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There have been documented cases of children being harmed by tampered Halloween candy.
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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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0 sources for · 3 against
Is it true that there have been documented cases of children being harmed by tampered Halloween candy?
Unclear. Two sources partially address the claim: an encyclopedia entry concedes some tampering incidents exist but says malicious cases are extremely rare and never caused serious injury, and a fact-check rated false the claim that police documented random poisoned-candy distribution. Neither fully settles whether any documented case of a child being harmed by tampered candy exists.
Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 0 sources for, 3 against · Last checked
Evidence against · 3
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Halloween. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween
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How Americans Became Convinced Their Halloween Candy was Poisoned | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/articles/how-americans-became-convinced-their-halloween-candy-was-poisoned
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FACT CHECK: Poisoned Halloween Candy. (n.d.). snopes.com. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/halloween-non-poisonings/
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