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- CONTESTEDIs it true that Water is a byproduct of photosynthesis.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A Faraday cage blocks all electromagnetic radiation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Qing dynasty ended in 1912.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Malcolm X was assassinated in 1965.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Atmospheric CO2 is currently above 400 ppm.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Photosynthesis occurs in the mitochondria.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The First Temple was destroyed by Nebuchadnezzar.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Franz Ferdinand was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Otto von Bismarck served as the first Chancellor of the German Empire.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Mongols destroyed Baghdad in 1258.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Desertification can be reversed.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Pentagon attack was part of the September 11 attacks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The storming of the Bastille occurred on July 14, 1789.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hip hop culture was founded in the Bronx in the 1970s.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A coin flip is truly random with a 50/50 chance.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 2011 Tōhoku earthquake was the most powerful ever recorded in Japan.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Fukushima nuclear disaster was caused by the 2011 tsunami.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Eiffel Tower was built for the 1889 World's Fair.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that All covalent bonds involve sharing of electron pairs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Special relativity applies to accelerating observers.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Solar storms can disrupt satellite electronics in orbit.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Alkali metals react vigorously with water.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Electrical resistivity is used to find groundwater.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that All Indo-European languages have grammatical gender.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Kant influenced German idealism.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Spinoza believed God and Nature are identical.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Curiosity is linked to higher life satisfaction.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that VSEPR theory accurately predicts molecular shapes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Albanian is an Indo-European language.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Light exerts measurable pressure on objects.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Aristotle invented formal logic.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Gold is the most malleable metal.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lemmings undergo population cycles.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Radar satellites penetrate the ground surface.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Temperature is an intensive property.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Crocodiles are more closely related to birds than lizards.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Statistical significance is the same as practical significance.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The California condor population declined due to lead poisoning.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Boyle's law applies to real gases under all conditions.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Raising the retirement age improves pension sustainability.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that High-frequency trading increases stock market volatility.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption caused major aviation disruption.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Colonialism caused long-term economic underdevelopment in former colonies.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Climate change increases the frequency of 100-year floods.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Protestant Reformation led to the Catholic Counter-Reformation.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The 2008 bank bailout increased moral hazard.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The 2009 US stimulus package reduced unemployment.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Self-fulfilling prophecy affects student achievement.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Electric guitar pickups work by electromagnetic induction.?
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