copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” (Desiree Rogers, 2020-06-10)
Evidence (2022-02-10): The impacts of the pandemic and the economic fallout have been widespread, but remain particularly prevalent among Black people, Latino people,[1] and other people of color. These disproportionate impacts reflect harsh, long-standing inequities — often stemming from structural racism — in education, employment, housing, and health care that the crisis exacerbated. Households with children also continue to face especially high hardship rates. Considerable evidence suggests that reducing childhood hardship and poverty would yield improvements in education and health, higher productivity and earnings, less incarceration, and other lasting benefits to children and society.[2] [...] Black and Latino adults reported difficulty covering expenses at higher rates: 44 percent and 38 percent respectively, compared to 23 percent for white adults and 21 percent for Asian adults. (See Figure 10.) The rate was 42 percent for American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and multiracial adults taken together. [...] Black and Latino workers have experienced a far slower jobs recovery than white workers — reflecting historical patterns rooted in structural racism.[12] Some 7.9 percent of Black workers and 5.9 percent of Latino workers were unemployed in October 2021, compared to 4.0 percent of white workers. Workers who were born outside the U.S. (this includes individuals who are now U.S. citizens) have experienced larger job losses than U.S.-born workers.
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” (Desiree Rogers, 2020-06-10)
Evidence (2023-02-27): Economic Opportunity for Black Families and Communities. By signing into law the historic American Rescue Plan (ARP), Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and implementing robust regulatory reform, President Biden has led the most equitable economic recovery on record, creating more than 12 million jobs since coming to office and helping create new economic opportunities for African Americans, including Black-owned businesses, and made long overdue investments in Black communities. The President’s economic agenda has led to historically low unemployment, including among Black Americans.
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” (Desiree Rogers, 2020-06-10)
Evidence (2021-06-10): Total civilian employment fell by 8.8 million over the year, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the economic expansion to a sudden halt, taking a tremendous toll on the U.S. labor market. The unemployment rate increased in 2020, surging to 13.0 percent in the second quarter of the year before easing to 6.7 percent in the fourth quarter. Although some people were able to work at home, the numbers of unemployed on temporary layoff, those working part time for economic reasons, and those unemployed for 27 or more weeks increased sharply over the year. [...] In May 2020, shortly after the onset of the pandemic, 35.4 percent of employed people had teleworked or worked from home at any time during the 4 weeks prior to the survey because of the pandemic.23 The share of the employed who teleworked trended down during the rest of the year and had dropped to 23.7 percent by December 2020. [...] 26 See Matthew Dey, Harley Frazis, Mark A. Loewenstein, and Hugette Sun, "Ability to work from home: evidence from two surveys and implications for the labor market in the COVID-19 pandemic," Monthly Labor Review, June 2020, www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2020/article/ability-to-work-from-home.htm.
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” (Desiree Rogers, 2020-06-10)
Evidence (2020-04-22): In addition, a survey from the left-leaning Data for Progress found that 45% of black workers have lost jobs or had their hours cut, compared with 31% for white workers. (Samples were not large enough to break out other racial and ethnic groups.) [...] There's also evidence of disparities in who is able to work from home during this crisis: 30% of white people and 37% of Asian Americans could work from home in 2017 and 2018, according to the Labor Department. Meanwhile, only 20% of black people could. In addition, only 16% of Latinos could work from home, compared to nearly twice as many non-Latinos. The March jobs report that much of this analysis is based on only captured the start of the economic crisis created by COVID-19. The April report, which will be released May 8, will show if racial gaps have persisted.
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” (Desiree Rogers, 2020-06-10)
Evidence (2021-02-18): The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted labor markets globally during 2020. The short-term consequences were sudden and often severe: Millions of people were furloughed or lost jobs, and others rapidly adjusted to working from home as offices closed. Many other workers were deemed essential and continued to work in hospitals and grocery stores, on garbage trucks and in warehouses, yet under new protocols to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus. [...] Perhaps the most obvious impact of COVID-19 on the labor force is the dramatic increase in employees working remotely. To determine how extensively remote work might persist after the pandemic, we analyzed its potential across more than 2,000 tasks used in some 800 occupations in the eight focus countries. Considering only remote work that can be done without a loss of productivity, we find that about 20 to 25 percent of the workforces in advanced economies could work from home between three and five days a week. This represents four to five times more remote work than before the pandemic and could prompt a large change in the geography of work, as individuals and companies shift out of large cities into suburbs and small cities. We found that some work that technically can be done remotely is best done in person. Negotiations, critical business decisions, brainstorming sessions, providing sensitive feedback, and onboarding new employees are examples of activities that may lose some effectiveness when done remotely.
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” (Desiree Rogers, 2020-06-10)
Evidence (2024-09-01): Our 2020 survey is different. It reveals that Americans have been profoundly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the external factors Americans have listed in previous years as significant sources of stress remain present and problematic. These compounding stressors are having real consequences on our minds and bodies. [...] There is no question: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the lives of all Americans, and it will continue to do so. It has disrupted work, education, health care, the economy, and relationships, with some groups more negatively impacted than others.
Claim: In COVID-19 crisis, “only 20% of African Americans had jobs where they could work from home.” (Desiree Rogers, 2020-06-10)
Evidence (2023-04-25): Concerns about mental health and substance use remain elevated three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, with 90% of U.S. adults believing that the country is facing a mental health crisis, according to a recent KFF/CNN survey. The pandemic has affected the public’s mental health and well-being in a variety of ways, including through isolation and loneliness, job loss and financial instability, and illness and grief.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-06-18): The story originated on a satire site. Experiments in 2012 with a particle accelerator led to the discovery of the Higgs boson particle, and earned CERN researchers a Nobel Prize.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-07-02): FACT CHECK: Did CERN Scientists Say They ‘Accidentally Ended The World’ In 2012? [...] Its headline reads, "‘Sorry, But We Accidentally Ended The World In 2012’ Admits CERN Scientists." A photo appears to show a CERN meeting, banners in the background reading "CERN Higgs search update 04.07.2012." Underneath this is a sub headline that reads, "SCIENTISTS at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN, have admitted today to ending the world as we know it back in 2012, while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle, WWN can confirm."
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-10-01): The Higgs boson was discovered, almost 50 years after first being proposed, by the ATLAS and CMS collaborations at CERN in 2012. But why did it take so long to find it? With a mass of more than 120 times that of the proton, the Higgs boson is the second-heaviest particle known today. This large mass, combined with an extremely short lifetime (10-22 seconds) means that the particle cannot be found in Nature – its existence can only be verified by producing it in the lab. [...] #CMS: "we have observed a new boson with a mass of 125.3 ± 0.6 GeV at 4.9 sigma significance." Thunderous applause. #Higgs #ICHEP2012 — CERN (@CERN) July 4, 2012
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-01-15): The particle-physics breakthrough that paved the way for the Higgs boson [...] Also in 1964 came the idea of ‘spontaneous’ symmetry breaking in particle physics, followed in 1967 by the application of this idea to ‘electroweak’ symmetry breaking. Electroweak theory explains how the weak nuclear and electromagnetic forces are unified at high energies, such as those prevalent in the early Universe, but seem to us to be distinct forces mediated by particles of very different masses. Spontaneous symmetry breaking suggested the existence of the Higgs boson — a particle eventually discovered in 2012 at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, Europe’s particle-physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. Today, asymmetries in decays of kaons and other particles being investigated at CERN and elsewhere might point the way towards new effects beyond the standard model of particle physics.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-10-01): The existence of this mass-giving field was confirmed in 2012, when the Higgs boson particle was discovered at CERN. [...] Physicists look for traces of these particles in data collected by the detectors. The challenge is that these particles are also produced in many other processes, plus the Higgs boson only appears in about one in a billion LHC collisions. But careful statistical analysis of enormous amounts of data uncovered the particle's faint signal in 2012. [...] The Higgs boson has, and will continue to have, an impact on our lives, in ways you may not have imagined.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2015-08-26): Five 'Scary' Experiments That Did Not Destroy The World Scanning YouTube for popular science videos, I found a jewel — clocking over 10 million views — titled "Five Experiments That Could Have Destroyed The World." [...] - Large Hadron Collider. The behemoth particle accelerator from the European Laboratory for Nuclear Research (CERN) located near Geneva, Switzerland, was designed to collide beams of protons moving nearly at the speed of light. On July 4, 2012, scientists reported the discovery of the Higgs boson after a four-decade-long search, a triumph of modern technology and advanced particle physics. The collisions can produce mini black holes, a possibility that prompted many to fear that such objects would grow uncontrollably, swallowing the planet whole. Again, detailed calculations showed this to be nearly impossible: The mini black holes would evaporate in fractions of a second. Furthermore, collisions of even higher energies occur frequently when cosmic rays — particles traveling through space — hit the molecules of nitrogen and oxygen in the upper atmosphere. If we have survived for more than 4 billion years, we should be safe from the LHC experiments.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2013-11-15): Editor's note: On October 8, 2013, Peter Higgs and Francois Englert won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on the Higgs boson. Below, our science columnist Brian Greene explains the science behind the discovery. [...] The calculations also showed that the Higgs particle would be unstable, disintegrating into other particles in a minuscule fraction of a second. Within the maelstrom of colliding particles and billowing clouds of particulate debris, scientists armed with powerful computers would search for the Higgs’ fingerprint—a pattern of decay products dictated by the equations. [...] And as the world came to quickly learn, the evidence that the Higgs particle had been detected was strong enough to cross the threshold of discovery. With the Higgs particle now officially found, the audience in Geneva broke out into wild applause, as did our little group in Aspen, and no doubt dozens of similar gatherings around the globe. Peter Higgs wiped away a tear.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-07-01): The Higgs boson is the fundamental particle associated with the Higgs field, a field that gives mass to other fundamental particles such as electrons and quarks. A particle’s mass determines how much it resists changing its speed or position when it encounters a force. Not all fundamental particles have mass. The photon, which is the particle of light and carries the electromagnetic force, has no mass at all. The Higgs boson was proposed in 1964 by Peter Higgs, François Englert, and four other theorists to explain why certain particles have mass. Scientists confirmed its existence in 2012 through the ATLAS and CMS experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN in Switzerland. This discovery led to the 2013 Nobel Prize in Physics being awarded to Higgs and Englert.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2012-12-20): Amazing, incredible, emotional. These are uncommon words for summarizing the annual accomplishments of a particle physics experiment. Yet 2012 has been a fantastically uncommon year for ATLAS, one of the main experiments at CERN: marvellous machine performance, numerous and interesting physics results, plenty of interactions with students and general public, and - last but not least - a major discovery! [...] In 2012, ATLAS ramped up its efforts to inform the public of its goals and accomplishments, using a variety of communication platforms. Around the globe, collaboration members from the 176 ATLAS institutions were busy hosting public presentations, participating in media interviews, writing blogs, giving class lectures, and even holding science slams at the local pub. Back at CERN, the ATLAS Visitor Centre welcomed more than 40,000 visitors, half of them students and teachers. Thousands who could not make the trip in person were welcomed into the Control Room on ATLAS Virtual Visits, a live video program that received the Digital Communication Award this year for Best Online Event. In the autumn, ATLAS joined forces with others at CERN to launch Hangout with CERN, a series of public video discussions, focused on answering questions about the laboratory and its physics program. [...] Yes, 2012 was an amazing year for ATLAS and for science; there is no doubt about it. The marvellous thing is that the years to come seem more than promising. With upgraded accelerator and detector, as well as with significantly higher energy in 2015, the ATLAS physicists can’t wait to find out what other surprises Mother Nature is hiding!
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2021-09-14): Why Some Believe The World Actually Ended In 2012 [...] In the Twitter thread, Hinton explained that 2012 was the year when scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) discovered the Higgs boson particle — the so-called "God particle" that Stephen Hawking once warned could result in the universe undergoing a "catastrophic vacuum decay." At this point, there's already one notable inconsistency with the theory; it was only in 2013 when CERN's Large Hadron Collider experiments yielded some evidence that the particle discovered the year prior was indeed the Higgs boson. The operative word, however, is "some" — CERN's article stressed that it would "take time" before scientists could truly confirm the Higgs boson's existence. Speculating that the particle might have "destroyed the universe" as Hawking cautioned, Hinton wrote, "Maybe CERN accidentally created a black hole that sucked us in without us even noticing, and we've just been living in it." But if that did happen, we would have almost certainly noticed, and that would have been the last thing we'd ever notice. According to What If, if our planet was sucked into a black hole, there would be a very good chance of catastrophic earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions as Earth experiences tidal heating and ultimately gets stretched, then split into countless atoms.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2020-08-12): Physicists have spotted the Higgs boson performing a new trick, but one that brings us no closer to understanding the workings of fundamental particles. The Higgs boson, discovered at the CERN particle physics laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland, in 2012, is the particle that gives all other fundamental particles mass, according to the standard model of particle physics. However, despite the work of thousands of researchers around the world, nobody has been able to figure out exactly how it does that or why some particles are more massive than others. [...] Some researchers have suggested that particles have different masses because there is more than one type of Higgs boson, with each type of Higgs coupled to a different mass range of other particles.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2022-01-13): What if the world really did end on 21 December 2012? The fact that you’re reading this makes it a bit hard to accept, but we think we can make a pretty strong argument. [...] All of this is interesting, but astute readers will notice that none of this explains why we’re claiming the universe ended in 2012. [...] News flash: the world didn’t end on Dec. 21, 2012. You’ve probably already figured that out for yourself. Despite reports of an ancient Maya prophecy, a mysterious planet on a collision course with Earth, or a reverse in Earth’s rotation, we’re still here.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2024-10-01): In just ten years physicists have made tremendous steps forward in our understanding of the universe, not only confirming early on that the particle discovered in 2012 is indeed the Higgs boson but also allowing researchers to start building a picture of how the pervasive presence of a Higgs field throughout the universe was established a tenth of a billionth of a second after the Big Bang. [...] The new particle discovered by the international ATLAS and CMS collaborations in 2012 appeared very much like the Higgs boson predicted by the Standard Model. But was it actually that long-sought-after particle? As soon as the discovery had been made, ATLAS and CMS set out to investigate in detail whether the properties of the particle they had discovered truly matched those predicted by the Standard Model. By using data from the disintegration, or ‘decay’, of the new particle into two photons, the carriers of the electromagnetic force, the experiments have demonstrated that the new particle has no intrinsic angular momentum, or quantum spin – exactly like the Higgs boson predicted by the Standard Model. By contrast, all other known elementary particles have spin: the matter particles, such as the ‘up’ and ‘down’ quarks that form protons and neutrons, and the force-carrying particles, such as the W and Z bosons.
Claim: CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle. (Threads post, 2024-06-18)
Evidence (2022-06-29): Javier Duarte kicked off his scientific career by witnessing the biggest particle physics event in decades. On July 4, 2012, scientists at the laboratory CERN near Geneva announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the long-sought subatomic particle that reveals the origins of mass. Duarte was an eager graduate student who’d just arrived at CERN. [...] Scientists predicted the existence of the Higgs boson back in 1964, as a hallmark of the process that gives elementary particles mass. But finding the particle had to wait for CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, or LHC. In 2010, the LHC began smashing protons together at extremely high energies, while two large experiments, ATLAS and CMS, used massive detectors to look through the debris. [...] Studying the Higgs boson is like geocaching, says theoretical particle physicist Gudrun Heinrich of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany. Much like hobbyists use a GPS device to uncover a hidden stash of fun trinkets, physicists are using their wits to uncover the treasure trove of the Higgs boson. In 2012, scientists merely located the cache; the next 10 years were devoted to revealing its contents. And that investigation continues. "The hope is that the contents will contain something like a map that is guiding us towards an even bigger treasure," Heinrich says.