The Trust Wiki: is it true that…
2,102 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
- REFUTEDIs it true that Heat lightning is a distinct type of lightning caused by hot weather.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Smokeless tobacco is a safe alternative to smoking cigarettes.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Hippopotamuses sweat blood and produce pink milk.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Dietary seed oils such as soybean and canola oil increase systemic inflammation in humans.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Yawning is caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Milky Way has a quasar at its center.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Helium is heavier than air.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Microdosing psychedelics reduces anxiety symptoms in adults.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Poinsettias are highly toxic to humans and cats.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The candiru catfish swims up the human urethra when people urinate in its water.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Airbags cause more injuries than they prevent.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Natural gem-quality diamonds are not geologically rare.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sitting too close to the television causes blindness.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Most of the world's rivers flow from north to south.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Apple's macOS is built on the Linux kernel.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Men experience more severe symptoms from colds and influenza than women do.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Listening to Mozart's music produces a lasting increase in intelligence.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Dark matter is composed of ordinary atoms.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Formula feeding impairs mother-infant attachment compared with breastfeeding.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Splitting an infinitive is a grammatical error in English.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ronald Reagan was seriously considered for the role of Rick Blaine in the 1942 film Casablanca.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Honey bees survive after stinging a mammal.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Using the .50 BMG cartridge against enemy personnel is prohibited by the laws of war.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A frog sitting in slowly heated water does not try to escape and is boiled alive.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Santa Claus is a real living person.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that United Nations climate scientists admitted their climate change projections are completely wrong.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Consuming carrots significantly improves human eyesight.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Urinating on a jellyfish sting neutralizes the venom and relieves pain.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ethiopia's national Emergency Medical Team scored 96 out of 96 against the WHO classification framework.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) during pregnancy causes autism in children.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Constantine the Great made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Sun is massive enough to explode as a supernova.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Homework improves academic achievement in primary school children.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that El Nino causes more hurricanes in the Atlantic basin.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eskimo is an acceptable term for all Indigenous Arctic peoples.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Great Depression caused inflation in the United States.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The human brain cannot generate new neurons after infancy.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Native American peoples traditionally used dream catchers to ward off bad dreams.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Drinking coffee causes dehydration in regular coffee drinkers.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that APA format uses a works cited page for listing sources.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sharks must keep swimming constantly in order to breathe.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that People were burned at the stake during the Salem witch trials.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Artificial satellites in low Earth orbit stay in orbit forever without propulsion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that macOS and Linux operating systems are immune to malware such as viruses and trojan horses.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Applying urine to a jellyfish sting relieves the pain.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Creatine supplementation alone, without resistance training, increases lean muscle mass and strength, according to a study reported in September 2026.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that India's information technology sector employs roughly six million people.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Indonesia is the only Muslim-majority country in Southeast Asia.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Polish government has made an official territorial claim on Kaliningrad.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that FIFA is a for-profit company rather than a non-profit association.?
Think one is wrong? Open it and
challenge it with a source.