Check 1 (Verbatim Priority): The verbatim quote — 'The S&P 500 finished ahead 106 for another record close' — is the authoritative text. Claim_text adds 'points,' which is implied in the verbatim but introduces no distortion. Check 2 (Extraction Fidelity): No pipeline-introduced language changes the verdict assessment. The core factual predicates under test are: (a) the S&P 500 gained approximately 106 points on May 6, 2026, and (b) this constituted a record close. Both predicates are confirmed. FRED (Tier 1) records the official close at 7,365.12 on May 6, 2026 ; the prior record close was 7,259.22 on May 5 , yielding an actual gain of 105.90 points. The broadcast figure of 106 is a rounding of 105.90 by 0.10 points — a difference of less than one-tenth of one index point. Under the immaterial imprecision standard for broadcast rounding (hedged approximation sub-rule): 'approximate language is not an identifiable inaccuracy when the confirmed figure falls within the stated range' — and 105.90 rounds to 106 under any standard rounding convention, making the stated figure not merely approximate but arithmetically correct to the nearest whole point. The 'record close' characterization is unambiguously confirmed by CNBC and TheStreet , each independently reporting new all-time record closing highs for the S&P 500 on May 6, 2026. Corroborating figures in the transcript_excerpt (Dow 612, confirmed at 612.34; Nasdaq 513, confirmed at 512.82 per gate1) further validate the broadcast segment's overall precision. No corrections were found. Minimum source requirements for TRUE are met: Tier 1 primary institutional record (FRED/S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC) plus multiple independent Tier 4 sources, with INDEPENDENT source_independence. Gate 1's MOSTLY_TRUE nomination rested on treating the 0.10-point rounding as a 'technical inaccuracy,' but the immaterial imprecision standard expressly provides that broadcast rounding conventions do not disqualify a TRUE verdict. The correct verdict is TRUE.