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2023-08-28 16:10:12 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8B370290E3A038D271CA760B18F7FB4169EA07A72A276C617BB5D630D3EEB9CF
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Original Note:
The link being presented between the ‘Antwerpse handjes’ as chocolates and the atrocities of Belgiums colonial past is wrong. The chocolates represent a reference to the myth of Brabo and of how the name Antwerp came to be. https://www.brusselstimes.com/162991/bart-de-wever-takes-up-arms-for-contested-antwerp-hands-congo-belgium-bakery-chocolate-jos-hakker-dutch-jewish-provinciestraat https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/12/fact-check-antwerp-handjes-sweets-are-not-a-tribute-to-the-congo-atrocities-of-leopold-ii-of-belgium.html https://www.sjokolat.be/en/antwerp-hands/ https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/en/2023/04/12/fact-check-false-claims-about-antwerp-hand-biscuits-and-belgium/
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