Infact
29 / 100
Mostly False unknown

People blink over 10,000,000 times a year.

Infact verdict: Mostly False (29/100).

The claim that people blink over 10,000,000 times a year is not supported by the evidence. The web evidence suggests that the average person blinks around 7.8 million times per year, which corresponds to a rate of 15-20 blinks per minute, rather than the claimed figure of over 10 million.

June 16, 2026 Language: en 1 claim analyzed
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Individual claims

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Mostly False Science
You blink over 10,000,000 times a year.
Web evidence indicates that a typical person blinks about 7.8 million times per year, not over 10 million. This is calculated based on an average of 15-20 blinks per minute. Therefore, the claim is rated as mostly false.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 20
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 20
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 30
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 29
Evidence Summary Evidence suggests people blink around 7.8 million times per year, not 10 million.

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