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Evansville, Indiana is not, an Evansville, Indiana news station reports (based on a press release from the Evansville, Indiana police department), the meth capital of the world. The Russian-oligarch-backed website named Evansville, Indiana the meth capital of the world, and, yes, certain posts on certain social media sites have been popping up again recently, but Evansville, Indiana is not the meth capital of the world. Really, though, what the Evansville, Indiana news station is saying is that Evansville, Indiana is no longer the meth capital of the world. Certain people wish it to be known that the meth capital of the world is also no longer Riverside, California, Greensboro, North Carolina, Lakeland, Florida, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Springfield, Missouri, Alexandria, Louisiana, Salem, Oregon, Kansas City, Kansas, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Wasilla, Alaska, or Akron, Ohio. The entire state of Missouri has informed the press it is no longer the meth capital of the world. Although in light of its reputation as the meth capital of the world, the horrific murder in Fresno, California is, as the right-wing propaganda network puts it, no surprise, still, Fresno, California is not the meth capital of the world, not any more. Is Titusville, Pennsylvania the meth capital of the world? No, Titusville, Pennsylvania is said to be Successfully Ridding Itself of the Nickname Meth Capital of the World, according to a headline in the local paper. A paper in Spokane, Washington points to the entire northern half of the neighboring state — North Idaho, this paper says, is the meth capital of the world. But the meth capital of the world, according to the governor of the state of Washington, is in Washington state itself, in Olympia, the state capital. And anyway, analysis has been done on the water in Oslo, Norway, and it has been found that there is a significantly higher concentration of meth in the water there than anywhere else, making it the meth capital of the world. But wait: according to the Times of India, Due to lack of proper surveillance from the law enforcement agencies it is Hyderabad, India that is the meth capital of the world. Or no, the meth capital of the world is Adelaide, in Australia. Is it the entire state of Hawaii? It may be Shan State, in Myanmar. In Chemnitz, Germany, Neo-Nazis rampage unchecked because, The Sunday Times implies, Chemnitz, Germany is the meth capital of the world. Everyone from the small towns in East Texas claims their town is the meth capital of the world, an East Texas paper reports. It is true that, for a time, the Wikipedia page for Noble County, Indiana claimed that it was the meth capital of the world, but, says the county’s Chief Information Technology Officer, Fortunately, it’s easy to correct such mistakes and anyway No one should rely on Wikipedia for serious research. Those looking to buy a home in Kingman, AZ, meth capital of the world, ought to beware, an internet message board post alerts its readers — cleaning up former meth labs can be costly and dangerous. According to the Foursquare City Guide, six people have checked in at the meth capital of the world, i.e., Mineral City, Missouri. None of the six have written a review. Iowa’s very modest drug czar says that Iowa is only the runner-up meth capital of the world, with the closing of over 2000 meth labs this year alone. It ought to be said that Lufeng, in Guangdong, China, has executed ten people accused of helping create its reputation as meth capital of the world. We encourage anyone suffering from drug addiction to seek professional help, the Evansville, Indiana police press release states, just below its bulleted list of arrests and seizures.