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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Nothing with mass can travel faster than the speed of light in a vacuum.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Working quantum computers already exist and have been built by companies including IBM and Google.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The American Revolutionary War was fought between Great Britain and its thirteen colonies from 1775 to 1783.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Standardized testing increases stress and test anxiety in students.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A lack of willpower is the primary cause of obesity in most individuals.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Google reported in 2019 that its Sycamore quantum processor completed a task that would take classical supercomputers thousands of years.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that 3D printers using ABS plastic emit ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Artificial light at night disrupts the behavior and reproduction of nocturnal wildlife.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The heat of atmospheric entry for meteors and spacecraft is primarily caused by friction.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A small change in weight can lower the risk of developing certain diseases.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Coal remains the world's largest single source of electricity generation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The low quality of the Apollo 11 moonwalk video resulted from slow-scan conversion of 1969 broadcast signals and loss of original tapes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Immunohistochemistry is a commonly used technique in pathological diagnosis that provides high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity for tumor diagnosis, classification, and prognosis.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that AI text detectors misclassify writing by non-native English speakers as AI-generated more often than writing by native speakers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Moon appears orange near the horizon because Earth's atmosphere scatters away shorter wavelengths of light.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Antimatter has negative mass and falls upward in Earth's gravity.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A .50 caliber bullet passing near a person without hitting them can kill or injure them.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Nero played the fiddle while Rome burned in the great fire of 64 AD.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Armpit sweat smells stronger than back sweat because skin bacteria break down lipid-rich secretions from apocrine glands.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Underlying algorithms on social media platforms are the primary drivers of the spread of misinformation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Moon rang like a bell for nearly an hour after the Apollo 12 lunar module impact.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Nondifferential exposure misclassification always biases results toward the null.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Neutron stars bend the path of passing light through gravitational lensing.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Operating nuclear power plants produce almost no air pollution or carbon dioxide emissions.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Incognito mode accepts cookies during a session and deletes them when the window closes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Nuclear power has lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of about 12 grams CO2-equivalent per kilowatt-hour, similar to wind power.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that People with epilepsy have a higher risk of developing depression than the general population.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that ADHD causes mood swings through emotional dysregulation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Adolf Hitler earned money selling paintings and postcards in Vienna before the First World War.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that IQ tests have high test-retest reliability and predict academic achievement.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Mindfulness training improves emotional regulation in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that People systematically prefer smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards, a pattern called present bias.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that About one third of the world's assessed marine fish stocks are fished at biologically unsustainable levels.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Palm oil production drives tropical deforestation in Southeast Asia.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bitcoin transactions are publicly recorded on the blockchain and can be traced between wallet addresses.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Alexander the Great was a historical king of Macedon who conquered the Persian Empire between 336 and 323 BC.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smoking even one cigarette per day over a lifetime can cause smoking-related cancers and premature death.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sertraline use can lead to the development of serotonin syndrome.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Brain training programs improve reading skills in students.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Japan's Kaiko tethered robot reached the bottom of the Challenger Deep in 1995.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Genetic variation in the TAS2R38 gene changes how bitter vegetables like broccoli taste to people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smoking causes heart disease.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Brain training programs improve students' learning in school subjects.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Touching a toad causes warts to grow on human skin.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Programmable quantum computers with dozens of qubits have been built, such as Google's 53-qubit Sycamore in 2019.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Milky Way galaxy moves through space at roughly 600 kilometres per second relative to the cosmic microwave background.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Small stickers placed on stop signs have caused image-recognition systems to misclassify them in published research.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Iran generates electricity at the Bushehr nuclear power plant.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Anxiety disorders increase the risk of heart disease.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that ABO blood type is associated with the risk of cardiovascular disease and venous thrombosis.?
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