The statement attributes specific words to Senator Shelley Moore Capito thanking Zeldin for 'candid and very informative answers,' but without access to the acs.org source or a transcript/recording of the event, this cannot be independently verified. The low confidence reflects the inability to confirm the exact wording or context of the statement.

No verifiable record exists of Senator Shelley Moore Capito thanking Lee Zeldin with those exact words on 2026-05-01; the date is beyond the model's knowledge cutoff and no such mention appears in reliable sources.

No publicly available record or reputable source confirms that Senator Shelley Moore Capito thanked former Representative Chris Zeldin for his 'candid and very informative answers' on the cited date; the claim appears unsubstantiated.

The statement refers to an event occurring on May 1, 2026, which is in the future and therefore cannot have actually happened yet.