Infact
92 / 100
True

Honey bees have unique family structures where male drones have one parent, females have two, all colony members share the same mother, and the queen's female offspring have different fathers.

Infact verdict: True (92/100).

The claims about honey bee family structures are largely accurate based on the evidence. Male drones indeed have only one parent, the mother, due to being unfertilized eggs. Female bees typically have two parents, although rare exceptions exist. Most colony members share the same mother, the queen, but the queen's female offspring can have different fathers due to polyandry, enhancing genetic diversity. The evidence supports these claims with high reliability from sources like Wikipedia and scientific articles.

October 09, 2026 Language: en 4 claims analyzed
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Individual claims

96
True Science
Male drones have one parent, a mother.
Male drones are the unfertilized offspring of a queen bee, meaning they have only one parent, the mother. This is supported by high-reliability sources such as Wikipedia and Chegg.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 95
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 95
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 95
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 95
Weighted Total 96
Evidence Summary 2 high-reliability web sources confirm.
91
True Science
Female bees have two parents.
Female bees typically have two parents, supported by multiple sources. An exception of a female bee with two fathers but no mother is noted, but this is rare.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 85
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 85
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 85
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 85
Weighted Total 91
Evidence Summary Multiple sources confirm typical two-parent structure.
88
True Science
All members of a bee colony have the same mother, the queen.
Most members of a bee colony have the same mother, the queen, as she lays all the eggs. This is supported by reliable sources like Wikipedia and the American Bee Journal.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 80
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 80
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 80
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 80
Weighted Total 88
Evidence Summary Reliable sources confirm queen as mother of colony.
91
True Science
The queen's female offspring have various fathers.
The queen's female offspring can have various fathers due to polyandry, which is beneficial for genetic diversity. This is supported by high-reliability sources like Wikipedia and PerfectBee.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 85
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 85
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 85
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 85
Weighted Total 91
Evidence Summary Polyandry confirmed by reliable sources.

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