Tracking showers & thunderstorms
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45 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the __Secure-OSID cookie.
“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim is supported by two cross-references from Krdo, but no other independent sources confirm the OSID cookie's purpose or 6-month duration.
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— This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
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— This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim is supported by one cross-reference from Krdo mentioning the DV cookie's purpose, but Wikipedia entries about DV format, Google Brain, and Sony camcorders are unrelated to the cookie's function or duration.
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— The Sony DCR-VX1000 was a DV camcorder released by Sony in 1995. It was the first to use both the MiniDV tape format with three-CCD sensors, boasting twice the horizontal resolution of VHS and superio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_DCR-VX1000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_DCR-VX1000
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— DV (from Digital Video) is a family of codecs and tape formats used for storing digital video, launched in 1995 by a consortium of video camera manufacturers led by Sony and Panasonic. It includes the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DV_(video_format)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DV_(video_format)
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— Google Brain was a deep learning artificial intelligence research team that served as the sole AI branch of Google before being incorporated under the newer umbrella of Google AI, a research division …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Brain
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Brain
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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Claim is supported by one cross-reference from Krdo mentioning the LSID cookie's purpose, but Wikipedia entries about HTTP cookies, Mondia whitei, and Zamioculcas do not confirm the cookie's duration or specific function.
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— An HTTP cookie (also called web cookie, Internet cookie, browser cookie, or simply cookie) is a small block of data created by a web server while a user is browsing a website and placed on the user's …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie
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— Zamioculcas is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, containing the single species Zamioculcas zamiifolia. It is a tropical herbaceous perennial plant, and is native to eastern Africa, in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamioculcas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamioculcas
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— Mondia whitei is a perennial herbaceous/woody climber belonging to the family Apocynaceae, and as with most members of this family, has milky latex. Two species of Mondia are recognised, the other bei…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondia_whitei
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondia_whitei
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“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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Claim is supported by one cross-reference from Krdo confirming the TAID cookie's purpose, but no evidence confirms its 14-day duration.
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— 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 measu…
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
“Used for Google Single Sign On”
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Claim is supported by one cross-reference from Krdo mentioning 'Google Single Sign On', but no evidence confirms the g_enabled_idps cookie's 1-year duration.
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— Google Single Sign On
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
https://krdo.com/krdo-local-news/2026/04/05/unsettled-weathe…
“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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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the FHIR standard and HL7.
“Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the 'fhir' cookie and HL7.
“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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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the 'auth_token' cookie and authentication.
“Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm or refute the claim about the 'session_id' cookie and session management.
“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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“Used to sign in with Google account”
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“This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“This cookie is for authentication with your Google account”
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“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 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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“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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“The CONSENT cookie is used to store user consent preferences related to cookie usage with a duration of 1 year”
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“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 cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“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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“Used to store user consent preferences related to cookie usage”
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“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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“Used to store user consent preferences related to cookie usage”
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“This cookies is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“Used to sign in with Google account”
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“This cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“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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“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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“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 cookie is used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalisation”
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“Used to sign in with Google account”
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“Used to sign in with Google account”
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“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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“Used by Google AdSense for experimenting with advertisement efficiency across websites using their services.”
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“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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“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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“Used to store user consent preferences related to cookie usage”
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“Used to store user consent preferences related to cookie usage”
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“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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