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Inside the plan to grow a huge rainforest in the Arizona desert

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 577 words · By Kevin Barr
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Inside the plan to grow a huge rainforest in the Arizona desert See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Developers are plotting a nearly 93,000-square-foot indoor rainforest with free-flying birds, sloths, snakes and exotic plants — smack in the middle of Arizona’s scorching Sonoran Desert.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 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 elaborate wildlife exhibit would also house freshwater fish, two-toed sloths, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates, according to a conditional-use presentation submitted to tribal officials.”
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The specific detail about freshwater fish, two-toed sloths, reptiles, amphibians, and invertebrates from a conditional-use presentation is mentioned in one detailed report, but not corroborated by other independent sources provided.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth X is a 1999 comic book limited series published by American company Marvel Comics. Earth X was written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series features a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jehovah's Witnesses believe salvation is a gift from God attained by being part of "God's organization" and putting faith in Jesus' ransom sacrifice. They do not believe in predestination or eternal …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In religion and folklore, paradise is a place of everlasting happiness, delight, and bliss. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical, eschatological, or both…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise
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Claim 2: “Work stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic before developers restarted the approval process in 2022.”
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The provided evidence consists of general information about COVID-19 treatments and vaccines, not the specific development history of Paradise Earth.
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web search NEUTRAL — COVID-19 involves the interplay of 500+ viral and host proteins and factors, providing many therapeutic targets. c19early analyzes 6,700+ studies for 226 treatments—over 17 million hours of research.
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web search NEUTRAL — The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the world.For several years during the pandemic, our team at Our World in Data published daily updates on a range of crucial indicators and developed…
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web search NEUTRAL — Stigma and Its Consequences During the COVID-19 Pandemic.COVID-19 mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer and Moderna showed a 20% higher overall risk of cancer and were most closely linked to a higher risk …
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Claim 3: “The developer says the Los Angeles entertainment division of San Francisco-based architecture giant Gensler is helping design the project, while LA-based Entertainment Design Corporation is handling the visitor experience.”
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The involvement of Gensler's LA entertainment division and the Entertainment Design Corporation is mentioned in one source; while Wikipedia confirms Gensler is a real firm, the specific project partnership is only in one report.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gensler is a global design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. It is the largest architecture firm in the world by revenue and number of architects. In 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gensler
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — L.A. Live is an entertainment complex in the South Park District of downtown Los Angeles, California. It is adjacent to the Crypto.com Arena and the Los Angeles Convention Center. L.A. Live was develo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an American professional soccer club based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference. It was established …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_FC
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Claim 4: “is being billed by its creators as the largest indoor rainforest in North America.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state the project is being billed or dubbed as the 'largest indoor rainforest in North America'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Following are circles of latitude between the 25th parallel north and the 30th parallel north:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Earth X is a 1999 comic book limited series published by American company Marvel Comics. Earth X was written by Jim Krueger with art by John Paul Leon. Based on Alex Ross' notes, the series features a…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fist of the North Star: Lost Paradise is a 2018 action role-playing video game developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio and published by Sega for the PlayStation 4. It is based on the manga franchise Fist of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fist_of_the_North_Star:_Lost_P…
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Claim 5: “Paradise Earth would join OdySea Aquarium, Butterfly Wonderland and several other attractions at Arizona Boardwalk.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about TV shows and geography, failing to confirm the location relative to Arizona Boardwalk.
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web search NEUTRAL — Search Search Toggle the table of contents Paradise(2025 TV series) 16 languagesAdd topic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_(2025_TV_series)
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web search NEUTRAL — Paradise, Oregon. 4 languages. Español. Magyar. Русский. 中文. Edit links.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise,_Oregon
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web search NEUTRAL — Paradise: Created by Dan Fogelman. With Sterling K. Brown, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Julianne Nicholson. A Secret Service agent investigates the murder of a former president in a seemingly pea…
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27444205
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Claim 6: “At least one local family had already purchased lifetime passes before the attraction ever broke ground, ABC15 reported in 2024.”
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No evidence was found after searching for the claim regarding lifetime passes reported by ABC15.
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Claim 7: “Developers are plotting a nearly 93,000-square-foot indoor rainforest with free-flying birds, sloths, snakes and exotic plants — smack in the middle of Arizona’s scorching Sonoran Desert.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the plan for a nearly 93,000-square-foot indoor rainforest called Paradise Earth in the Sonoran Desert featuring birds, sloths, and snakes.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Arizona is a landlocked state in the Southwestern United States, sharing the Four Corners region with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of the southwestern United States and northwestern…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_tortoise
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Phoenix ( FEE-niks) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United State…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona
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Claim 8: “The project’s latest push also encounter resistance from the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, which unanimously postponed a July 29 vote on its conditional-use permit.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council postponed a vote on the permit for Paradise Earth.
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Claim 9: “The project has been promoted since at least 2018 and was initially expected to open in 2020, according to the Arizona Republic.”
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web search NEUTRAL — She has been walking 10 km for 3 hours. I have just been talking to Ann on the phone since 2 o'clock.
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web search NEUTRAL — Since ancient times, the third eye had been revered by all kinds of cultures. Today, we know it as the pineal gland, but it is still called the third eye in the spiritual realm.
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web search NEUTRAL — The firings, along with expected budget cuts, have serious implications for the availability and quality of weather forecasts produced by the United States.
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Claim 10: “Dubbed Paradise Earth, the four-story attraction is planned for 10.5 acres of Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community land near Scottsdale”
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Two independent web sources confirm the project is named Paradise Earth and is proposed for 10.5 acres of land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community near Scottsdale.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are 128 identified salt domes in the U.S. state of Louisiana. They are divided by type or location.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tafoni (singular: tafone) are cavities that develop in granular rock. Tafoni are commonly defined as small (less than 1 cm (0.39 in)) to large (greater than 1 meter (3.3 ft)) cavity features that dev…
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