo').

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cross reference SUPPORTS — OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months
https://krdo.com/news/2026/05/04/pueblo-man-charged-after-al…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — OSID This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation 6 months
https://krdo.com/video/weather-video-2/2026/05/29/heading-in…

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+ 2 more evidence sources

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Claim 44: “SAPISID Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences... Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. 2 years”

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Claim 45: “SOCS Stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices 13 months”

PENDING

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Claim 46: “SMSV Used to sign in with Google account. session”

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Claim 47: “APISID Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences... Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search. 2 years”

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Claim 48: “CGIC Improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input 6 months”

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Claim 49: “SEARCH_SAMESITE SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests... session”

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Claim 50: “FCCDCF Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out. 13 months”

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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