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Tin foil and tin cans are still made primarily of tin.

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REFUTED
the evidence says no
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0 sources for · 3 against

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Is it true that tin foil and tin cans are still made primarily of tin?

No. Reference sources state that no cans in wide use are composed primarily of tin, and that tin foil was largely replaced by aluminium foil after World War II, though the name persists.

Verdict: REFUTED · 0 sources for, 3 against · Last checked

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Evidence against · 3
Steel and tin cans
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Steel and tin cans. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steel_and_tin_cans

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Is storing food in opened tin cans dangerous?
2013
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Is storing food in opened tin cans dangerous?. (2013). skeptics.stackexchange.com. https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/16799/is-storing-food-in-opened-tin-cans-dangerous

Tin foil
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Tin foil. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_foil

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