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Mixed50% confidence8 sourcesAug 5, 2026Women's menstrual cycles became irregular in 2010 because of the introduction of smartphones and artificial light at night.Said by 4CThe sources support that menstrual-cycle synchronization with the lunar cycle weakened after 2010, when LED lights and smartphones spread, and the researchers attribute this to artificial light. However, the studies measure loss of lunar synchrony rather than cycles becoming irregular, and the causal link is a hypothesis the authors state rather than an established finding.Mixed50% confidence5 sourcesAug 5, 2026Cell phone screens emit more than 10 lux of light even when turned to the darkest setting.Said by 4CThe sources support that phone screens emit more than 10 lux in ordinary nighttime use (Stanford reports 25-50 lux under usual conditions), but nothing directly measures the darkest setting. One unrated source reports that phones at minimum brightness may deliver under 10 lux, which cuts against the 'even at darkest setting' part of the claim. The claim's usual-use element holds, while its darkest-setting element is weakly contradicted. The claimant's passage supports the claim only as its own assertion, and the Nature measurements are at 100% brightness.True90% confidence7 sourcesAug 5, 2026Donald Trump took care of inflation.Said by BDuring Donald Trump's presidency, inflation remained low and stable, with an average annual rate between 1.9% and 2.3%, and a modest decline from when he took office.True97% confidence6 sourcesAug 5, 2026Mike Rogers is a candidate for the United States Senate in Michigan.Multiple tier-1 and tier-2 sources (AP, C-SPAN, NBC, CBS, Michigan Daily, Freep) confirm Mike Rogers was the Republican nominee/candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan in the 2026 race against Abdul El-Sayed, and this remained true on 2026-08-05 as the post date; the claim faithfully reflects the passage's reference to Rogers as a Senate contender.True85% confidence5 sourcesAug 5, 2026The founding ideals of the United States are defined as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.Said by 3CThe claim paraphrases the post's question-and-answer ('what was the founding principle? Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness'), which is faithful to the passage. Primary sources, including the Declaration of Independence text and the National Archives' Founding Documents page, identify life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as the ideals on which the United States was founded.True95% confidence5 sourcesAug 5, 2026Mike Rogers is the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Michigan.Said by BAs of October 20, 2026, Mike Rogers was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan. CBS (Oct. 15) reported he ran unopposed in the GOP primary, and CNN (Oct. 7) and ABC (Oct. 20) identified him as the Republican candidate, with the AP and NBC confirming the same status on Nov. 1. The extracted claim matches the post's wording.True95% confidence4 sourcesAug 5, 2026Tommy Tuberville is a United States Senator from Alabama.Said by BOn 2026-08-05, Tommy Tuberville was a sitting U.S. Senator from Alabama, and the extracted claim matches the post's wording. Tier1 sources (AP, Reuters, Congress.gov, and his Senate press release) all describe him as an Alabama senator, and he remained one in later coverage, though he was also running for governor and not seeking a second Senate term.True85% confidence5 sourcesAug 5, 2026The current Senate parliamentarian was appointed by Harry Reid.Said by CThe current Senate parliamentarian, Elizabeth MacDonough, was initially appointed in 2012 by Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as reported by AP and Salon and cited in a Senator Marshall press release. A 2026 Thompson Coburn post says she still holds the position, so the claim matches the sources and faithfully reflects the passage.True90% confidence5 sourcesAug 5, 2026Abdul El-Sayed is the Democratic nominee for the US Senate from Michigan.Multiple independent reliable sources (NYT, Politico, NPR, CNBC, AP-based results, LA Times) report that Abdul El-Sayed won the August 4, 2026 Michigan Democratic Senate primary and is the Democratic nominee for US Senate from Michigan, as of the claim date of 2026-08-05 and continuing through later coverage. The claim matches the passage's wording; no source contradicts it.True85% confidence6 sourcesAug 5, 2026Abdul El-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic primary with 48.48% of the vote compared to 47.51% for his opponent.Said by BEl-Sayed won the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, and the claimed 48.48% to 47.51% split matches the AP near-complete count reported by Le Monde and Wake Up To Politics. The certified AP table (48.4% to 47.6%) and other outlets (48.5% to 47.5%, 48.45% to 47.55%) differ only by rounding, so no source contradicts the figures.True90% confidence6 sourcesAug 5, 2026Mike Rogers was uncontested in the 2026 Michigan Republican primary.Said by BMultiple sources, including the AP's Michigan primary results page (tier1), report that Mike Rogers ran unopposed and won the 2026 Michigan Republican U.S. Senate primary. The claim is a faithful extraction of the passage, and the 2026 Michigan primary is resolved from the post's title and date.True90% confidence5 sourcesAug 5, 2026The Michigan Senate primary race between Abdul El-Sayed and Stevens was decided by a one-point margin.Said by CMultiple reliable sources report that Abdul El-Sayed beat Haley Stevens in the August 2026 Michigan Democratic Senate primary by roughly one percentage point (AP and NYT show 48.4% to 47.6%, about 14,900 votes). The claim's wording matches the post's 'one point race' and the sources' 'about 1%' margin, so the claim is supported.