Today is International Fact- Checking Day ✔️

Independent fact-checking is more important than ever.

Critical thinking and responsible sharing are our strongest moves to counter false claims online.

Before you share:
✅ Is it from a reliable source?
🔍 Can it be verified elsewhere?
📢 Is it informing or manipulating?

Danish citizens have launched an online petition, signed by 200,000 people, to purchase California. The petition notes that purchasing the Golden State would provide Danes with more sunshine, dominance in the tech industry, limitless avocado toast, and easy access to Disneyland. In return, California would get the rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.

Can they buy Wisconsin, please? I'd take that offer! 😆

https://ktla.com/news/california/thousands-of-danes-sign-petition-to-buy-california-from-u-s/

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NASA has updated its well-known climate spiral visualization by adding 2022; the spiral keeps growing and getting dark red, indicating a warming planet.

➡️ Look at what happened since the year you were born.

➡️ https://theplanet.substack.com/p/watching-the-world-heat-up-reflections

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