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Most of Hiroshima was destroyed by blast and fire after the atomic bomb on 6 August 1945.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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5 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that most of Hiroshima was destroyed by blast and fire after the atomic bomb on 6 August 1945?

Unclear. Several sources confirm the 6 August 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima and describe the city as destroyed or disintegrated, but none of the retrieved passages quantifies how much of the city was levelled by blast and fire. The evidence supports the bombing and general destruction only in part, not the specific 'most of Hiroshima' claim.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 5
Atomic Dome Hiroshima
2019
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MForshaw2 (2019). Atomic Dome Hiroshima. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10364154

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United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.
1945
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United States drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.. (1945). historylink.org. https://historylink.org/File/1351

ATOMIC BOMB STRIKES JAPAN (Evening Post, 07 August 1945)
1945
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ATOMIC BOMB STRIKES JAPAN (Evening Post, 07 August 1945). (1945). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450807.2.33

Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki

WASHINGTON RUMOURS (Evening Post, 10 August 1945)
1945
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WASHINGTON RUMOURS (Evening Post, 10 August 1945). (1945). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450810.2.56.6

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