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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Survivorship bias is the error of drawing conclusions only from cases that survived a selection process while ignoring those that did not.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Wearing high heels causes plantar fasciitis.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Vitamin C prevents and treats the common cold in the general population.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Collagen supplements increase hair growth in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Marine phytoplankton produce roughly half of the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Flat feet increase the risk of running-related injuries.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Cutting an earthworm in half produces two living worms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Celiac disease causes iron-deficiency anemia.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Partition of India took place in 1947, creating India and Pakistan.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Germany holds part of its national gold reserves in the vaults of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Antidepressant use increases suicidal thoughts in people under age 25 compared with placebo.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A US study of 1,981 FDA-approved drugs found that the average number of patents per drug rose from 2.1 in 1990 to 6.9 in 2019, extending market exclusivity by about six years.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A short bout of exercise improves memory about as much as or more than a nap, according to a 2026 study.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Spontaneous (unintentional) mind wandering in adults is associated with higher levels of inattentive and hyperactive ADHD traits.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Chewing extended-release or enteric-coated supplement tablets reduces their effectiveness or changes how they are absorbed.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The CDC's vaccine policy recommendation process has effectively stalled under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as of late September 2026.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, written around 1220, presents the Norse gods as human figures remembered as gods, a euhemerist framing.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Polarized plugs with one wider blade are designed so that an appliance's switch and fuse interrupt the hot conductor rather than the neutral conductor.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The Reserve Bank Organization Committee drew the 12 Federal Reserve districts in 1914 mainly on commercial and banking ties rather than on population.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Creatine supplementation alone, without resistance training, increases lean muscle mass and strength, according to a study reported in September 2026.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Adverse social determinants of health are associated with a higher risk of dementia in people with and without type 2 diabetes, according to two large national cohort studies.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Humans convert folic acid to its active form slowly, so unmetabolised folic acid can appear in the bloodstream after high intakes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Magnesium ions block the NMDA glutamate receptor channel in neurons at resting membrane potential, and the block is relieved when the neuron depolarizes.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Less than 0.01 percent of San Marino's area is covered by water.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Whey protein contains more leucine per gram of protein than soy protein.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Earth and Mars formed from materials with different origins in the early solar system.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Adults with depression or anxiety who experienced childhood trauma have significantly higher odds of recent suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, according to a new study.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Exposure to air pollution is associated with a higher risk of suicide.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that India's information technology sector employs roughly six million people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Sports nutrition position statements recommend about 1.4 to 2.0 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day for physically active adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Pope Clement XII's 1738 bull In eminenti apostolatus forbade Catholics from joining Freemasonry under penalty of excommunication.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Earthquakes with focal depths greater than 300 kilometres are classed as deep-focus earthquakes, and scientists have no settled explanation for how they occur.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The CDC advises that a person who currently has shingles should wait until the acute illness has resolved before receiving the Shingrix vaccine.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A higher dietary potassium intake relative to sodium intake is associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The US Recommended Dietary Allowance for protein for adults is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight per day.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Iceland formally adopted Christianity by a decision of the Althing around the year 1000.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Orbits are ellipses with the central body at one focus, and a highly elliptical orbit is one with an eccentricity close to 1 so that the orbiting body's distance and speed vary greatly.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Autosomal dominant genetic conditions typically appear in every generation of an affected family.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Asexually reproducing organisms such as bacteria evolve through mutation, natural selection and horizontal gene transfer.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Dietary fat provides about 9 kilocalories per gram, compared with about 4 kilocalories per gram for protein and for carbohydrate.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that After walking on a treadmill, people commonly feel a forward-propulsion sensation caused by the brain's adaptation to the belt's movement.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Preregistration was introduced in response to the replication crisis to reduce false-positive findings by limiting researchers' analytic discretion.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Topical lactic acid, an alpha hydroxy acid, is used in lotions such as ammonium lactate to treat dry, scaly skin by loosening dead skin cells and attracting moisture.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In April 2025 the US Food and Drug Administration announced a plan to phase out animal testing requirements for monoclonal antibodies and other drugs in favor of new approach methods.?
- CONTESTEDIs it true that The Jikji, printed in Korea in 1377, is the oldest surviving book printed with movable metal type.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Atlanta Hawks franchise began in 1946 as the Buffalo Bisons.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The CDC reported that unsafe sleep factors were present in nearly 75 percent of sudden unexpected infant deaths.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Malcolm X converted to the Nation of Islam while imprisoned in Massachusetts in the late 1940s.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Condensation forms on a surface only when the surface temperature is at or below the dew point of the surrounding air.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Under US federal law, transporting stolen goods worth $5,000 or more across a state line is a federal crime under 18 U.S.C. 2314.?
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