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- REFUTEDIs it true that Ukraine has Islam as its majority state religion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Consuming carrots significantly improves human eyesight.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A viral video shows Muslim women queuing to enroll their children into free public daycare.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Italy and France belong to the same country.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Parents' genetic traits can indirectly influence a child's risk of anxiety and depression by shaping the child's family environment.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Trump administration had 60 cherry blossom trees cut down in Washington to build a golf course.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A study reported in September 2026 that human dementia-related proteins spread through mouse brains in a prion-like manner.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Oktoberfest festival takes place entirely within the month of October.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Italy and France are the same political entity.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Men experience more severe cold and flu symptoms than women, a belief known as man flu.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Musician Sting was a founding member of the rock band The Police.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Urinating on a jellyfish sting neutralizes the venom and relieves pain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In late 1939 Bernard Montgomery, commanding the British 3rd Division, issued a blunt leaflet on venereal disease to his troops that offended religious authorities.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The US Census Bureau treats Hispanic or Latino origin as an ethnicity separate from race and has no Mestizo or Pardo race category.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ethiopia's national Emergency Medical Team became the first civilian national EMT in the WHO African Region to receive international classification.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Chewing gum is the second most common form of litter in the United States, after cigarette butts.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Andromeda galaxy is visible to the naked eye from Earth under dark skies.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that In 1870 Alfred Ely Beach built a pneumatic subway beneath Broadway in New York City, constructed largely in secret.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Human memories are reconstructed each time they are recalled, and a person's confidence in a memory is only weakly related to its accuracy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy does not increase the risk of preeclampsia.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A review of seven meta-analyses covering more than 3 million participants found that acetaminophen (Tylenol) use during pregnancy is not linked to autism or ADHD in children.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Hypnic jerks, the sudden muscle twitches that often come with a falling sensation at sleep onset, are common and are reported by roughly 60 to 70 percent of people.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Federal rules taking effect on 1 July 2026 eliminate Grad PLUS loans for new graduate borrowers and cap federal graduate student loans.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chameleons change colour mainly by actively tuning the spacing of guanine nanocrystals in skin cells called iridophores.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is associated with a lower risk of preeclampsia.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that A comet's tail forms when sunlight heats its ice into gas and dust that the solar wind and radiation push away from the Sun.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) during pregnancy causes autism in children.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Latin letter C derived from Greek gamma and originally represented both the /k/ and /g/ sounds.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Type 2 diabetes causes chronically high blood sugar rather than low blood sugar.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cognitive behavioral therapy improves insomnia symptoms in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Microplastics cause measurable harm to human health.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Britain formally ruled India as a colony from 1858 until independence in 1947.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that One-to-one tutoring improves students' academic achievement on standardized exams.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Quantitative easing by central banks causes higher consumer price inflation.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Basal metabolic rate accounts for roughly 60 to 70 percent of the calories an adult burns each day.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Constantine the Great made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Taking oral collagen peptide supplements improves skin elasticity in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Using a tongue scraper reduces bad breath.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Lead water pipes are safe for carrying drinking water.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The Sun is massive enough to explode as a supernova.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that High blood pressure is linked to type 2 diabetes.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Defragmenting a solid-state drive shortens its lifespan through unnecessary extra write cycles.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Being bullied in childhood increases the risk of depression and anxiety in adulthood.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Venus once had liquid water on its surface.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Taking cold showers causes weight loss in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Regular aerobic exercise raises VO2 max through adaptations such as greater stroke volume and mitochondrial density.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Ashwagandha supplementation increases sexual desire in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Glaciers are masses of ice that form on land from accumulated and compacted snow.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Polycystic ovary syndrome raises the risk of heart disease.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Eating three eggs per day does not increase cardiovascular disease risk in healthy adults.?
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