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Smithsonian magazine claims that Climate Activists Throw Soup on Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ to Protest Fossil Fuels
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According to the Wikipedia page for Smithsonian, the magazine is the Smithsonian Institute’s official journal publication. The Smithsonian institute is a reputable collection of museums and research centers.
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This story has been covered by several news outlets including very well-known news sites like CNN and The Washington Post.
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Smithsonian cites reputable sources throughout the article for their claims, such as The Guardian, the New York Times, and even the National Gallery, where the event took place. They even include a video of the protest as it happened.
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Natural News claims that West Coast orcas are experiencing 100% infant mortality rate as radiation from Fukushima drifts across ocean.
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The Wikipedia page for Natural News says that the news source is a fake news site promoting primarily far-right extremist conspiracy theories.
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There are few articles about this claim, and the ones that do exist cite Natural News as the source. According to Snopes’ article on it, the claims are false and arose from fear-mongering subsequent to the Fukushima disaster.
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Natural News includes links to a few claims within their article, but they both just lead to the Natural News homepage. They list several sources at the end of their article from reputable news sources detailing the deaths of orcas, but none of them mention radiation as the cause of death.
