Liberty about to get a schedule wake-up call after recent tear during soft stretch revived season

Nypost · Aug 07, 2026 · 601 words · By Howie Kussoy

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tRY IT NOW She has missed just one game this season.

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She is among the league leaders in minutes per game.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 20 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “are 1-4 in their past five games against winning teams”

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Claim 2: “have the league’s third-hardest remaining strength of schedule (.535 opponents’ winning percentage)”

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Claim 3: “Monday’s win against Seattle (6-27) is the Liberty’s only double-digit win since July 3”

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Claim 4: “just 1.5 games separating the current No. 4 seed from the No. 8 seed”

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Claim 5: “The previous year, the Liberty reached the WNBA Finals as a No. 2 seed”

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Claim 6: “Indiana (19-12)”

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Claim 7: “there has only been one champion in league history that wasn’t a top-two seed”

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Claim 8: “the defending champion Aces (22-9)”

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Claim 9: “the two-time MVP”

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An NBC Olympics bio explicitly confirms 'Breanna Stewart has won the WNBA MVP award twice, in 2018 and 2023'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2020 WNBA Finals (branded as the WNBA Finals 2020 presented by YouTube TV for sponsorship reasons) was the best-of-five championship series for the 2020 season of the Women's National Basketball A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Breanna Mackenzie Stewart ( bree-ANN-ə; born August 27, 1994), nicknamed "Stewie", is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breanna_Stewart

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) award given since the league's inaugural season in 1997. MVP voting t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WNBA_Most_Valuable_Player

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Claim 10: “the Liberty — who suffered its most recent loss at Las Vegas on July 30 — entered Friday in seventh-place”

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Claim 11: “She has missed just one game this season.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about Taiwan stock indices and general Wikipedia entries about Breanna Stewart's draft and bio. No evidence regarding her games missed this season was found.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 WNBA draft is the league's draft for the 2016 WNBA season. It was held on April 14 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The draft was most notable for Connecticut producing the to…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_WNBA_draft

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Women's National Basketball Association's first overall pick is the player who is selected first among all eligible draftees by a team during the annual Women's National Basketball Association (WN…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_first_overall_WNBA_dra…

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Claim 12: “setting a franchise record by scoring at least 90 points for the seventh straight game”

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The evidence mentions the LA Sparks scoring 90+ points in four straight games, but does not confirm a Liberty franchise record of seven straight games of 90+ points.

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web search NEUTRAL — Secondly, the Sparks have scored 90 or more points in four straight games. That matches the franchise record, set in 2013.
https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/278469428/true-test-for-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mitchell's 28 points in Tuesday's win marked her 17th straight game of over 20 points, a record previously set by A'ja Wilson, who scored 20 or more points in 15 consecutive games.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/fever-down-york-liberty-10…

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web search NEUTRAL — What we know about the New York City helicopter crash.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/16980/

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Claim 13: “its only wire-to-wire victory since May 29”

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No evidence was found after searching for this specific claim.

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Claim 14: “the Liberty (19-13) won for the sixth time in seven games”

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One source explicitly states 'The New York Liberty has won six of seven', but there is no corroborating evidence for the specific record of 19-13 in the provided text.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 New York Liberty season is the 30th season for the New York Liberty franchise of the WNBA, and their first season under head coach Chris DeMarco. The team advanced to the 2026 WNBA Commission…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_New_York_Liberty_season

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York Liberty are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Liberty compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Liberty

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Newark Liberty International Airport (IATA: EWR, ICAO: KEWR, FAA LID: EWR) is a major international airport in the U.S. state of New Jersey, serving the New York metropolitan area. The airport is loca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newark_Liberty_International_A…

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Claim 15: “the Liberty suffered eight losses in 10 games”

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The evidence provided includes general news about the Liberty losing games or being 'in trouble', but no specific data confirming a stretch of 8 losses in 10 games.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liberty is a town in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The population was 10,159 at the 2020 census. The village is bisected by NY 52 and NY 55, and is crossed by NY 17.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty,_New_York

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Claim 16: “the Liberty’s past six wins have come by an average of less than five points per game”

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The evidence mentions a '100-52 rout' and an '80-54 romp', which contradicts the idea of wins by an average of less than five points.

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web search NEUTRAL — NEW YORK — The New York Liberty's offense has been clicking during the early part of this season and that's led to the team's best start since the league debuted in 1997.The Liberty have scored 82 or …
https://www.newsday.com/sports/womens-sports/ny-liberty-wnba…

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web search NEUTRAL — New York Liberty defeats Utah Starzz, 80-54, Madison Square Garden; photo (M).Only 6 points separated the top five scorers as the Liberty improved to 11-2 with an 80-54 romp over the Utah Starzz (3-10…
https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/18/sports/liberty-s-4th-in-r…

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web search NEUTRAL — Newest. Show recent comments, including potential spam.We'll have to shoot down Starlink!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZTNKfRl1TA

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Claim 17: “The franchise won its only title as a No. 1 seed in 2024”

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Claim 18: “facing five sub-.500 teams — including the past two games at home against the league-worst Storm — in its past six games”

SINGLE SOURCE

The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic Google News, CNN, and Fox News landing pages with no specific game data.

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web search NEUTRAL — Stay updated with the latest news and stories from around the world on Google News.
https://news.google.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.
https://www.cnn.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Breaking News, Latest News and Current News from FOXNews.com. Breaking news and video. Latest Current News: U.S., World, Entertainment, Health, Business, Technology ...
https://www.foxnews.com/

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Claim 19: “She is among the league leaders in minutes per game.”

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Multiple sources indicate she is among the league leaders in minutes. One WNBA source explicitly states 'She is among the league leaders in minutes played', and a Wikipedia snippet mentions 'MPG' (Minutes per game) and 'League leader'.

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Claim 20: “Since Stewart and Jones’ arrival to New York, the Liberty are 5-0 as the higher-seed in the postseason, but 0-2 as the lower-seed, including last year’s first-round exit to Phoenix”

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