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2025-02-01 20:37:18 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B13E4E00F284A3C17954AC98E10C2F8A01440396B2C4BE095A11D39FF8D04560
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Meyer's claims were never independently verified, and in an Ohio court in 1996 he was found guilty of "gross and egregious fraud". He died of an aneurysm in 1998, although conspiracy theories claim that he was poisoned. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/aug/31/instagram-posts/claim-water-fueled-dune-buggy-defies-physics/ https://www.aardvark.co.nz/stanley_meyer.shtml https://science.feedback.org/review/a-water-powered-car-still-requires-other-forms-of-fuel-to-work-it-cannot-run-solely-on-water-contrary-to-viral-facebook-video-claims/
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