The Trust Wiki: is it true that…
21,852 claims, checked. Each link is a receipt: verdict, sources, both sides, open to challenge.
Verdict
AllSupported · 13,507Contested · 792Refuted · 2,102Overstated · 104Not quite · 1Contested partial · 1,166Common knowledge · 1,198Partial lean · 2,982
Topic
All topicsHealth · 2,273Psychology · 1,127Science · 2,541History · 1,144Technology · 382Society · 548Environment · 526Money · 361
Sort
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Deforestation contributes to climate change by releasing stored carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Earth's climate has changed naturally many times before human influence, through orbital cycles and volcanic activity.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Nuclear power causes fewer deaths per unit of electricity generated than coal, oil, or gas.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Stronger gravity slows the passage of time.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Teaching visual learners with visual materials improves their memory compared with other methods.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Washing hands with soap kills more germs in hot water than in cold or warm water.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Incognito mode in web browsers prevents websites from tracking what users do online.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cramming the night before an exam produces poorer long-term retention than spaced study.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Moon can appear red during a total lunar eclipse.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Topoisomerases relieve the supercoiling that builds up ahead of the replication fork during DNA replication.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Adverse reaction rates observed in clinical studies of a drug cannot be directly compared to rates in the clinical studies of another drug.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Atherosclerosis is a disease characterized by the buildup of plaque inside the arteries.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Monosodium glutamate causes headaches and discomfort known as Chinese restaurant syndrome.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The General Assembly of the United Nations is responsible for considering and approving the budget of the Organization.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The fashion industry produces about 10 percent of global carbon emissions.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Utility-scale solar photovoltaics is among the cheapest sources of new electricity generation per megawatt-hour.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ground-level ozone forms when pollutants from cars, factories, and other sources react chemically with sunlight.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Siblings with the same biological parents can have different ABO blood types.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Human taste bud cells regenerate roughly every one to two weeks.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Drinking diet soda increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Asbestos exposure causes cancer in humans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Guilt can refer to the emotional state of feeling that one has done something wrong.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that 5G mobile networks utilize a hybrid multiplexing scheme known as OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access).?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Burning natural gas emits carbon dioxide and leaked methane, both of which drive climate change.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Self-harm is generally an attention-seeking behavior.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Watergate scandal caused Richard Nixon to resign the presidency in 1974.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Psychological stress causes sustained high blood pressure in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Listening to music while studying improves memory retention in students.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Food waste decomposing in landfills releases methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Narcolepsy is associated with higher rates of depression than are found in the general population.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Blood type diets improve health outcomes according to a person's ABO blood type.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A sufficiently large quantum computer running Shor's algorithm could break RSA encryption.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cigarette smoking increases the risk of breast cancer in women.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Karl Marx was a communist who co-authored the Communist Manifesto with Friedrich Engels in 1848.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Data centers are used exclusively for artificial intelligence workloads.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Lowering central bank interest rates increases inflation.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cold showers reduce muscle soreness after exercise.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Alexander the Great was a real historical king of Macedon who reigned from 336 to 323 BC.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Introduced predators have driven native prey species to extinction.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Low interest rates cause inflation.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Ancient Romans openly equated their gods with Greek gods, identifying Jupiter with Zeus and Pluto with Hades.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Flash memory in SSDs wears out after a limited number of write cycles, while DRAM does not.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that ADHD medication improves working memory in people with ADHD.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Lowering interest rates causes higher inflation.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Screen time in toddlers is associated with delays in social development.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Global sea level rise can be stopped by cutting greenhouse gas emissions.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Biofuels produce lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Napoleon crowned himself emperor at his 1804 coronation in Notre-Dame.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Human taste buds regenerate after being damaged or lost.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that iPhones have been compromised remotely by commercial spyware such as NSO Group's Pegasus.?
Think one is wrong? Open it and
challenge it with a source.