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- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Live coral cover on the world's reefs has declined by about half since the 1950s.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Joan of Arc personally fought in battles during the Hundred Years' War.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Drinking beer raises LDL cholesterol.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The ketogenic diet reduces seizure frequency in children with epilepsy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Medical research has historically relied mostly on male participants and male animal models.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eating currently approved genetically modified foods causes chronic disease in humans.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that George Washington started the French and Indian War.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A VPN encrypts traffic between a device and the VPN server, hiding browsing content from the internet provider.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Adding two-factor authentication to an online account blocks nearly all automated bot password attacks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Thomas Edison electrocuted the elephant Topsy at Coney Island in 1903.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Wild rabbits naturally eat carrots as a major part of their diet.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Newborn lungs are filled with fluid that is cleared at birth so babies can breathe air immediately.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A fever from infection causes brain damage by itself.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Activated charcoal is an effective treatment for food poisoning.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that China's Great Leap Forward from 1958 to 1962 achieved its goals of rapid industrial and agricultural growth.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The crystal jellyfish Aequorea victoria produces light through bioluminescence.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Having hemorrhoids increases a person's risk of developing colorectal cancer.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Aspartame consumption at normal dietary levels causes memory loss in healthy adults.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Iron maidens were used as instruments of torture in the Middle Ages.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Artificial sweeteners cause breast cancer in women.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Average US college GPAs have risen since the 1960s, a trend called grade inflation.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Eating bananas raises blood pressure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Children on vegan diets are shorter on average than children on omnivorous diets.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Human cremated remains are fine ash produced by burning the body, rather than pulverized bone fragments.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Trigeminal neuralgia and Bell's palsy are nerve diseases that can cause facial pain, spasms, and difficulty with eye or facial movement.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Julius Caesar said the words Et tu, Brute as he was stabbed in 44 BC.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that For some people, post-COVID symptoms can last for weeks, months, or longer and may be severe enough to result in disability.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Strained chest wall muscles cause chest pain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Post-COVID conditions can cause symptoms such as fatigue, fever, trouble breathing, chest pain, brain fog, and digestive issues.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Good nutrition and exercise can help in losing weight.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Global warming is making hurricanes more intense.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Acetaminophen (paracetamol) relieves menstrual cramps in women who take it.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Non-mainstream medical treatments may have side effects or interact with other medicines.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Complementary medicine is used in conjunction with mainstream medical care.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that There is no treatment that will make existing liver scar tissue disappear.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bitcoin mining remains active today, with new blocks added to the blockchain roughly every ten minutes.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Smoking causes weight loss.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lemmings are small rodents that live in Arctic tundra regions.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that develops on the nerve that connects the ear to the brain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Elevated LDL cholesterol is causally linked to coronary heart disease.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Hydrogen fuel cell cars run on water as their fuel.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Targeted therapy for cancer uses drugs or other substances that attack specific cancer cells with less harm to normal cells.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Fungal pneumonia is more common in individuals with chronic health problems or weakened immune systems.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Infectious Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is associated with exposure to tissues of an affected person or dietary exposure to bovine spongiform encephalopathy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Seed oils such as sunflower and soybean oil lower LDL cholesterol compared with saturated fats.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Smartwatch optical pulse sensors detect atrial fibrillation, a finding validated in the Apple Heart Study.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Methane becomes a liquid below about minus 161 degrees Celsius at atmospheric pressure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The pituitary gland releases hormones that influence the function of the adrenal glands.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Acid reducers may interact with certain prescription drugs.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Routine iron supplementation during pregnancy reduces the incidence of maternal iron deficiency anemia at term.?
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