77
/ 100
Mostly True
Washington
The website discusses the pressure on Congress to return during a partial government shutdown, highlighting TMZ's focus on lawmakers, Trump's call for Congress to return, and the rejection of a bipartisan funding deal by House Speaker Mike Johnson.
Infact verdict: Mostly True (77/100).
The claims regarding the partial government shutdown and related events are largely supported by evidence. TMZ's focus on Congress during the shutdown is confirmed by multiple sources. President Trump's call for Congress to return is well-documented. The Senate's bipartisan funding deal and its rejection by House Speaker Mike Johnson is less clear, with evidence suggesting a lack of consensus rather than outright rejection. TMZ's viral images of Lindsey Graham at Disney World are corroborated by several sources. The claim about the shutdown being the longest in U.S. history is verified by a professional fact-check and additional web evidence.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
79
Mostly True
Media
TMZ is focusing on Congress during a record-long partial government shutdown.
Multiple sources confirm that TMZ has been focusing on Congress during the partial government shutdown, publishing paparazzi-style photos of lawmakers. This aligns with the claim that TMZ is highlighting Congress during this period.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
90
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
80
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
85
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
79
Evidence Summary
3 web sources confirm TMZ's focus on Congress during the shutdown.
85
True
Politics
President Donald Trump wants lawmakers to come back during the partial government shutdown.
Web evidence from multiple sources confirms that President Trump urged Congress to return from recess to address the ongoing shutdown. This supports the claim that Trump wanted lawmakers to come back during the shutdown.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
95
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
85
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
90
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
85
Evidence Summary
3 web sources confirm Trump's call for Congress to return during the shutdown.
67
Mostly True
Politics
The Senate reached a bipartisan funding deal last week, but House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected it.
Web evidence indicates that the Senate passed a funding deal, but there is no direct evidence that House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected it. The evidence suggests a lack of consensus rather than outright rejection by Johnson.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
70
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
65
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
75
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
67
Evidence Summary
2 web sources discuss the Senate deal but lack direct evidence of Johnson's rejection.
79
Mostly True
Media
TMZ posted viral images of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham at Disney World during the partial government shutdown.
Multiple sources confirm that TMZ published photos of Lindsey Graham at Disney World during the shutdown, which went viral. This supports the claim.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
90
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
80
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
85
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
79
Evidence Summary
3 web sources confirm TMZ's viral images of Graham at Disney World.
76
Mostly True
Politics
The partial government shutdown is the longest in U.S. history.
A fact-check by WCNC rated this claim as 'True', confirming that the current shutdown is the longest in U.S. history. Additional web evidence supports this conclusion.
Fact Check Score
69
Fact Check Weight
40
Web Consensus Score
90
Web Consensus Weight
30
Source Quality Score
90
Source Quality Weight
15
Llm Reasoning Score
95
Llm Reasoning Weight
15
Weighted Total
76
Evidence Summary
1 fact-check match (WCNC: True), 3 web sources confirm longest shutdown.
