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2024-09-26 03:47:47 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 16CE2F765D8076D63631D9FAACCEA9CBFADD0C8B0C91FDF78B834D40E66C5326
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Population figures increased due to improved tracking methods, not an increase in bears. Older counts are based on rough estimates and are not reliable or directly comparable to current counts. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/01/27/fact-check-false-claim-global-population-polar-bears-increasing/11092356002/ https://factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.336X8XE https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/polar-bear-population-decline-a-wake-up-call-for-climate-change-action https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/environment-verify/polar-bear-population-thriving-population-rising-claim-misleading-misrepresents-data/536-0eb6146f-fb8c-437a-a97c-59625228187a https://polarbearsinternational.org/news-media/articles/are-polar-bear-populations-increasing
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