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SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fact-checking organizations cannot keep pace with the volume of claims published online?REFUTEDIs it true that Henry Ford stated that if he had asked customers what they wanted they would have said faster horses?REFUTEDIs it true that Goldfish have a memory span of only three seconds?REFUTEDIs it true that The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye?REFUTEDIs it true that Humans only use 10 percent of their brains?COMMON KNOWLEDGEIs it true that Phonological evolution involves regular processes of phoneme elision, vowel nasalization, and tonogenesis?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Spaced repetition improves long-term retention?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Research identifies forms of intelligence that diverge from standard IQ measures?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hemangiomas are treatable with medication?CONTESTEDIs it true that Ultraviolet light treatments effectively whiten human teeth?CONTESTEDIs it true that Albert Einstein stated that two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Naps shorter than thirty minutes improve alertness?SUPPORTEDIs it true that An MHC haplotype is a set of MHC alleles inherited together from a single parent?OVERSTATEDIs it true that Hot peppers kill cancer cells?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Slavoj Žižek has made significant contributions to continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory.?REFUTEDIs it true that The Sun will eventually explode?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Einstein said this quote about war and patriotism?SUPPORTEDIs it true that The philosophical study of classification is known as systematics or taxonomy?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Histamine levels and migraine frequency are positively correlated.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Linguists argue that nouns and verbs are universal categories?CONTESTEDIs it true that Physical laws possess a fundamental notion of causality?REFUTEDIs it true that Cognitive science is a sub-discipline and concentration of psychology.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Historical factors shaped the conventional north-up orientation of modern world maps.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Zika virus is a serious global health threat.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Light-like curves in general relativity are not necessarily geodesics?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Seismic waves undergo attenuation in mixed gas and water media?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Gravitons interact with each other in quantum gravity models.?CONTESTEDIs it true that ICD codes accurately reflect actual diagnoses in electronic health records?REFUTEDIs it true that Conservation laws of physics propagate instantly?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Individual atoms can be directly imaged using advanced microscopy techniques like AFM and STM.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that The oxalate ion acts as a bidentate ligand rather than a tetradentate ligand?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Tectonic plates can move in an upward vertical direction.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Conceptual metaphors frequently map body parts to abstract domains across languages.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lunar surface materials exhibit unique optical scattering properties when illuminated from directly overhead?SUPPORTEDIs it true that A joule is defined as the work done by a force of one newton over one meter?REFUTEDIs it true that Crucial psychological discoveries rely exclusively on experiments using non-human animals?CONTESTEDIs it true that Snow formation relies primarily on transported moisture rather than local sources?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Climate models use specific statistical methodologies to analyze future climatic extremes.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Paleoelevation of mountain ranges can be determined using geological proxies?CONTESTEDIs it true that Continental drift is caused by lava pushing the seabed apart?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Psychological stress causes the frequent urge to urinate?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Harmful and beneficial stress affect tendons differently?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Indoor mold growth causes Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome?SUPPORTEDIs it true that Quantum field theory provides the mathematical framework for describing entanglement across spacetime?SUPPORTEDIs it true that ABS plastic turns yellow due to UV-induced photo-oxidation of its butadiene component.?SUPPORTEDIs it true that People treat others poorly to regulate their own negative self-feelings?CONTESTEDIs it true that Humans are exceptionally good at solving certain NP-hard or NP-complete problems?SUPPORTEDIs it true that There is a fundamental cognitive difference between thinking while writing versus speaking?CONTESTEDIs it true that Personality traits are visually recognizable from facial and bodily cues?SUPPORTEDIs it true that A measurable correlation exists between Grade Point Average and standardized intelligence test scores.?
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