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The Middle East is called “Middle” because old mapmakers centered themselves. Classic.

✗ FAKE
The term Middle East is a European-coined term from the 19th and 20th centuries, related to a region's position relative to Europe. Mapmakers centering themselves is partly true, but the claim is simplified.

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