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False100% confidence5 sourcesNov 6, 2026The US currently has the lowest crime numbers ever recorded in the history of the country.Said by AThe claim that the US currently has the lowest crime numbers ever recorded is false; while crime rates are near historic lows and have been declining, they are not the lowest ever recorded.False90% confidence2 sourcesNov 6, 2026Ultra-processed foods account for nearly 70 percent of total caloric intake among American children.Said by APrimary government data from the CDC indicates that ultra-processed foods account for approximately 61.9% of total caloric intake among American youth, not nearly 70%.False85% confidence4 sourcesNov 6, 2026The Trump administration implemented a directive to slow down work on psychedelics.Said by AThe sources show the Trump administration issued a directive to speed up, not slow down, psychedelic reviews (an April 18, 2026 executive order). The post describes a slowdown directive that was blocked by Trump's intervention, so the extracted claim reverses both the record and the post's account.False70% confidence5 sourcesNov 6, 2026The United States spends half as much of its national income on food as Europe, but spends three times more on healthcare.Said by ANeither half of the claim holds in the sources. Food: the ERS/USDA data puts the US food share of household spending near 13.8% against an EU average of 17.4%, a ratio of about 0.8, not one half. Healthcare: OECD and HealthSystemTracker data show the US at roughly 1.8 to 2 times peer averages, not three times. The claim was posted 2026-11-06 and the sources are older data, so the verdict rests on the figures themselves, not on any later change.False90% confidence7 sourcesNov 6, 2026The EPA has not reviewed glyphosate in close to 30 years.Said by AThe claim that the EPA has not reviewed glyphosate in close to 30 years is contradicted by the sources, which document EPA reviews in 2017 and 2020 and an ongoing registration review in 2026. The claimant's point that a review was thrown out does not change that EPA reviews have occurred within the last decade.False72% confidence8 sourcesNov 6, 2026Lawsuits settled for billions of dollars have proven that glyphosate causes cancer in people, especially children.Said by AThe settlements are real (Bayer agreed to $7.25 billion in February 2026 and had paid about $11 billion in glyphosate settlements), but settlements are not findings of proof. Bayer disputes the cancer claims, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Durnell verdict on federal preemption grounds rather than causation, and the EPA's finding that glyphosate does not cause cancer in humans contradicts the claim that it has been proven; the sources say nothing about children specifically. The claim also departs from the passage's own wording only slightly, so it is graded as stated.False75% confidence6 sourcesNov 6, 202699% of corn is sprayed with glyphosate.Said by AThe claim that 99% of corn is sprayed with glyphosate is not supported by the sources. Official USDA data show glyphosate applied to about 41% of corn acres in 2021 and Minnesota reports 76% for 2019, and even the highest estimates (EPA and advocacy groups) sit near 80-91%, none near 99%.False88% confidence8 sourcesNov 6, 2026Iowa has the highest cancer rates in the world.Said by AMultiple tier1 and primary sources say Iowa has the second-highest cancer incidence in the U.S., behind Kentucky, so it is not the highest. The sources do not rank countries worldwide, but the claim's 'highest in the world' framing is contradicted by the U.S. ranking, and the claim was accurate to the post's wording as of 2026-11-06.False60% confidence5 sourcesNov 6, 2026Kentucky and other U.S. farm states have the highest cancer rates of any location in the world.Said by AThe sources show Kentucky ranks first among U.S. states for cancer incidence and mortality, and Iowa ranks second, but none says Kentucky or farm states have the highest cancer rates in the world. The world-level superlative is uncorroborated across thorough U.S. coverage, and the claim also drops Iowa from the original passage, which is a narrowing rather than an addition.False65% confidence7 sourcesNov 6, 2026The last EPA review of glyphosate was thrown out due to ghost-written research and bribery to EPA officials.Said by AThe claim that the last EPA glyphosate review was thrown out over ghostwriting and bribery is not supported. The EPA's own page says the 2020 glyphosate interim decision was withdrawn in 2022 after the agency missed a court-imposed deadline on the ecological portion, and no source documents bribery of EPA officials; the only sources making the bribery assertion are the claimant's own remarks and his echoes, which cannot corroborate it.False60% confidence5 sourcesNov 6, 2026U.S. Senators spend 90% of their time fundraising.Said by AThe 90% figure is not supported by any source. Reporting on senators' time puts fundraising at roughly 20-50% (Time and Vox on John Oliver's segment, 25-50% of time in Washington), about one-third (former Sen. Hollings, cited by the Brennan Center), or a minority of activity (The Fulcrum, which says most legislative time goes to legislative work). The claimed figure is roughly double the top of the recorded range, so the magnitude is grossly off. The post's '90%' appears in the transcript with no source behind it, and the claim faithfully reflects the passage. As of 2026-11-06, the sources do not support it.False60% confidence5 sourcesNov 6, 2026Europe is in the process of phasing out the use of glyphosate in agriculture.Said by AThe sources show the EU renewed glyphosate's approval until 15 December 2033, and the European Commission states there is no scientific or legal justification for a ban. A 2026 report says the Commission proposed indefinite approval for glyphosate, so no formal phase-out is shown as of 2026-11-06. The claim also departs slightly from the passage's comparative framing (Europe phasing out 'much higher than America'), which the sources do not address, but the core assertion of an ongoing phase-out is contradicted.