Jake Tapper
The Lead
21
verdicts published
Verdict Distribution: 21 published verdicts
13
True
62%
8
Mostly True
38%
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False
held
ⓘ “Mostly True” verdicts reflect claims accurate in substance but qualified by the reviewer with meaningful caveats. Both “True” and “Mostly True” count toward the accuracy rate. During the True/Mostly True-only publication phase, only verdict counts are shown publicly. Misleading and False verdicts are withheld from public display pending advisory board launch.
Published verdicts
MOSTLY TRUE
Graham Platner has a tattoo from 2007 that he has acknowledged is a Totenkopf Nazi symbol that he has since had covered up.
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MOSTLY TRUE
The Florida State University shooting resulted in two people killed and seven others wounded.
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MOSTLY TRUE
Phoenix Eichner asked ChatGPT about the safety mechanism on a Remington 12 gauge shotgun on April 17th, 2025, and later that same day carried out a mass shooting at Florida State University.
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MOSTLY TRUE
This marks King Charles's 19th trip to the United States and his first formal state visit as the British monarch.
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MOSTLY TRUE
It has been 87 years since a royal garden party was held at this location, with the last one in 1939 hosted by Queen Elizabeth and her father King George VI.
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MOSTLY TRUE
The attempted assassination of President Trump occurred two days before this broadcast at the White House Correspondents Association dinner on Saturday night.
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MOSTLY TRUE
The suspect left California for Washington, D.C. by train on Tuesday, before Jimmy Kimmel told a joke on Thursday night.
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MOSTLY TRUE
A New York Times poll shows 57 percent of respondents do not approve of how President Trump is handling his presidency.
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