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became widely planted in the New World
judge verdicts (2)
- groundedness 1.00 pass — The claim is directly stated in the passage's opening sentence: 'Rice, including both Oryza glaberrima independently domesticated in West Africa and Oryza sativa naturalized in the Mediterranean, became widely planted in the New World.' The exact phrasing appears in the passage with no rewording needed.
- qualifier_fidelity 1.00 pass — All qualifiers are faithful to the passage. The viewpoint is correctly attributed to the author (the passage itself states this as fact, not attributing it to a named source). The stance is properly 'asserts' as the passage makes a declarative statement. The sentiment is neutral, matching the passage's objective tone. The time qualifiers are correctly null since the passage does not specify when rice 'became widely planted.' The context is appropriately empty as the passage does not restrict the claim to a particular sense or role. The quote appears verbatim in the passage and directly supports the claim.