422 General claim verifications avg. score 5.3/10 190 rated (mostly) true 194 rated (mostly) false
“Geraldine "Gerry" Largay left the Appalachian Trail on July 22, 2013 to use the bathroom, became disoriented, and could not find the trail again.”
The official reconstruction supports this account. Later Maine Warden Service findings, backed by Largay’s journal and unsent texts, indicate she left the trail on July 22, 2013 to relieve herself, became disoriented, and was unable to find the trail again. Conflicting versions mainly come from early search assumptions or weaker retellings.
“During the search for Geraldine "Gerry" Largay after she went missing on the Appalachian Trail in Maine, searchers came within about 100 yards of her campsite but did not find her.”
Multiple credible reports citing Maine wardens state that search teams, including K9 units, came within about 100 yards of Geraldine Largay’s campsite but still did not find her. The main confusion in later retellings involves a different measurement: the campsite’s distance from the trail, not the searchers’ proximity to the campsite.
“Geraldine "Gerry" Largay wrote a journal note dated August 6, 2013, asking that her husband George Largay and daughter Kerry Largay be notified when her body was found.”
The evidence strongly supports this account. Multiple reliable sources report that Geraldine “Gerry” Largay wrote a note dated August 6, 2013 asking that her husband George and daughter Kerry be notified when her body was found. Some reports differ on whether the note was on a torn journal page, notebook page, or book page, but that does not change the substance.
“Geraldine "Gerry" Largay attempted to send text messages to her husband, George Largay, on July 22, 2013 and July 23, 2013, but the messages were not transmitted due to lack of cell service.”
The evidence clearly supports this account. Multiple reputable news outlets, relying on official Maine Warden Service records, reported that Geraldine Largay tried to text her husband on July 22 and July 23, 2013, and the messages did not go through because there was no cell service. The dates and explanation match the documented record.
“The Eiffel Tower is taller than the Empire State Building.”
The evidence does not support this claim. The Eiffel Tower is about 330 meters (1,083 feet) tall, while the Empire State Building is about 381 meters (1,250 feet) to the roof and 443 meters (1,454 feet) to the tip. On any like-for-like measurement, the Empire State Building is taller.
“During a FIFA World Cup tournament, the Argentina national football team committed 87 fouls (the most of any team) while receiving 6 yellow cards (the fewest of any team).”
The evidence flatly contradicts this claim. Reliable World Cup statistics and match reports show Argentina recorded about 111 fouls and 16-17 yellow cards in Qatar 2022, not 87 fouls and 6 yellows. Argentina also received eight yellow cards in the quarter-final against the Netherlands alone, so a tournament total of six is impossible, and they were among the most-carded teams rather than the least.
“Lockheed Martin has won more than 19 awards for commercials it produced.”
The evidence supports that Lockheed Martin-branded campaigns received well over 19 advertising awards, but it does not support the stronger claim that Lockheed Martin itself produced those commercials and directly won those awards. Trade-award records mostly credit McCann and other creative partners, with Lockheed Martin listed as the client brand. The count is plausible; the attribution is not.
“In 2025, after a year-long investigation involving more than 20,000 consumers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found that Australia's supermarket sector was not working effectively for consumers.”
Official ACCC sources support the key facts: the inquiry ran for about a year, drew input from more than 20,000 consumers, and concluded that competition and market features were delivering poor outcomes for shoppers. The claim slightly overstates the wording because the ACCC described problematic aspects of the sector rather than declaring the entire sector wholly ineffective.
“Abdul Abdullah is an Australian contemporary artist of Malay, Indonesian, and Australian heritage.”
The available evidence supports the claim’s core substance. Reliable biographies consistently describe Abdul Abdullah as an Australian contemporary artist with Malay/Indonesian and Australian heritage, and some sources separately articulate Malaysian or Indonesian elements. The wording varies slightly, but not in a way that changes the practical meaning of the claim.
“Abdul Abdullah's 2024 artwork titled "Small Steps Move Mountains" uses symbolism and visual storytelling to communicate themes of identity, resilience, and personal growth.”
The artwork exists, but the cited evidence does not directly show that this specific 2024 piece communicates identity, resilience, and personal growth through symbolism and visual storytelling. Those themes are well documented in Abdul Abdullah’s broader practice, which makes the interpretation plausible. The problem is that the sources do not provide artwork-specific analysis strong enough to support the claim as a factual statement.
“In "Small Steps Move Mountains", the horse symbolizes strength, determination, and a public identity, while the cat symbolizes curiosity, vulnerability, and an inner voice.”
The claim is not supported by the cited evidence. None of the sources verifies that "Small Steps Move Mountains" uses a horse and cat with these specific symbolic meanings, and the sources instead offer only generic animal symbolism or analysis of different works. The closest matching source assigns different meanings altogether.
“In Abdul Abdullah's 2024 artwork "Small Steps Move Mountains", a realistically painted horse appears alongside one of Abdul Abdullah's simplified cartoon-like cats.”
Available evidence directly supports the described imagery. The artist’s own series statement identifies the recurring pairing of a realistic horse and a simplified cat in the 2024 Witness works, and independent gallery documentation is consistent with that description for Small Steps Move Mountains. No credible source presented here contradicts it.
“Abdul Abdullah's artworks often explore themes of belonging, race, religion, and being viewed as "the other".”
Multiple independent museum, gallery, and news sources consistently describe Abdul Abdullah’s work as engaging belonging, marginalisation, racism, Muslim identity, and outsider status. That supports the claim that these are recurring themes in his art practice. Some sources use related terms rather than the exact words "race" or "religion," but the substance matches the claim.
“According to the Hong Kong Local Flying Chart HM100LFC, unlicensed or student pilots are absolutely not permitted to fly north of “LINE A” (the blue dotted line), and the areas labeled Port Shelter (牛尾海), Tolo (吐露港), and New Town (新市鎮)—which are south of LINE A—are restricted areas.”
The evidence does not support this reading of the chart. HM100LFC may show LINE A as an operationally relevant boundary, but official Hong Kong aviation sources indicate that binding restrictions come from the AIP, NOTAMs, and regulations—not from treating the chart itself as an absolute ban. The labels Port Shelter, Tolo, and New Town are not shown by the cited official sources to be restricted areas merely because they appear south of LINE A.
“No New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) has ever beaten every Rugby Championship nation and every Six Nations nation within a rolling 12-month period.”
The evidence neither cleanly confirms nor refutes this sweeping historical claim. While match records suggest the All Blacks' dominant 2013 season and other periods likely included wins over all Rugby Championship and Six Nations opponents within 12 months, no authoritative source in the available evidence explicitly documents such a rolling sweep. Claims that the feat was achieved rest on inference from match logs rather than direct confirmation, and the absolute 'never' framing cannot be verified from encyclopedic summaries alone.
“Trinidad and Tobago was left without water after an earthquake in Venezuela.”
The evidence does not support the claim that Trinidad and Tobago was left without water after an earthquake in Venezuela. Credible reports describe a section of Trinidad’s coastline being uplifted, which left marine animals stranded out of seawater on one beach. They do not show the country lost drinking water or public water service.
“A majority of people experiencing homelessness in the United States have a mobile phone.”
Available studies strongly suggest that more than half of people experiencing homelessness in the United States have a mobile phone or current phone access. However, the evidence comes mostly from local or subgroup studies rather than a single nationally representative estimate, and phone access is less consistent among some unsheltered groups. The overall takeaway is directionally well supported, but the wording is broader than the data directly prove.
“In Pakistan, a 10-year-old girl was forced to marry a 60-year-old man and later became pregnant.”
The claim is not supported by the evidence. Multiple credible fact-checks found that the viral video tied to this story was miscaptioned and actually came from Vietnam, not Pakistan. Although child marriage is a real problem in Pakistan, no reliable source confirms the specific allegation that a 10-year-old girl was forced to marry a 60-year-old man and later became pregnant.
“The 2026 FIFA World Cup ends in July 2026.”
Official FIFA sources place the 2026 FIFA World Cup from June 11 to July 19, 2026. That means the tournament ends in July 2026. References to post-tournament activities do not change the competition’s official end date.
“The Brazil men's national association football team has never defeated the Norway men's national association football team in an official match.”
Reliable match records show Brazil have not beaten Norway in a men’s senior official match. The documented competitive meetings cited here are the 1998 and 2026 World Cup matches, and Norway won both. A few lower-reliability previews and databases claim Brazil had earlier wins, but those entries conflict with stronger, itemized records and appear erroneous.