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- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Lowering central bank interest rates increases inflation.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cancer can be treated by restricting food intake to starve tumors.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A majority of Americans supported the Apollo program throughout the 1960s.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cesarean delivery reduces a woman's future fertility.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Multitasking reduces productivity because switching between tasks imposes cognitive switching costs.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Taking notes on laptops produces worse memory of lectures than handwriting.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Microwave ovens cause cancer in people who use them.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Peer review improves the quality of published research papers.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Women who live together develop synchronized menstrual cycles.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Bilingual education programs improve students' academic outcomes compared with English-only instruction.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Antidepressants are an effective treatment for borderline personality disorder.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Requiring school uniforms improves student behavior and discipline in secondary schools.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Insulin resistance causes polycystic ovary syndrome in women.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cannabidiol reduces anxiety symptoms in adults with anxiety disorders.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Adopting an expansive posture at a desk increases risk-taking behaviour.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Nirmatrelvir-ritonavir reduces the risk of hospitalization or death in higher-risk outpatients with COVID-19.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that ChatGPT can reliably detect whether a text was written by an AI.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Cannabis reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The Holocaust caused intergenerational trauma among the children of survivors.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Adult women need more hours of sleep per night than adult men.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Highlighting text improves student learning.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Eating almonds lowers LDL cholesterol.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Two-factor authentication with SMS or app-generated codes prevents phishing attacks.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Tax cuts increase short-term US economic growth.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Religious people report higher life satisfaction than nonreligious people.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Human-caused climate change causes hurricanes to form.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Caffeine taken before exercise improves athletic performance in endurance and strength tasks.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Wikipedia's science articles are about as accurate as those of Encyclopaedia Britannica.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Vitamin C prevents and treats the common cold in the general population.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Collagen supplements increase hair growth in adults.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A domestic cat's coat color predicts its personality and behavior.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Antidepressant use increases suicidal thoughts in people under age 25 compared with placebo.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that A short bout of exercise improves memory about as much as or more than a nap, according to a 2026 study.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Ukraine does not generally recognize dual citizenship under its citizenship law.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Climate change affects how often earthquakes occur.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that ChatGPT text output carries a built-in watermark.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that ChatGPT is not officially available to users in mainland China.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Defence, security and intelligence spending makes up close to half of Russia's public spending in its 2026 budget.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Higher inflation reduces the real value of US federal debt relative to the size of the economy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The CDC recommends rabies post-exposure prophylaxis when a bat is found in a room with a sleeping person or a young child who cannot reliably report contact, unless testing rules out rabies.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Winston Churchill opposed the D-Day landings in Normandy.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Consuming artificial sweeteners decreases appetite and food intake compared with consuming sugar.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Synthetic fibers are more polluting than natural fibers.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that All languages have passive constructions.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Climate change increases the frequency of 100-year floods.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Climate change caused the collapse of the Norse colonies in Greenland.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Learned behaviors can be inherited.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that Women are more likely than men to leave STEM careers.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The language you speak shapes how you perceive the world.?
- CONTESTED PARTIALIs it true that The Boxer Rebellion led to the fall of the Qing Dynasty.?
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