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TSA agent finds live snakes in luggage at California airport

1 source1 article First seen 2 days ago Updated 2 days ago United States Truth score 44

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Summary

X-ray images of the luggage showed what appeared to be a rope but turned out to be two live snakes concealed in a pillowcase.

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CBS News Leans left Factuality: High US 2 days ago
TSA agent finds live snakes in luggage at California airport
X-ray images of the luggage showed what appeared to be a rope but turned out to be two live snakes concealed in a pillowcase.

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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: 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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