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False80% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026Thirteen service members have died during the ongoing military conflict.The claim that 13 service members had died was contradicted as of 2026-10-21: the Pentagon's official tally had been revised to 21 by October 11, and AP reported 21 killed on October 28. The figure of 13 matches reporting from June through July and an April Time piece, so it was accurate for an earlier period but not for the date the post was made.False70% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026The administration eliminated $125 billion in Obamacare subsidies.Said by 4CThe administration did halt Obamacare subsidy payments, but the sources put the savings in the hundreds of millions to low billions (about $738 million this year, roughly $1.5 billion annualized, and a claimed total of nearly $6 billion), not $125 billion. The claim's $125 billion figure is grossly off the record's magnitude, and no source supports it.False85% confidence4 sourcesOct 21, 2026Over 10,000 U.S. service members were lost during the 20-year war.The claim that over 10,000 U.S. service members were lost in the 20-year war is contradicted by official and tier-1 figures: about 2,350 to 2,450 U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan, and roughly 7,000 across both Iraq and Afghanistan. Reaching 10,000 only works by counting the roughly 20,000 wounded, who are not 'lost'.False85% confidence6 sourcesOct 21, 2026Diana DeGette is no longer in Congress.Said by AAs of 2026-10-21, DeGette was still a sitting member of Congress: she lost the June 2026 Democratic primary, but her term runs to January 3, 2027, and official House records from October still list her as serving in the 119th Congress. The claim is false on the claim date, though her loss of renomination means she will leave office in January 2027.False60% confidence7 sourcesOct 21, 2026Donald Trump, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin are going to meet in Beijing to settle the war in Ukraine.As of 2026-10-21 the Trump-Xi-Putin meeting was only a proposal: Putin raised it, Trump said he 'would do' it, and China had not issued an invitation. Sources place any summit at the APEC forum in Shenzhen, not Beijing, and report that Xi does not want Ukraine on the agenda, which contradicts the claim that the meeting is set to settle the war. Later reporting (Nov 1-2) on Steinmeier's account of his Oct 30 talks with Xi reinforces this, but the claim's core is undermined already by the Shenzhen location and the disputed Ukraine agenda.False85% confidence9 sourcesOct 21, 2026Donald Trump stated he is on the wrong side of history in response to a claim by Volodymyr Zelensky.The claim reverses the exchange: Zelensky said Trump was on the 'wrong side of history', and Trump responded that Zelensky 'doesn't know what he's talking about' rather than saying he was on the wrong side himself. Several sources report Trump's rebuttal directly, so the claim's core assertion is contradicted.False80% confidence1 sourceOct 15, 2026Washington, D.C. is now one of the safest cities in the country.Said by AAvailable evidence indicates that Washington, D.C. has some of the highest violent crime rates in the United States, directly contradicting the claim that it is among the safest cities.False80% confidence3 sourcesOct 15, 2026Donald Trump won Arizona in the most recent election by the largest margin.Said by AThe claim treats Trump's 2024 Arizona win as the largest margin in the most recent election, but NBC News reports his 5.5-point 2024 Arizona margin was only the 25th biggest among the 50 states. The 2026 Arizona election had not yet taken place as of the check date, so the 2024 result is the most recent one.False80% confidence7 sourcesOct 15, 2026The United States won Arizona in the most recent election by the largest margin and largest number of votes ever recorded.Said by AThe post, made 2026-10-15, refers to Trump's 2024 Arizona win, which the sources show was by 5.5 points (R+5.5), not the largest margin ever. The 1960-2024 Arizona table shows Reagan's 1980 win by 32.4 points, so the 'largest margin ever' superlative is contradicted, and the 'largest number of votes' element is only partly checkable because the sources do not list every year.False75% confidence7 sourcesOct 15, 2026The United States has increased its earnings from trade with China compared to previous periods.Said by AThe sources show the US running a large goods trade deficit with China, not earning money from it, and US exports to China fell in 2025 and early 2026. The deficit has narrowed, so the US is losing less, but that is not an increase in earnings.False90% confidence7 sourcesOct 15, 2026The President of China visited the United States for a meeting with Donald Trump during the week of October 8, 2026.Said by AThe claimed visit during the week of October 8, 2026 is contradicted: the White House and other sources place Xi Jinping's state visit to Washington on September 23-25, 2026, weeks before that week. No source reports a Trump-Xi in-person visit in early October, so the claim is false; the post's 'last week' (posted October 15) does not match the record.False85% confidence8 sourcesOct 15, 2026Voting machines in Republican areas of Arizona were broken purposely during a past election.Said by AThe claim that Arizona voting machines in Republican areas were purposely broken in the 2022 election is contradicted by the record: printer/ballot-ink malfunctions hit both Republican and Democrat-leaning sites, election officials and AP found no deliberate sabotage, and fact-checkers and courts rejected the fraud allegations. The claim was made by Trump at an October 2026 rally, and the sources (including a 2026 PBS fact-check of the same quote) dismiss it.