86
/ 100
True
Global
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first certified female physician.
Infact verdict: True (86/100).
Elizabeth Blackwell is widely recognized as the first female physician in the United States to earn a formal medical degree. Multiple medium-reliability sources confirm her status as a pioneering figure in medicine. She was the first woman to be awarded a medical degree in the U.S. and was also the first to be listed on the UK medical register, establishing her as a certified physician. The evidence from various academic and historical sources corroborates this claim effectively.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
86
True
History
Elizabeth Blackwell was the first certified female physician.
Elizabeth Blackwell is widely regarded as the first certified female physician. She earned a medical degree in the United States and is listed on the UK medical register. This is corroborated by sources like PMC and Wikipedia, which detail her medical milestones.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
95
Web Consensus Weight
50
Source Quality Score
90
Source Quality Weight
25
Llm Reasoning Score
90
Llm Reasoning Weight
25
Weighted Total
86
Evidence Summary
No fact-check match; 3 web sources confirm claim.
