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True97% confidence4 sourcesAug 11, 2026The United States passed the Federal Reserve Act in 1913.Said by BMultiple primary and tier1 sources (Senate.gov, Federal Reserve History, Library of Congress, AP) confirm the Federal Reserve Act was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Wilson in 1913 (December 23). The claim's 'passed in 1913' matches the post's wording exactly; the post's added causal insinuation about WWI is opinion and not part of the extracted claim.True50% confidence4 sourcesAug 11, 2026Soft Disclosure deodorant is formulated to last up to two months of daily use.The only source addressing this specific product is the brand's own product page (softdisclosure.com, published 2026-08-14, three days after the post), which says each deodorant 'can last approximately two months with typical daily use.' That matches the claim's 'up to two months,' and no source contradicts it, but the sole product-specific source is the claimant's own company, so confidence is capped. The generic deodorant-lifespan articles describe other products and are context only.True95% confidence5 sourcesAug 11, 2026Marsha Blackburn won the Republican primary for Tennessee governor on Thursday.Said by AMultiple reliable sources report that Sen. Marsha Blackburn won the Republican gubernatorial primary in Tennessee on Thursday, August 6, 2026, which is the Thursday the claim refers to. The claim matches the passage's wording and does not add anything the post did not say.True95% confidence5 sourcesAug 11, 2026Marsha Blackburn is the Republican nominee for Tennessee governor in the November election.As of 2026-08-11, Marsha Blackburn had won the Republican primary for Tennessee governor, with the AP and other outlets calling the race on Aug. 6–7, 2026, and she was set to face Democrat Jerri Green in the Nov. 3 general election. Vote percentages differ slightly across outlets (43.6% vs. 43.8%), which does not affect the claim, and later sources still describe her as the nominee.True90% confidence6 sourcesAug 11, 2026Jerry Green is the Democratic candidate for Tennessee governor in the November election.As of 2026-08-11, Jerri Green was the Democratic nominee for Tennessee governor. The AP projected her win in the August 6 Democratic primary, and later sources (through November) consistently name her as the Democratic nominee. The sources spell her name "Jerri" rather than "Jerry", which is treated as the same person and a spelling variant, not a different referent.True92% confidence7 sourcesAug 11, 2026Bill Cassidy cast the deciding vote for the nomination of Todd Blanche.Said by BMultiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, BBC) report Senator Bill Cassidy was the deciding vote in the 50-49 Senate confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, with Collins and Murkowski opposed and McConnell absent. The claim's wording matches the passage's own statement and the sources, and no source contradicts it.True95% confidence5 sourcesAug 11, 2026The House of Representatives passed the Clarity Act over a year ago.Said by AThe House passed the CLARITY Act (H.R. 3633) on July 17, 2025, by a 294-134 vote, which is more than a year before the post on 2026-08-11. The 2022 H.R. 8157 entry with the same name was only introduced and never passed, so it is a different bill and does not bear on this claim. The extraction drops the post's reference to the bill going to the Senate, but that is a faithful shortening of the passage's core point.True95% confidence5 sourcesAug 11, 2026The Senate passed a continuing resolution to prevent a government shutdown.Said by CThe Senate passed a continuing resolution on August 8, 2026, by a 90-6 vote, to keep the government funded through December 11 and avert a shutdown before the midterms. The House later passed the Senate version on September 1, but the claim only concerns the Senate's passage.True80% confidence6 sourcesAug 11, 2026Every single Democrat in the United States Senate voted against a bill requiring voters to show an ID.Said by CSenate records and reporting show Democrats voted as a bloc against the Husted photo ID bill (52-46, party-line) and against the broader SAVE America Act, so the central assertion holds. The claim's "every single" wording slightly overstates the record: at least one Democrat did not vote on a June photo ID amendment, and the bill vote tally implies one absence, but no source says a Democrat voted for the bill.True72% confidence5 sourcesAug 11, 2026The Save America Act incentivizes states to check voter rolls against the DHS SAVE system.Sources show the SAVE America Act ties state voter-roll checks to DHS's SAVE system: the bill text lets states meet its citizenship-verification requirement by using SAVE, and a CRS analysis says the House-passed version requires states to submit voter lists to SAVE within 30 days. The bill mandates rather than merely incentivizes this, so 'incentivizes' is a loose but directionally accurate description. The post's 'my bill' is resolved to the SAVE America Act from the surrounding passage, and the later court rulings on SAVE concern the executive-branch program, not the bill.True70% confidence5 sourcesAug 11, 2026Marsha Blackburn killed the state income tax proposal in Tennessee.Said by CIndependent and primary sources agree that Blackburn led the statewide campaign in the Tennessee Senate that defeated a proposed state income tax in the early 2000s, so the claim that she killed the proposal is supported. The extraction faithfully matches the passage, though AP describes her as having 'helped lead' the revolt and much of the detailed credit comes from Blackburn's own materials and campaign ads.True88% confidence7 sourcesAug 11, 2026Tennessee does not currently have a state property tax.Said by CMultiple sources state that Tennessee has not collected a state property tax since 1949 and that the statewide rate is set at zero, so the claim held as of 2026-08-11. The claim is about a state tax only; local property taxes, which the sources confirm exist, do not contradict it, and the extracted claim faithfully matches the post's "we do not have one now."

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