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vaccine gives you autism

Rating: False Severity: High Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement that vaccines give you autism is categorically false and has been debunked multiple times by robust scientific research. The most frequently cited paper that initially suggested a...

There are only a handful of sentences about Yasuke, and none of them say he was a samurai.

Rating: Half True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The claim that there are only a handful of sentences about Yasuke is somewhat accurate since detailed historical documentation of Yasuke is limited. Yasuke was an African man who became notable in...

In fact, Hirayama himself says that all this, under the most generous interpretations, could only grant the lowest status of fighting man to Yasuke, which he claims could very well be Samurai (or later promoted to Samurai), but others point out was not Samurai in the sense that the West views it, nor any legendary or important status.

Rating: Half True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement claims that historian Yu Hirayama suggests that 'under the most generous interpretations,' Yasuke could achieve 'the lowest status of fighting man' and potentially be considered a...

Also, it is claimed that he lied about the sword given to Yasuke, which was only a short sword, not the long sword of Samurai according to these critics.

Rating: True Severity: medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement regarding Yasuke's sword has been contested by critics who assert that Yasuke, the famed African samurai, was given a short sword rather than the traditional long sword (katana)...

But so were many non-Samurai, including merchants, according to critics.

Rating: Half True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement refers to the relationship and status of merchants in feudal Japan, implying they had some recognition or status that critiqued non-Samurai groups. In feudal Japan, society was...

3) Yasuke was given a home.

Rating: True Severity: medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement "Yasuke was given a home" is substantiated by historical records that suggest Yasuke, a black man who became a samurai in Japan, was indeed given a residence along with other...

2) Yasuke was given a sword.

Rating: True Severity: Low Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement that Yasuke was given a sword is accurate based on historical accounts. Yasuke, an African man who served Oda Nobunaga, indeed carried a weapon as part of his role as a samurai....

His argument is drawn from the same 3 source sentences that everyone else has already discussed: 1) Yasuke was given a stipend.

Rating: Mostly False Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The claim suggests that the argument about Yasuke relies solely on three source sentences that have been widely discussed. However, the context hints at a deeper nuance; the statement that 'Yasuke...

Japanese and other Japanese historians are upset that he is giving foreigners false ammunition to defend Lockley (which he never directly supports), whose 400 page book makes many spurious claims such as "slavery was popular in Japan" and for promoting false narratives to foreigners about the Japanese.

Rating: Mostly True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement suggests a controversy involving the portrayal of historical truths about Japan, particularly claims made in a book by Lockley. Historians in Japan may indeed express concern over...

But his identity as Japanese historian has inflamed huge backlash.

Rating: Mostly True Severity: Medium Check Date: 2024-11-21

The statement refers to an incident involving a person posing as a Japanese historian, which indeed resulted in widespread backlash from the community of genuine historians and the public. The...

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