#2578 - Calley Means

What it claims

Claims

1. 1TrueCalley Means served as a senior advisor to the United States Department of Health and Human Services.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Scientific American, Washington Post, Wikipedia-style summary) confirm Calley Means served as a senior advisor to HHS, including an AP photo caption identifying him as senior advisor for HHS in 2026 and reports of his October 2026 resignation. The claim's past-tense 'served' matches the record that he has since resigned, which does not make the claim false as of the posting date.6 sources →
2. 2TrueCalley Means is a co-founder of Truemed.Multiple tier1 sources, including AP and PolitiFact, identify Calley Means as a co-founder of Truemed, which was co-founded in 2022, so the claim holds as of 2026-11-06. Later reporting says he divested his stake and left the company in 2025, which does not change his co-founder status.6 sources →
3. 3TrueCalley Means is a co-author of the book 'Good Energy' with Casey Means, MD.Multiple independent sources (AP, PMC/Family Medicine review, HarperCollins, NPR, Harvard Book Store, Axios) confirm Calley Means co-authored 'Good Energy' with his sister Casey Means, MD. The claim faithfully reflects the passage, which says the book was co-authored with 'his sister Casey Means, MD'.7 sources →
4. 4TrueCalley Means served as a senior advisor at the White House.Multiple sources (Reuters, Politico, AP, Axios, ADN) confirm Calley Means served as a senior adviser in the Trump White House, initially from March to October 2025 as a special government employee and then in a permanent senior adviser role from November 2025 until his October 2026 resignation. The claim's wording is a faithful paraphrase of the podcast passage, and its core assertion is supported; the post's 'led MAHA implementation' and 'dropped everything' details are not graded here.7 sources →

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5. 5MixedThe United States spends three times more on health care than any other country.The claim that the US spends more on health care than any other country is supported: multiple sources, including OECD and AAMC, put US spending highest in the world. The 'three times' magnitude depends on the comparison. Sources show roughly 2x comparable peers and the OECD average (OECD puts per-capita spending above 2.5x the OECD average), and the highest other spender is well under 3x (Commonwealth Fund), while NCSL alone says 'nearly three times' other developed countries. The post is dated 2026-11-06, and the sources do not show that the situation changed by then.6 sources →

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6. 6FalseThe Trump administration implemented a directive to slow down work on psychedelics.The sources show the Trump administration issued a directive to speed up, not slow down, psychedelic reviews (an April 18, 2026 executive order). The post describes a slowdown directive that was blocked by Trump's intervention, so the extracted claim reverses both the record and the post's account.4 sources →

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7. 7OpinionThe Trump administration's midterm strategy and personnel are corrupt, serving special interests and their families rather than voters.A judgement, not a statement of fact. It has no true or false answer.

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8. 8Can’t tellThe current White House has the most centralized control up to the chief of staff office of any administration in American history.The claim is a sweeping comparative characterization of the White House, made by former adviser Calley Means on the Joe Rogan podcast, and no source authoritatively tests or confirms it. Pfiffner's account of Trump's staff conflict and four chiefs of staff, and the historical sources on Nixon-era recentralization, give context but do not settle whether this White House ranks as the most centralized in U.S. history.8 sources →

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9. 9TrueSusie Wiles serves as the Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump.As of the claim's date (2026-11-06), Susie Wiles held the White House chief of staff role; AP, The Hill, and the White House all report she resigned Thursday and her last day was Friday, November 6. Trump announced Stephen Miller would replace her starting November 9, so the role has since changed hands, which does not make the claim false as of its date. The extracted claim matches the passage's reference to 'Susie Wild' (read as Susie Wiles) and does not add content beyond the post.8 sources →

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10. 10Can’t tellSusie Wiles imposed centralized control blocking policy decisions unless her office approved them.Every source that addresses the claim reports it as Calley Means's allegation on the Joe Rogan Experience, and the one analysis that comments on its status says these are allegations, not established findings. No independent source substantiates or authoritatively disputes that Wiles's office approved every policy decision, so the claim cannot be graded either way. The extracted wording tracks the passage faithfully.8 sources →

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11. 11TrueSusie Wiles worked as a consultant for Benjamin Netanyahu.Sources show Wiles and a team of Trump aides briefly consulted for Netanyahu's Likud campaign in the 2020 Israeli election, so the claim that she worked as a consultant for him is supported. The sources do not support the post's broader framing that she spent her career taking money from him or was a long-running top consultant.4 sources →

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12. 12TrueTony Fabrizio is the chief pollster for the Trump administration.As of 2026-11-06, sources describe Tony Fabrizio as the president's chief pollster and as one of the Trump administration staffers Calley Means named, so the claim matches the passage's own framing. The support is thin: the 2026 descriptions are from an unrated Seattle Times piece and an RCP video summary, and the primary profiles describe his past campaign roles rather than a current administration post.5 sources →

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13. 13Can’t tellTony Fabrizio receives payments from Pepsi and pharmaceutical companies.The sources only show that Calley Means made this claim and said Fabrizio's website lists Pepsi and pharmaceutical clients; none independently verifies actual payments. Coverage repeats the claim, so the evidence neither substantiates nor disputes it.8 sources →

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14. 14Can’t tellTony Fabrizio is paid by Pepsi and pharmaceutical companies while advising the administration on policy.The sources show that Calley Means made this allegation on Joe Rogan's podcast and in other interviews, and that Tony Fabrizio denied it, calling it "demonstrably false." No independent record in the sources documents payments from Pepsi or pharmaceutical companies to Fabrizio, and the claim that it appears on his website is not checked. The claim also matches the post's wording, so it is not an extraction addition.8 sources →

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15. 15FalseUltra-processed foods account for nearly 70 percent of total caloric intake among American children.Primary government data from the CDC indicates that ultra-processed foods account for approximately 61.9% of total caloric intake among American youth, not nearly 70%.2 sources →

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16. 16Can’t tellSusie Wiles and Richard Walters' former firm lobbied for pesticides and pharma while they held government roles.The passage says only that Richard Walters came from a lobbying firm that lobbied for pesticides and pharma; it does not say Susie Wiles's former firm did, so the claim departs from the passage and is unverifiable as stated. Sources also trace the Walters firm allegation back to Means's own statements, and a Ballard Partners rebuttal disputes his broader corruption claims without addressing this specific point.6 sources →

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17. 17Can’t tellSusie Wiles's daughter's firm was hired by special interests because of her Trump connection, with clients getting priority access.Multiple outlets (sources 3-9) report that Calley Means alleged on Joe Rogan's podcast that companies hiring Susie Wiles's daughter received high priority, but no independent record, official finding, or fact-check tests that allegation, and the coverage largely repeats the claimant's words. The extracted claim also departs from the passage by adding that clients were hired 'because of her Trump connection', which the post never says; the claim was checked as of 2026-11-06 and sources published 2026-11-07 onward show Wiles was ousted as chief of staff, which does not affect the claim's date.10 sources →

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18. 18TrueThe lobbying firm Continental Strategies increased its annual revenue to approximately $30 million after the start of the Trump administration.Lobbying Disclosure Act data reported by CBS and Politico show Continental Strategy's revenue rose from $1.8 million in 2024 to about $27.3 million in 2025, after Trump took office, which supports the claim's direction and roughly its magnitude. The claim's "approximately $30 million" is a rounded-up version of the $27.3 million figure, and the post's "almost zero" is an overstatement of the $1.8 million 2024 baseline, but neither changes the core assertion.6 sources →

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19. 19TrueBallard Partners is the highest revenue-generating lobbying firm in American history.Sources show Ballard Partners' 2025 federal lobbying revenue (about $88 million) set a record, and it had passed $98 million through the first nine months of 2026, ahead of BGR Group and Brownstein Hyatt. The 'in history' wording is best read as the Lobbying Disclosure Act era (since 1996), which is the period CBS News analyzed, and no source contradicts it.5 sources →

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20. 20Can’t tellBallard Partners' clients are paying for access to Susie Wiles, and the firm shifts money to dark money groups.The sources show the claim's allegations were made by Calley Means and repeated on the podcast, but none independently establishes that Ballard clients pay for access to Susie Wiles or that the firm shifts money to dark money groups. Ballard and Wiles both deny the access claims, and the Rogan-episode transcripts and clips merely repeat the claim, so they are not corroboration. The claim also tracks the post's own wording, so it is not an extraction addition.5 sources →

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21. 21TrueBallard Partners reported $98 million in revenue in 2026.The claim that Ballard Partners reported $98 million in 2026 revenue is supported by multiple sources: CBS News and OpenSecrets both report more than $98 million in lobbying revenue through the first three quarters of 2026. The figure is year-to-date through September rather than a full-year total, and it is lobbying revenue, but the claim's $98 million figure matches the record.4 sources →

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22. 22TrueAG1 Next Gen contains over 75 ingredients and five clinically studied probiotic strains.Sources consistently report AG1 Next Gen has about 75 ingredients (the manufacturer's site, NutraIngredients, and Fortune's 'around 83') and five researched or clinically studied probiotic strains, which matches the claim as of 2026-11-06. The main support is the manufacturer's own product page and trade/review coverage rather than tier-1 sources, so confidence is capped.5 sources →

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23. 23TrueAG1 Next Gen and AG1 Pro are NSF Certified for Sport.The NSF Certified for Sport listings show AG1 Next Gen certified (listing published 2026-10-14, and the NSF product database current as of 2026-11-06 for the AG1 trade name under Standard 306). Trade reporting from 2026-06-09 and AG1's own FAQ also state AG1 Pro is NSF Certified for Sport, so both products were certified as claimed on 2026-11-06. The extracted claim matches the post's wording, with 'Sports' changed to 'Sport', which is not a substantive difference.7 sources →

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24. 24Can’t tellChuck Schumer gave a speech to hospital lobbyists two weeks ago promising to support them.None of the sources mention a speech by Chuck Schumer to hospital lobbyists around late October 2026, so the claim cannot be confirmed or refuted. The sources that repeat the claim (the podcast transcript and the RealClearPolitics clip) are the claimant's own words and do not count as corroboration. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage, which says Schumer told the lobbyists he would 'have your back' and help them.9 sources →

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25. 25Can’t tellCongress and the Senate are shifting lobbying work to former Schumer and Jeffries staffers as part of a payment scheme.Sources show former Schumer and Jeffries staffers working as lobbyists (Politico on Jeffries alumni at Avoq and Empire Consulting; Sludge on Schumer alumni lobbying for Apollo, Blackstone and a PE trade group). No source describes Congress or the Senate shifting lobbying work to them, a payment scheme, or 'every firm' in D.C. doing so, so the claim departs from the passage and the broader framing is unsupported.4 sources →

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26. 26Can’t tellCongress and the Senate have not passed a bill in the past 20 years that significantly takes on special interests.The claim is a sweeping, hedged political characterization ('I don't think they've passed a bill in the past 20 years that's significantly taken on special interests') with no checkable factual test in the sources. None of the sources identifies or evaluates bills on whether they significantly target special interests; the productivity and representation sources do not address that question. The extraction also drops the speaker's hedge 'I don't think', which makes the claim sound more definitive than the passage.3 sources →

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27. 27TrueThe Trump administration's midterm strategy was focused on gerrymandering states to change congressional maps to be more favorable to Republicans.Multiple sources establish that Trump pressed for and spearheaded the mid-decade redistricting push, which was central to the GOP's midterm plan, so the claim that the strategy was focused on gerrymandering is well supported. The claim drops the post's 'entire strategy' and 'all they cared about' wording and attributes the view to the 'Trump administration' rather than the three named operatives, which the sources do not tie to the administration; Reuters also shows the administration pursued other election initiatives, so 'focused' is a fair reading and 'entire' would not be.4 sources →

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28. 28TruePew, CNBC, and Fox News polls show that Americans identify corruption and money in politics as the biggest issue in the country.Two independent 2026 polls directly support the claim: a Fox News poll (Oct 9-12) found government corruption the top concern, and a CNBC survey (Oct 14-18) found corruption the most important issue at 36%, ahead of food costs at 34%. No source in the set shows the 2026 Pew poll the claim names, so the Pew part is unverified rather than contradicted, and the post's claim that it is 'the same in every poll' goes beyond what the sources show. As of 2026-11-06, the claim's core assertion was supported.6 sources →

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29. 29MixedThe Trump administration lowered drug prices through drug price negotiations.Drug prices did fall (down 3.1% year over year per the AP report of federal data), and the administration did conduct drug pricing deals with manufacturers. However, drug pricing experts quoted by FactCheck.org, AP and ABC News say the Trump deals and TrumpRx were unlikely to be major drivers of the decline, which they attribute mainly to the Biden-era Medicare negotiation program, generics, and GLP-1 market pressure. The claim that the administration lowered prices through negotiations is therefore only partly supported.6 sources →

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30. 30MixedDraftKings is available in all 50 states.DraftKings' own pages say it is live in all 50 states, but the sportsbook is licensed in only about 30 jurisdictions (the AP release says Arkansas made it the 30th state, and the DraftKings sportsbook list shows about 28 states plus D.C.). The claim is supported if read as the company-wide brand or sports and casino app being available somewhere in every state, and contradicted if read as the sportsbook the NBA promotion refers to. Verdict as of 2026-11-06.4 sources →

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31. 31TrueSusie Wiles ran Donald Trump's campaign and was chosen as his chief of staff.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, NPR, BBC, Reuters) confirm Susie Wiles managed Trump's 2024 campaign and was chosen by Trump as White House chief of staff, with her later departure (Nov 2026) not undermining the claim as of its posting. The claim's wording ('ran Trump's campaign, then was chosen as chief of staff') matches the passage faithfully.9 sources →

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32. 32TrueAmerican children are the sickest children in the developed world.The claim concerns the developed world, not history. Sources comparing U.S. children with peer high-income countries show higher child mortality and worse chronic-disease outcomes, and a National Academies report places the U.S. at the bottom among wealthy nations on child physical health. Fact-checkers rejected Kennedy's 'sickest in the history of the world' framing, which is a different claim, and 'sickest' is not formally ranked across the developed world, so confidence is moderate.7 sources →

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33. 33TrueAmerican children are hitting puberty two to three years younger than they did 50 years ago.Several sources report that puberty has moved earlier in the US over decades, and ParentData's comparison (average girl onset around 11 to 11.5 a generation or two ago versus 8 to 9 today, with boys at 9 to 10) fits roughly a two-to-three-year shift. No source states the 2-3 year figure over 50 years directly, and baselines differ (AMBOSS gives 11 for girls and 13 for boys), so confidence is moderate.5 sources →

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34. 34MixedThe United States uses 20% of the world's glyphosate, herbicides, and pesticides while representing 4% of the world's population.The claim drops the hedge 'by some measures' that the post used, and sources give partly overlapping figures: a USDA-style EPA/Kline-based source puts U.S. share of world herbicide expenditures at 21% in 2012 and about 23% of total pesticide pounds (25% of herbicide pounds) on average 2008-2012, while Benbrook 2016 puts U.S. glyphosate use at 19% of global use, so the 20% figure is roughly supported for some measures but not for glyphosate alone; the 4% population figure is not addressed by these sources, and the 'glyphosate, herbicides, and pesticides' combined framing is partly supported. Dates are 2012-2014 data, so the figure may not reflect 2026.4 sources →

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35. 35FalseThe United States spends half as much of its national income on food as Europe, but spends three times more on healthcare.Neither half of the claim holds in the sources. Food: the ERS/USDA data puts the US food share of household spending near 13.8% against an EU average of 17.4%, a ratio of about 0.8, not one half. Healthcare: OECD and HealthSystemTracker data show the US at roughly 1.8 to 2 times peer averages, not three times. The claim was posted 2026-11-06 and the sources are older data, so the verdict rests on the figures themselves, not on any later change.5 sources →

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36. 36Can’t tellA poll by Tony Fabrizio found that 92% of Republicans want to regulate pesticides.The 92% figure traces only to Calley Means on the Joe Rogan episode and to coverage that repeats his words, with no independent Fabrizio poll record in the sources. The fact-checker pages listed do not address this claim, and the one Fabrizio poll cited (a June 2026 forage-fishing survey) is a different poll. The extraction is faithful to the passage, and the claim was checked as of 2026-11-06.9 sources →

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37. 37FalseThe EPA has not reviewed glyphosate in close to 30 years.The claim that the EPA has not reviewed glyphosate in close to 30 years is contradicted by the sources, which document EPA reviews in 2017 and 2020 and an ongoing registration review in 2026. The claimant's point that a review was thrown out does not change that EPA reviews have occurred within the last decade.7 sources →

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38. 38MixedBayer ghost wrote research for the EPA report on glyphosate and bribed EPA officials.The ghostwriting element has partial support: the AP report on the 2021 Ninth Circuit ruling and Mother Jones (2026) describe Monsanto ghostwritten research that the EPA relied on in its assessment. The bribery element has no support in any source, and an Ninth Circuit opinion summary says the court made no finding of ghostwriting or bribery, so the claim that this 'came out in court' is contradicted in part.7 sources →

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39. 39Can’t tellFederal officials pressured HHS and NIH not to study glyphosate, threatening appropriations.No source independently documents federal officials pressuring HHS or NIH not to study glyphosate or threatening appropriations; the only support is the claimant's own account (Calley Means, relayed by STAT, unrated), and HHS sources show the agencies pursuing glyphosate research. The extracted claim also widens the post, which said pressure on NIH from unnamed 'people' and did not mention HHS or federal officials. As of 2026-11-06 the claim cannot be graded either way on these sources.8 sources →

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40. 40FalseLawsuits settled for billions of dollars have proven that glyphosate causes cancer in people, especially children.The settlements are real (Bayer agreed to $7.25 billion in February 2026 and had paid about $11 billion in glyphosate settlements), but settlements are not findings of proof. Bayer disputes the cancer claims, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Durnell verdict on federal preemption grounds rather than causation, and the EPA's finding that glyphosate does not cause cancer in humans contradicts the claim that it has been proven; the sources say nothing about children specifically. The claim also departs from the passage's own wording only slightly, so it is graded as stated.8 sources →

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41. 41TrueThe Trump administration issued an executive order declaring glyphosate a national security issue.Multiple tier1 and primary sources confirm that on Feb. 18, 2026, President Trump signed Executive Order 14387, invoking the Defense Production Act to secure supplies of glyphosate-based herbicides and framing them as essential to national security. The claim's wording faithfully matches the post, which refers to the glyphosate EO as stating it is a national security issue.6 sources →

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42. 42Can’t tellHeidi Overton was appointed as the FDA commissioner.The claim says Overton was appointed FDA commissioner, but the passage only says she is "up for" the job, so the claim departs from the post. The sources show she was nominated (announced Aug 19, received by the Senate Sep 14, hearing Sep 24) and still awaiting confirmation, with Kyle Diamantas acting as commissioner as of Nov 11, so an appointment on Nov 6 is not supported.8 sources →

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43. 43TrueSarah Harris was brought into the Solicitor General's Office from the law firm that serves as Bayer's main law firm.Multiple sources say Sarah Harris was a partner at Williams & Connolly before joining the Justice Department's Solicitor General's Office, and that Williams & Connolly represented Bayer in product liability and class-action cases. The sources do not establish that it is Bayer's 'main' firm, but the headline describes it as one of Bayer's law firms, so this is a minor imprecision rather than a contradiction. The sources trace back to one outlier-leaning investigative piece (USRTK) and its republication, so confidence is capped.4 sources →

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44. 44Can’t tellThe Supreme Court took a case regarding liability protection for glyphosate after the Trump administration filed a brief urging them to take it.The sources confirm the Supreme Court took the glyphosate case (Monsanto v. Durnell), ruled for Monsanto in June 2026, and that the Trump administration filed amicus briefs backing Bayer, including a Dec. 1 brief. No source documents that a brief urged the Court to take the case, and the claim that it did rests on Calley Means's allegation, which a White House official disputed, so the sequence is partly supported but the causal 'urging' element is not established. The claim is a faithful paraphrase of the passage.8 sources →

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45. 45Mixed99% of corn and 98% of soybeans in the United States are sprayed with glyphosate.The 99% corn and 98% soybean figures match the share of acres receiving any herbicide (about 96-99% per USDA-NASS and Minnesota data), but the sources put glyphosate specifically on far fewer acres: about 79% of corn (2021) and 58% of soybeans (2023) nationally, and 76% and 71% in Minnesota in 2019. The claim holds under the all-herbicide measure and fails under the glyphosate-specific one, so it is mixed; the sources do not show the 2026-11-06 state differently.5 sources →

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46. 46False99% of corn is sprayed with glyphosate.The claim that 99% of corn is sprayed with glyphosate is not supported by the sources. Official USDA data show glyphosate applied to about 41% of corn acres in 2021 and Minnesota reports 76% for 2019, and even the highest estimates (EPA and advocacy groups) sit near 80-91%, none near 99%.6 sources →

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47. 47Mixed98% of soybeans are sprayed with glyphosate.The record supports that glyphosate is applied to most U.S. soybean acres, but national estimates run about 90-95% (EPA, CFS, ERS), with Minnesota's 2019 data showing glyphosate on 71%, so the claimed 98% is not supported for glyphosate. The 98% figure in the sources refers to Minnesota soybean acres treated with any herbicide, not glyphosate specifically. The claim is as of 2026-11-06 and the post itself gives no source; the figure appears in the passage as stated.5 sources →

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48. 48Can’t tellArden Allison developed Hodgkin lymphoma after being doused with glyphosate while working on a cell tower maintenance crew.No source independently reports on Arden Allison's diagnosis, exposure, or cause. The only coverage of his case (tdefender, citing Rogan) merely repeats the claim, and the glyphosate sources concern non-Hodgkin lymphoma in populations, not this individual's Hodgkin lymphoma or his cell-tower exposure.2 sources →

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49. 49FalseIowa has the highest cancer rates in the world.Multiple tier1 and primary sources say Iowa has the second-highest cancer incidence in the U.S., behind Kentucky, so it is not the highest. The sources do not rank countries worldwide, but the claim's 'highest in the world' framing is contradicted by the U.S. ranking, and the claim was accurate to the post's wording as of 2026-11-06.8 sources →

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50. 50TrueAustralia has the highest cancer rates in the world.The claim that Australia has the highest cancer rates is supported for incidence, the standard meaning of 'cancer rates': GLOBOCAN 2024 (published July 2026) and Cancer Australia's national indicators both place Australia/New Zealand at the top. Mortality rates are highest elsewhere (Eastern Europe for men, Melanesia for women), and one unrated outlet ranks Australia third, but these do not overturn the incidence finding. The claim is accurately extracted from the passage.7 sources →

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51. 51FalseKentucky and other U.S. farm states have the highest cancer rates of any location in the world.The sources show Kentucky ranks first among U.S. states for cancer incidence and mortality, and Iowa ranks second, but none says Kentucky or farm states have the highest cancer rates in the world. The world-level superlative is uncorroborated across thorough U.S. coverage, and the claim also drops Iowa from the original passage, which is a narrowing rather than an addition.5 sources →

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52. 52Can’t tellTony Fabrizio was paid by pharmaceutical companies to conduct a poll regarding vaccine inquiry popularity.No provided source reports that Tony Fabrizio was paid by pharmaceutical companies, or that any pharma payment funded a poll on vaccine inquiry popularity. The only support comes from Calley Means's own statements (the claimant's words, not evidence), and the poll coverage (The Hill, NBC, Daily Caller) does not mention who paid for the poll. The extraction also adds a causal link (paid to conduct the poll) that the post only juxtaposes with the poll, so the claim departs somewhat from the passage.12 sources →

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53. 53Can’t tellThe Trump administration halted vaccine inquiries for a year after a poll paid for by pharmaceutical companies.The sources do not independently establish that the Trump administration halted vaccine inquiries for a year because of a pharma-funded poll. The only support comes from the claimant's podcast and a Substack blog that repeats the same account, and the blog's claim that Fabrizio's firm lists Pfizer among its clients does not show the poll itself was pharma-paid. The extraction also shifts the actor from Fabrizio and Wiles (White House staff, per the post) to 'the Trump administration', a broader attribution than the passage makes.8 sources →

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54. 54Can’t tellSusie Wiles and Tony Fabrizio halted vaccine inquiries for one year.The claim faithfully paraphrases Calley Means's podcast allegation that Wiles and Fabrizio halted vaccine inquiries for a year, so the extraction is accurate. The only sources are Means's own statements and outlets repeating them, which is circular, and no independent record or fact-checker confirms or refutes it, so the claim cannot be graded.6 sources →

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55. 55TrueThe Department of Justice filed a memo supporting a Supreme Court decision regarding pesticide maker liability.The Justice Department filed a brief as amicus curiae in Monsanto v. Durnell backing Monsanto's position, and the Supreme Court later ruled for Monsanto that FIFRA preempts the failure-to-warn claim. The claim's word 'memo' and its phrasing 'supporting a decision' are loose: the filing was an amicus brief submitted before the ruling, and it supported the position the Court adopted.4 sources →

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56. 56MixedCorruption is the number one issue in America according to polling.The extraction matches the passage, which says polling shows corruption is the number one issue. Polls conflict: CNBC and Fox News, as cited in other sources, found corruption ranked top, but the AP Voter Poll (tier1) found about 4 in 10 voters named the economy as the top issue and about 3 in 10 named the state of democracy, with corruption only 'crucial' to about half of voters. Whether corruption was the number one issue depends on which poll is used.9 sources →

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57. 57FalseThe last EPA review of glyphosate was thrown out due to ghost-written research and bribery to EPA officials.The claim that the last EPA glyphosate review was thrown out over ghostwriting and bribery is not supported. The EPA's own page says the 2020 glyphosate interim decision was withdrawn in 2022 after the agency missed a court-imposed deadline on the ecological portion, and no source documents bribery of EPA officials; the only sources making the bribery assertion are the claimant's own remarks and his echoes, which cannot corroborate it.7 sources →

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58. 58Mixed99% of U.S. corn is genetically modified to be resistant to glyphosate.The sources show that a large majority of U.S. corn is genetically engineered for herbicide tolerance, mostly glyphosate resistance, but the figure is about 90-92%, not 99%. The 99% figure is not supported by any source, so the claim overstates the number, though the direction is right. The claim's 'glyphosate' framing is consistent with the post's context, and the sources date from before the 2026-11-06 posting.7 sources →

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59. 59TrueWorldwide annual spending on glyphosate-based weed killers is between 6.8 billion and 12.4 billion dollars.The claimed 6.8–12.4 billion range matches the three estimates named in the passage, and none of the provided sources addresses those specific estimates. Other sources put glyphosate market value around $7.6–10 billion, inside the claimed range, but they measure market value rather than spending and do not confirm the 12.4 upper bound. As of 2026-11-06 the claim is directionally supported but not verified as stated.6 sources →

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60. 60Can’t tellRichard Walters' former firm, FSG Global, was paid by CropLife before he became a de facto chief of staff.No source reports that FGS Global (the firm the sources name; the post says FSG) was paid by CropLife, at any time. The claim also departs from the passage: the post says the payment was 'right before he left,' not 'before he became a de facto chief of staff,' so the timing is an extraction addition and is not graded as the poster's claim.9 sources →

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61. 61TrueZach Lane ran as a Republican candidate for governor in Iowa.Sources show a Republican candidate for Iowa governor named Zach Lahn, whom several outlets also spell 'Zach Lane', and that he lost the November 2026 general election to Democrat Rob Sand. The claim's 'Zach Lane' is the same person as the Republican nominee; the spelling difference is a transcription or spelling variant, and the claim drops the post's 'he lost' detail without changing its meaning.6 sources →

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62. 62TrueThe United States does not have a free market in healthcare, agriculture, or housing.Sources directly support that the US lacks a free market in healthcare, with government controlling about 84% of health spending per OECD data cited by Cato and National Affairs. No source addresses agriculture or housing, and none contradicts the claim there, so those parts are unverified rather than disproven; the verdict is reached on the healthcare evidence and the claim's central assertion is supported. Extraction fidelity is fine: the claim matches the passage's three-sector wording.5 sources →

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63. 63Can’t tellSusie Wiles approved her two top deputies to collect hundreds of thousands of dollars from a foreign government.Sources support that Blair and LaCivita received substantial payments for advising Republika Srpska's government, but none says Susie Wiles approved her deputies taking that money. The approval element, which is the claim's core assertion, is not addressed by any source, and the claimant's own podcast remarks cannot corroborate it.5 sources →

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64. 64FalseU.S. Senators spend 90% of their time fundraising.The 90% figure is not supported by any source. Reporting on senators' time puts fundraising at roughly 20-50% (Time and Vox on John Oliver's segment, 25-50% of time in Washington), about one-third (former Sen. Hollings, cited by the Brennan Center), or a minority of activity (The Fulcrum, which says most legislative time goes to legislative work). The claimed figure is roughly double the top of the recorded range, so the magnitude is grossly off. The post's '90%' appears in the transcript with no source behind it, and the claim faithfully reflects the passage. As of 2026-11-06, the sources do not support it.5 sources →

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65. 65TrueThe 17th Amendment changed the method of selecting US Senators from state legislature appointments to popular election.Multiple primary sources (National Archives, Senate.gov, Congressional Constitution Center essay, and a Project MUSE book on the topic) state that the Constitution originally provided for senators to be chosen by state legislatures and that the 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, changed this to direct popular election. The claim matches the record; the claimant's passage is the source of the claim and is not evidence.4 sources →

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66. 66TrueThe 17th Amendment established the direct election of United States Senators.Multiple primary sources (National Archives, Senate.gov, Brookings, Chronicling America) confirm the 17th Amendment provided for direct election of U.S. senators by the people, replacing election by state legislatures. The extracted claim matches the passage's assertion that the amendment 'did direct election'; the passage's surrounding opinions about it being a disaster are not part of the claim.6 sources →

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67. 67Can’t tellSusie Wiles stated that she needed money from the sugar industry to win the midterms.The sources show that Calley Means publicly claimed Wiles said "I need the money from the sugar people to win the midterms," and that Wiles and the White House denied the allegations. No independent record, such as a recording, document, or fact-checker finding, confirms or refutes that she said it, so the claim that she stated it cannot be graded either way. The extraction is faithful to the passage, and the claim was made on 2026-11-06 as Means reported it.9 sources →

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68. 68TrueThe stocks of major junk food companies rose 8% on the day Calley Means left his position.AP confirms Calley Means resigned on Thursday, October 22, 2026, and a Source 5 market account reports General Mills closed up 8.0% that day, with Kraft Heinz also gaining (figure cut off). The evidence is directional but thin: the only stock figure is for one company from a low-credibility outlet, and the 8% claim for the group rests on that figure plus Means's own repetition.5 sources →

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69. 69MixedAccording to a Harvard Harris poll, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the most popular public official in America.Harvard CAPS/Harris polls from August 2026 reported Kennedy with the highest overall favorability among the figures tested, but only tied with Marco Rubio at +4 net, and the September poll again shows a tie with Rubio at +2. The sources measure net favorability among a limited set of politicians, not a ranking of 'the most popular public official in America,' and a fact-checker could not locate a poll ranking him first among all officials, so the claim is partly supported and overstated. The claim is a faithful extraction of the post's words.6 sources →

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70. 70TrueThe United States Constitution allows for a constitutional convention if two-thirds of states vote to have one.Article V of the Constitution directly provides that Congress must call a convention for proposing amendments when the legislatures of two-thirds of the states apply, so the core of the claim is supported. The post's further implication that such a convention could pass amendments without Congress omits that any amendment still needs ratification by three-fourths of the states, which the claim does not address.3 sources →

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71. 71MixedTwo-thirds of states can call a constitutional convention to pass amendments without the federal legislature.Two-thirds of state legislatures can apply for an Article V convention, but the Constitution says Congress 'shall call' that convention, so the states cannot call it without the federal legislature. Amendments proposed there still need ratification by three-fourths of the states, though ratification does not run through Congress, so 'pass amendments without the federal legislature' is only partly accurate. The extraction also drops the post's conditional framing ('if two thirds of states actually vote'), which does not change the grading.3 sources →

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72. 72Mixed90% of generals leave the military and immediately become military contractors.The sources support that a large majority of senior retiring generals move into the defense industry, but none shows 90% as a general rate. Reported figures are 70% (CREW, 2009–2011 cohort), 80% (Boston Globe, 2004–2008) and over 80% (Quincy, four-stars 2018–2023), with 90% appearing only as a single-year 2007 figure. The claim also says 'immediately,' which the Globe supports only loosely, and the sources are mostly older than the 2026-11-06 claim date.9 sources →

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73. 73Can’t tell19 out of 20 people the speaker worked with at the Department of Health and Human Services became lobbyists for the industries they were regulating after leaving.The claim restates Calley Means's Rogan prediction that 19 of 20 HHS colleagues 'will be' lobbyists, but the extraction turns that into a completed past event ('became lobbyists'). The sources treat it as a prediction, not an established statistic, and the only quantitative source covers a different population, so it cannot grade the claim either way.6 sources →

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74. 74TrueThe United Soybean Board's board of farmer leaders representing more than 30 states ratified a decision at its July board meeting in Indianapolis.Several outlets, including the North Dakota Soybean Grower magazine and trade publications, report that the United Soybean Board's board of farmer leaders, representing more than 30 states, ratified the CEO decision at its July board meeting in Indianapolis. Most of this coverage traces back to a single USB announcement, so confidence is capped, and the claim's extraction matches the passage faithfully.7 sources →

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75. 75TrueA presidential executive order titled 'Promoting the national defense by ensuring an adequate supply of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides' was published on Whitehouse.gov.The executive order titled 'Promoting the National Defense by Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides' was signed February 18, 2026, and appears on the White House website as a presidential action (whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/02/...), corroborated by the Federal Register (EO 14387) and GovInfo. The claim's core assertion is supported; the post's quoted title and 'presidential actions from Whitehouse.gov' framing match the record.6 sources →

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76. 76FalseEurope is in the process of phasing out the use of glyphosate in agriculture.The sources show the EU renewed glyphosate's approval until 15 December 2033, and the European Commission states there is no scientific or legal justification for a ban. A 2026 report says the Commission proposed indefinite approval for glyphosate, so no formal phase-out is shown as of 2026-11-06. The claim also departs slightly from the passage's comparative framing (Europe phasing out 'much higher than America'), which the sources do not address, but the core assertion of an ongoing phase-out is contradicted.5 sources →

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77. 77Can’t tellThe United States Department of Health and Human Services was pressured by senators and other individuals not to study glyphosate in the run-up to an EPA review.No reliable source in the set reports that HHS was pressured by senators or others not to study glyphosate before the EPA review. The only related material is an unrated summary (source 10) that describes senators threatening NIH appropriations over glyphosate research, which restates the claimant's own account and concerns NIH rather than HHS, so it cannot corroborate the claim. The claim's wording matches the post's passage, so this is not an extraction departure.7 sources →

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78. 78TrueBayer has spent billions of dollars on settling lawsuits related to glyphosate.Multiple independent tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, Snopes/factcheck-style reporting) and Bayer's own filings confirm Bayer has spent well over a billion dollars, with AP reporting more than $10 billion spent on settling Roundup/glyphosate lawsuits and a $7.25 billion proposed class settlement announced in February 2026. The claim's wording ('billions') matches the record, and the post's 'settle for billions' remark is a faithful paraphrase.7 sources →

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79. 79TrueIowa has the second highest cancer rates in the United States.Multiple primary and authoritative sources agree that Iowa ranks second in the U.S. for cancer incidence, behind Kentucky, as of the claim date (2026-11-06). The one contrary listing comes from an unrated site with different data and does not overturn this.6 sources →

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80. 80TrueKentucky has the highest cancer rates in the United States.Kentucky ranks first among US states for overall all-sites cancer incidence in the primary State Cancer Profiles data (2018-2022), and USAFacts reports it also led in cancer deaths. The claim's loose wording ('cancer rates') is best read as overall incidence, which the sources support; the sources' data predate the 2026-11-06 posting date but show the same ranking.7 sources →

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81. 81TrueJohn Lundgren and Will Harris are regenerative farmers who met with officials at the White House.Multiple sources confirm that Will Harris and Jonathan (John) Lundgren, both regenerative farmers, attended the White House Oval Office meeting with President Trump in June 2026 where an executive order on regenerative agriculture was signed. The sources give the first name as Jonathan rather than John, a minor difference that does not affect the claim's core.6 sources →

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82. 82FalseSeveral billion dollars were moved from the USDA to promote regenerative farming.The extraction is faithful to the post, which described several billion dollars moving from the USDA while promoting regenerative farming. The official record shows about $1 billion for the Regenerative Pilot Program in FY2027 (raised from $700 million) and over $1 billion in combined HHS, USDA, and EPA investments, with $840 million from USDA, so the magnitude is roughly half or less of 'several billion'.5 sources →

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83. 83FalseThe US currently has the lowest crime numbers ever recorded in the history of the country.The claim that the US currently has the lowest crime numbers ever recorded is false; while crime rates are near historic lows and have been declining, they are not the lowest ever recorded.politifact: true · factcheck: false5 sources →

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84. 84MixedRobert F. Kennedy Jr. oversees a 90,000-person agency.The claim's 90,000 figure matches HHS headcount before the 2025 DOGE cuts (NPR cited about 90,000 in January 2025; Politico cites 93,400 at the start of the second Trump administration), but 2026 reporting puts current staffing at about 72,000 (Reuters, April) and below 73,000 (Politico, June). The claim is in the present tense, so the current figure contradicts it; as of 2026-11-06 the agency was roughly 20% smaller than stated, and the post's 'agency' is HHS.4 sources →

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85. 85Can’t tellThe United States federal government has a 90,000 person agency.The extracted claim departs from the passage: the post says "He's got a 90,000 person agency" about Bobby Kennedy's agency, not the federal government as a whole, and no source ties a 90,000-person agency to Kennedy. The only 90,000-person agency in the sources is the IRS (AP, March 2025), which is a different referent and an older snapshot, so the sources neither confirm nor refute the post's claim as of 2026-11-06.4 sources →

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86. 86MixedThe Trump administration has a staff of 2 million people.The claim's figure of about 2 million matches OPM data showing 2,035,344 civilian executive-branch federal employees in January 2026 (excluding USPS, foreign service and much of intelligence), but BLS data cited in later coverage puts the federal workforce at about 2.67 million in August 2026 and 2.68 million in September, so the number depends on the measure used. The post itself says "Trump's sitting at 2 million" about a workforce, and the claim's "staff" wording is a loose paraphrase of that, not a figure for White House staff specifically.5 sources →

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87. 87Can’t tellCareer officials in the federal government circulated a CIA manual on how to be a bad bureaucrat and subvert institutions from within.The existence of the CIA's Simple Sabotage Field Manual is well documented, but no source independently confirms that career officials circulated it inside government. The only account of circulation is Calley Means's own claim, reported in source 5, so the central assertion cannot be graded either way.3 sources →

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88. 88TruePresident Trump signed an executive order regarding ibogaine and psychedelic use for veterans and people with addictions.Multiple tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, FDA, PolitiFact, White House) confirm Trump signed an executive order in April 2026 (April 18) directing faster federal action on psychedelics including ibogaine, covering veterans and substance use disorders. The claim's 'He signed the executive order' refers to the president, resolved from the post, and the sources do not contradict the claim's scope.7 sources →

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89. 89FalseHeidi Overton is the FDA commissioner.As of 2026-11-06, Heidi Overton was a nominee, not the FDA commissioner: she was named in August, had a Senate HELP hearing on Sept. 24, and a committee vote was set for Nov. 18, while Kyle Diamantas was serving as acting commissioner. The original post said she 'is now going to be' commissioner, a future-tense statement, so the extracted present-tense claim departs from the passage, but it is still contradicted by the record.4 sources →

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90. 90Can’t tellHeidi Overton and other White House officials characterized ibogaine as a street drug.The only support for the claim is Calley Means's own account, which Politico, The Atlantic and other outlets report as his allegation that Overton treated psychedelic therapies as street drugs. No independent source confirms or refutes that Overton or other officials said this, and the claim's specific reference to ibogaine and to 'other White House officials' goes beyond the passage, which speaks of 'these' (psychedelics) and 'her and other people'.4 sources →

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91. 91FalseThirty states have implemented policies to remove soda from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).The claim that thirty states have implemented soda removal from SNAP is contradicted by the sources: a NYT analysis from August 2026 reports eight states with soda bans in effect, with 23 approved and 10 in process, and no source reports thirty implemented. The post also ties its "Off 30 states" remark to a food safety reform rather than clearly to SNAP soda, so the extraction may add a scope the passage does not clearly state.4 sources →

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92. 92Can’t tellCoca-Cola receives 8 billion dollars in taxpayer money through the purchase of soda via SNAP benefits.No source states that Coca-Cola alone receives $8 billion through SNAP soda purchases. The sources give industry-wide sugar-sweetened beverage totals (roughly $6 billion to over $10 billion a year) and older Coca-Cola/Pepsi-specific figures (about $3.7 billion in 2011), so the $8 billion company-specific figure is not directly addressed. The claim's figure is the central assertion, so the claim cannot be graded in either direction.5 sources →

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93. 93FalseThirty-eight percent of teenagers in the United States have pre-diabetes.The claim's 38% figure is not supported by any source. The CDC's 2023 estimate is about 32.7% of 12-17-year-olds, and NHANES 2021-2023 found 30.8% of 10-19-year-olds with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, so 38% sits above the authoritative estimates. The claim matches the post's wording and the extraction is faithful. The post dates to 2026-11-06 and the CDC figures were current then, so no later change affects the verdict.8 sources →

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94. 94FalseForty-five percent of teenagers in the United States are overweight or obese.The claim's 45% figure exceeds every recorded estimate of overweight-or-obese U.S. teens: JAMA Network Open data reported via VUMC and HealthDay put it at about 38.5–39% for adolescents and young adults, and the high-school survey data implies roughly 31%. The passage's 45% (from the claimant's own remarks, which are not evidence) matches the extraction, so the claim is graded as stated; the sources do not support 45% under any measure they report.6 sources →

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95. 95MixedTwenty percent of young adults in the United States have fatty liver disease.The claim's figure of 20% of young adults with fatty liver disease falls inside the range the sources report for U.S. young adults, but the estimates depend on the age group, survey years and measure used: about 18.5% for ages 12-29 (NHANES 2007-2016), 13.3% for ages 18-30 averaged over 1999-2018 (rising to 19.5% by 2018), and 24% for ages 25-30. The sources measure NAFLD through fatty liver indices rather than clinical diagnosis, and the claim's 20% is a single figure within that spread. The claim departs from the passage only in dropping the "20%" qualifier context, which is faithful, so it is graded on the sources. The posted date is 2026-11-06 and the sources are older, so no later change affects the verdict.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.7 sources →

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96. 96MixedNearly 80 percent of American adults are obese or overweight.The sources support that a large majority of US adults are overweight or obese, but the best recent federal estimate is about 73% (NIDDK, citing 2017–2018 NHANES: 30.7% overweight plus 42.4% obese, 73.1% combined), and Heally describes it as nearly three in four, so 'nearly 80 percent' overstates the current figure. The 'nearly 80 percent' wording appears only in older sources (a 2018 radio piece and a 2019 Scientific American article), and the post itself is dated 2026-11-06, so the claim is judged against that date's data.6 sources →

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97. 97FalseFifteen percent of Americans depend on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).The claim that 15% of Americans depend on SNAP matches the post's wording, but no source supports that figure. The USDA ERS reports 12.3% of residents received SNAP in an average FY2025 month, Johns Hopkins puts it at about 1 in 8, and mid-2026 enrollment of roughly 36 million implies a lower share still, so the claim on 2026-11-06 was contradicted by the record.6 sources →

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98. 98Can’t tellApproximately 50% of high school students vape.The extracted claim departs from the passage: the speaker described a study in which kids were asked how many of their friends vape (about 50%), not what share of high school students vape themselves. Sources show current high school e-cigarette use at about 7.8% in 2024 (CDC) and 18.6% to 18.7% in New York in 2022, so a 50% figure for students overall would be far off, but the post never made that claim, so it is not graded as the poster's falsehood.4 sources →

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99. 99Can’t tell70% of children surveyed stated they would not vape if flavored vapes were not available.The extracted claim departs from the passage: the post says "70% of the kids said that people wouldn't vape if there weren't flavored vapes," which is a claim about people generally, not a self-report that children themselves would not vape. No source reports a 70% figure for that question. Related studies give different figures (Harrell et al. report 78% of youth flavored e-cigarette users and 84% of youth past-30-day users would not use the product if unflavored; a 2026 Ohio study found about 39% would stop with tobacco and menthol only), but none matches the claim's figure or wording.3 sources →

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100. 100TrueThe vaping industry is funneling money to the lobbying firm Ballard.The record supports that tobacco and vaping interests have paid Ballard Partners for lobbying: RAI Services (a Reynolds American subsidiary that makes vapes) has paid the firm millions since 2017, and a November 5, 2026 LD-1 filing lists a tobacco and vaping product manufacturer client with tobacco and vaping lobbying issues. The claim is a narrower restatement of the post's 'big tobacco' point, and the post's broader claims about favorable treatment remain unproven and denied.4 sources →

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101. 101TrueCalley Means connected Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Donald Trump.Multiple independent outlets credit Calley Means with connecting Kennedy and Trump in 2024, including POLITICO, Scientific American, Washington Examiner and Civil Eats, and no source contradicts this. The extraction is faithful to the passage, where Means says "I connected Secretary Kennedy and President Trump."7 sources →

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102. 102Can’t tellHeidi Overton wrote a policy to relax standards on fruit-flavored vapes.The sources confirm Overton was the FDA nominee who defended the agency's flavored-vape authorizations as recommended by career staff, but none independently shows she wrote a policy to relax standards. The only support for the authorship claim is Calley Means's own account, repeated by other outlets, so it cannot be graded either way. The extracted claim matches the post's wording.8 sources →

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103. 103TrueThe American Heart Association sued over a policy to relax standards on fruit-flavored vapes.Multiple sources report that the American Heart Association joined a 2026 lawsuit against the FDA over an enforcement policy that could let new flavored e-cigarettes reach the market without full review. The sources describe the policy as covering unauthorized vapes and nicotine pouches generally, with flavored products central to the dispute, so 'relax standards on fruit-flavored vapes' is a reasonable summary. The post names Heidi Overton and a policy she wrote, which no source checks, but the claim does not depend on that.4 sources →

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104. 104TrueRichard Walters replaced James in his role.The claim faithfully reflects the passage, where "Richard Walters, who replaced him" refers to James, who left. A Wikipedia role table shows Richard Walters holding the Deputy Chief of Staff for Legislative, Political, and Public Affairs post from 2026, after James Blair held it in 2025–2026, and a news-profile source confirms Walters held that role since 2026. The succession rests on a single unrated reference table, and the Hill (tier1) confirms Walters's role without mentioning James.4 sources →

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105. 105TrueBetterHelp has a network with more than 125 health plans.BetterHelp's own insurance page, dated 2026-10-31, says it is in network with 125+ health plans, and several independent reviews from September to November 2026 report the same figure, so the claim was supported as of 2026-11-06. The sources say "125+" rather than strictly "more than 125", a minor wording difference that does not change the core assertion. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's "more than a hundred and 25 health plans".4 sources →

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106. 106MixedChime is the number one choice for new checking accounts in America according to a recent survey.The narrow claim that Chime ranks first for new checking account openings is backed by J.D. Power data showing Chime with the largest share of Q3 2025 checking openings. However, J.D. Power sued Chime in June 2026 alleging its broader '#1 choice' marketing misrepresents that study, which it says measures new account openings rather than overall consumer preference, and the lawsuit is unadjudicated. The claim also matches the post's wording faithfully, and the sources do not show the survey was conducted by Chime itself in the way the post implies.6 sources →

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107. 107TrueChime offers 5% cash back on a category chosen by the user.Chime's own help center and April 2026 investor release both say Chime Card gives 5% cash back on a spending category the member chooses each month. The claim drops the eligibility condition: this applies only to Chime Prime members, who need $3,000+ in monthly qualifying direct deposits, and is capped at $1,500 of purchases per month. The claim was accurate as of 2026-11-06.4 sources →

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108. 108MixedChime's savings rate is nine times the national average.The 9x figure is supported by Chime's SEC annual report ('a savings rate as high as 9x the national average'), its Q1'26 remarks, and a Ubiquity announcement, all tied to the 3.75% Prime-tier APY against a 0.38% national average. But the ratio depends on the measure: the standard tier is about 2.7x (Chime's own 2025 page), other reviews put top rates at about 10x to 13x, and the claim's unqualified 'savings rate' omits that 9x applies only to the top tier. The post's extraction is faithful, and the claim's referent is Chime's savings account.9 sources →

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109. 109TrueThe FDA sent an application back to Moderna regarding their mRNA flu vaccine.The FDA did send Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine application back in early February 2026 via a refuse-to-file letter, as reported by AP, NPR, and CBS. The FDA reversed course about two weeks later and agreed to review the application, a later development the claim does not address.6 sources →

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110. 110TrueModerna's mRNA flu vaccine study had a 0.8% absolute risk reduction.The trial's reported rates were 2.0% (mRNA-1010) versus 2.8% (standard-dose) in CIDRAP and Reuters-based coverage, so a 0.8-point absolute reduction matches the record within rounding. Recomputing from the raw counts (411/20,179 vs 557/20,124) gives about 0.73 points, which is close, and the post's "almost nothing" characterization is opinion that the extracted claim does not repeat.6 sources →

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111. 111FalseThe head of the FDA's Vaccine Center is Caslow, who was previously the head of vaccines for Merck.As of 2026-11-06, the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), the vaccine center, was led by Karim Mikhail, a former Merck official, per STAT's September 2026 report. David Kaslow (the post spells it 'Caslow') directed the narrower Office of Vaccines Research and Review within CBER and was previously a VP of vaccines at Merck, so the Merck background is supported but the claim that he heads the Vaccine Center is contradicted.5 sources →

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112. 112Can’t tellThe FDA approved a vaccine despite believing it was not appropriate or required more studies.The post does not name the vaccine, and the sources do not clearly identify it. The closest match is the 2026 Moderna mFlusiva approval, where FDA reviewers flagged efficacy gaps before the agency approved it, but that report postdates the post and the claim's referent remains unresolved. COVID-era sources do not show the FDA judging a vaccine inappropriate.4 sources →

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113. 113Mixed90% of Americans distrust the pharmaceutical industry.The claim that 90% of Americans distrust the pharmaceutical industry is not supported by the sources, which put distrust nearer half to three-quarters of adults depending on measure (Gallup 53% negative, Deloitte about half, KFF 21% trust meaning roughly 79% not trusting a great deal or fair amount). Those figures are in the rough range of majority distrust, but none reaches 90%, and the Rogan passage is the claimant's own words, not evidence; the claim is best graded as overstated rather than entirely false.6 sources →

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114. 114Can’t tellTony Fabrizio issued a direct White House order to block studies on vaccines.No source independently confirms or refutes that Tony Fabrizio issued a direct White House order blocking vaccine studies. The only support comes from Calley Means's podcast remarks and reposts of them, which are circular, while mainstream outlets describe Fabrizio only as a pollster whose research advised against vaccine changes. The extraction is faithful to the post.11 sources →

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115. 115TrueTony Fabrizio receives money from Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies.Fabrizio, Lee & Associates' own website lists Pfizer among companies it has worked for, and a later report of the site's client list also names Pfizer and PhRMA, so the claim that Fabrizio's firm takes pharma money is documented. Confidence is capped because the sources show a client listing rather than payment records, the 'other pharmaceutical companies' element rests mainly on the PhRMA trade group, and Fabrizio denies being 'in the pocket of Big Pharma' without denying the client relationships. The claim matches the passage's own assertion, and the sources were checked as of 2026-11-06.6 sources →

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116. 116MixedKratom is an opioid.The sources agree that kratom's alkaloids partially activate opioid receptors and produce opioid-like effects, but they disagree on whether kratom is an opioid. Yale Medicine and a Cleveland Clinic emergency physician say it is not classified as one, while Kolodny and Holstege argue it should be. The claim matches the post's wording, so no extraction departure applies.8 sources →

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117. 117FalseThe kratom industry in the United States is a $3 billion industry.No source gives a US kratom industry value near $3 billion. The US estimates in the sources run about $1.3 to $1.5 billion (2020 to 2021), roughly half the claimed figure, and the 2025 figure of $2.56 billion is global, not US. The claim also departs from the passage's wording only slightly, since the speaker said 'billions of dollars' and the extraction narrowed it to $3 billion.8 sources →

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118. 118MixedThe FDA and DEA set a 0.05% concentration limit for 7-hydroxymitragynine (7OH) in kratom products.The DEA's July 2026 Federal Register notice of intent did propose a 0.050% (dry weight) threshold for 7-OH, which supports the claim's core figure. However, it was a proposal rather than a finalized limit, the FDA recommended scheduling rather than setting a limit, and HHS's October 2026 recommendation replaced it with concentration- and ratio-based thresholds with different figures.6 sources →

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119. 119Can’t tellThe current administration increased the tolerance limit for 7-hydroxymitragynine (7OH) in kratom products by 20 times.The sources confirm that the DEA initially set a 0.050% dry-weight threshold for 7-OH and later (October 2026) revised to concentration- or ratio-based thresholds on HHS's recommendation, but none states that the change was a 20-fold increase in the tolerance limit. The 20x magnitude in the claim comes from the claimant's passage and is not corroborated by any source, so the claim cannot be graded.3 sources →

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120. 120FalseThe global e-cigarette and vaping industry is estimated at 24 billion dollars in 2026.The claim matches the post's wording, but the 2026 global estimates in the sources run from about $27B to $59B, and none is near $24B. The $24.2B figure appears only as a 2025 estimate from 6Wresearch, so the claim appears to use a 2025 number for 2026.7 sources →

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121. 121MixedThe United States tracked retail market for electronic cigarettes and vape shops was 6 billion dollars in 2025.The post's "US. Tracked retail, 6 billion in 2025" is roughly consistent with Circana tracked-channel data reported by Tobacco Insider ($6.52 billion for the 52 weeks ending April 20, 2025, a 9.8% decline), but that period is not calendar 2025 and the figure covers only tracked channels. Other sources give different 2025 totals: Mordor Intelligence $4.67 billion, Vynz $8.4 billion, and IBISWorld $8.0 billion for 2024, so the claimed figure falls inside a wide range of competing estimates.5 sources →

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122. 122MixedThe United States market for electronic cigarettes and vape shops was 8 billion dollars in 2026.The 2026 US estimates conflict widely: Mordor Intelligence gives $4.74B, Vynz $9.4B, and MarkWide $11.8B for the broader e-cigarette and vape market, while IBISWorld projects $8.0B specifically for electronic cigarette and vape shop revenue, a figure published in January 2024 and so only a forecast. The claim's $8B matches the IBISWorld vape-shop projection but sits inside a $4.7B to $11.8B range depending on scope and source, and the post itself gives the same figure without a source.6 sources →

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123. 123TrueThe food industry currently operates under a system of self-policing where companies self-certify the ingredients and the amounts of ingredients in their products.Multiple reliable sources from 2025 and 2026 confirm that companies can currently self-affirm that food ingredients are 'generally recognized as safe' (GRAS) without notifying the FDA, so the ingredient self-certification part of the claim holds as of 2026-11-06. The sources do not address self-certification of ingredient amounts or their health impact, which is a secondary element and not contradicted, and a proposed rule from August 2026 that would require notification was not final on that date.5 sources →

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124. 124Can’t tellFood companies are legally required to have studies showing that the amount of sugar they recommend for daily use for children does not harm them.None of the provided sources addresses whether food companies are legally required to hold studies showing that recommended daily child sugar amounts are harmless; the claim is a legal-obligation assertion the sources do not cover. The extraction is faithful to the passage, which is the claimant's own unsourced belief ('I would imagine they don't have that. They're legally required to have that'). The sources do not show such a requirement, so the verdict cannot be graded true or false.4 sources →

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125. 125TrueThe administration lost the midterm elections.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, BBC, Politico, NYT) report that Democrats won control of both chambers in the 2026 midterms, a widely described rebuke of President Trump and his administration. The post's 'they' plausibly refers to the administration's White House strategists (it names Blair, Fabrizio and Wiles), so the claim fairly reflects the passage, though the elections were contested by parties rather than the administration itself.5 sources →

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126. 126TrueThe administration's strategy for the midterms was led by James Blair, Tony Fabrizio, and Susie Wiles.Independent tier1 reporting from Reuters names Susie Wiles, James Blair and Tony Fabrizio as the Trump advisers who outlined the 2026 midterm plan, and other coverage says Blair was responsible for executing the midterm strategy. The claim faithfully reflects the post, and the only source describing these three as leading the strategy is the claimant's own account, which is not corroboration.6 sources →

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127. 127FalseSenators spend 90% of their time fundraising from corporate donors.The claim's 90% figure is far above every estimate in the sources, which put senators' fundraising time at roughly 20% to 50%, with the highest figure being two-thirds for a former Senate leader's last two term-years. The extraction is faithful to the post, which itself calls the 90% narrative a lie. The sources are mostly older (2012 to 2016) and none addresses the 90% figure directly, so confidence is moderate.8 sources →

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128. 128FalseShipStation has been used by more than 1 million businesses to manage order fulfillment.The claim's central figure of more than 1 million businesses is contradicted by ShipStation's own website, which says it has helped 130,000+ businesses, and by third-party trackers showing only thousands to tens of thousands of companies. The ad copy's 'peak season' qualifier was dropped in extraction, but the figure is the central assertion, so the verdict rests on it.5 sources →

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129. 129Can’t tellShipStation allows businesses to scale fulfillment up to 40 times while cutting costs up to 30%.No provided source independently verifies the specific figures of up to 40x scaling and up to 30% cost cuts. The only relevant source is ShipStation's own product page, which describes scaling and rate-shopping features but gives neither number, and the passage itself is a paid sponsor read that cannot corroborate the claim.4 sources →

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130. 130MixedSusie Wiles shut down conversations regarding potential oversight probes into the administration to keep focus on the campaign.CNN reports that one Trump adviser said Wiles often shut down talk of oversight probes to keep focus on the campaign, a account Raw Story repeats. Other White House officials pushed back, saying Wiles had privately directed the White House Counsel's office to prepare for Democratic probes, so the claim rests on a single anonymous account that is disputed.3 sources →

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131. 131Can’t tellSusie Wiles and James Blair were quoted in an article before the 2024 election blaming President Trump for the state of the race.None of the provided sources mention a pre-2024-election article quoting Susie Wiles and James Blair blaming Trump for the state of the race. The sources cover the 2026 Means-Wiles-Blair feud and later infighting, and the PolitiFact piece covers only Wiles's 2024 appointment, so the claim cannot be confirmed or refuted.4 sources →

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132. 132FalseVinay Prasad was fired from his position by Susie Wiles.The claim that Susie Wiles fired Vinay Prasad is contradicted by the sources: Trump forced Prasad out of the FDA in late July 2025 after pressure from Loomer and Sarepta, and Wiles later intervened to get him reinstated rather than removing him. The extraction faithfully reflects the post's wording, so the verdict grades the claim as made.6 sources →

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133. 133MixedInsurance premiums have increased 1.5 times since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.The claim's 1.5x figure holds under some measures and fails under others. KFF's average employer-based premiums rose about 67% (single) and 74% (family) from 2010 to 2023, roughly 1.7x to 1.75x, while CMS reports employer single-coverage premiums up 48% since 2010, close to 1.5x. Individual-market premiums rose far more (CMS: more than doubled 2013-2017; Paragon: 129% since 2014), so the measure determines the result.5 sources →

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134. 134FalseHealthcare spending accounts for 25% of the United States economy.The claim that healthcare spending is 25% of the US economy is contradicted by the official CMS figures, which put health spending at 18.0% of GDP in 2024, with 2025 and 2026 estimates of about 18.4% and 18.7%. The only 25% figure in the sources is a CBO projection from an older outlook that assumed no change in federal law and did not describe the 2026 state of affairs; the claim is judged as of 2026-11-06, when the record showed roughly 18%.6 sources →

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135. 135FalseThe stock prices of insurance companies have increased 15 times since the passage of the Affordable Care Act.The claim that insurer stock prices rose 15 times since the ACA overstates the record. Sources show real, large gains, but the group figures run roughly 5x to 11x, and only UnitedHealth approaches 13x, so the claimed magnitude is roughly double the record or more. PolitiFact rated the related 1,000%-plus claim half true for exaggeration, and Factcheckjoe rated the 15x version Distorted.4 sources →

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136. 136FalseThe United States has a lower life expectancy than any other developed country.The literal claim that the US has lower life expectancy than every other developed country is contradicted: The Hill's report of OECD 2021 data places Latvia (73.1 years) below the US (76.4 years), and the US ranks below dozens of developed nations but not last. The intended point that the US trails many peer nations is well supported, but the 'any other' superlative is not.3 sources →

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137. 137FalseUltra-processed food consumption accounts for 10% of a child's diet in Spain.The claim that ultra-processed food is 10% of a Spanish child's diet is contradicted by several Spanish studies reporting roughly 32-47% of intake from UPF, about three times the claimed figure. The 10% number matches a different SENDO category (processed foods, 10.0%) and a 1990 figure of 11%, not current UPF intake. The post itself says "10% in Spain" in the same passage, so the extraction is faithful.8 sources →

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138. 138Can’t tellBrooke Rowlands at the USDA agreed to a policy change regarding school lunches before it was delayed.The only source addressing this account is Calley Means's own claim in the Biggo article (published the same day as the post), which repeats the allegation and is circular rather than corroborating. Independent USDA and news sources cover the August 2026 school lunch initiatives but say nothing about USDA leadership agreeing to a policy and then delaying it, so the claim cannot be graded either way; the post also names 'Brooke Rowlands' where the sources use Secretary Brooke Rollins, which the summary should treat as the same referent.5 sources →

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139. 139TrueThe current federal school lunch policy does not require protein at breakfast.As of 2026-11-06, federal school breakfast rules required three components (fruits, grains, milk) and did not require a meat/meat alternate (protein) component; USDA states schools are not required to offer meat/meat alternates at breakfast, and a 2026 reginfo.gov document confirms there is no required protein component at breakfast. The claim faithfully matches the passage, which the poster made in the context of planned protein requirements that had not yet been finalized.4 sources →

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140. 140Can’t tellThe United States government funds the distribution of tens of millions of donuts and sugary pastries to children for breakfast every day.The sources confirm that the federal School Breakfast Program funds free and reduced-price school breakfasts, serving about 2.5 billion breakfasts in FY2024 (roughly 14 million per school day, which is below the 'tens of millions' figure). None of the sources says what foods are served or that donuts and sugary pastries are the top breakfast, so the specific donut/pastry claim cannot be graded. The claim's wording faithfully tracks the post, which said the same thing.3 sources →

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141. 141Can’t tellThe United States spends more money on school lunches than any other country.None of the sources compares total school lunch spending across countries, so the claim that the US spends more than any other country cannot be graded in either direction. The closest data, a US federal lunch program cost of about $17.4 billion in 2025 and a global school meal investment of about $84 billion in 2024, is consistent with the US being a large spender but does not establish a ranking. The claim is a faithful extraction of the post's wording and was made on 2026-11-06.7 sources →

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142. 142Can’t tellTony Fabrizio presented a campaign strategy to the Cabinet that focused on no tax on tips, affordability, and the tax cut from the One Big Beautiful Bill.The only account of Fabrizio presenting this messaging to the Cabinet comes from Calley Means's own words on the Rogan podcast, and the other sources that repeat it simply echo Means. No independent source confirms or contradicts a Cabinet presentation by Fabrizio focused on these three messages.7 sources →

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143. 143TrueCourtney Knupp served as a staffer at the National Security Council and subsequently became the CEO of the soybean board.Multiple independent sources confirm that Courtney Knupp was director of global supply chain at the National Security Council before becoming CEO of the United Soybean Board, which she began on October 1, 2026. The post's wording ('staffer') is a looser label for her NSC director role and does not change the core claim, and the extraction faithfully reflects the passage.7 sources →

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144. 144TrueJohn Thune is the Senate Majority Leader.John Thune was the Senate Majority Leader as of 2026-11-06. Multiple reliable sources from Nov. 9-10 still identify him as Senate Majority Leader, and Republicans held the majority until the next Congress, so the claim holds on the claim date; the Nov. 10 reelection as Republican leader for the minority came after the claim date.7 sources →

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145. 145Can’t tellJames Blair holds authority over policy at the Department of Health and Human Services.The passage says Blair has a "stranglehold on policy" with no department named; the extracted claim adds "at the Department of Health and Human Services," which the post never says, so the claim departs from the passage. The sources place Blair as a White House deputy chief of staff and top political adviser, who was tasked by Trump with pressing HHS/FDA on nicotine applications, and he denies the allegations; none states he holds authority over HHS policy. As of 2026-11-06, the sources do not establish the claim as worded.5 sources →

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146. 146MixedMarty McCarry was fired from his position at the Department of Health and Human Services.The claim's name appears to be a transcription error for FDA chief Marty Makary, whom the sources describe as resigning in May 2026 rather than being plainly fired, though an anonymous official says Kennedy made the decision to remove him and Trump declined to say whether he was fired or asked to resign. The sources conflict on whether the departure was a firing or a resignation, and the FDA is part of HHS.5 sources →

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147. 147Can’t tellThere were deaths in the Moderna mRNA flu vaccine trial group.The claim departs from the passage: the passage says only "there were deaths in the trial group" and never names Moderna or an mRNA flu vaccine, so the verdict is unverifiable under the extraction-fidelity rule. On the sources alone, the Moderna mRNA flu trial did record deaths (102 in the pooled mRNA group versus 97 in comparators, with 23 vs 9 'unspecified' deaths), but the FDA judged causality unlikely.5 sources →

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148. 148Can’t tellEvery cabinet leader in the Trump administration is working to get Tony Fabrizio's approval.The only sources for this sweeping claim are Calley Means's own remarks in the podcast and the Face the Nation transcript, which repeat the claim rather than independently verify it. The Fox News piece shows only that Tony Fabrizio presented a polling slide to Cabinet members and top aides, which does not show that every Cabinet leader is seeking his approval. The extracted claim matches the post's wording, with 'his' resolved to Fabrizio from the passage.10 sources →

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149. 149TrueDavid Kessler served as the Commissioner of the United States Food and Drug Administration during the 1990s.Multiple primary and tier1 sources (FDA leadership page, AP, Reuters, UChicago, Amherst) confirm David Kessler served as FDA Commissioner from 1990 to 1997, which covers the 1990s. The extraction's hedged wording ('Clinton... or Commissioner') resolves to the same role, so the claim is faithful to the passage.5 sources →

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150. 150Can’t tellThe FDA rescinded a requirement for Pfizer to conduct a new safety study as a condition of COVID-19 vaccine approval.No provided source addresses whether the FDA told Pfizer it no longer had to conduct a new safety study as a condition of COVID-19 vaccine approval. The 2026 FDA document concerns revising or removing the Pfizer-BioNTech EUA and postmarketing safety studies, not waiving a study requirement, and the claim's phrase 'condition of approval' is the extraction's wording rather than the passage's.4 sources →

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