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Robin Wall Kimmerer on the wonders of nature Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is author of the New York Times bestsellers "Braiding Sweetgrass" and "The … CBS News flipped this story into Latest Headlines•33d

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The stakes turn on whether readers accept that Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is author of the New York Times bestsellers "Braiding Sweetgrass". That point shapes the political meaning of the story.

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The clearest point to anchor on is this: Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is author of the New York Times bestsellers "Braiding Sweetgrass".

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Claim 1: “Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer, a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, is author of the New York Times bestsellers "Braiding Sweetgrass"”

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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and web search results, explicitly confirm that Robin Wall Kimmerer is a botanist, a member of the Potawatomi Nation (specifically Citizen Potawatomi Nation), and the author of the New York Times bestseller 'Braiding Sweetgrass'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Citizen Potawatomi Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Potawatomi people located in Oklahoma. The Potawatomi are traditionally an Algonquian-speaking Eastern Woodlands tribe. They have 40,00…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_Potawatomi_Nation

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Robin Wall Kimmerer (born September 13, 1953) is a Potawatomi botanist, author, and the former director of the Center for Native Peoples and the Environment at the State University of New York College…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Wall_Kimmerer

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is a 2013 nonfiction book by Potawatomi professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, about the role of Indigenous knowledge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braiding_Sweetgrass

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Claim 2: “Nearly three dozen high-profile and extremely wealthy technology, finance and other business executives attended President Donald Trump’s state dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the White House on Sept. 24.”

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The provided evidence for this claim is completely irrelevant. Web search results return adult content and cryptocurrency memes, and Wikipedia entries provide general biographies of Donald Trump but no mention of a state dinner on September 24 with Chinese President Xi Jinping or the specific attendance of business executives.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — $Trump (stylized in all caps) is a meme coin cryptocurrency associated with United States president Donald Trump, hosted on the Solana blockchain. One billion coins were created; 800 million remain ow…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The rhetoric of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, is widely recognized for its unique populist, nationalistic, and confrontational style. It has been the subject of exten…
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Claim 3: “This German hi-fi brand has been making loudspeakers since 1926.”

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The claim states a 'German hi-fi brand' has been making loudspeakers since 1926. However, the evidence shows that Tannoy is the brand established in 1926, and Tannoy is based in the Highlands (Scotland), not Germany. Another German brand mentioned, HECO, was founded in 1949. There is no evidence of a German brand fitting the 1926 description.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The German is a 2008 Irish short film written and directed by Nick Ryan, Starring Toby Kebbell and Christian Brassington. It premiered at the 2008 Cork Film Festival and has subsequently been screened…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — German(s) may refer to: Germany, the country of the Germans and German things Germania (Roman era) Germans, citizens of Germany, people with German ancestry and culture For citizenship in Germany, se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Western and Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north with the Alps to the south. Its 16 consti…
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