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Newly found prehistoric "giant rat" species named after princess

1 source1 article First seen 6 hours ago Updated 6 hours ago United States Truth score 44

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Summary

The ancient creature offers new clues about how early rodents evolved to enormous sizes.

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CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US 6 hours ago
Newly found prehistoric "giant rat" species named after princess
The ancient creature offers new clues about how early rodents evolved to enormous sizes.

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Truth score

44/100Limited corroboration

Independent outlets: 1
Source reliability: 82/100
Sides of the spectrum covering it: 1/3
Propaganda risk: 0/100

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Left 100%100%

Left: 1
Centre: 0
Right: 0
Not rated: 0

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Source quality

Average reliability: 82/100 (High)
Low-credibility outlets: 0%
State media: 0%
Opinion pieces: 0%

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United States1