Ep. #746: Karoline Leavitt, Gov. Andy Beshear, Steve Hilton

What it claims

Claims

1. 1TrueThe podcast episode featuring Karoline Leavitt, Andy Beshear, and Steve Hilton originally aired on October 23, 2026.The claim matches the post's own wording ('Originally aired 10/23/26'), and three independent episode databases (Metacritic, Plex, TheTVDB) list the original air date as October 23, 2026, with the same three guests. The claim does not depart from the passage, and the one-day gap from the October 24 posting date is explained by the 'originally aired' note, not contradicted.7 sources →
2. 2TrueDXL Big and Tall has 250 stores nationwide.The claim matches the passage's '250 stores nationwide' and is consistent with the sources: DXL's own materials say 250+ stores, and a June 2026 Reuters profile lists about 247 DXL retail stores plus 15 outlets. The claim is faithful to the post, and the 250 figure is within rounding of the record, though the sources are mostly company-issued and the Reuters count is approximate.3 sources →

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3. 3TrueDonald Trump commented on the physique of John Husted.Multiple tier1 outlets (AP, The Hill, Snopes) and other reporting document Trump repeatedly commenting on the physique of Ohio Sen. Jon Husted, whom the post calls "John Husted" (the same person). The claim is supported; the post's "last week" timing and the name spelling are minor details that do not change the verdict.7 sources →

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4. 4Can’t tellThe White House sent out new red hats that say, "Make America Glee Again."The claim matches the passage, but no independent source confirms that the White House sent out 'Make America Glee Again' hats. The only mentions come from Maher's own remarks and coverage that repeats them, which cannot corroborate the claim.6 sources →

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5. 5MixedThe speaker had a four-hour dinner with Donald Trump at the White House last week.The sources confirm Maher dined with Trump at the White House on October 15, about a week before the post, so the dinner and its timing fit. The four-hour length is disputed: Maher described it as four hours, while Trump wrote that it 'lasted two hours, maybe less' and said 'We have the timestamps.'8 sources →

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6. 6MixedA new press secretary was hired by the Trump administration last week.The core assertion holds: Trump named Katie Zacharia as his new White House press secretary, and the sources agree on that. However, the sources date the hire to October 9, about two weeks before the October 24 post, so 'last week' does not match. Zacharia was also fired on October 16, but that does not affect whether she was hired.9 sources →

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7. 7TrueDonald Trump favors Russia in the Ukraine war.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources from October 2026 (AP, Reuters, The Hill, NYT, NPR, Atlantic, NBC) document Trump lifting sanctions on Russian diesel, waiving sanctions, striking a diesel deal with Putin, calling Russia 'fine on Ukraine,' and criticizing Zelenskyy, so the claim that he favors Russia in the Ukraine war was true as of 2026-10-24. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post's 'favors Russia so much' remark, and the word 'favors' is an evaluative characterization supported by the documented policy steps.6 sources →

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8. 8TrueStarlink satellite service in Ukraine was slowed down by someone throwing a switch.The claim is supported: multiple tier1 sources report that SpaceX deliberately throttled Starlink/Starshield service in Ukraine, and Musk publicly admitted it. The sources still dispute who ordered the slowdown, but the 'throw a switch' phrasing is casual wording for a deliberate act and does not change the core assertion.8 sources →

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9. 9TrueKaroline Leavitt was the youngest person to serve as White House Press Secretary at age 27.Multiple tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, NPR, BBC, Snopes) state Karoline Leavitt was the youngest person ever to serve as White House press secretary, and she was 27 when she took the job in January 2025. The claim's wording matches the post's 'youngest one ever... 27, youngest in history' framing; the Britannica entry saying she was 26 is an unrated outlier and does not overturn the consistent record.7 sources →

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10. 10TrueKaroline Leavitt will start working with Fox News on November 1, 2026.Multiple reliable outlets (AP, CBS News, NBC News, Washington Post, CNN) report that Fox News announced on October 5, 2026 that Leavitt would join as an on-air contributor starting November 1, matching the claim as of the October 24 post. A later source (published November 2) says the role started November 1, and the claim's 2026 year is implied by the sources' dates.7 sources →

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11. 11TrueThe White House briefing room was formerly a swimming pool.The claim that the briefing room was formerly a swimming pool is supported by official White House archives: the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room replaced a Roosevelt-era indoor pool, which lies beneath it. The sources differ on the pool's construction year (1933, 1934, or 1939), a peripheral detail that does not affect the core claim. The extraction faithfully matches the passage, and Trump's denial concerns a future plan to restore the pool, not whether it existed.6 sources →

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12. 12TrueThe current administration launched military action against Iran because it is a dangerous regime that chants 'Death to America'.The sources confirm the Trump administration launched major military operations against Iran on February 28, 2026, and the White House's own announcement cited the regime's 47-year chanting of "Death to America" and its dangerousness as justification. The official rationale also centered on the nuclear threat and imminent threats to US forces, so the claim's single-cause framing is a simplification rather than a contradiction. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's causal link.4 sources →

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13. 13FalsePresident Trump was the first president to launch military action against Iran.The claim that Trump was the first president to launch military action against Iran is contradicted by the sources. A Carter-era U.S. operation (Operation Eagle Claw, April 1980) involved a military mission flown into Tehran, and the Independent piece notes that Reagan and other earlier presidents launched military action in the Middle East. The extraction is faithful to the passage, which makes the same 'first' claim.5 sources →

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14. 14Can’t tellThe White House is the safest place in America.The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the post, which relays a 60 Minutes segment in which Secret Service official Matt Quinn said the White House is 'the safest place on Earth.' The sources show officials and insiders asserting the White House is very safe, but none provides an independent comparative measure ranking it safest in America, and none contradicts the claim, so it cannot be graded as true or false on the record. The claim is also a paraphrase of the official's stronger 'on Earth' remark, which is itself an unquantified assessment.6 sources →

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15. 15MixedThe president cleaned up homelessness and crime in Washington D.C. in collaboration with Mayor Bowser.Sources support part of the claim: encampment clearing accelerated under Trump's pressure, and Bowser pledged to work with federal officials in an 'uneasy partnership'. But AP reporting says the crime decline predates the federal takeover, that Trump's crime framing was exaggerated or unsubstantiated, and that Bowser credits city efforts, so attributing the crime cleanup to the president is contradicted. The claim departs slightly from the post, which said 'cleaned up' without the word 'collaboration'; the sources are from 2025 and say little about outcomes after that.9 sources →

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16. 16TrueKaroline Leavitt is the youngest press secretary in American history.Multiple tier-1 sources (AP, BBC, PolitiFact, Snopes) and the White House itself confirm Karoline Leavitt was the youngest White House press secretary in U.S. history when she took the job in January 2025 at age 27. She left the post in August 2026, but the record still makes her the youngest, and the claim is graded as of the October 24, 2026 post date. The one outlier, Britannica's age of 26, does not change the youngest-ever status.8 sources →

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17. 17TrueOnly 37 people in United States history have served as White House press secretary.NPR reports that 37 people have held the White House press secretary role since George Akerson in 1929, matching the claim's figure. Pew's 2014 count of Josh Earnest as the 30th press secretary is consistent with that total, and the claim's wording matches the passage's meaning.5 sources →

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18. 18TrueSteve Hilton is the Republican nominee for governor of California.Multiple sources describe Steve Hilton as the Republican nominee for California governor as of October 2026, including a Newsweek piece from October 12 and a Fox News radio interview from September 16, and CalMatters reports he finished in the top two in the June primary against Democrat Xavier Becerra. The claim matches the passage's wording, and the sources show this status held on 2026-10-24.4 sources →

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19. 19TrueAndy Beshear is the Democratic governor of Kentucky.Multiple sources, including the official Kentucky governor's site (published 2026-11-01) and a Kentucky Justice cabinet page, identify Andy Beshear as Kentucky's governor, and tier-2 outlets (NYT June 2026, Politico March 2026) describe him as the Democratic governor of Kentucky. The claim matches the passage and was true as of 2026-10-24; his term ends in late 2027, so the status has not changed.6 sources →

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20. 20TrueSteve Hilton is a former Fox News host.Multiple tier1 sources (AP, BBC) report that Steve Hilton hosted a Fox News show for six years (2017 to about 2023), and sources published after the claimed posting date (Fox News radio, Washington Examiner) continue to describe him as a former Fox News host. The claim matches the passage's own description and the sources confirm the core assertion.6 sources →

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21. 21TrueDemocrats have held one-party rule in California for 16 years.The claim's core, that Democrats have controlled California's governorship, statewide offices and legislature for about 16 years, is supported by several sources, most directly the LA Times opinion piece saying Democrats have held the governor's desk, every other statewide office and both legislative houses for nearly 16 years. The sources are mostly opinion or unrated, and the legislature has been Democratic for longer, so the 16-year figure refers to combined control rather than the legislature alone.8 sources →

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22. 22Can’t tellKentucky is ten points redder than California is blue.The sources establish Kentucky's red lean (Cook PVI R+16; Trump won the state by 30.7 points in 2024) but give no figure for California's partisan lean, so the ten-point comparison cannot be graded. The sources say only that California is a safely Democratic state with Biden/Harris margins of 10+ points, which is a lower bound. The extraction is faithful to the passage, and the claim was made on 2026-10-24.3 sources →

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23. 23Can’t tellAs Attorney General, Andy Beshear sued the Obama administration for regulations that hurt Kentucky.No independent source in the set documents a lawsuit by Andy Beshear against the Obama administration as Kentucky attorney general. The only support is Beshear's own remarks in the Bill Maher transcript and a 2025 interview, which cannot corroborate the claim. The extraction is faithful to the post, and the sources neither confirm nor refute it.6 sources →

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24. 24TrueThe current president sent the National Guard to occupy the city of Los Angeles.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources confirm that Trump, who the 2026 sources identify as the sitting president, ordered National Guard troops into Los Angeles in June 2025 over the objections of state and local leaders. The deployment had ended by January 2026, and the 9th Circuit's October 2026 ruling that it was unlawful does not change the fact that it was ordered, so the claim was true as of 2026-10-24.8 sources →

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25. 25TrueSteve Hilton has visited all 58 counties in California.Multiple sources report that Hilton has visited all 58 California counties, including an LA Times report that states it as fact. The claim matches the speaker's own statement in the post, but most sources only repeat Hilton's own account, so confidence is capped.8 sources →

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26. 26TrueMint Mobile offers a premium wireless plan for 15 dollars a month.Mint Mobile's own pages (Best Buy listing and mintmobile.com) advertise "Premium wireless for $15/mo." on its 6GB 3-month plan, and several outlets confirm the $15/month equivalent. The claim omits that this is a limited new-customer promotion requiring upfront prepayment, and that the passage's "anyone can get" overstates eligibility, since Kiplinger reports existing subscribers are excluded. Android Central says one $15 promo was scheduled to end September 30, so the offer's status on 2026-10-05 is not confirmed by a dated source.6 sources →

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27. 27MixedFederal prosecutors have charged 113 citizens in 20 states with illegal voting in the last two months.The figure of 113 people charged across 20 states in the last two months is supported by DOJ official Bill Essayli's statements as reported by several outlets, but the claim's word 'citizens' is contradicted: the charged people are described as noncitizens or lawful permanent residents. Reuters counts 129 people under the statute, a competing figure.9 sources →

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28. 28TrueThe Heritage Foundation found 36 cases of fraud out of 42 million votes cast over 25 years and 36 elections in Arizona.The Brookings Institution, using Heritage's own database, reports that Arizona had 36 fraud cases across 36 elections and about 42.6 million ballots over 25 years, matching the claim's figures. Other sources cover different time windows or snapshots of the database, so they do not contradict it; the claim's wording is faithful to the post.9 sources →

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29. 29MixedThe Department of Homeland Security investigated 16,000 allegedly illegally registered non-citizens in Nevada in July 2026 and found zero cases.DHS's July 16, 2026 letter did claim as many as 15,903 Nevada noncitizen registrants, which fits the claim's 16,000 figure and July timing. However, the sources do not show DHS finding zero: DHS later 'confirmed' 185 names, and the zero result came from Nevada state officials' review (which DHS disputes), so the claim misattributes the zero finding to DHS. The post itself says only that 'it turned out zero' without naming who found it.7 sources →

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30. 30Can’t tellDemocrats are letting noncitizens vote illegally.The claim departs from the passage: the speaker says Republicans are making a mistake pursuing noncitizen-voting concerns, and never says Democrats are letting noncitizens vote illegally, so the verdict is unverifiable as an extraction. Separately, authoritative sources (Snopes, Washington Post, NPR, AP-cited reporting) find noncitizen voting rare and report no evidence that Democrats organize it, which would contradict the broader allegation if it were the post's claim.6 sources →

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31. 31TrueThe Hungarian Revolution occurred 70 years ago in 1956.The claim that the Hungarian Revolution occurred in 1956 and that 2026 marks its 70th anniversary is supported by multiple tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, Irish government, US Embassy) dated October 2026 describing commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the 1956 uprising; the post itself refers to 'today' as the 70th anniversary, consistent with its October 24, 2026 posting date. Sources also confirm the revolution began 23 October 1956 and was crushed by Soviet forces in November.6 sources →

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32. 32TrueThe Hungarian Revolution occurred in 1956.Multiple independent sources (Britannica, Wikipedia, the Irish government release, AP, and the National Security Archive) confirm the Hungarian Revolution began in October 1956, with the Soviet invasion on November 4, 1956. The claim matches the passage's reference to the 70th anniversary of the 1956 revolution, which the 2026 AP and Irish government reports corroborate.7 sources →

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33. 33FalseThe price of diesel in Kentucky is $6.50.On 2026-10-24, AAA's Kentucky diesel average was about $6.11 a gallon, not $6.50; the Kentucky figures in the sources run roughly $6.06 to $6.27 from late September through late October. The $6.50 to $6.53 figures in the sources are national averages (the national record was about $6.53 on Sept. 22), so the claim conflates the national price with Kentucky's. The post's 'highest ever in Kentucky' framing is also uncorroborated, and the claim's wording matches the post's figure.6 sources →

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34. 34False100% of soybean farmers voted for Donald Trump.The claim that 100% of soybean farmers voted for Trump is not stated in any source and is contradicted by the aggregate figures they report: Trump won about 78% of the vote in farming-dependent counties, so a substantial minority of farmers did not back him. The extraction is faithful to the passage, which also says 100% of soybean farmers.7 sources →

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35. 35Can’t tellLinda McMahon canceled the farm-to-cafeteria program.None of the provided sources addresses a farm-to-cafeteria program or says whether McMahon canceled it. The sources document McMahon's Education Department grant cancellations, which are a different program area, and the only text repeating the claim is the claimant's own quote, which is not evidence. The claim matches the passage faithfully, so it is graded as stated.10 sources →

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36. 36TrueApproximately one-third of the global fertilizer supply passes through the Strait of Hormuz.Multiple sources, including UN and UNCTAD officials, state that about one-third of global fertilizer trade passes through the Strait of Hormuz, and this was true as of 2026-10-24. Other sources give somewhat lower figures (about 30%, or 20-30%), and the claim says 'supply' where the sources mostly say 'trade', but these differences are within rounding of 'approximately one-third'.7 sources →

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37. 37FalseThe price of diesel in California is $9.00.The claim's $9.00 figure is not supported by the state average in the sources. California's average on-highway diesel was about $8.24 to $8.51 in mid-to-late October 2026, so the figure is roughly 6-9% too high, and the $9.99 figures cited in the sources are September station sign prices rather than state averages.7 sources →

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38. 38MixedCalifornia imports nearly 80% of the oil it uses.Sources support that California imports a large majority of its oil, but the 'nearly 80%' figure is higher than the official CEC share of about 61% foreign crude for 2025. Other sources put the share at roughly 60% to 75% depending on the measure (crude intake versus oil consumed), so 80% falls outside the range the record supports. The claim is also drawn from political statements, and the post's 'nearly 80%' was in the claimant's own words, which cannot corroborate it.9 sources →

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39. 39MixedIndia is the number one supplier of refined gasoline to California.Sources conflict on whether India was California's top refined gasoline supplier as of 2026-10-24. OPIS (2025) and Times of San Diego describe India as the largest foreign supplier over a multi-year span, but 2025 and 2026 year-to-date data in Times of San Diego and Cyprus Shipping News show South Korea leading, with India third in 2026. The claim's present-tense 'number one' reading is contradicted by the most recent data, while the multi-year reading is partly supported.5 sources →

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40. 40FalseThe price of diesel one year ago was less than half of the current price.The claim is false: diesel one year earlier was about 57% of the current price, not less than half. AAA and EIA-based sources put the national average near $3.62–$3.69 on Oct. 21–31, 2025, against about $6.31–$6.35 in late October 2026, a rise of roughly 73%, not a doubling.7 sources →

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41. 41MixedDonald Trump is responsible for the increase in diesel prices.The sources support that the Iran war Trump launched is largely responsible for the diesel price surge from about $3.76 in February to over $6.20, but they also cite other causes such as refinery closures, Russia-Ukraine, and global supply, so the post's 'alone' framing is not supported. The extracted claim drops 'alone', so it is graded as 'responsible for the increase', and the record partly supports that. Prices were also near record highs on 2026-10-24.9 sources →

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42. 42OpinionDonald Trump is blamed for the high diesel prices by the speaker, who calls him solely responsible.A judgement, not a statement of fact. It has no true or false answer.

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43. 43TrueThe Big Ugly Bill in Kentucky resulted in 25,000 Kentucky children losing food assistance.The governor's October 14, 2026 letter, which reporting repeats, says the One Big Beautiful Bill resulted in 24,655 Kentucky children losing SNAP access, which fits the claim's roughly 25,000 figure. The support traces back to Gov. Beshear's own office, and the AP caution about data quality concerns Kentucky's benefit removals generally rather than this bill-attributed figure, so confidence is capped.6 sources →

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44. 44MixedCalifornia has been run by Democrats at every level of government for 16 years.Sources strongly support that Democrats have held California's governorship and every other statewide office, plus both legislative houses, for about 16 years (AP, LA Times, Hoover, Newsweek). The 'every level of government' and 'completely' parts are only partly supported: Hoover notes Republicans still hold four of 52 U.S. House seats from California, and no source documents Democratic control of all county and city governments. The post's context is state government, so the claim is best read at the state level, where it holds.5 sources →

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45. 45TrueGovernor Andy Beshear signed a tax cut in Kentucky.Multiple sources confirm Gov. Andy Beshear signed Kentucky tax cuts, including an AP-reported income tax cut in February 2023, a further income tax cut in February 2025, and a 2026 executive order cutting the state gas tax by 10 cents. The sources do not show a signing in late October 2026, so the post's implied 'just signed' timing is unconfirmed, but the claim as extracted does not specify timing.7 sources →

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46. 46TrueDonald J. Trump is the only current elected official in America taking government stakes in the means of production.Sources consistently show that the Trump administration, which the AP reports the president himself directed, has taken government equity stakes in roughly 30 to 35 private companies, so the core assertion holds as of 2026-10-24. No source addresses whether any other elected official holds such stakes, so the 'only' qualifier rests on silence rather than direct confirmation.4 sources →

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47. 47Can’t tellNithya Raman is expected to be elected mayor of Los Angeles.The claim is a forecast about the Nov. 3 runoff, which had not yet been held as of the Oct. 24 post or the Nov. 2 check, so no source can confirm or refute it. Sources describe Raman as front-runner in some September and late-October polls, and the Oct. 19-25 UC Berkeley IGS poll showing a 40-40 tie, which makes the outcome an open question rather than a settled one. The claim's wording matches the post's "looks like she's gonna be elected" without departing from it.7 sources →

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48. 48Can’t tellRepublicans in the big ugly bill could close 35 rural hospitals in Kentucky.The claim departs from the passage: the post says 'my state' and never names Kentucky, and the surrounding post (Steve Hilton discussing his California race) suggests the speaker is not referring to Kentucky, so the claim cannot be graded as the poster's. Separately, the 35-hospital figure traces to Gov. Beshear's projection, which the sources dispute and which experts say cannot be predicted.5 sources →

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49. 49MixedCalifornia is ranked as having the worst roads in the country.California is ranked worst on some road-quality measures: MoneyGeek's roughness index (The Hill, citing MoneyGeek) and World Population Review both place it first for roughness. But Reason Foundation's Annual Highway Report ranks it 49th of 50 overall, second-worst, not worst, and no source describes an official ranking. The claim is therefore supported only for a single metric, and the overall 'worst roads' framing is contradicted.6 sources →

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50. 50Can’t tellAndy Beshear has sued the President 30 times.The sources document several lawsuits Beshear joined against the Trump administration (funding freeze, public health grants, AmeriCorps, tariffs, Medicaid work rules, TANF data), but none gives a count, so the figure of 30 is neither confirmed nor contradicted. The extraction is faithful: the post says "this President" meaning Trump, and "30 times" is the speaker's own figure.6 sources →

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51. 51TrueThe President won Kentucky by 30 points.Trump, the sitting president in the post's context, won Kentucky in 2024 by about 30.5 points (64.5% to 33.9%), so the claim holds for that election. The sources conflict on 2016 and 2020 margins, but the claim does not specify a year, and the 2024 figure matches 30 points.8 sources →

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52. 52TrueThe President of the United States is 80 years old.Donald Trump, the sitting President, was born June 14, 1946 and turned 80 on June 14, 2026, so he was 80 on the 2026-10-24 posting date, as the post's 'He's 80 years old' reference to 'this President' indicates. The claim departs from the passage only in naming the office rather than the person, which the post's own referent resolves.8 sources →

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53. 53TrueThe current president promised to bring prices down.The sources document that Trump, the sitting president in the post's context, repeatedly promised during the 2024 campaign to bring prices down, including 'immediately bring prices down, starting on day one' and 'I will end inflation.' The claim is about the promise, not whether it was kept, and the post's 'the president' resolves to Trump, so the claim tracks the post faithfully.4 sources →

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54. 54TrueThe current president promised to keep the country out of forever wars.The sources show that Trump, the sitting president, repeatedly promised during his 2024 campaign to keep the US out of wars, including 'no new wars' and 'I'm going to stop wars', and he pledged to avoid 'foolish, never-ending' foreign wars. Snopes and CNN both fact-checked his denial and found the promises were made, though the sources also say his later military actions conflict with them.5 sources →

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55. 55TrueA truck drove into an Illinois Taco Bell.Multiple local reports confirm a vehicle struck a Taco Bell in Wood River, Illinois, on October 8, 2026, causing major damage, which is before the October 24 post date. The claim is supported, though it does not specify the location, and the sources describe a pickup truck with no injuries.8 sources →

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56. 56MixedCountrywide riots have been occurring in France for 5 weeks.The protest movement was about five weeks old by 2026-10-24, having begun with a September 17 school strike, so the age is supported. However, the sources describe riots starting with the October 17 weekend, roughly one week before the claim date, and describe earlier protests as largely peaceful, so the claim that riots had been occurring for five weeks is contradicted.4 sources →

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57. 57TrueOne third of the French education budget goes to pensions for people who do not teach anymore.A Reuters report on a French government annex published 2026-10-13 says 32% of the education ministry's budget (about €28.5 billion) goes to the special pension account that funds retired state civil servants' pensions, which matches the claim's 'a third' and 'people who don't teach anymore'. The claim matches the passage's wording, and the post's date (2026-10-24) falls after that report, so it was true as of the post date; a 2025 Reuters analysis of about 28% and an opinion piece citing a different share are consistent with the same picture.4 sources →

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58. 58MixedThe United States spends six times more on every person over 65 than on those under 25.The claim's 'six times' figure matches the Penn Wharton aggregate comparison of $2.7 trillion for 65+ versus $449 billion for under-26 (about 6x), but per-person ratios in the sources range from roughly 5x to 10x depending on the measure and age cutoff, so the per-person claim holds only on some readings. The extraction matches the post's wording, and the sources are from 2026 and earlier, so they cover the claim's date.7 sources →

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59. 59MixedSocial Security went into effect in 1940.The claim's date depends on which milestone counts as 'went into effect.' The SSA's own FAQ says the Social Security Act was signed in August 1935, taxes were first collected in January 1937, and regular monthly benefits began in January 1940, so 1940 is correct for regular benefits. GovInfo says monthly benefits began in 1942, and the Politifact piece says benefits were moved up to 1939, so the sources disagree on the date. The extraction is faithful to the passage, which says 'When Social Security went into effect in 1940.'6 sources →

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60. 60MixedLife expectancy for an American man was 61 when Social Security went into effect in 1940.The SSA historical table gives 61.4 years for male life expectancy at birth in 1940 and CDC data gives 60.8, both consistent with the claimed 61. PolitiFact, however, states that men had about 54 years in 1940, which conflicts with those primary figures, so the sources disagree on the measure and number.Minor detail. The sources confirm the claim; only a minor detail differs, such as a name's spelling, a title's wording or a rounding.4 sources →

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61. 61TrueSocial Security benefits began at age 65 in 1940.Sources confirm that regular monthly Social Security benefits began in January 1940 and that the original age for retirement benefits was 65, so the claim's core assertion holds. The 1942 date in one source reflects the original 1935 schedule, which the 1939 amendments advanced to 1940, and the later rise to age 67 does not affect the claim.6 sources →

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62. 62MixedAlmost half of young adults in the United States live with their parents.The Federal Reserve's May 2026 report found 49% of adults under 30 lived with a parent in 2025, which fits 'almost half' for that age group, and several outlets repeat that figure. The claim's unspecified 'young adults' depends on the age band: a Realtor.com-based figure gives about 33% for under-35s and RBC estimates about 22% for ages 25-35, so the claimed figure holds for under-30s but not for every definition. The post's 'Here in America' context resolves the US scope, and the claim was accurate as of 2026-10-24.8 sources →

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63. 63MixedParents with grown children provide an average of almost 1500 dollars a month in financial support.The extraction faithfully reflects the passage, and one unrated Savings.com-based report (republished by Yahoo Finance, Sept 2026) gives $1,474 per month for parents who provide regular support, which matches 'almost 1500'. However, the official Census SIPP figures (Sept 2026) imply a much lower average, about $850 per month per supporting parent (computed from $26.6B across 2.6M parents) with a median of $4,725 a year, and AARP's roughly $7,000 a year equals about $580 per month. The figure therefore holds only under one unrated survey's measure and fails under the authoritative Census measure, and the claim also omits that the figure applies to the half of parents who give regular help.8 sources →

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64. 64TrueHalf of parents with grown children provide regular financial help for rent, groceries, cell phones, health care, or car payments.The claim matches a 2025 Savings.com survey, reported by Investors.com and WCNC, which found half of parents with adult children provide regular financial help covering groceries, cellphones, health care, rent, and car loans. Its figures come from a single survey, and 2026 surveys from LendingTree, Wells Fargo, and AARP measure different things, so the claim rests on a 2025 record rather than a current one.6 sources →

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65. 65TrueA quarter of millennial homeowners received help with their down payment from their parents.The claim matches the post's own wording (extraction is faithful). The sources do not report a millennial-specific parental figure, but a LendingTree-based report gives 27% of homeowners aged 27-42 receiving parental down payment help, close to a quarter, so the claim is directionally supported at thin confidence. Overall parental help is lower (16% of all homeowners), and the 2026 Coldwell Banker figure (15% from family or friends) addresses a different group. Nothing in the sources contradicts the claim as of 2026-10-24.5 sources →

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66. 66TrueThe median starter house in Los Angeles costs 639,000 dollars.Redfin's starter-tier median for Los Angeles was $639,432 in January 2026, matching the claimed $639,000, and its June 2026 data put the typical LA starter home at roughly $650,000, consistent within rounding. The figures are from a few months before the 2026-10-24 posting date, and other local sources use different starter definitions (about $670,000), so the claim holds on Redfin's standard measure but is not uniform across sources.5 sources →

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67. 67TrueIn the UK, one out of every seven new cars is paid for by the government to give to someone with a disability.Sources from around the claim's date (October 2026) support the figure: the Motability scheme accounted for about 14.7% of UK new-car registrations in the six months to September 2026, roughly one in seven, and the government funds the leases through disability benefits. The post's qualifier 'until recently' was dropped, and earlier 2024 figures of about one in five reflect a past snapshot rather than a contradiction.8 sources →

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68. 68FalseDisability counts for 10% of the UK population.The claim's 10% figure contradicts the official prevalence estimates in the sources, which put disability at about 25% of the UK population (16.8 million people in 2023/24, per DWP Family Resources Survey data). The only 10% figure in the sources, 10.4%, refers to people claiming an extra-costs disability benefit in Great Britain in February 2024, a different measure from disability prevalence. The claim was checked as of 2026-10-24, and the extraction faithfully reflects the post.4 sources →

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69. 69TrueThe UK has had seven prime ministers in the last ten years.Reuters and the BBC both report that Andy Burnham, who took office on 20 July 2026, is the UK's seventh prime minister since 2016, which matches the claim's 'seven in the last ten years'. Earlier counts of six (AP, Al Jazeera) predate Burnham's appointment and do not contradict the claim as of the 24 October 2026 posting.6 sources →

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70. 70TrueSocial Security in the United States will run out in six years.As of 2026-10-24, the SSA's 2026 Trustees Report projected the OASI retirement trust fund to be depleted in Q4 2032, about six years after the post, which supports the 'six years' figure. The claim is a loose paraphrase: depletion would cut benefits to about 78% of scheduled amounts rather than end them, and the combined OASI and DI funds would last until 2034 (about eight years), so the 'six years' figure depends on the OASI measure.5 sources →

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71. 71TrueDaniel Lurie is the Mayor of San Francisco.Multiple sources, including the official San Francisco Mayor's Office (published 2026-07-04) and Reuters (2026-06-30), state Daniel Lurie is the 46th Mayor of San Francisco, and sources from October 2026 (CNN, SF Chronicle, Chronicle-based reporting, League of Women Voters voter guide) refer to him as mayor, so the claim held on 2026-10-24. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, where the speaker identifies him as the San Francisco mayor; no later development changes this as of the check date.6 sources →

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