Fact-check: “Cats can't see colors”
Verdict: False (88% confidence)
The documented evidence — from peer-reviewed research, NIH-hosted vision literature, and current veterinary references — consistently shows cats do have some color vision, not zero. Cats appear to be dichromatic (two cone types), letting them distinguish blues and yellows in particular, though their color acuity is far weaker than humans'. The blanket claim that cats 'can't see colors' is not supported; multiple sources call this a popular myth.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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