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- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that GPT-4o mini can generate images.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Frequent charging damages a lithium-ion smartphone battery more than charging it less often.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The spring switch to daylight saving time increases heart attack rates in the following days.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Burning coal for electricity produces more carbon dioxide per kilowatt-hour than burning natural gas.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Multitasking reduces productivity because switching between tasks imposes cognitive switching costs.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The United States fought the Vietnam War primarily to contain the spread of communism.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bluetooth connections use a phone's mobile data plan.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hurricanes form in the eastern North Pacific Ocean.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Taking notes on laptops produces worse memory of lectures than handwriting.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Touching frogs or toads gives a person warts.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Bottled water contains microplastic particles.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The phase of the moon affects human mood and behaviour.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Social media use worsens body image in teenage girls.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) causes weight gain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ashwagandha supplementation reduces stress in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Changes in house prices affect household consumer spending through a housing wealth effect.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Childhood vaccines cause autism in children who receive them.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Living near wind turbines causes cancer in nearby residents.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Hybrid cars emit less carbon dioxide than comparable gasoline cars over their lifetimes.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Requiring school uniforms improves student behavior and discipline in secondary schools.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Air pollution such as smog and particulate matter causes global warming.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Neon is the fifth most abundant chemical element in the universe by mass.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 1755 Lisbon earthquake generated a destructive tsunami in the Atlantic Ocean.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Opening windows reduces indoor radon levels in a home.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The FDA revoked authorization of Red No. 3 in food in January 2025, citing cancer in male lab rats.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The human brain reaches full maturity at age 25.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The Generalized System of Preferences is still in effect.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The artificial intelligence system ChatGPT provides completely factual responses to user queries.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Moon has a permanently dark side that never receives sunlight.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Demi Moore was born with the legal birth name Demetria Gene Guynes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Trump administration is ending a temporary subsidy that reduced premiums for Medicare Part D plans.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Spiders crawl into human mouths during sleep.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Global warming threatens to eliminate major wine-producing regions across Europe.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fossil fuels receive more government financial support than renewable energy sources.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Adopting an expansive posture at a desk increases risk-taking behaviour.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The time of day at which an mRNA or protein COVID-19 vaccine is given affects the resulting antibody response in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Expressive writing about stressful experiences has been shown in randomized studies to improve some health outcomes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Citadel founder Ken Griffin donated $3 billion to Carnegie Mellon University.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that No microbial life has been detected on Saturn's moon Enceladus as of October 2026.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A prospective cohort study in Stockholm (MIRACLE-S) found that long COVID was associated with an increased risk of incident cardiovascular disease.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Modern humans outside Africa carry roughly one to two percent Neanderthal DNA.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Finasteride increases the risk of high-grade prostate cancer.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Great Depression caused hyperinflation in the United States.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A meta-analysis counts as a research study that statistically combines data from previously published studies.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Current measurements of the Higgs boson and top quark masses place the universe's vacuum in a metastable state.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Wood smoke from wood-burning stoves is a benign form of pollution because it is natural.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Chevrolet Nova sold poorly in Spanish-speaking markets because its name means 'doesn't go' in Spanish.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Adult women need more hours of sleep per night than adult men.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Fish oil supplementation increases LDL cholesterol.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that All cellular life forms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists, use DNA as their genetic material.?
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