# Claim table — Wawa Runestone Facebook post

| Claim / issue | Evidence label | What the source trail supports |
|---|---|---|
| A Facebook post says strange runes found in the Canadian wilderness baffled archaeologists. | Confirmed as public Facebook poster/metadata. | Public Facebook HTML and poster image were captured; visible poster does not explicitly claim Vikings. |
| A fallen tree exposed stone/bedrock carved with about 255 runes near Wawa, northern Ontario. | Supported. | CBC and OCARE describe a Wawa-area bedrock inscription with 255 runic characters exposed after a tree/stump event and later studied by OCARE. |
| The inscription is real runic writing. | Supported by OCARE/runology report. | OCARE says Henrik Williams and Loraine Jensen confirmed the inscription was runic. |
| The runes are Viking proof in northern Ontario. | Not supported / misleading if implied. | OCARE says the inscription is not Viking in nature and not a hoax; CBC says researchers worried people would wrongly jump to Vikings. |
| The text is the Lord’s Prayer in Swedish. | Supported. | OCARE and CBC report Williams identified the inscription as a Swedish-language version of the Lord’s Prayer based on a 1611 runic pattern. |
| The likely date is early/mid-1800s. | Working theory, not exact date. | CBC reports Ryan Primrose’s theory based on wear and Hudson’s Bay Company Swedish workers; Williams’ report says dating is difficult and the carving could not be older than 1611. |
| It may be the longest runic inscription in North America. | Supported with source-attribution. | OCARE quotes Williams that the Wawa stone is Ontario’s first with actual runes and the longest runic inscription on the North American continent. |
| The public should visit the exact site now. | Not supported. | CBC says the stone is on private land and protection/tourism plans were being developed; the article does not publish a precise location. |