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Krdo · · 1062 words · By Rob Namnoum
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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: “Google uses this cookies to make advertising more engaging to users and more valuable to publishers and advertisers”
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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: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 3: “Identifies signed-in users on non-Google sites to respect ad personalization settings”
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Claim 4: “Used to help advertisers determine how many times users who click on their ads end up taking an action on their site”
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Claim 5: “Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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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 6: “Google Authentication”
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All evidence from Krdo states the G_AUTHUSER_H cookie is for Google Authentication, but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm this specific function.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — G_AUTHUSER_H cookie is used for Google Authentication
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/pueblo-4/
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cross reference SUPPORTS — G_AUTHUSER_H cookie is used for Google Authentication
https://krdo.com/news/national-world/cnn-national/2026/04/13…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — G_AUTHUSER_H cookie is used for Google Authentication session
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/fugitive-former-brazilian-i…
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Claim 7: “These cookies are set via embedded youtube-videos. They register anonymous statistical data on for example how many times the video is displayed and what settings are used for playback.”
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Claim 8: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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All evidence from Krdo states the __Host-3PLSID cookie is for Google sign-in, but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm this specific function.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Host-3PLSID cookie is used to sign in with Google account
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/pueblo-4/
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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Host-3PLSID cookie is used to sign in with Google account. 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/14/ships-marathon-mission-dopi…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — __Host-3PLSID cookie is used to sign in with Google account. 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/fugitive-former-brazilian-i…
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Claim 9: “Used for Google Single Sign On”
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All evidence from Krdo states the g_enabled_idps cookie is for Google SSO, but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm this specific function.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/pueblo-4/
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cross reference SUPPORTS — g_enabled_idps cookie is used for Google Single Sign On 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/13/this-years-rock-roll-hall-o…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — g_enabled_idps cookie is Used for Google Single Sign On 1 year
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/14/ships-marathon-mission-dopi…
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Claim 10: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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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 11: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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All evidence from Krdo repeats the same claim about the LSID cookie, but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm the specific function described.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/07/trump-agrees-to-two-week-ex…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/09/measles-exposure-at-colorad…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/09/charges-filed-in-i-70-fatal…
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Claim 12: “Collects information on user behaviour on multiple websites. This information is used in order to optimize the relevance of advertisement on the website.”
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Claim 13: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the Safe,Search Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 14: “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”
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Claim 15: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 16: “Google cookie consent tracker”
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Claim 17: “Measure user activity and ad campaign performance for advertisers”
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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 18: “This cookie ensures browers in an experiment group of the Chrome-facilitated testing period include the Sec-Cookie-Deprecation request header as soon as it becomes available.”
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Claim 19: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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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 20: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim 21: “This cookie is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion events.”
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All evidence from Krdo describes the TAID cookie's device linking function, but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm this specific function.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conversion e…
https://krdo.com/weather/2026/04/12/tracking-fire-weather/
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cross reference SUPPORTS — TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conv…
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/12/sheriffs-office-issues-evac…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — TAID is used to link your activity across devices if you've previously signed in to your Google Account on another device. We do this to coordinate that the ads you see across devices and measure conv…
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/12/tracking-gusty-…
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Claim 22: “SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks.”
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Claim 23: “Remembers user preferences like language, search results per page, and SafeSearch settings”
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Claim 24: “This cookie is used in context with load balancing - This optimizes the response rate between the visitor and the site, by distributing the traffic load on multiple network links or servers.”
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Claim 25: “Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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Claim 26: “Aggregate analysis of website visitors”
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Claim 27: “Stores a user's state regarding their cookies choices”
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Claim 28: “This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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All evidence from Krdo repeats the same claim about the DV cookie, but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm the specific function described.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/07/trump-agrees-to-two-week-ex…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/09/measles-exposure-at-colorad…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/09/cdot-repairing-…
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Claim 29: “Serve a similar purpose for YouTube, including detecting and resolving problems”
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Claim 30: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 31: “Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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Claim 32: “Helps advertisers determine user actions on their site after clicking an ad”
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Claim 33: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 34: “COMPASS cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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All evidence from Krdo repeats the same claim about the COMPASS cookie, but Wikipedia entry refers to Compass, Inc. (a real estate company), not the cookie. No independent sources corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Compass, Inc. provides residential real estate brokerage and related services in the United States. Including its franchised businesses, it has approximately 340,000 agents and associates, who are gen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compass,_Inc.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The American technology company Google has added Easter eggs into many of its products and services, such as Google Search, YouTube, and Android since the 2000s. Google avoids adding Easter eggs to po…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Google_Easter_eggs
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Play, also known as the Google Play Store or Play Store, and formerly known as the Android Market, is a digital distribution service operated and developed by Google. It serves as the official …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Play
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Claim 35: “This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim 36: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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All evidence from Krdo repeats the same claim about a generic 'This cookie', but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm the specific function described.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/08/fort-carson-officials-warn-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/08/fort-carson-officials-warn-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/07/trump-agrees-to-two-week-ex…
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Claim 37: “Used to detect spam, fraud, and abuse to protect advertisers and YouTube creators”
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Claim 38: “This cookie is for authentication with your Google account”
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Claim 39: “Download certain Google Tools and save certain preferences, for example the number of search results per page or activation of the SafeSearch Filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google Search.”
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Claim 40: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 41: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 42: “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 settings and whether you have chosen to have location turned on for your browser.”
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Krdo cross-references describe the UULE cookie's location tracking, but the Wikipedia entry about North Frisian language is unrelated. No independent sources corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Frisian is a minority language of Germany, spoken by about 10,000 people in North Frisia. The language is part of the larger group of the West Germanic Frisian languages. The language comprises …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Frisian_language
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cross reference SUPPORTS — sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/08/pueblo-fire-department-batt…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — sends precise location information from your browser to Googles servers so that Google can show you results that are relevant to your location
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/10/greg-and-carrie-penner-dick…
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Claim 43: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim 44: “Improves search results delivery by autocompleting queries based on user input”
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Claim 45: “Used to sign in with Google account.”
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Claim 46: “This functionality cookie is simply to verify that you have allowed us to set cookies on your machine”
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Claim 47: “Cookie for Google Funding Choices API which allows for functionality specific to consent gathering for things like GDPR consent and CCPA opt-out.”
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Claim 48: “This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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All evidence from Krdo repeats the same claim about the OSID cookie, but no independent sources or Wikipedia confirm the specific function described.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/07/trump-agrees-to-two-week-ex…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/2026/04/06/income-tax-deadline-fast-fa…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/news/top-stories/2026/04/09/cdot-repairing-…
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Claim 49: “Show Google ads on non-Google sites and personalize ads based on user settings”
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Claim 50: “Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website.”
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info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.