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- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Medicare Part B and Part D premiums are set using modified adjusted gross income from two years earlier.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that School choice programs such as vouchers and charter schools raise student test scores.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Taking baking soda in water relieves acid reflux symptoms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Neutron stars exist as dense collapsed cores left behind by supernovae of massive stars.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Bitcoin mining operations run in large industrial data centers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Most bitcoin mining is carried out in industrial data centres using specialised ASIC hardware rather than on personal computers.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that A correlation between two variables proves that one causes the other.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Taking multivitamins improves immune function in healthy adults.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Tornadoes can form in mountainous terrain.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Apple cider vinegar relieves acid reflux symptoms.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Earthquakes of magnitude 5 or greater have occurred in New York State.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Esperanto is a constructed language that has native speakers.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Teenagers need more sleep than adults, about eight to ten hours per night.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that People without diabetes can develop clinically low blood sugar (hypoglycemia).?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that People lose height as they age, with shrinkage typically beginning around age 40.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Regular swimming improves VO2 max.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that Lightning is caused by static electric charge building up inside storm clouds.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Eating nuts, popcorn, or seeds increases the risk of diverticulitis.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Private-label grocery products are priced lower than comparable national brands in US supermarkets.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that About 10 percent of people worldwide are left-handed.?
- SUPPORTEDIs it true that The United States leases Guantanamo Bay from Cuba under a 1903 agreement.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Weightlifting reduces pain in people with osteoarthritis.?
- PARTIAL LEANIs it true that Moderate red wine consumption lowers LDL cholesterol in adults.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The word sushi refers to raw fish rather than to vinegared rice.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that The white streaks behind airplanes are chemtrails deliberately released to control the weather.?
- REFUTEDIs it true that Ostriches are native to the wild in Australia.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy increases the risk of autism in children.?
- 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.?
- 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.?
- 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 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.?
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