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Several hundred thousand people died because of the Chernobyl disaster
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REFUTED
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Is it true that several hundred thousand people died because of the Chernobyl disaster?
No. While some activist sources and literature suggest high death counts reaching into the hundreds of thousands, mainstream scientific consensus and official bodies (such as the UN) place projected long-term deaths in the thousands to tens of thousands.
Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 2 against · Last checked
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Judged against statistical and reference sources.
Evidence against · 2
States long-term death estimates range from 4,000 up to 9,000, contradicting hundreds of thousands of deaths.
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en.wikipedia.org: Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_due_to_the_Chernobyl_disaster
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Addresses claims of hundreds of thousands/millions of deaths and notes they are false or criticized.
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skeptics.stackexchange.com: Have several hundreds of thousands of people died.... (n.d.). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2024/have-several-hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-died-because-of-the-chernobyl-disas
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