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False100% confidence1 sourceOct 26, 2026Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.Said by AThe claim that Maria Corina Machado won the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize is false, as the awards for that year have not yet been announced.Mixed50% confidence5 sourcesOct 26, 2026Floor-to-ceiling windows let in as much as ten times more ambient heat than a solid wall.Said by AThe claim's direction is partly supported: a Cornell Extension source says a double-glazed window loses ten times as much heat as an equal area of well-insulated wall, and a single pane loses twenty times. But that figure measures heat loss rather than ambient heat gain, and government sources say south-facing windows can reduce heating needs compared with a solid wall, so the figure depends on the measure and orientation.Mixed55% confidence5 sourcesOct 26, 2026The advertising war surrounding the 2026 midterm elections is valued at 10 billion dollars.Said by AAd spending did pass $10 billion in mid-October, per NPR and the Boston Globe, so the figure is directionally right. However, AdImpact data as of October 26 put spending at about $11.21 billion, so describing the war as valued at exactly $10 billion understates the figure as of the claim date.Mixed60% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026The Trump administration signed off on a $2.8 billion arms deal with Israel.The $2.8 billion sale is well supported: multiple outlets report the administration approved or greenlit it, citing U.S. officials. However, AP and Reuters describe it as a planned deal that is not yet final, with only informal congressional notification and no formal review started, so whether the administration has fully signed off is contested.Mixed60% confidence7 sourcesSep 16, 2026In Syria, fuel prices jumped by 40%.Said by BDiesel prices rose 40% (125 to 175 pounds per litre), so the 40% figure is accurate for diesel. However, fuel prices overall rose less: 95-octane petrol rose about 28%, 90-octane about 26%, gas about 9%, and FDD reports an average increase of roughly 22%, so describing 'fuel prices' generally as jumping 40% overstates the broader picture.Mixed55% confidence6 sourcesSep 4, 2026A survey showed that about one-third of Americans think the benefits of AI outweigh the risks, compared to about two-thirds of people in China.The claim's figures (about 33% of Americans and about 67% of Chinese) closely match the KPMG survey cited by Lowy (35% and 69%), but GlobeScan (48% US, 83% China) and the Stanford AI Index (39% US, 83% China, measured as 'more benefits than drawbacks') report higher numbers, especially for China. The claim is therefore supported by one survey and disputed by others, and the result depends on which survey and measure is used. The claim also departs slightly from the passage's framing only in its unsourced attribution to 'one survey', which the sources cannot pin down.True97% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026The United States captured Nicolas Maduro.Said by AMultiple primary and tier1 sources (Reuters, CRS/Congress.gov, State Department, Pentagon/Trump announcement) report that US forces captured Nicolás Maduro on January 3, 2026 and flew him to New York to face charges. The claim's extraction from the post's passage ('the U.S. Seized and arrested Maduro') matches the post's own wording, so it is graded as the poster's claim; the later 2026-11-02 coverage of his court appearance is consistent with the capture.True95% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026The Trump administration filed a lawsuit in federal court in Alaska to block the certification of the Senate race if the Republican candidate loses.Said by AMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, BBC, NBC) report that the Justice Department filed a federal lawsuit in Alaska, on Oct 22-23, 2026, seeking to block certification of the Senate race if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, so the claim was true on 2026-10-26. The claim drops the post's qualifier "narrowly", which is a dropped qualifier graded normally, and the later November 1 dismissal by Judge Gleason does not make the October 26 claim false.True92% confidence7 sourcesOct 26, 2026The Supreme Court refused to allow Donald Trump to implement new orders for the United States Postal Service to screen mail-in ballots.Said by AThe sources consistently report that on September 14, 2026, the Supreme Court declined to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce its rule on mail-in ballots, leaving in place a lower-court injunction, which matches the claim. The rule is described as a screening mechanism (voter lists and barcoded envelopes checked against voter lists), and the ruling was an emergency order, not a final decision on legality, which the sources note.True95% confidence7 sourcesOct 26, 2026Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela.Multiple tier1 sources (Reuters, AP, BBC) report that María Corina Machado returned to Venezuela on Sunday, October 25, 2026, after nearly a year in exile, appearing in Lara state and traveling to Caracas. The claim matches the post's headline, which the extraction faithfully reflects; the post itself is dated October 26, so 'returned' refers to the October 25 return.True95% confidence6 sourcesOct 26, 2026Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the presidential election in Brazil.Multiple tier1 and tier2 sources (AP, Reuters, NPR, NYT) report that Lula won Brazil's presidential runoff on October 25, 2026, with about 51.8% of the vote per the electoral court. Bolsonaro refused to concede and sought annulment, but the claim that Lula won the election is directly and consistently supported.True75% confidence8 sourcesOct 26, 2026Seven right-wing presidential candidates have come to power in Latin America over the last year and a half.Said by AMultiple sources, including Reuters-cited coverage and the WSJ, report that right-leaning candidates won seven straight Latin American presidential elections over roughly the last year and a half, starting April 2025. The claim's count and timeframe match that record, and the extraction faithfully reflects the passage, though the streak ended with Lula's Brazil win on Oct 25, 2026.