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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Child abuse can manifest as physical, sexual, or emotional harm, or as neglect.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Brain training games improve reading ability in children and adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Carbon capture and storage can remove about 90 percent of carbon dioxide from power plant flue gas.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Using public Wi-Fi networks makes users vulnerable to data theft.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that AI detectors can identify text paraphrased with QuillBot as AI-generated.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Only the coding regions of genes are used to synthesize RNA.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Teenagers today have weaker computer literacy than teenagers of previous generations.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Prolonged handwriting causes carpal tunnel syndrome in the hand and wrist.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that A typical ChatGPT query consumes about half a liter of water through data center cooling.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Plagiarism detection software accurately identifies plagiarized passages in student essays.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Sucralose causes epigenetic changes in mice that are passed on to later generations.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Leaky gut syndrome causes bloating.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Stricter gun control laws reduce firearm homicide rates in the United States.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Regular TikTok use causes cognitive decline in users.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Habitually sleeping less than six hours a night causes cancer.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Premenstrual syndrome is associated with a higher resting heart rate.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Gabapentin use causes breast cancer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chikungunya is a viral infection that can cause symptoms such as fever and severe joint pain.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Drinking energy drinks helps with weight loss.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Friedrich Nietzsche was a philosophical nihilist who held that life has no meaning.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that BPA-free plastic containers are safe to heat in a microwave.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The American Civil War caused the institution of slavery in the United States.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Capgras syndrome is a form of non-mnestic confabulation characterized by the misidentification of people.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Multiple sclerosis patients have a higher rate of epilepsy than the general population.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Drinking coffee relieves migraine headaches.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Recent global warming is caused by changes in the Sun.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Steak tartare was invented by Mongol warriors who tenderized horse meat under their saddles.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Drinking enough liquids helps prevent dehydration during a fever.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Lead poisoning caused the fall of the Roman Empire.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Anti-war protesters commonly spat on US Vietnam veterans returning to the United States.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Michelangelo caused World War I.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The ancient Maya civilization was founded by Black Africans.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Great Leap Forward benefited China's economy and improved living standards.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Chastity belts were widely used in medieval Europe.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Mexica of the Aztec Empire mistook Hernán Cortés and his landing party for gods.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The ancient Maya were a single tribe rather than a civilization of many independent city-states.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Quick-draw gunfights at high noon were common in the American Wild West.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FDA has cleared AI software to diagnose diabetic retinopathy from retinal images without a specialist.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that George Washington's 1754 skirmish at Jumonville Glen helped trigger the Seven Years' War.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Fingernail clubbing is a sign of underlying lung or heart disease.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Medieval knights wore full plate armor throughout the Middle Ages.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The internal energy of a system is defined as the sum of all the energy in that system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Genghis Khan united the Mongol tribes and was proclaimed ruler of the Mongol Empire in 1206.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The American Civil War ended in 1865 with the surrender of Confederate armies.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Che Guevara caused the outbreak of World War II.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Roman salute, with the arm extended and palm down, was used in ancient Rome.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that HPV vaccine effectiveness increases with the age at which it is given.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Use of apnea monitors prevents sudden infant death syndrome.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Daily sunscreen use reduces visible skin aging and wrinkles.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Aspirin can cause Reye syndrome in children.?
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