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2023-04-29 23:14:29 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The tweet infers that cobalt is only used in EV batteries which it is not. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/cobalt-statistics-and-information#:~:text=Cobalt%20is%20also%20used%20to,for%20porcelain%20enamels%3B%20high%2Dspeed https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2332220-ev-sector-overtakes-alloys-on-cobalt-consumption?amp=1

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• The tweet infers that cobalt is only used in EV batteries which it is not. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/cobalt-statistics-and-information#:~:text=Cobalt%20is%20also%20used%20to,for%20porcelain%20enamels%3B%20high%2Dspeed https://www.argusmedia.com/en/news/2332220-ev-sector-overtakes-alloys-on-cobalt-consumption?amp=1