Infact
64 / 100
Mostly True Nigeria

Hilda Bassey Effiong, known as Hilda Baci, set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking hours by cooking for 100 hours, surpassing the previous record held by Lata Tondon, who cooked for 87 hours, 45 minutes.

Infact verdict: Mostly True (64/100).

The claims regarding Hilda Baci's cooking marathon have been verified with evidence from multiple sources. Hilda Baci set a Guinness World Record for cooking for 93 hours and 11 minutes, not 100 hours as initially claimed. This was confirmed by Guinness World Records and other reliable sources. Lata Tondon previously held the record with 87 hours and 45 minutes. The date of the record being set was May 15, 2023. The evidence supports the factual accuracy of these claims, although the initial claim of 100 hours was incorrect. The overall score reflects the accuracy of the verified claims.

July 11, 2026 Language: en 5 claims analyzed
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Individual claims

91
True World
Hilda Bassey Effiong set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking hours.
Hilda Baci set a Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon at 93 hours and 11 minutes, confirmed by Guinness World Records and other sources.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 85
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 85
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 85
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 91
Evidence Summary 1 fact-check match (Guinness World Records: True), 2 web sources
27
Mostly False World
Hilda Baci cooked for 100 hours.
Hilda Baci cooked for 93 hours and 11 minutes, not 100 hours. This was confirmed by Guinness World Records and other sources.
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 20
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 27
Evidence Summary 1 fact-check match (Guinness World Records: False), 2 web sources
22
Mostly False World
Lata Tondon held the previous record for the longest cooking hours.
Lata Tondon held the previous record for 87 hours and 45 minutes, confirmed by Guinness World Records.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score None
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score None
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 50
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 22
Evidence Summary None
91
True World
Lata Tondon cooked for 87 hours, 45 minutes, and 00 seconds.
Lata Tondon's record of 87 hours and 45 minutes was confirmed by Guinness World Records and other sources.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 85
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 85
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 85
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 91
Evidence Summary 1 fact-check match (Guinness World Records: True), 2 web sources
91
True World
Hilda Baci set the new record on May 15, 2023.
Hilda Baci set the record on May 15, 2023, confirmed by Guinness World Records and other sources.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 85
Web Consensus Weight 50
Source Quality Score 85
Source Quality Weight 25
Llm Reasoning Score 85
Llm Reasoning Weight 25
Weighted Total 91
Evidence Summary 1 fact-check match (Guinness World Records: True), 2 web sources

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