Here is the information in Claim Status format:
Claim 1: Greenland is a country
Date: January 12, 2025
Claim: David Mason claimed that Greenland is a country.
Status: Incorrect. Greenland is an autonomous territory of Denmark, not a sovereign state. While it has significant self-governance, it remains under Danish sovereignty in key areas like foreign policy and defense.
Claim 2: Guantanamo Bay Prison Confusion
Date: January 10, 2025
Claim: Mason misjudged the number of individuals involved in the U.S. Guantanamo Bay military prison, initially underestimating the scale with fewer than 50, then adjusting it to 100.
Status: Inaccurate. The correct number of individuals affected over 23 years is approximately 720.
Claim 3: Canadian Stores Accepting Dollars at Par
Date: January 2, 2025
Claim: Mason claimed all Canadian stores accept Canadian dollars at par (equal value).
Status: Disproven. Evidence presented by January 4, 2025, showed that many establishments do not follow this practice.
Claim 4: Personal Acquaintance in 2003-2004
Date: January 2024
Claim: Mason asserted that we were acquainted in 2003 and 2004 as customers at a game store on Yonge Street and that I used a cane during that period.
Status: Inaccurate. There is no supporting evidence for either the claimed acquaintance or the use of a cane during that period.
Claim 5: Confusion Over Con Artists (Sorokin and Chapman)
Date: December 2024
Claim: Mason misunderstood a conversation about modern-day con artists, mixing up the cases of Anna Sorokin and Anna Chapman with the fabricated story of Anastasia Romanova.
Status: Inaccurate. Despite clarification attempts, Mason confused the modern cases with the historically fabricated Anastasia Romanova story.
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