26
/ 100
Mostly False
United States
The text questions if Donald Trump is withholding the Epstein file from the public.
Infact verdict: Mostly False (26/100).
The claim that Donald Trump is holding back the Epstein file from the public is rated as false by The Washington Post, which awarded it 'Four Pinocchios'. This indicates a strong refutation of the claim. Additionally, the US Justice Department has stated that documents are withheld only if they are duplicates, privileged, or part of an ongoing investigation, not specifically by Trump. The evidence suggests that while there are accusations of withholding documents, these are not directly attributed to Trump himself but rather to procedural reasons by the Justice Department. Therefore, the claim lacks substantial evidence and is contradicted by authoritative sources.
How is this score determined? →Individual claims
26
Mostly False
Politics
Donald Trump is holding back the Epstein file from the public.
The Washington Post rated the claim as 'Four Pinocchios', indicating it is false. The US Justice Department has clarified that documents are withheld for procedural reasons, not by Trump's directive. This is supported by multiple sources, including a high-reliability source from the BBC.
Fact Check Score
10
Fact Check Weight
40
Web Consensus Score
30
Web Consensus Weight
30
Source Quality Score
20
Source Quality Weight
15
Llm Reasoning Score
20
Llm Reasoning Weight
15
Llm Reasoning Score Raw
20
Weighted Total
26
Evidence Summary
1 fact-check match (Washington Post: False), 2 web sources contradict claim.
