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True80% confidence4 sourcesAug 28, 2026NPR is hosting a virtual event for NPR Plus supporters regarding the midterms and control of Congress on September 17, 2026, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.Said by AThe claim matches the NPR announcement, which lists a Zoom event for NPR+ supporters on Thursday, September 17, at 2:00pm Eastern (11:00am Pacific) covering the midterm races that could decide control of Congress. A later podcast listing says the event was held, and the claim's 'NPR Plus' wording is the same program as 'NPR+'.True70% confidence5 sourcesAug 28, 2026The United States Postal Service is a financial supporter of NPR.Multiple NPR-affiliated articles dated 2026 carry the same editor's note stating that USPS is a financial supporter of NPR, which matches the claim as extracted from the 2026-09-29 podcast passage. No source contradicts it, though all the sources trace back to NPR's own disclosures, which caps confidence.Can’t tell40% confidence5 sourcesAug 28, 2026Donald Trump claimed he won California in the 2016 presidential election.The passage says "In 2016, he said he actually won it" right after discussing Orange County, so "it" most likely refers to Orange County, not the whole state; the extracted claim departs from the passage by widening the scope to California. Separately, sources show Trump in November 2016 alleged serious voter fraud in California and claimed he would have won the popular vote, but none of them grades the narrower claim as the post made it.