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“There is a zombie outbreak in the United States.”
The claim is not supported by any credible evidence. Official U.S. and international health agencies do not report a zombie outbreak, and the CDC’s zombie materials were created as fictional preparedness tools, not outbreak announcements. References to zombie plans or “zombie viruses” are hypothetical, metaphorical, or about unrelated scientific topics, not evidence of undead people in the United States.
“White people make up the largest portion of the United States population, and the absolute number of child abuse victims and perpetrators in the United States who are White is the highest among racial groups.”
Federal Census and child maltreatment data support the claim as stated. White people are the largest single racial group in the U.S., and official child welfare statistics show the highest absolute numbers of identified victims and perpetrators are also White when compared with other individual racial groups. The main caveat is that these figures come from administrative reporting, not a direct count of all abuse incidents.
“Intuit Inc. is the largest consumer financial technology company in the United States.”
The evidence does not support calling Intuit the largest consumer financial technology company in the United States. Reliable sources show Intuit is a major fintech firm, but not the clear leader across the full sector, and the cited dominance applies only to a narrow software niche. The claim also fails to define what “largest” means, while common rankings place other U.S. fintech firms ahead of Intuit on key measures.
“TurboTax handles about 60% of all United States tax preparation.”
The evidence does not support a 60% share of all U.S. tax preparation. TurboTax appears to hold roughly 60% to 70% of the DIY tax-software market, but total U.S. tax preparation also includes millions of returns handled by paid professionals. Using IRS totals and Intuit’s own filer counts, TurboTax’s share of all returns is far below 60%.
“Polymarket is legal in the United States.”
The claim overstates what the evidence supports. A CFTC-regulated U.S. venue branded as Polymarket US can now lawfully offer certain event contracts, but that does not make Polymarket broadly legal nationwide. Polymarket’s earlier U.S. operations were sanctioned as illegal, the main Polymarket.com platform still blocks U.S. users, and state gambling laws can still prohibit access.
“In 2009, the defunct Russian satellite Kosmos 2251 collided with the active U.S. satellite Iridium 33 at an altitude of about 790 km, generating about 2,000 debris fragments, many of which remain in orbit.”
The core facts are well supported by authoritative space-agency and peer-reviewed sources. Kosmos 2251 and Iridium 33 collided in 2009 at roughly the 780–800 km band, commonly reported near 789–790 km, and the event produced on the order of 2,000 trackable debris fragments. A substantial number remained in orbit for many years afterward.
“During the Trump administration, the United States bombed the Palau-flagged oil tanker Settebello while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
The core event is real, but the location is misstated. Reliable official and independent reporting says U.S. forces struck the Palau-flagged Settebello in the Gulf of Oman near the approach to the Strait of Hormuz, not while it was transiting the Strait itself. The Trump-administration part is supported by the 2026 timeline, but the claim overstates a key geographic detail.
“A conflict that affects shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is beneficial to the United States economy in the short term.”
The evidence does not support a net short-term benefit to the U.S. economy. While higher oil prices can temporarily help some U.S. energy producers, the broader effect of a Hormuz shipping disruption is higher inflation, weaker consumer spending, costlier transport and imports, and slower growth. Authoritative economic analyses describe the overall U.S. impact as negative, not beneficial.
“On average, McDonald's hamburgers have a worse overall nutrition score than the average fast-food hamburger sold in the United States.”
The claim is not supported by the evidence. No cited high-quality source establishes an average U.S. fast-food hamburger nutrition score or shows McDonald’s falling below it on a defined composite measure. The limited direct comparisons available more often suggest McDonald’s basic hamburgers are average or relatively better than many competitors, not worse overall.
“The United States inflation rate is higher now than it was in June 2022.”
Official BLS data do not support this claim. U.S. CPI inflation was 9.1% in June 2022, while the latest available national CPI-U reading is 4.2% for May 2026. Even the alternative 8.3% figure cited from a secondary table is still above 4.2%, so the claim reverses the basic comparison.
“Donald Trump is currently pursuing, or directing others to pursue, a U.S. deportation proceeding against Elon Musk.”
The evidence supports only a public remark that Musk’s deportation would be “looked at,” not that Trump is currently pursuing or directing an actual U.S. deportation proceeding. Major news outlets describe the statement as a response to a question, and no public court or immigration record shows a case has been initiated. The claim turns rhetoric into a present legal action without evidence.
“The U.S. Internal Revenue Service does not impose U.S. capital gains tax on the sale of foreign real estate that is a U.S. citizen's primary residence when the U.S. citizen is a foreign resident taxpayer.”
The evidence does not support a blanket exemption. U.S. citizens are taxed on worldwide income even while living abroad, and the sale of a foreign home is subject to the same principal-residence rules as other home sales. Section 121 may exclude up to $250,000 of gain, or $500,000 for some joint filers, if eligibility tests are met, but gain above that amount remains taxable.
“Benjamin Netanyahu said that America was a "golden calf" that he would "break up" and "suck dry."”
There is no credible evidence Netanyahu ever said this. Searches of official records, speech transcripts, and major news archives have found no such quote, while multiple fact-checks trace it to unsourced fringe circulation and recycled anti-Semitic conspiracy literature. The attribution is fabricated, not a documented Netanyahu statement.
“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.
“United States sanctions lists do not designate the Government of Oman for Iran sanctions evasion.”
Official U.S. sanctions records do not show the Government of Oman designated for Iran sanctions evasion. Treasury, State, and DOJ materials identify sanctions on specific people, firms, vessels, and networks, including some Oman-linked entities, but not Oman’s government. Reports about warnings or possible future penalties are not the same as a formal listing.
“The United States warned Oman against facilitating Iranian ship tolls in the Strait of Hormuz.”
The evidence supports that Washington warned Oman not to help Iran impose Hormuz transit fees. A State Department transcript quotes Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent saying he told the Omani ambassador such facilitation was a “non-starter” and could trigger sanctions. The main caveat is wording: the issue was a proposed tolling or transit-fee scheme, not an established toll system.
“More than 30% of newly written source code in the United States is produced using AI coding tools.”
The evidence does not substantiate a nationwide figure above 30%. Broad, cross-organizational estimates cited in the record cluster just below that mark, while higher percentages mostly come from exceptional firms such as Google or from narrower measurements that do not represent all newly written U.S. code. The claim also mixes AI-assisted coding with code actually generated by AI, which can inflate the apparent share.
“The annexation of Hawaii in 1898 gave the United States control of Pearl Harbor.”
Annexation did place Pearl Harbor under full U.S. sovereignty in 1898, but it did not mark the first time the United States exercised control there. The U.S. had already secured exclusive rights to use Pearl Harbor as a coaling and repair station through treaties in the 1870s and 1880s. The claim therefore conflates earlier operational control with later sovereign control.
“Chapman's Ice Cream sourced some fruits and nuts from suppliers in the United States for more than 30 years.”
The evidence supports long-term U.S. sourcing, but not the specific claim that it lasted more than 30 years. The strongest independent report says some fruit and nut supply contracts were in place for “nearly 30 years,” which falls short of the stated threshold. Other reports confirm U.S. suppliers but do not show any relationship lasted beyond 30 years.
“A height of 6 feet 2 inches is approximately the 95th percentile for adult male height in the United States.”
The claim is well supported by U.S. anthropometric data. CDC/NCHS NHANES references place the 95th percentile for adult U.S. men at about 187.3-187.5 cm, while some related analyses put it near 188 cm. Since 6'2" equals 188.0 cm, describing it as approximately the 95th percentile is accurate.