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Taipei Times

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Accuracy over time(last 7 days)

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stories cited in
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avg confidence score
72%
claims verified
28%
claims disputed

Recent stories citing Taipei Times(last 10 in 7 days)

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Claim track record

Consensus facts21 (72%)
Disputed claims8 (28%)

Across 15 stories in the last 7 days. Consensus facts are claims corroborated across multiple sources; disputed claims reflect source disagreements.

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US Launches Strikes on Iranian Military Targets Following Reported Tensions Over Strait of Hormuz

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✅ 11 verified🤝 100% model agreement
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Taipei Timesfoes
Just The Newsregime, failure of prior deals
Just The Newsvery hard, degrade

The United States conducted strikes against Iranian military and naval targets on Tuesday and Wednesday. Reports indicate these actions followed a February 28 US-Israel attack and Iran's subsequent closure of the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump stated further strikes could target infrastructure unless negotiations resume.

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[Taipei Times] US reports ‘wave of strikes’ on Iran as war returns[Just The News 🔓] Trump doesn't want to negotiate with Iran now[Just The News 🔓] U.S. launches new round of strikes hours after Trump warned Iran would be hit 'very hard'

T. rex Fossil Named Gus Sells for $50.1 Million at Auction

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2 sources2 min readWorld3 blindspots
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❌ 3 contradicted✅ 10 verified❓ 5 unconfirmed🤝 100% model agreement📉 Limited perspectives
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Taipei Times
WIREDhype, upending science

A 61-percent-complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil nicknamed Gus sold for $50.1 million to an anonymous bidder, exceeding prior records for dinosaur specimens. The specimen, discovered in 2021 on private land in South Dakota and prepared over five years, measures 3.8 m tall and 11.5 m long. Sources confirm the sale details but provide limited independent verification of scientific provenance.

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[Taipei Times] Mystery buyer bids US$50.1 million for ‘Gus’ the dinosaur[WIRED] Sotheby’s Big T. Rex Auction Raises Concerns Hype and Wealth Are Upending Science

TWSE-Listed Non-Financial Firms Report NT$5.25 Trillion in June Consolidated Sales

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❌ 3 contradicted✅ 16 verified❓ 5 unconfirmed🤝 100% model agreement📉 Limited perspectives
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Taipei Times
eFinancialCareersbiggest payday

1,046 TWSE-listed companies excluding financial and insurance firms posted NT$5.25 trillion in consolidated sales last month, a 47.16 percent increase from the prior year according to Taipei Times data. Semiconductor and electronics sectors drove much of the growth, while first-half combined sales reached NT$27.86 trillion. Unverified Goldman Sachs earnings figures appear in source materials but lack corroboration.

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[Taipei Times] Listed firms report sales growth in June during AI boom[eFinancialCareers] Goldman Sachs might be on track for its biggest payday in over a decade