Fact Checks

McGregor knocked out José Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194, the fastest finish in UFC title-fight history.

McGregor became the first fighter in UFC history to hold championships in two weight classes simultaneously (featherweight and lightweight).

On August 9, 2025, Schlep publicly posted that Roblox sent him a cease-and-desist notice and permanently terminated/banned his Roblox accounts.

On August 9, 2025, Schlep uploaded an approximately 8‑minute YouTube video titled "Roblox Is Threatening to Sue Me For Protecting Kids" about the ban/notice.

On April 6, 2017, Senate Republicans led by Mitch McConnell extended the “nuclear option” to Supreme Court nominations, lowering the cloture threshold for Supreme Court nominees from 60 votes to a simple majority, clearing the way for Neil Gorsuch’s confirmation.

The Senate never held hearings or a floor vote on President Barack Obama’s March 16, 2016 nomination of Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court, and the nomination expired on January 3, 2017 at the end of the 114th Congress.

FIFA confirmed the tournament dates as June 11 to July 19, 2026.

FIFA’s official schedule announcement confirmed the opening match would be at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City on June 11, 2026, and the final at MetLife Stadium (New York/New Jersey area) on July 19, 2026.

Gianni Infantino was elected FIFA President on 26 February 2016 in Zurich with 115 votes in the second ballot.

Infantino was re-elected FIFA President on 5 June 2019 (Paris) to serve until 2023, and again on 16 March 2023 (Kigali) to serve until 2027.

The 1868 Fort Laramie Treaty recognized the Black Hills as part of the Great Sioux Reservation set aside for the Sioux’s exclusive use, but the U.S. later took the Black Hills after the 1876–1877 conflict.

In 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court held in United States v. Sioux Nation of Indians that the taking of the Black Hills required just compensation (including interest).

Since August 2018, FIFA has used an Elo-derived “SUM” system where a team’s points change after each match according to P = Pbefore + I × (W − We).

In the SUM system, FIFA’s official match-importance weights (I) include 5/10 for friendlies (outside/inside the International Match Calendar), 25 for qualifiers, and up to 60 for late-stage World Cup matches.

Melat Kiros is the Democratic nominee for Colorado’s 1st congressional district in 2026 after defeating incumbent Diana DeGette in the Democratic primary (held June 30, 2026).

Kiros announced her candidacy for Colorado’s 1st congressional district on July 9, 2025, challenging incumbent Diana DeGette.

Mata Amritanandamayi signed the Universal Declaration Against Slavery at the Vatican on 2 December 2014 at an event organized by Pope Francis.

The Mata Amritanandamayi Math’s post-2004 tsunami relief effort amounted to about Rs 100 crore.

Qatar was awarded the right to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 2 December 2010, and the final round of the FIFA Executive Committee vote ended Qatar 14 votes to the United States 8.

FIFA announced the total prize pool for the 2022 World Cup was USD 440 million.

On May 31, 2023, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office declined to file criminal charges against Armie Hammer, citing insufficient evidence after reviewing the investigation.

In March 2021, Hammer’s accuser ‘Effie’ (represented publicly by Gloria Allred) alleged Hammer raped her in Los Angeles in April 2017, and the LAPD confirmed it had opened a sexual-assault investigation based on a report received February 3, 2021.

The earliest well-attested state-backed, public Ashura mourning (market closures and organized street lamentation) dates to 963 CE (352 AH) in Baghdad under the Buyid ruler Mu'izz al-Dawla.

Ashura commemorates the killing of Husayn ibn Ali at Karbala on 10 Muharram 61 AH, commonly correlated with 10 October 680 CE.