91
/ 100
True
Finland
In 2008, Finnish police used blood from a mosquito found in a stolen car to identify a thief.
Infact verdict: True (91/100).
The claims about Finnish police using a mosquito to solve a crime in 2008 are supported by multiple sources. The first claim about finding a dead mosquito in a stolen car is corroborated by several high and medium reliability sources. The second claim about using the mosquito's blood to identify a thief is also supported by multiple sources, including high-reliability ones. This unusual forensic method was indeed employed successfully, as reported by various platforms.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
91
True
Crime
In 2008, Finnish police found a dead mosquito in a stolen car.
Multiple sources, including high-reliability ones, confirm that Finnish police found a dead mosquito in a stolen car in 2008. This is a factual statement corroborated by evidence.
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 confirm the event.
91
True
Crime
Finnish police tested the blood from a mosquito's last meal to identify a thief.
The claim is supported by multiple sources, including high-reliability ones, confirming that Finnish police used DNA from a mosquito's blood to identify a thief in 2008.
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 confirm the use of mosquito DNA to solve the crime.
