373 General claim verifications avg. score 5.4/10 173 rated true or mostly true 165 rated false or mostly false
“The Swarna Kupa (also spelled Suna Kua) well at the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, India never runs dry.”
The claim is not supported by the available evidence. Descriptions of Swarna Kupa consistently say it remains dry for most or all of the year and fills only briefly once annually before the Snana Yatra ritual. That directly contradicts the absolute statement that it “never runs dry.”
“The parents of Karmalo Anthony withdrew money donated through a public donation campaign created for Karmalo Anthony and did not use the withdrawn funds for personal expenses.”
Available reporting indicates the family did withdraw campaign funds, but the claim fails because those funds were reportedly used for living costs, transportation, relocation, counseling, and security. Those are personal expenses in ordinary usage. Evidence may rebut the specific rumor that fundraiser money bought a house, but it does not support the broader statement that no withdrawn funds were used for personal expenses.
“Former WWE wrestler Karrion Kross said that Paul "Triple H" Levesque does not have full control over WWE creative decisions.”
Recorded interview comments and multiple corroborating reports show Karrion Kross did say Triple H does not have full creative control, phrasing it as "he can't call all of the shots." The notable caveat is that Kross presented this as his personal read of the situation, not as a verified inside disclosure.
“Zalando launched its do.MORE sustainability framework in 2019, with the vision of becoming a sustainable fashion platform with a net-positive environmental and human impact, organized across three pillars: planet, products, and people.”
The claim matches the published record on the key facts. Zalando’s own 2019 and later sustainability materials place the launch of do.MORE in 2019, set out a net-positive vision for environmental and human impact, and organize the initiative around Planet, Products, and People. The “framework” label is a minor wording variation, not a substantive error.
“Association football (soccer) is the most popular sport in the world.”
Available evidence strongly supports the statement. Independent sources consistently place association football first worldwide by fan base, audience reach, and geographic spread. “Most popular” can be measured in different ways, but those methodological differences do not change the overall conclusion that soccer leads globally.
“Gladys Knight is dead.”
The claim is not supported by the evidence. Recent, credible sources indicate Gladys Knight is alive, including a Reuters fact-check rejecting death rumors and current 2026 tour and entertainment listings. The main items used to suggest otherwise are either obituaries for different people with the same name or low-credibility rumor content.
“A 2023 CHOICE survey found that 70% of Australians believed they were not entitled to a refund, repair, or replacement for a faulty product once the manufacturer’s warranty had expired.”
The claim matches the reported survey finding. CHOICE's 2023 research states that 70% of Australians believed they were not entitled to a refund, repair or replacement once the manufacturer's warranty had ended, and independent sources repeat the same statistic. The figure describes respondents' beliefs, not the law itself.
“Beyond Meat, Inc. spread ticks in the United States.”
No credible evidence supports any role by Beyond Meat in spreading ticks in the United States. Public-health agencies, medical research, and independent reporting attribute tick expansion and alpha-gal syndrome to ecological factors and tick bites, and Reuters has specifically identified this Beyond Meat allegation as misinformation. The claim is not supported by the evidence.
“The British royal family owns one-third of all countries in the world.”
The claim is not supported by the evidence. The British royal family does not own countries; in Commonwealth realms, the monarch serves as a constitutional head of state in independent sovereign nations. The number is also wildly wrong: even the broadest relevant count is about 15 countries, not one-third of the world.
“The character designs of the anime series "Serial Experiments Lain" were inspired by the anime series "Neon Genesis Evangelion".”
Available evidence does not support any direct Evangelion-to-Lain character-design link. Creator statements instead point to other named illustrators and artistic influences, and production commentary rejects Evangelion as a source of inspiration. Comparisons between the two series are largely thematic or retrospective, not evidence that Lain’s character designs were based on Evangelion.
“The anime series "Serial Experiments Lain" includes credits in its opening (intro) and ending (outro) sequences.”
The available evidence shows that Serial Experiments Lain normally presents on-screen credits in both its opening and ending sequences. Multiple direct video examples show credited OP/ED versions, and the existence of separate “creditless” uploads supports that those are alternate textless variants rather than the default presentation. Some releases may differ, but the core claim is accurate.
“Soundtrack releases credited to The Seatbelts for the anime "Cowboy Bebop" include at least 4 to 6 Japanese hip-hop tracks in total.”
The evidence does not support this count. Authoritative soundtrack listings and discography databases describe Cowboy Bebop’s Seatbelts releases as genre-mixing but predominantly jazz, blues, and rock, and none identifies 4 to 6 tracks as Japanese hip-hop. Mentions of hip-hop as an influence are too general to prove a specific number of Japanese hip-hop songs.
“No lossless (FLAC) archive of the album "malii" by Draft.__ exists, and the album is available only in MP3 quality.”
Available evidence suggests no widely indexed FLAC release of "malii" was found on major music platforms or common archives. But that does not prove no lossless archive exists anywhere, and it does not firmly establish that the album is available only as MP3. The claim overstates what negative search results can show.
“The animated television series "The Boondocks" was produced with PAL video standards in mind for Season 1, and with NTSC video standards in mind for later seasons.”
The claim is not supported by reliable evidence. Authoritative sources identify The Boondocks as a U.S. Adult Swim series, and none document that Season 1 was produced for PAL while later seasons were produced for NTSC. The only direct support appears to be an unverified forum post, which is not enough to establish a specific production workflow or season-by-season standards shift.
“Publishing a research paper about factual disagreement in frontier AI models can be considered a conflict of interest for an AI fact-checking company.”
The claim is well supported because conflict-of-interest standards commonly include organizational and professional interests that may affect, or appear to affect, objectivity. An AI fact-checking company has an evident stake in research about factual disagreement in frontier models, so such publishing can reasonably be treated as a potential competing interest. That does not mean the paper is improper; it usually means disclosure and management may be warranted.
“In association football, a match decided by a penalty shoot-out after being level at the end of extra time is officially recorded as a draw, with the shoot-out used only to determine which team advances or wins the title.”
The evidence supports the core point. Under IFAB rules, kicks from the penalty mark happen after the match has ended and do not change the scoreline, so the match remains a draw after extra time. FIFA reporting reflects this by listing the draw and the shoot-out separately to identify who advances or becomes champion.
“Jay Chou's songs contain collectivist lyrical themes that are clear examples of collectivism in C-pop storytelling.”
The available evidence does not support treating Jay Chou’s songs as clear examples of collectivist C-pop storytelling. Scholarly analyses emphasize cultural identity, hybridity, romance, and individual expression, while the strongest supposed support relies on patriotic reuse, cultural symbolism, or music-video narratives rather than the lyrics themselves. Some songs may evoke shared heritage, but that is not the same as collectivist lyrical themes.
“A child called 911 to report that there was a monster under his brother's bed.”
Multiple credible reports, including official bodycam footage from law enforcement, show that a young child did call 911 to say there was a monster under his brother’s bed. The later discovery that no real monster was present does not undermine the claim, because the statement is about the child’s report, not the reality of the situation.
“N'Golo Kanté is divorced.”
The available evidence does not support that N'Golo Kanté is divorced. No reliable source shows that he was ever married, which is a necessary condition for being divorced. The divorce mentioned in related coverage concerns Jude Littler’s prior marriage to Djibril Cissé, not Kanté.
“A lavender festival took place in General Toshevo, Bulgaria, in 2025.”
Multiple independent Bulgarian sources reported the 11th National Lavender Festival in General Toshevo for 21 June 2025, and same-day coverage described it as actively taking place. A later municipal announcement for the 12th edition in 2026 also fits that timeline. The claim is well supported.