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- REFUTEDIs it true that Sitting too close to the television causes blindness.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Most of the world's rivers flow from north to south.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Planets can orbit neutron stars, as first found around the pulsar PSR B1257+12 in 1992.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Apple's macOS is built on the Linux kernel.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Energy drinks cause anxiety.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Mercury is absorbed through intact human skin in toxicologically meaningful amounts.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Lifting weights increases the risk of developing a hernia.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Resistance training lowers LDL cholesterol levels in adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that The United States fought the Vietnam War primarily to contain the spread of communism.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Metformin improves insulin sensitivity in people with insulin resistance.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy increases the risk of autism in children.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Every American automatically receives Medicare at age 65.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Psychological stress increases the risk of recurrent mouth ulcers.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Probiotic supplements reduce the rate of vaginal yeast infections in women.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Obstructive sleep apnea causes weight gain.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Cold War ended in 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Cognitive behavioral therapy with exposure and response prevention reduces symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Obstructive sleep apnea raises blood pressure in adults.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that China has more installed solar power capacity than any other country.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Training to muscular failure produces more muscle growth than stopping a few repetitions short of failure.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that College graduates have higher employment rates than people with only a high school diploma.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Night shift work during pregnancy increases the risk of miscarriage.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Women have a prostate gland in the form of the Skene's glands.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Permafrost is ground that stays frozen permanently, as the name suggests.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Chicago Manual of Style recommends using the Oxford comma in lists of three or more items.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Overclocking a graphics card shortens its operating lifespan.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Every person in the world has a religion.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors causes stomach cancer.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, was a real historical person.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Regular sauna use improves cardiovascular health in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Pacifier use causes speech delay in toddlers and young children.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Proof-of-work blockchain networks such as Bitcoin consume very large amounts of electricity.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Epidural analgesia during labor increases the likelihood of cesarean delivery.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The Roman Inquisition found Galileo guilty of suspected heresy in 1633.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Poverty causes mental health problems such as depression and anxiety.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that NTFS is a file system that works on both MBR and GPT partitioned disks.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Rh incompatibility between mother and fetus complicates pregnancy.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812 caused his downfall.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Healthy adults need one gram of protein per pound of body weight per day.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The asteroid Apophis will hit Earth in 2029.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that In human males, a single urethra carries both urine and semen out of the body.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that College students in online courses achieve learning outcomes comparable to students in in-person courses.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Icebergs can capsize and flip upside down as they melt.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Formula feeding impairs mother-infant attachment compared with breastfeeding.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Severe psychological trauma accelerates biological aging, as measured by telomere length and epigenetic clocks.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Aluminum foil conducts electricity because it is made of metallic aluminum.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Lightning always strikes the tallest object in an area.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Compound interest earns more money than simple interest at the same rate over multiple periods.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Hydrogen fuel cell cars store their hydrogen as a liquid.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that William Shakespeare did not write the plays attributed to him.?
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