91
/ 100
True
United States
Between 10-20% of power outages in the US are caused by squirrels.
Infact verdict: True (91/100).
The claim that squirrels cause between 10-20% of power outages in the US is supported by multiple sources. These sources consistently report that squirrels are responsible for this percentage of outages due to their behavior of chewing on electrical wires. The evidence comes from reliable sources, which corroborate the claim, leading to a high factScore and confidenceScore.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
91
True
Environment
Between 10-20% of power outages in the US are caused by squirrels.
Multiple high-reliability sources confirm that squirrels are responsible for 10-20% of power outages in the US by chewing on electrical wires. This consistent evidence supports the claim.
Fact Check Score
None
Fact Check Weight
0
Web Consensus Score
90
Web Consensus Weight
40
Source Quality Score
85
Source Quality Weight
20
Llm Reasoning Score
80
Llm Reasoning Weight
40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
80
Weighted Total
91
Evidence Summary
3 web sources corroborate the claim.
