Answers in Genesis was recently slapped with a “fact-check” (community notes) on X. But the so-called “fact-check” needed some fact-checking because it repeated a major piece of evolutionary propaganda that’s been disproven by the evolutionists’ own research!
Last week, the Creation Museum’s X account tweeted out a one-liner (these short statements are a great way to state truth and drive engagement on social media posts, and we use them across our platforms). It simply said: “Chimps and humans aren’t related.”
Well, we “poked the bear”! Within the day, the tweet had 1.1 million views, and that number ballooned to 1.5 million! Evolutionists came out in hordes to curse and insult us (yes, that was the vast majority of the comments), and someone gave us a community note which stated:
Claim is scientifically false.
Humans & chimpanzees share a common ancestor and about 98%–99% of their DNA. This is confirmed by genetics, fossils, and evolutionary biology. Both species evolved from a shared ancestor around 6–7 million years ago.
The comments were replete with people parroting the “98% similarity” claim. But the fact-checkers need some help because that statement is not scientifically accurate!
Just a few weeks ago, I reported on a study done by evolutionists themselves (but creationists have actually been the ones leading the way in this research because we have the right worldview!) that conclusively showed that the 98% number is grossly inflated and highly inaccurate. In other words, it’s nothing but misinformation and propaganda. We are more up-to-date on this than most evolutionists.
Well, given the truth of God’s Word and the observational science, I’ll just repeat what our social media team posted to X: “Chimps and humans aren’t related.”
