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Flipboard · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 318 words · By ABC News; Karson Yiu; Aicha El Hammar Castano
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Laos cave rescue workers report 'knocking sound' in search for last 2 missing people A group of seven villagers went missing in the caves after flash flooding.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 7
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What happened

Laos cave rescue workers report 'knocking sound' in search for last 2 missing people A group of seven villagers went missing in the caves after flash flooding.

Why it matters

HONG KONG -- Rescue workers searching flooded caves in Laos reported …

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: A group of seven villagers went missing in the caves after flash flooding.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

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: “A group of seven villagers went missing in the caves after flash flooding.”
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Multiple web search results confirm that seven villagers went missing in a flooded cave in central Laos (Xaysomboun province) on May 20.
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web search NEUTRAL — A group of seven villagers went missing in the caves after flash flooding.The villagers who were rescued last week were immediately treated at the entrance of the cave. One man who was rescued on Frid…
https://www.aol.com/articles/laos-cave-rescue-workers-report…
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web search NEUTRAL — Seven villagers became trapped in the cave in central Xaysomboun province on May 20 when flash floods blocked their exit as they hunted bats for food and searched for gold in old mining areas, state m…
https://www.wam.ae/en/article/179dpru-rescuers-halt-search-f…
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web search NEUTRAL — A search operation to find seven villagers trapped inside a flooded cave in central Laos entered its seventh day on Tuesday, as rescuers encountered difficult terrain and weather as they are trying to…
https://www.euronews.com/2026/05/26/search-operation-continu…
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Claim 2: “Senate votes to direct Trump to withdraw troops from Iran conflict, 4 Republicans break ranks”
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The claim is found in a Flipboard cross-reference, but the other provided evidence consists of Wikipedia entries for the letter 'U', Joe Biden, and Donald Trump's cabinet, which do not confirm the specific Senate vote or the number of Republicans breaking ranks.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, serving as the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the second time on January 13, 2021, one week before his term expired. On that date, the House of Representatives ad…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_T…
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Claim 3: “The Fed will hike rates three times this year, BofA”
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Multiple independent web search results (WSJ, other news reports) confirm that Bank of America expects the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates three times this year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve System (often shortened to the Federal Reserve, or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States. It was created on December 23, 1913, with the enactment of th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve District…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is one of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks of the United States. It is responsible for the Second District of the Federal Reserve System, which encompasses the Sta…
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Claim 4: “Rescue workers searching flooded caves in Laos reported … 'knocking sound'”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of animal rescue listings in Montana and general pet adoption sites, which are completely irrelevant to the Laos cave rescue. No evidence regarding a 'knocking sound' was found in the provided results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 10, 2026 · In return, you'll get a devoted companion who simply wants to be loved and included in family life. If you're looking for a loyal shadow, a gardening buddy, and a dog with an enormous h…
https://www.facebook.com/MontanaPreciousGoldRescue/
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web search NEUTRAL — Looking for a rescue in Roundup, MT? Adopt a dog or cat today! Search for local pets in need of a home. Adoptapet.com can help you find directions to your closest rescue and allows you to browse pets …
https://www.adoptapet.com/shelter/12217-rimrock-humane-socie…
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web search NEUTRAL — "Click here to view thousands of rescue dogs, cats, horses and birds. Individuals, rescue groups & shelters can post animals free." ― ♥ RESCUE ME! ♥ ۬.
https://www.rescueme.org/
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Claim 5: “Severe thunderstorms and flooding downpours in the central United States will be repeat offenders through the weekend”
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The provided evidence consists of dictionary definitions for 'severe' and general Wikipedia entries for US geography and weather terminology. There is no specific weather forecast or report confirming thunderstorms in the central US for the upcoming weekend.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic consisting of 50 states and a federal c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The term "United States," when used in the geographic sense, refers to the contiguous United States (sometimes referred to as the Lower 48, including the District of Columbia not as a state), Alaska, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article describes severe weather terminology used by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States, a government agency operating within the Department of Commerce as an arm of the Nati…
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Claim 6: “Southern England was met with severe storms on Tuesday, which brought on heavy rain and led to flash flooding across suburbs of London.”
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Web search results mention lightning strikes in southern England and flash flooding in London on a Sunday in 2021, but none specifically confirm a 'Tuesday' event with the described details. Wikipedia entries are irrelevant.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Great Smog was a severe air pollution event that affected London, England, in December 1952. A period of unusually cold weather, combined with an anticyclone and windless conditions, collected air…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Griffith London (né Chaney; January 12, 1876 – November 22, 1916), better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American mag…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wall Street crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major stock market crash in the United States which began in October 1929 with a sharp decline in prices on the New York Stock Excha…
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Claim 7: “$400 billion wiped off SpaceX stock”
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The claim appears multiple times in Flipboard cross-references (which may be the same source repeated), but the Wikipedia entries for SpaceX provide general company information and do not confirm a $400 billion loss in stock value.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Space Exploration Technologies Corporation, doing business as SpaceX, is an American spaceflight, telecommunications, and artificial intelligence company headquartered at the Starbase development site…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — SpaceX Starbase, previously known as SpaceX South Texas Launch Site and SpaceX private launch site, is an industrial complex and rocket launch facility that serves as the main testing and production l…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Starship is a two-stage, fully reusable, super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by American aerospace company SpaceX. Currently built and launched from Starbase in Texas, it is intended as …
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