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True70% confidence4 sourcesSep 13, 2026Pepperbox offers a 14-day free trial for its service.Said by CPepperbox's own X account, posted July 19, 2026, advertised a 2-week/14-day free trial, and a September 30, 2026 Pepperbox video description also points to a 14-day free trial, both before or near the September 13 claim date. A third-party app listing shows a 7-day trial, a discrepancy that likely reflects a different channel, but it does not overturn the company's own statements. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage's "two week free trial" / "14 days" wording.True85% confidence4 sourcesSep 13, 2026Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank.Cash App's own help page (source 4) states that Cash App is not a bank but a financial services platform that partners with banks such as Sutton Bank and The Bancorp Bank to provide banking services, which matches the claim; the 2026 Reuters report (source 1) on the $45 million settlement over misleading bank-like protection claims does not contradict this. The claim faithfully reflects the post's passage, and the 2023 PolitiFact and AP items concern an unrelated bankruptcy hoax and do not bear on it.True90% confidence7 sourcesSep 13, 2026A Navy captain holds the same rank as a full bird colonel in the United States Army.Said by AThe claim that a Navy captain holds the same rank as an Army colonel (O-6) is supported by the statutory rank table in 10 USC 741 (Colonel equals Captain), the DoD insignia reference, and Wikipedia/Merriam-Webster, which state the equivalence. The extraction faithfully reflects the passage, which says the PRT had a Navy captain equal in rank to a full bird colonel in the Army; the passage's own context about the PRT is not graded, since the claim only asserts the rank equivalence.True70% confidence4 sourcesSep 13, 2026The Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Missouri, was a pivotal point in public sentiment toward police.Said by BSources describe the Michael Brown shooting as an inflection point in how Americans discuss race and policing, and Vox reports a shift in public attitudes toward systemic racism and police after Ferguson. The shift was polarized along racial lines, with Kochel's survey showing trust fell among Black residents near Ferguson but not among white residents, so the claim holds as a pivotal moment but not as a uniform 'everybody hates cops' change as the speaker put it.True70% confidence5 sourcesSep 13, 2026Military service time can be bought back and applied to a civil service career for a few thousand dollars.Said by BSources consistently confirm that veterans can buy back active-duty military time and add it to their civil service retirement, with the deposit set as a percentage of base pay (3% for FERS, 7% for CSRS) plus possible interest. No source gives a dollar figure, so 'a few thousand dollars' is plausible for typical base pay but not directly confirmed; the program was in place before the 2026-09-13 post date.True80% confidence4 sourcesSep 13, 2026Fabletics offers 70 to 80% off the first order for new VIP members.Said by 5EFabletics' own blog states new VIP members get 80% off two eligible items and 70% off the rest of their first order, and a September 2026 review documents an 80%-off-everything new-VIP banner, so the 70 to 80% first-order discount is supported as of 2026-09-13. The claim matches the passage's wording, and the later sources (October and November 2026) show the offer still running, which does not affect the September judgment.True85% confidence5 sourcesSep 13, 2026Senator Rand Paul authored the Breonna Taylor Act.Said by CRand Paul introduced the Justice for Breonna Taylor Act in 2020 (paul.senate.gov) and reintroduced it as S.3414 in December 2025, with Congress.gov listing him as sponsor. AP quotes Paul calling himself 'the very author' of the Breonna Taylor law, and the post's 'Brianna' spelling refers to the same bill.True88% confidence5 sourcesSep 13, 2026Breonna Taylor's boyfriend shot at police officers during the execution of a warrant.Said by AMultiple tier1 and tier2 sources confirm that Kenneth Walker, Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, fired a shot during the March 13, 2020 narcotics warrant execution that struck an officer in the leg. The claim departs from the post's description of an 'AK' and sustained fire: sources report one shot from a legally owned handgun, and Walker said he believed the officers were intruders.True60% confidence4 sourcesSep 13, 2026A streamer was shot and paralyzed from the waist down during a swatting incident that occurred a few weeks ago.Multiple sources describe Axeel Melendez being shot by Pima County deputies after a swatting-related police response in late July 2026 and left paralyzed, which fits the claim's core as of the 2026-09-13 post. Sources disagree on whether he was a streamer (EarlyGame says he was not a public creator; a Reddit comment calls him a Rust streamer), and none states 'waist down' exactly, though Wikipedia says he was shot in the hip and spine.True60% confidence4 sourcesSep 13, 2026The Cummins L10 motor is manufactured in Jamestown, New York.Said by BMultiple sources state the Cummins L10 began production in 1982 at the Jamestown Engine Plant in Jamestown, New York, and a 2022 supplier list places L10-family engines at Jamestown. The claim's present tense is less certain, since one source gives the L10's production years as 1982–1998, but the post itself says only that it is made there, and the location claim holds.True70% confidence2 sourcesSep 13, 2026Sutton Bank issues Cash App prepaid debit cards.Cash App's own disclosures state that prepaid debit cards are issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, and Sutton's support page says Sutton issues the Cash Card. Sutton also states it does not issue or support the Cash App account itself, which is a Square product, so the claim holds for the cards but not for the account.True70% confidence2 sourcesSep 13, 2026The Bancorp Bank, N.A. issues Cash App Visa Debit Flex Cards.The claim matches the post's passage, which says Cash App Visa Debit Flex Cards are issued by Sutton Bank and The Bancorp Bank, N.A. The Cash App cardholder agreement, which postdates the 2026-09-13 post, states the Debit Flex Card is issued by The Bancorp Bank, N.A. No source contradicts this, and the extraction only drops the Sutton co-issuer, which does not change the claim.

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