92
/ 100
True
Tokyo
In 2010, Tokyo officials discovered a man who had been dead for 30 years, kept secret by his family to collect his pension.
Infact verdict: True (92/100).
The claims about the discovery of Sogen Kato's remains and the subsequent pension fraud by his family are supported by multiple high-reliability sources. These sources confirm that Kato's body was found mummified in 2010, and his family had kept his death secret to continue collecting his pension. The evidence is consistent and corroborated by several independent reports, leading to a high confidence in the factual accuracy of these claims.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
92
True
Crime
In 2010, officials in Tokyo found the skeletal remains of a man who had been dead for 30 years.
Multiple high-reliability sources confirm that in 2010, Tokyo officials found the skeletal remains of Sogen Kato, who had been dead for 30 years. This is corroborated by several independent reports.
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
85
Llm Reasoning Weight
40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
85
Weighted Total
92
Evidence Summary
3 web sources confirm the claim.
92
True
Crime
The man had been dead for 30 years but his family kept it secret to collect his pension.
High-reliability sources indicate that Sogen Kato's family kept his death secret for 30 years to continue collecting his pension. This is corroborated by multiple independent reports.
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
85
Llm Reasoning Weight
40
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
85
Weighted Total
92
Evidence Summary
2 web sources confirm the claim.
