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True88% confidence8 sourcesOct 26, 2026Flavio Bolsonaro has refused to recognize Lula da Silva's victory in the 2026 election.Said by AAs of October 26, 2026, Flavio Bolsonaro had refused to recognize Lula's runoff victory, saying it was 'impossible to recognize the election results' and that he would seek annulment, per Reuters and AP. Later on October 27 he withdrew the annulment request and his party had already acknowledged the result, but that later reversal does not make the claim false as of the posting date.True93% confidence7 sourcesOct 26, 2026A judge ordered polls in Brazil to remain open for an additional two hours on October 25, 2026.Said by AMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources report that Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Cristiano Zanin, a judge, ordered polls to stay open two extra hours on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at both campaigns' request. The claim departs from the passage only in naming the date, which the posted day (October 26, 'yesterday') supplies.True90% confidence5 sourcesOct 26, 2026Jair Bolsonaro was convicted of attempting a coup after losing the previous presidential election to Lula da Silva.Said by AMultiple reliable sources (AP, NPR, PBS) report that Brazil's Supreme Court convicted former president Jair Bolsonaro of attempting a coup to stay in office after losing the 2022 election to Lula da Silva, and Britannica confirms the 2025 conviction and 2022 loss. The extracted claim matches the passage's own assertion that the conviction followed his loss to Lula, so the post's claim is faithfully graded.True90% confidence8 sourcesOct 26, 2026Delcy Rodriguez is the current leader of Venezuela.Said by AAs of 2026-10-26, Delcy Rodríguez was the leader of Venezuela, serving as acting or interim president since January 2026 after the U.S. capture of Maduro. The claim's "Trump backed" qualifier is dropped in the extraction, but the core assertion of current leadership is supported and the extraction does not add anything the post did not say.True92% confidence4 sourcesOct 26, 2026The U.S. and Venezuela recently struck a major oil deal.Said by AThe U.S. and Venezuela did strike a major oil deal: the White House, AP, and NPR all report an agreement announced in late August 2026 giving the U.S. stakes and rights tied to 17 Venezuelan oil fields, which is consistent with the post's reference to a recent deal. The claim drops the post's attribution that Machado criticized the deal, a faithful simplification that does not change the core assertion.True90% confidence4 sourcesOct 26, 2026The U.S. government has put its staff on high alert due to intelligence indicating Iran is in the advanced stages of planning attacks against Americans.Said by AMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources (Reuters, AP, NYT) report that a DNI memo dated Oct 23, 2026 cited intelligence that Iran's lethal plotting against Americans had reached advanced stages, and that the State Department reduced staffing at Middle East embassies and put employees on heightened alert as of 2026-10-26. The claim's core assertion is supported; the sources note that the underlying intelligence's strength and specificity were not known, which is a caveat rather than a contradiction.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True70% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026Intelligence indicates Iran may have operatives in the United States.Said by AMultiple outlets reporting on the New York Times account say US officials stated that intelligence suggests Iranian operatives may be in the United States, so the claim matches what was reported on 2026-10-26. The support rests on unnamed officials relayed through the NYT, and the sources do not show the underlying intelligence.Reported in the post, not stated as its own.True60% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026The movie 'Clayface' earned $4 million more at the box office than the documentary 'You Can See Everything' this weekend.Said by AIn the post's weekend (Oct 23-25), Clayface led the domestic box office over 'You Can See Everything' by about $4.5 million ($24M vs. $19.5M per AP and Reuters) to about $5 million ($24.5M vs. $19.5M per Fortune), so the claim's direction is right and its $4 million figure is slightly low but close. The claim's 'this weekend' refers to the post's weekend, which these sources cover; the later Halloween weekend's $200K margin is a different weekend.True80% confidence8 sourcesOct 26, 2026'You Can See Everything' is the highest-grossing documentary of its kind since Michael Moore's 'Fahrenheit 9/11' more than 20 years ago.Said by ASeveral outlets report that You Can See Everything is the highest-grossing nonmusical documentary since Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004), and the claim's 'of its kind' wording keeps that nonmusical scope. The claim tracks the passage faithfully; the dropped concert-film caveat is covered by 'of its kind'.True90% confidence9 sourcesOct 26, 2026A documentary has never received a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars.Said by AMultiple sources, including the New York Times, Slate, The Ringer, Vanity Fair, Vulture and People, state that no documentary has ever been nominated for Best Picture in the Oscars' 98-year history. The claim faithfully reflects the passage's implication that a documentary Best Picture nod would be a first, and no source contradicts it.True85% confidence9 sourcesSep 16, 2026Global fuel price increases are caused by the war in Iran and in the Middle East.Said by BMultiple tier1 sources (Reuters, IEA via AP, BBC Verify, ECB) and secondary reports attribute the surge in global fuel prices in 2026 to supply disruption from the US-Israel war with Iran and the Strait of Hormuz closure, as of the 2026-09-16 posting date. The claim faithfully reflects the passage's assertion; the passage's attribution is consistent with the sources, though some sources note Ukraine's conflict also reduced diesel exports and the Trump administration disputes the framing.True95% confidence4 sourcesSep 16, 2026The U.S. House of Representatives passed a measure directing President Trump to end the war in Iran or seek Congressional approval.Said by AThe House passed H. Con. Res. 93 by a 220-204 vote on September 15, 2026, directing Trump to end hostilities with Iran or seek congressional approval, as the post said. The measure is non-binding and does not carry the force of law, but the claim does not assert otherwise.