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- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Sourdough bread is healthier than regular bread made with commercial yeast.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The world is getting poorer on average over recent decades.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Circumcision causes premature ejaculation.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Medieval cartographers regularly wrote "here be dragons" on their maps.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Roman gladiators fought lions in the arena.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The passengers of United Airlines Flight 93 breached the cockpit door on September 11, 2001.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Term life insurance premiums are higher for people who buy a policy at older ages.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Psychedelic use increases the risk of developing schizophrenia.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that A single Brazil nut can supply 100 percent or more of daily selenium needs.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Black holes exist, as confirmed by gravitational wave detections and imaging of their event horizons.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Rent control reduces the supply and quality of rental housing in the long run.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Doctors let registered organ donors die on purpose to harvest their organs.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Active recall improves long-term retention more than passive rereading of the same material.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Swimming in lakes or pools causes outer ear infections known as swimmer's ear.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that World War One caused the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Microdosing psychedelics improves attention deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Wearing corrective glasses improves vision in children with amblyopia, also called lazy eye.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The 1994 killing of Tutsi in Rwanda was a civil war rather than a genocide.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Condemned prisoners in the United States are legally entitled to any last meal they request.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The apostle Paul's name was changed from Saul after his conversion.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Listening to Mozart enhances intelligence in children and adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Quitting smoking reduces heart rate and blood pressure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The death penalty remains legal in the United States under federal law and in a majority of states.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Severe psychological stress causes hair loss by pushing hair follicles into the shedding phase.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Chest pain accompanied by shortness of breath, or pain in the jaw or arm, can be a sign of a heart problem.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The suprachiasmatic nucleus in the hypothalamus acts as the master circadian clock of the human body.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Untreated urinary tract infections can spread to the kidneys.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Consuming seed oils such as soybean and canola oil causes obesity.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Apartheid ended in South Africa with the multiracial elections of 1994.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Multivitamins reduce fatigue in healthy adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that COVID-19 vaccination lowers viral load in people who become infected.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Most retail day traders lose money over time.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Albert Einstein died of natural causes, a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, in 1955.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Medieval European scholars believed the Earth was flat.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Camels store water in their humps.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Over 90 percent of retail day traders lose money.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Texas experiences earthquakes, including some induced by oil and gas wastewater disposal.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Welfare programs in the United States are funded by Social Security payroll tax revenue.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Sound waves in air can be polarized like light waves.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Heat lightning is a distinct type of lightning caused by hot weather.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Turnitin includes an AI writing detection tool that flags text as likely AI-generated.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Not feeling hungry is a sign of a slow metabolism.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that There is no uniformly accepted age at which pediatric care is inappropriate and adult care should be sought for every patient.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Anonymous Wikipedia edits are publicly logged with the editor's IP address.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Having a Pap smear during pregnancy raises the risk of miscarriage.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Smartwatches emit radiofrequency radiation at levels that are harmful to human health.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that C-reactive protein measurement aids in the evaluation of infection, tissue injury, and inflammatory disorders.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Propranolol therapy in infants and children can be associated with hypoglycemia, particularly during fasting.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The 1621 Plymouth harvest feast shared with the Wampanoag was the first Thanksgiving.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Spare lithium batteries are allowed in carry-on baggage but banned from checked baggage on commercial flights.?
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