William H. Ukers (author)
- propaganda for Brazil coffee had negligible effect upon consumption of coffee in england coffee ⟨in England⟩
The general effect upon the consumption of coffee in England was negligible
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly supported by the passage. The text explicitly states: 'The general effect upon the consumption of coffee in England was negligible, however, although at one time some five thousand grocers were said to have stocked the Fazenda brand.' This directly confirms that Brazil's coffee propaganda had a negligible effect on coffee consumption in England.
- qualifier_fidelity 0.85 pass — The claim is largely faithful to the passage. The viewpoint, stance, sentiment, context, and quote are all accurate and properly attributed to the author. The time qualifier has a minor issue: 'valid_from' is set to 1908 (when the propaganda began), but the passage states the negligible effect was observed during or after the five-year subsidy period (1908-1913), so a more precise date range would be appropriate. However, since 'when' is correctly set to null (the passage doesn't specify an exact time for observing the effect), this is a minor inconsistency rather than a substantive error. The quote appears verbatim and supports the claim accurately.