trustmebro.to/r/…
✓ checked
trust me, bro:
here is the receipt.
the claim

Scientific tests known as false-belief tests are used to verify if a subject possesses a theory of mind.

the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
Recorded sources
7 sources for · 0 against

Counts group repeated records of the same source within each side. They do not measure evidence strength or source independence.

Is it true that scientific tests known as false-belief tests are used to verify if a subject possesses a theory of mind?

Yes. False-belief tests are widely established across developmental and clinical literature as standard empirical measures for assessing an individual's theory of mind.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The retrieved literature consistently treats false-belief tasks (such as change-of-location and second-order tasks) as standard, validated instruments used to evaluate theory of mind abilities across diverse age groups, cultures, and clinical populations. There are no papers contradicting this premise.

Evidence for · 7
Developmental Unity and Cultural Variation in Forms of Metarepresentational False Belief Understanding.
2026
The paper uses false-belief tasks as a primary measure to evaluate children's developing theory of mind across cultures.
Get citation
L, P., T, D., H, R., DBM, H., & R, S. (2026). Developmental Unity and Cultural Variation in Forms of Metarepresentational False Belief Understanding.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.70249

See more details
More for · 6
Differential Development of Object and Location Processing is a Critical Factor to a Child's Passing or Failing Explicit False-Belief Tasks.
2026
The paper discusses explicit false-belief tasks as the most common tests for assessing theory of mind in young children.
Get citation
RJ, R., A, C., V, C., S, F., G, D., & DD, D. (2026). Differential Development of Object and Location Processing is a Critical Factor to a Child's Passing or Failing Explicit False-Belief Tasks.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.70250

Literacy predicts performance on a second-order false-belief task.
2026
The study investigates false-belief understanding as a core metric for assessing theory of mind capacities in adults.
Get citation
TA, G., V, D. l. G., & E, D. (2026). Literacy predicts performance on a second-order false-belief task.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0357313

Development of Theory of Mind in Adults Between 18 and 94 Years of Age.
2026
The research assesses first- and second-order false-belief scenarios to track theory of mind competence across adulthood.
Get citation
I, I., J, V., J, V., MÀ, P., & L, I. (2026). Development of Theory of Mind in Adults Between 18 and 94 Years of Age.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914150261467661

"Mary thinks that John thinks that…" Developmental change and individual stability in attributing second-order mental states in 5 to 7-year-olds.
2027
The study evaluates second-order false-belief understanding to measure recursive theory of mind development in young children.
Get citation
M, B., J, P., M, S., & N, J. (2027). "Mary thinks that John thinks that…" Developmental change and individual stability in attributing second-order mental states in 5 to 7-year-olds.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2026.106617

Emotional understanding in Japanese children 3-6 years: Language ability mediates the relations between theory of mind and executive function.
2026
The study utilizes false belief tasks to measure social-cognitive theory of mind abilities in children.
Get citation
A, J. & I, U. (2026). Emotional understanding in Japanese children 3-6 years: Language ability mediates the relations between theory of mind and executive function.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0346175

Validation of the Arabic version of the "Cognitive Theory of Mind (ToM-15) scale" among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia.
2026
The study utilizes the ToM-15 scale, which incorporates false-belief understanding, to evaluate cognitive theory of mind in clinical populations.
Get citation
M, B., C, K., C, H., H, S., B, C., & P, S. (2026). Validation of the Arabic version of the "Cognitive Theory of Mind (ToM-15) scale" among Lebanese patients with schizophrenia.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scog.2026.100442

What does the evidence say?

The retrieved literature consistently treats false-belief tasks (such as change-of-location and second-order tasks) as standard, validated instruments used to evaluate theory of mind abilities across diverse age groups, cultures, and clinical populations. There are no papers contradicting this premise.

Receipt History
Anyone with this link can read the claim and its public receipt, including any personal information in that text. Open permanent receipt.
Check your own claim
Challenge the receipt
Requests are recorded for review. This does not start an automatic check or guarantee a response time.

See the evidence timeline

Citation formatting by citeproc-js (Frank Bennett) and the Citation Style Language project. Source and licenses.

This receipt is an automated verdict against our published method · not an opinion about any author or publication.
Terms · Privacy · How verdicts work