53
/ 100
Mixed
United States
In 1913, it was legal to mail children in America.
Infact verdict: Mixed (53/100).
The claim that it was legal to mail children in America in 1913 is partially true but lacks context. According to USA Today, while it was not explicitly illegal to mail children, the practice was officially banned by the Post Office in 1915. The evidence suggests that mailing children was not common practice and was quickly addressed by postal regulations. Therefore, the claim is misleading without the additional context that it was a short-lived and rare occurrence.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
53
Mixed
History
In 1913, it was legal to mail children in America.
USA Today rated the claim as 'Missing Context', indicating that while it was not explicitly illegal to mail children in 1913, the practice was banned by 1915. Web evidence supports that it was technically possible but not a widespread or enduring practice. This makes the claim misleading without context.
Fact Check Score
50
Fact Check Weight
40
Web Consensus Score
60
Web Consensus Weight
30
Source Quality Score
60
Source Quality Weight
15
Llm Reasoning Score
50
Llm Reasoning Weight
15
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
50
Weighted Total
53
Evidence Summary
1 fact-check match (USA Today: Missing Context), 2 web sources corroborate with context.
