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True90% confidence6 sourcesOct 24, 2026The UK has had seven prime ministers in the last ten years.Said by AReuters and the BBC both report that Andy Burnham, who took office on 20 July 2026, is the UK's seventh prime minister since 2016, which matches the claim's 'seven in the last ten years'. Earlier counts of six (AP, Al Jazeera) predate Burnham's appointment and do not contradict the claim as of the 24 October 2026 posting.True70% confidence5 sourcesOct 24, 2026Social Security in the United States will run out in six years.Said by AAs of 2026-10-24, the SSA's 2026 Trustees Report projected the OASI retirement trust fund to be depleted in Q4 2032, about six years after the post, which supports the 'six years' figure. The claim is a loose paraphrase: depletion would cut benefits to about 78% of scheduled amounts rather than end them, and the combined OASI and DI funds would last until 2034 (about eight years), so the 'six years' figure depends on the OASI measure.True75% confidence7 sourcesOct 24, 2026The podcast episode featuring Karoline Leavitt, Andy Beshear, and Steve Hilton originally aired on October 23, 2026.The claim matches the post's own wording ('Originally aired 10/23/26'), and three independent episode databases (Metacritic, Plex, TheTVDB) list the original air date as October 23, 2026, with the same three guests. The claim does not depart from the passage, and the one-day gap from the October 24 posting date is explained by the 'originally aired' note, not contradicted.

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