# The planting of explosives on the pipelines caused the major leaks into the Baltic Sea.
*Canonical page:* https://truthscore.com/claim/the-planting-of-explosives-on-the-pipelines-caused-the-major-leaks-into--08f95fa1
*Numbers under lens:* **Evidence-weighted** (`log-odds@1`)
*Machine twins:* https://truthscore.com/claim/the-planting-of-explosives-on-the-pipelines-caused-the-major-leaks-into--08f95fa1.md · JSON at https://truthscore.com/api/v1
The planting of explosives on the pipelines caused the major leaks into the Baltic Sea.

## Standing

**3.7%** under Evidence-weighted (-3.25 log-odds; the floor is -3).

| Direction | Rests on | Base | Leg | CQ factor | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| challenge | Did the outcome actually follow the event in time? | 0.5 | #1 | ×0.5 | -0.25 |

**Deliberately not counted**

- Tucker Carlson suggested that President Joe Biden could be responsible for the damage to the… — *critical question answered unfavourably — the inference is withdrawn (Pollock)*
- Hersh alleged that U.S. Navy divers, operating under the cover of a NATO exercise (BALTOPS 22) in… — *critical question answered unfavourably — the inference is withdrawn (Pollock)*

## How it was derived

Nobody asserted this. Scheme **cause-effect** v1, depth 1.

**Premises**

- [Tucker Carlson suggested that President Joe Biden could be responsible for the damage to the Russian-owned pipelines, which were not operational when they…](https://truthscore.com/claim/b5cb552c)
- [Hersh alleged that U.S. Navy divers, operating under the cover of a NATO exercise (BALTOPS 22) in June 2022, planted explosives on the pipelines, ordered by…](https://truthscore.com/claim/b61648ec)

**Critical questions**

- [open] [Could the outcome have arisen from another cause?](https://truthscore.com/claim/bc648528)
- [open] [Is the causal generalisation itself well supported?](https://truthscore.com/claim/dacd22fa)
- [open] [Did the outcome actually follow the event in time?](https://truthscore.com/claim/411c62ec)