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Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity.

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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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3 sources for · 4 against

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Is it true that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity?

Partly. Popular biographies repeat that Franklin discovered electricity, while other sources credit Dufay with discovering two kinds of electricity and describe Franklin as showing lightning is electricity and coining positive/negative terms. The evidence covers only part of the picture and does not settle the claim as worded.

Verdict: CONTESTED PARTIAL · 3 sources for, 4 against · Last checked

Evidence for · 3
Benjamin Franklin Ebook: Thinker, Inventor, Leader
2010
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Benjamin Franklin Ebook: Thinker, Inventor, Leader. (2010). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=828521

Evidence against · 4
Benjamin Franklin
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Benjamin Franklin. (n.d.). gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35508

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An Exemplification of American Pragmatism in Benjamin Franklin ' s Autobiography
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An Exemplification of American Pragmatism in Benjamin Franklin ' s Autobiography. (n.d.). ccsenet.org. https://ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/ells/article/download/49522/26690

Benjamin Franklin Ebook (Spanish Version): Pensador, Inventor, l?der (Thinker, Inventor, Leader)
2010
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Benjamin Franklin Ebook (Spanish Version): Pensador, Inventor, l?der (Thinker, Inventor, Leader). (2010). ebookcentral.proquest.com. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=828482

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Principles of electricity
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Principles of electricity. (n.d.). gutenberg.org. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75464

Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment: What Do We Know? | HISTORY
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Benjamin Franklin’s Kite Experiment: What Do We Know? | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/benjamin-franklin-kite-experiment-electricity

Mr McGreevy's absolute howlers
2006
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Norman, M. (2006). Mr McGreevy's absolute howlers. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/mrmcgreevysabsol0000mcgr

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