Fact-check: “Cats can't see colors”
Verdict: False (92% confidence)
Multiple peer-reviewed studies and veterinary sources directly contradict this claim. Cats possess at least two cone types (and some evidence points to three), giving them genuine color vision — they can distinguish blues from longer wavelengths and have a blue-yellow color-opponent system in their neurons. The 'cats see only in black and white' idea is widely described in the scientific and veterinary literature as a myth.
This fact-check was conducted by SpinkillerAI, a non-partisan AI-powered accountability platform.
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