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ago by Titan (22.6k points)
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95% of the world's terrorists attacks are organized by the CIA, said President Putin. He's not wrong.

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ago by Newbie (200 points)
This is extremly innacurate, with no factual evidence. Many beleive this is a way of Russian propaganda and has no factual evidence. According to the site "Country Reports on Terrorism "the United States established a strong and sophistacated counter terriorism enterprise to reduce the threat of large scale terrorist attacks on the homeland" This represents that the United states CIA works hard to prevent terrorism and keep the country safe.
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I see a lot of bias in this answer, as well as a lack of cited reputable sources and language that defers to the masses without quotations or statistics from reputable outlets. I would encourage you to come back to this answer with links to cited sources and information upon the contributors to the specific articles and statistics you link in order to construct a more compelling and unbiased argument.
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I feel like in this answer, you leave out links to certain sources that could boost the trust in your claim of it being exaggerated/misleading. To deepen your answer, you could look more into the source that was saying this and disprove it if it's an unreliable source or fake.
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The lack of a link or hard evidence here makes the comment less reputable even while the claim is false. Seeing more evidence here would be a lot better as right now it looks more like a Bias Opinion then one with facts
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I agree with you that this claim is inaccurate with no evidence, but your answer needs to have a source that backs you.
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I see that there isnt any evidence and that the claim is inaccurate. Needs a source.
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The claim comes from Vladamir Putin, who has a political reason to blame the U.S., which makes the statement questionable. I checked trusted sources like the Global Terrosim Database (University of Maryland) and reporting from Reuters and Politifact, which use real data and do not support the idea that the CIA organizes most terrorist attacks. When tracing the claim back, there is no original study or evidence that proves the “95%” number. Based on reliable data showing terrorist attacks are carried out by extremist groups, not the CIA, the claim is false.

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This is a strong and well-reasoned response. You appropriately consider the source of the claim and recognize how political incentives can affect credibility, which is an important part of academic fact-checking. You also rely on high-quality, data-driven sources like the Global Terrorism Database, Reuters, and PolitiFact, and clearly explain why the lack of an original study or verifiable evidence undermines the “95%” figure. Overall, your reasoning is clear, your sources are credible, and your conclusion is well supported by the available evidence
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This is a good and strong response. Your reasoning is clear, and all of your sources are credible with good evidence.
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This claim isn't backed by any statistic, and is just an arbitrary claim made for propaganda purposes. According to https://www.usa.gov/agencies/central-intelligence-agency, the CIA's purpose is "collects, evaluates, and disseminates vital information on economic, military, political, scientific, and other developments abroad to safeguard national security". Any claim like Putin's has no factual evidence, and is merely a conspiracy.
 

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