373 General claim verifications avg. score 5.4/10 173 rated true or mostly true 165 rated false or mostly false
“Eve was the first woman ever to live.”
The claim is not supported as a factual statement about human history. Genesis presents Eve as the first woman within a religious creation narrative, but modern genetics, paleoanthropology, and mainstream reference works indicate humans emerged from populations rather than from a single first woman. Confusing biblical Eve with “mitochondrial Eve” is also incorrect, since mitochondrial Eve was not the first woman alive.
“Baby teeth placed under a pillow are usually collected by a child's parents or guardians.”
Available evidence supports the ordinary meaning of the statement. In the under-pillow tooth fairy tradition, parents or guardians are typically the ones who remove the tooth and leave a reward. Some families handle the ritual differently, and many cultures use other tooth-loss customs entirely, but those exceptions do not overturn the usual pattern described here.
“Red shoes bring good luck.”
The evidence does not support a general belief that red shoes bring good luck. More reliable sources describe red shoes mainly as symbols of power, danger, moral peril, or fantasy, while the limited luck-related material is narrow, weakly sourced, or culturally specific. A broad statement that red shoes bring good luck overstates the evidence and reverses the main documented associations.
“Crossing paths with a black cat results in bad luck.”
The claim is not supported by evidence. Credible sources describe black-cat “bad luck” as a superstition rooted in folklore, not as an empirically demonstrated effect, and some cultures interpret the same encounter as good luck. That means the statement presents a cultural belief as if it were a real causal fact.
“If you cross paths with a black cat, nothing in particular happens.”
There is no good evidence that crossing paths with a black cat causes bad luck or any other external outcome. But the statement is too broad as written: black-cat encounters are widely loaded with cultural meaning and can produce real psychological and behavioral effects, even if those effects are not supernatural. A more accurate version would say that black cats do not cause luck or misfortune.
“Ugly ducklings become ducks when they grow up.”
The evidence does not support this claim. In Andersen’s story, the “ugly duckling” grows up to be a swan, and standard definitions distinguish a duckling from a young swan. Calling the adult bird a duck relies on an incorrect category shift from “duck” to “any related waterfowl.”
“Fascist symbols are located underneath the Denver Airport.”
The claim is not supported by credible evidence. Reporting and documentation about Denver Airport’s underground areas describe ordinary operational infrastructure, not fascist symbols. The material used to support the claim relies on speculation, conflates above-ground features with underground spaces, and does not provide verifiable proof of any fascist imagery beneath the airport.
“Baggage transport tunnels are located underneath the Denver Airport.”
Reliable primary and independent sources show that Denver International Airport has underground tunnels where baggage is moved beneath the airport. The tunnels are part of a broader underground system, not baggage-only passageways, but that does not undermine the basic claim. The evidence consistently supports the existence of baggage transport tunnels at DEN.
“Barack Obama is 48 years old.”
The evidence does not support this claim. Authoritative sources give Barack Obama’s birth date as August 4, 1961, which makes him 64 years old as of May 18, 2026. Any “48” figure refers to a past moment, such as around the time he took office in 2009, not to his current age.
“Barack Obama was born in 1961.”
Multiple authoritative sources, including primary government records and major reference works, identify Barack Obama’s birth date as August 4, 1961. Claims to the contrary rely on unsupported conspiracy allegations rather than verifiable records. The evidence clearly supports the statement that he was born in 1961.
“Muhammad Ali's grave was dug up.”
No reliable evidence supports the allegation that Muhammad Ali’s grave was dug up. Credible local reporting and institutional sources continue to describe an intact gravesite at Cave Hill Cemetery open to visitors, while the only sources claiming otherwise are sensational social media and YouTube posts that lack documentation and even acknowledge no confirmed records exist.
“In the Chris Hani District Municipality in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, low parental involvement is a significant barrier to monitoring Grade 3 learners' academic progress in primary schools.”
Available evidence makes the claim plausible, but it does not directly establish it for Grade 3 primary schools in Chris Hani District Municipality. Local official documents identify absent parenting as a district challenge, and broader South African research shows low parental involvement can hinder academic monitoring. However, the Chris Hani-specific education studies cited are not about Grade 3 learners, primary schools, or direct measures of progress-monitoring practices.
“Germany is a significant import market for fresh cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), including product sourced from Peru.”
The evidence supports Germany as an important European market for fresh cape gooseberry, and available reporting indicates Peruvian product reaches that market. The main caveat is that direct, recent trade statistics isolating Germany’s fresh cape gooseberry imports from Peru are limited. Colombia appears to be the dominant supplier, so the Peru-specific part is supported but less strongly quantified.
“In 2011, The New York Times reported that many Silicon Valley executives enrolled their children in schools with little or no use of screens and digital tools.”
The core claim matches the 2011 New York Times reporting: the paper described a Silicon Valley Waldorf school with little or no classroom technology that attracted children of tech-industry families. However, the wording is somewhat broader than the article itself. The piece focused on one school and explicitly named only one executive, while referring more generally to employees of major tech companies.
“Jewish people control the world and the global economy more than any other group on a per-capita basis.”
The claim is not supported by evidence and relies on an antisemitic conspiracy trope rather than a measurable fact. Authoritative economic and governmental sources do not identify Jewish people as controlling the world or global economy, and the usual “evidence” behind this narrative has been repeatedly debunked, including the forged Protocols of the Elders of Zion. Anecdotes about wealthy or prominent individuals do not prove collective control.
“In Yaoundé, Cameroon, inefficient municipal waste collection services and extensive informal dumpsites contribute to open dumping, environmental degradation, and community exposure to waste-related hazards.”
The evidence strongly supports this description of Yaoundé’s waste problem. Multiple recent, Yaoundé-specific institutional and research sources report inefficient collection, widespread informal dumping, and associated pollution and health risks. Reform efforts exist, but they do not negate the documented fact that inadequate collection and uncontrolled dumps continue to drive open dumping and community exposure to waste-related hazards.
“In Switzerland, 30% of urban traffic consists of drivers searching for a parking space.”
The evidence does not support a Swiss-wide figure that 30% of urban traffic is drivers searching for parking. Swiss federal and research sources do not report such a national measurement, and the commonly cited 30-40% number is described as an international rule-of-thumb, not a Switzerland-specific statistic. Zurich studies show local, time-dependent values instead of confirming a blanket 30% share.
“Stormwater drainage channels in Chilecito, La Rioja Province, Argentina are clogged with garbage, creating an imminent flood risk for families living in precarious settlements.”
Reports from Chilecito support that heavy rains caused flooding and damage, but they do not show that local stormwater channels are clogged with garbage or that this is creating an imminent flood risk for families in precarious settlements. The strongest location-specific sources attribute impacts to intense rainfall and overflow, while the garbage-clogging evidence comes from other places.
“The Hout Bay River is located in the Western Cape province of South Africa and flows through the Hout Bay valley on the Cape Peninsula.”
Authoritative geographic and water-management sources support the claim’s core facts. Hout Bay is in South Africa’s Western Cape on the Cape Peninsula, and the local river system is described as flowing through Hout Bay valley. The main caveat is a naming inconsistency in some sources between “Hout Bay River” and “Palmiet River,” not a contradiction of the location or valley flow.
“Warilla Beach in New South Wales, Australia, has a rock revetment (seawall) that is used to protect houses and a park located behind it.”
Available evidence supports the claim. Council documents confirm a seawall/rock revetment at Warilla Beach, and independent reporting plus technical case studies describe it as protecting homes and foreshore parkland/public reserve behind it. Some recent project wording focuses more narrowly on public assets, but that does not negate the documented protection of nearby houses.