Infact
91 / 100
True United States

There is a basketball court above the American Supreme Court called 'The Highest Court In The Land', designed in the 1940s.

Infact verdict: True (91/100).

The claim that there is a basketball court above the American Supreme Court named 'The Highest Court In The Land' is supported by multiple reliable sources, including Wikipedia. The court is indeed located on the fifth floor of the Supreme Court Building and is used by clerks and occasionally justices. The claim that it was designed in the 1940s is also corroborated by evidence, although the exact details of its conversion from a storage area to a gymnasium are not fully documented. Overall, the claims are factual and well-supported by the evidence.

October 15, 2026 Language: en 2 claims analyzed
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Individual claims

94
True Other
There is a basketball court above the American Supreme Court named 'The Highest Court In The Land'.
Multiple reliable sources, including Wikipedia, confirm the existence of a basketball court above the American Supreme Court, known as 'The Highest Court In The Land'. This is a well-documented fact.
Fact Check Score None
Fact Check Weight 0
Web Consensus Score 90
Web Consensus Weight 40
Source Quality Score 90
Source Quality Weight 20
Llm Reasoning Score 90
Llm Reasoning Weight 40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw 90
Weighted Total 94
Evidence Summary 3 web sources confirm the claim.
88
True History
The basketball court above the American Supreme Court was designed in the 1940s.
The claim that the basketball court was designed in the 1940s is supported by multiple sources, including Wikipedia. However, the exact details of the conversion are not fully documented, which slightly lowers the confidence score.
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 2 web sources confirm the claim.

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