Infact
86 / 100
True

The text states that the only letters not appearing on the periodic table are 'J' and 'Q'.

Infact verdict: True (86/100).

The claim that the letters 'J' and 'Q' do not appear on the periodic table is mostly accurate. Evidence from multiple sources confirms that 'J' and 'Q' are not used in the symbols of any elements on the modern periodic table. However, some sources also mention that 'W' is not used as the starting letter for any element, although it appears in the symbol for tungsten (W). Therefore, the claim is mostly true but slightly misleading due to the omission of 'W' as a starting letter.

August 14, 2026 Language: en 1 claim analyzed
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True Science
The only letters that don’t appear on the periodic table are 'J' and 'Q'.
Multiple sources confirm that 'J' and 'Q' are not used in element symbols on the periodic table. However, 'W' is also not used as a starting letter for any element, which makes the claim slightly misleading.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 80
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 70
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 70
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 70
Weighted Total 86
Evidence Summary Multiple sources confirm 'J' and 'Q' are not on the periodic table, but 'W' is not a starting letter for any element.

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