Latest Checks

LEGAL · Jun 10, 2026

On 12 September 2019, the Parramatta Local Court convicted Anthony Lee Francis and fined him AUD 70,000 for seven offences under the Home Building Act 1989 (NSW) and two offences under the Australian Consumer Law.

NOT BS

LEGAL · Jun 10, 2026

Sections 259–263 of the Australian Consumer Law provide consumer remedies including refunds, repairs, and replacements.

NOT BS

GENERAL · Jun 10, 2026

A 2023 CHOICE survey found that 70% of Australians believed they were not entitled to a refund, repair, or replacement for a faulty product once the manufacturer’s warranty had expired.

NOT BS

LEGAL · Jun 10, 2026

Sections 54–56 of Schedule 2 to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (the Australian Consumer Law) establish consumer guarantees including acceptable quality, fitness for purpose, and correspondence with description.

NOT BS

HEALTH · Jun 10, 2026

The medical prefix "cardio-" refers to the heart.

NOT BS

POLITICS · Jun 9, 2026

During Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune's trip to an Eid prayer in Algiers, irregularly arranged lines were visible in the streets of Algiers.

NOT BS

SCIENCE · Jun 9, 2026

The Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked.

TOTAL BS

HEALTH · Jun 9, 2026

Pharmaceutical companies have promoted the overprescription of opioid painkillers in order to increase their profits.

NOT BS

HEALTH · Jun 9, 2026

Coffee consumption stunts human growth (reduces height growth).

TOTAL BS

GENERAL · Jun 9, 2026

Gladys Knight is dead.

TOTAL BS

POLITICS · Jun 9, 2026

Georgi Kandev resigned as acting Secretary General of Bulgaria's Ministry of Interior because of political pressure.

HARDLY BS

HISTORY · Jun 9, 2026

The first Summer Olympic Games held after World War II took place in the 1940s.

NOT BS

SCIENCE · Jun 9, 2026

When stopping a distillation, if the delivery tube is immersed in the distillate, the cooled liquid can be sucked back into the hot distillation flask, and the sudden temperature change can cause the glass to crack.

NOT BS

SCIENCE · Jun 9, 2026

Scientists at the University of Alaska discovered that drinking three cups of coffee per day allows humans to communicate telepathically with penguins.

TOTAL BS

POLITICS · Jun 9, 2026

Political ties between Turkey and Venezuela strengthened after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro supported Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during the July 2016 attempted coup in Turkey, and Turkey–Venezuela trade turnover reached nearly US$1 billion by 2023.

SOME BS

POLITICS · Jun 9, 2026

Donald Trump claimed that there was progress toward nuclear talks with Iran.

NOT BS

HISTORY · Jun 9, 2026

Viking longhouses were long, narrow, and typically windowless structures built from timber, stone, and turf, with a central fire trench used for heat.

HARDLY BS

HISTORY · Jun 9, 2026

Norse Vikings reached North America by trans-Atlantic travel.

NOT BS

HISTORY · Jun 9, 2026

Viking ships had shallow draughts that allowed them to navigate up narrow rivers and to be beached directly on coastlines for surprise attacks.

NOT BS

HISTORY · Jun 9, 2026

Viking longships used a large square sail combined with oars for propulsion.

NOT BS