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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Ancient Spartans killed disabled babies by leaving them to die.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Mining Bitcoin with consumer CPUs or GPUs is unprofitable because the network is dominated by specialised ASIC hardware.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Quantum computers encode information in qubits rather than classical bits.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Owning more shares of a company's common stock gives a shareholder proportionally more votes.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Big Bang was an explosion that expanded outward into pre-existing empty space.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that El Nino weather events cause tsunamis in the Pacific Ocean.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The ocean has a bottom, reaching nearly 11,000 metres deep at Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that If one parent has Huntington's disease, their child has a 50% chance of inheriting the disease.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Maternal polycystic ovary syndrome is linked to a higher risk of autism in children.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The US First Amendment permits limits on speech such as incitement to imminent lawless action and true threats.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard is used to exchange clinical images.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Social media use causes ADHD in children and adolescents.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Decisions on important questions in the United Nations General Assembly require a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Large language models generate plausible but false statements, a failure known as hallucination.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A person having a seizure can swallow their own tongue.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Apollo 17 in December 1972 was the last mission in which humans landed on the Moon.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Repeating positive affirmations improves self-esteem.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A carnivore diet increases the risk of heart disease.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Chronic acid reflux increases the risk of throat cancer.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Dopamine detoxing improves ADHD symptoms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Planck satellite measurements put dark matter at about 27 percent and dark energy at 68 percent of the universe.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that High interest rates cause higher inflation.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Yawning is caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Friedrich Nietzsche believed in the existence of God.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Earth's internal heat comes from residual accretion energy and radioactive decay.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Deleting a file removes only its file-system index entry, leaving the data on disk until it is overwritten.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Moon always shows the same face to Earth because its rotation period equals its orbital period.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Shorter people live longer on average than taller people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smartwatches can detect atrial fibrillation using optical heart-rate sensors.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A black hole is on a collision course with Earth.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Windows 10 and Windows 11 include Microsoft Defender antivirus software built into the operating system.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Testicular cancer reduces male fertility even before treatment begins.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that AI image detectors accurately distinguish AI-generated art from human-made art.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Inca Empire never used the wheel for transport.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Caffeinated pre-workout supplements raise blood pressure in healthy adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Habitually cracking your knuckles for years causes trigger finger in the hands.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Helium is heavier than air.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Teflon nonstick coatings on frying pans are made of PFAS chemicals.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that PTSD changes brain structure and function, including in the amygdala and hippocampus.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Chronic exposure to environmental noise raises the risk of high blood pressure.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A majority of Americans supported the Apollo program throughout the 1960s.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cesarean delivery reduces a woman's future fertility.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche was an atheist.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps, still operates in the United States.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Abraham Lincoln's 1860 election was the direct cause of the American Civil War.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Diluted bleach baths reduce the severity of eczema.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Listening to music while studying improves learning and concentration.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Appropriately planned vegan and vegetarian diets provide enough protein for adults.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that King Christian X of Denmark wore a yellow star to defy Nazi attempts to identify Jews.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Men experience more severe symptoms from colds and influenza than women do.?
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