Infact
80 / 100
True Egypt

Mammoths became extinct 1,000 years after the Egyptians completed the construction of the great pyramid.

Infact verdict: True (80/100).

The claim that mammoths became extinct 1,000 years after the completion of the Great Pyramid of Giza is supported by web evidence. The Great Pyramid was completed around 2560 BCE, while the last woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island are believed to have gone extinct around 1650 BCE, approximately 900 years after the pyramid's completion.

March 14, 2026 Language: en 1 claim analyzed
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True history
Mammoths became extinct 1,000 years after the Egyptians completed the construction of the great pyramid.
The Great Pyramid of Giza was completed around 2560 BCE. Web sources corroborate that the last woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island went extinct around 1650 BCE, approximately 900 years later. This evidence supports the timeline provided in the claim.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 80
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 80
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 80
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 80
Evidence Summary Web evidence confirms mammoth extinction occurred about 900 years after the pyramid's completion.

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