Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-25 14:41:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FDEA154EF3227D1F3137BCBC77611E3FED3AD16AF6C883338FF3A8646AD2A648
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Original Note:
"George Crum never made the claim that he had invented the potato chip, let alone claimed the tale as his own — those assertions emerged only many years after his death". https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/potato-chips/ George Crum was born in 1824. Potato chips recipes were published in 1817 (https://web.archive.org/web/20141003061408/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/10965628/Crisps-buoyed-Britain-in-its-darkest-hour.html) and 1822: https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/did-tayto-really-invent-cheese-and-onion-crisps-1.3915726
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