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True96% confidence4 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Indiana Fever defeated the Atlanta Dream 95 to 91 in overtime.Said by BMultiple independent sources confirm the Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream 95-91 in overtime on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at State Farm Arena. The claim's teams, score, and overtime result match the post's passage, which names the same Fever-Dream game and final score.True85% confidence3 sourcesAug 17, 2026Angel Reese went five for 16 in the game against the Atlanta Dream.Said by BThe box scores show Angel Reese shot 5-for-16 from the field in the August 16, 2026 Fever 95, Dream 91 overtime game. The claim's wording is loose, though: Reese played for the Atlanta Dream, so the game was against the Fever, not against the Dream. Because the game is correctly identified and the figure matches, the core assertion holds.True85% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Iran ceasefire has expired.The 60-day US-Iran ceasefire under the June memorandum ended on August 17, 2026, with no extension or successor deal, so the claim that it had expired is supported as of the claim's date. The post's wording ('expires') is a tense shift from the extracted 'has expired', but the substance matches the sources; later sources (November) describe the war as resumed, which does not change the August 17 state.True95% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Indiana Fever beat the Atlanta Dream in overtime.The Fever beat the Dream 95-91 in overtime on August 16, 2026, per AP and CBS Atlanta, with box-score and scoreboard corroboration. The claim omits the post's Angel Reese detail, a dropped qualifier that does not change the core assertion; CBS confirms Reese's closing shot did not go in.True92% confidence5 sourcesAug 17, 2026A man has been charged with hate crimes for disrupting a Manhattan synagogue service.Multiple independent sources (AP, DOJ press release, Manhattan DA indictment, CNN, NBC New York) confirm that Larry Montes was charged with hate crimes after disrupting a Shabbat service at Central Synagogue in Manhattan on August 14, 2026. The claim matches the passage, which refers to the same incident; minor details such as the exact charging date or the federal versus state split do not change the core assertion.True90% confidence6 sourcesAug 17, 2026Angel Reese missed a potential game-winning layup in the Indiana Fever vs Atlanta Dream game.Multiple sources report that Angel Reese missed a potential game-winning layup in the regulation-ending moments of the Fever-Dream game, which went to overtime and was won 95-91 by Indiana. The claim matches the post's passage; the sources give the game date as August 16 or 17, a minor discrepancy that does not affect the core claim.Can’t tell45% confidence5 sourcesAug 17, 2026Peggy Flanagan is leading in the polls for the Minnesota Senate race with a greater than 90% chance of winning.Said by BThe sources show Flanagan leading Tafoya in post-primary polls, including a Newsweek-reported Quantus poll from September and TIPP showing a narrow lead, so the lead is broadly supported. However, no source covers the claimed >90% chance of winning as of the claim date of 2026-08-17; the only ~90% figure is a Kalshi market price from 2026-10-31, and it is a forecast rather than a checkable fact about that date.Can’t tell35% confidence11 sourcesAug 17, 2026The Minnesota Attorney General is exploring charges against the journalists who exposed the voter-vouching system.No source reports that the Minnesota Attorney General was exploring charges against the journalists as of 2026-08-17. The sources show that Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty, not the state AG, filed felony charges against O'Keefe and Higby on Oct. 28, 2026, which is after the claim date, and the AG's Oct. 20 election report form does not mention such charges. The extraction is a faithful paraphrase of the passage.Can’t tell35% confidence7 sourcesAug 17, 2026A GoFundMe account set up for the family of Lindsay Clancy has raised $750,000.Said by BNo source gives the fundraiser's total on the claim date of 2026-08-17. The earliest dated figure is over $1 million by Aug. 21, which makes $750,000 four days earlier plausible but unconfirmed. The claim's extraction matches the post's wording, and the figure is not contradicted.Can’t tell30% confidence4 sourcesAug 17, 2026A Fox News legal analyst stated there is a case for child endangerment against Patrick Clancy because he left his children alone for less than an hour to buy laxatives and food.Said by BThe claim departs from the passage: the post says the analyst claimed a case for endangerment because Patrick left 'her' (Lindsay) alone with the kids, not that he left 'his children alone', and no source reports any Fox legal analyst making an endangerment claim. Sources do confirm the CVS and food errand on Jan. 24, 2023, but not the endangerment statement.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.Can’t tell35% confidence8 sourcesAug 17, 2026WNBA television ratings have increased by 45% since Caitlin Clark joined the league.Said by BThe sources confirm that WNBA ratings rose after Caitlin Clark's arrival, but none gives a cumulative 45% increase since she joined. The nearby figures (a 170% ESPN jump in 2024, a 15% all-network rise in 2026, and ABC/ESPN up 5%) do not establish or refute the 45% total, so the magnitude cannot be graded.