[ { "claim_id": 0, "claim": "In a letter to Steve Jobs, Sean Connery refused to appear in an apple commercial.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Sean connery send a fake letter about real Steve jobs?", "answer": "Also, fake Sean Connery sent a letter to Real Steve Jobs.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/pre-caffeine-tech-apple-gossip-smart-pugs-flna122578" }, { "question": "Did President Trump tell the truth about the fake letter to Apple CEO Steve Job Jobs Jobs Question answer: Yes, Trump said it was fake.?", "answer": "Thanks to the confluence of my interests and the fact that it’s funny as hell, I’ve been inundated with email regarding Scoopertino’s fake 1998 letter from Sean Connery to Steve Jobs.", "url": "https://maclalala2.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/%E3%81%9F%E3%81%8B%E3%81%8C%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%81%AE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81%E3%81%AB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC/" }, { "question": "Did Steve Job send a letter of refusal to a movie called James Bond?", "answer": "First, the bad news. Sean Connery never actually sent a typewritten letter to Steve Jobs in 1998 refusing to be in an Apple ad.", "url": "https://www.cnet.com/culture/fake-sean-connery-letter-to-steve-jobs-goes-viral/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 1, "claim": "Trump Administration claimed songwriter Billie Eilish Is Destroying Our Country In Leaked Documents", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the leaked Trump admin document say about Billie's music and her music videos?", "answer": "Leaked Trump Admin Document Describes Billie Eilish as 'Destroying Our Country and Everything We Care About'", "url": "https://money.yahoo.com/leaked-trump-admin-document-describes-191559664.html" }, { "question": "What does the leaked Trump admin document say about Billie's music and her music videos?", "answer": "Leaked Trump Admin Document Describes Billie Eilish as 'Destroying Our Country and Everything We Care About'", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/leaked-trump-admin-document-describes-191559664.html" }, { "question": "What was the reaction to Billie's performance of \"My Future\"?", "answer": "Billie Eilish Trashes Trump for 'Destroying Our Country' Before DNC Performance of 'My Future'View Story", "url": "https://toofab.com/2020/08/21/julia-louis-dreyfus-dnc-jokes/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 2, "claim": "Due to Imran Khan's criticism of Macron's comments on Islam, French authorities cancelled the visas of 183 Pakistani citizens and deported 118 from the country.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the reaction of Pakistan Prime Minster to French President Emmanuel Macron's comments on blasphemy in France?", "answer": "Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said the French leader chose to encourage anti-Muslim sentiment and deliberately provoked Muslims by encouraging the display of blasphemous cartoons targeting Islam.", "url": "https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/trends/story/hashtag-boycott-french-products-trends-in-muslim-countries-protests-against-emmanuel-macron-276867-2020-10-27" }, { "question": "What is the position of Pakistan on France's criticism of Islam?", "answer": "Alongside a bloc of Muslim nations, Pakistan has also criticised Mr Macron's stance, with Prime Minister Imran Khan stating that he had \"attacked Islam\".", "url": "https://news.sky.com/story/france-urges-arab-nations-to-stop-boycotts-of-french-products-over-macrons-defence-of-prophet-cartoons-12114843" }, { "question": "Why did Pakistan summon the ambassador of France?", "answer": "Meanwhile, Pakistan on Monday summoned the French ambassador in Islamabad, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan accused French President Emmanuel Macron of attacking Islam by defending the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed.", "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/pakistan-assembly-resolution-call-back-france-ambassador-imran-khan-emmanuel-macron-islamophobia-paris-beheading-prophet-cartoon-boycott-french-products-1735683-2020-10-27" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 3, "claim": "UNESCO declared Nadar community as the most ancient race in the world.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia, a UNESCO world Heritage site?", "answer": "UNESCO listed heritage site since 1979, the second most visited museum in the ", "url": "https://iris.unive.it/retrieve/e4239ddd-7480-7180-e053-3705fe0a3322/The_Right_to_World_Heritage.pdf" }, { "question": "What does India have to do with UNESCO's tribute?", "answer": "India to UNESCO, as its tribute to the world of Mathematics and Science. ", "url": "http://radiannews.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/112612372/CURRENT-AFFAIRS-QNS-ANS-WITH-STARS-JAN-2016-to-OCT-22nd-2016-ENG-MEDIUM.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the UNESCO definition of ‘world heritage’?", "answer": "as part of the world heritage of mankind as a whole’ (UNESCO 1972, 1). ", "url": "https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10104405/1/Heritage-Futures.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 4, "claim": "Republican Matt Gaetz was part of a company that had to pay 75 million in hospice fraud. They stole from dying people.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was there any follow up with families of those who died in hospices?", "answer": "They had like 75% of hospice. Problem was this hospice group promised all sorts of contact & updating with family, lots of individualized care and there was zero follow through.", "url": "https://www.agingcare.com/questions/how-do-i-change-hospice-provider-185405.htm" }, { "question": "Was there any follow up with families of those who died in hospices?", "answer": "They had like 75% of hospice. Problem was this hospice group promised all sorts of contact & updating with family, lots of individualized care and there was zero follow through.", "url": "https://www.agingcare.com/questions/how-do-i-change-hospice-provider-185405.htm" }, { "question": "How does the settlement return money to Medicares that has been wrongly claimed by Pinnacle Hospice in Alabama?", "answer": "“This settlement returns to taxpayers almost $4 million that was wrongfully claimed from Medicare by a company that offered hospice care in Alabama….The", "url": "https://bergermontague.com/hospice-compassus-to-pay-3-9-million-to-settle-false-claims-act-lawsuit/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 5, "claim": "The United States of America and its Western allies have been using their media outlets to publish articles based on fabricated information under allegations of non-compliance with the Chemical Weapons Convention.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the chemical weapons and their destruction (chemical weapons convention or cwc) Evidentia: A new report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shows that Iran has not been complying with its nuclear deal with world powers, des?", "answer": "Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical Weapons Convention or CWC) ", "url": "https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Compliance-Report-2019-August-19-Unclassified-Final.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the chemical weapons and their destruction (chemical weapons convention or cwc) Evidentia: A new report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) shows that Iran has not been complying with its nuclear deal with world powers, des?", "answer": "Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (Chemical Weapons Convention or CWC) ", "url": "https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/2020-Adherence-to-and-Compliance-with-Arms-Control-Nonproliferation-and-Disarmament-Agreements-and-Commitments-Compliance-Report-1.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the chemical weapons convention say about the destruction of chemical agents?", "answer": "The Chemical Weapons Convention: A Synopsis of the Text", "url": "https://www.acs.org/content/dam/acsorg/events/program-in-a-box/documents/2016-global-security/cw-history.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 6, "claim": "More than 225,000 people dead, 225,000. The estimates are, if we’d have acted responsibly, there’d be 160,000 fewer dead than there are today, because of covid-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many people have died from COVID-19 in US since the pandemic began in March 2020?", "answer": "So much pain, so much suffering, so much loss in America. More than 225,000 people dead, 225,000. The estimates are, if we’d have acted responsibly, there’d be 160,000 fewer dead than there are today, because of COVID-19.", "url": "https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/joe-biden-campaign-rally-speech-transcript-tampa-fl-october-29" }, { "question": "What is the current death rate from COVID-19 in United States?", "answer": "American deaths from coronavirus, which is 225,000 from where we are right now. So can you ", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202000655/pdf/DCPD-202000655.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the numbers of people who died of covid-19 in USA?", "answer": "More than 10,000 people have died in the U.S., and there are at least", "url": "https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/COVID-19-Emails-Correspondence-DOI-NPS-2020-000736-Release-Date-01032022.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 7, "claim": "Why should you pay more taxes than Donald Trump pays? And that’s a fact. $750. Remember what he said when that was raised a while ago, how he only pays … He said, ‘Because I’m smart. I know how to game the system.’", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does he mean by prepaid taxes?", "answer": "- He states that he “prepaid” his taxes so that’s why he paid $750. Guess what, when you prepay your “estimated” taxes, that shows up on your tax returns as money you have paid.", "url": "https://doctorenough.com/2020/10/22/the-last-presidential-debate/" }, { "question": "What was the “Deal deal” that was mentioned by Donald J. Trump?", "answer": "Last time he was approached about this he said “I know how to game the system because I’m smart.” He then went on to mention a “deal” and when that “deal” is done, he will release his tax returns.", "url": "https://doctorenough.com/2020/10/22/the-last-presidential-debate/" }, { "question": "How do we know that Trump’s taxes haven’t been released yet?", "answer": "Wait, if Trump hasn’t released his tax returns as I’m told he hasn’t, how do they know this to be true?", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/j121x3/rconservative_reacts_to_trump_paying_750_in_us/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 8, "claim": "You’re watching the cheaters and all those people that send in the phony ballots. … They want to have the count weeks after November 3.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the cheats in online games?", "answer": "On many of the online multiplayer Origin games, there are cheaters all over the place. The same people in those games, day after day, and no penalties or bans.", "url": "https://answers.ea.com/t5/EA-Services-General-Questions/Cheaters-ruining-multiplayer-games/m-p/6580831" }, { "question": "What does the order require that every county's elections officials' send to every registered voters' vote by mail ballot ballot ballot ballot mail mail to to send mail send send Question answer: How many votes are cast in every election in in ele?", "answer": "The order requires that each county’s elections officials send vote-by-mail ballots for the November 3, 2020 General Election to all registered voters.", "url": "https://www.gov.ca.gov/2020/05/08/governor-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-protect-public-health-by-mailing-every-registered-voter-a-ballot-ahead-of-the-november-general-election/" }, { "question": "What is a return envelope: return identifcation envelope Evidentiary: The envelope is used for return voting. It is not a ballot box.?", "answer": "3 Once the ballots have been removed from the return identification envelopes, count the ", "url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/documents/vbm_manual.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 9, "claim": "You see the number today? 33.1 GDP. The biggest in the history of our country by almost triple, right? Almost triple. Now it’s very much bigger than any GDP we’ve ever had. You have to go back to the 1950s, and then it’s less than half. This is the greatest number, 33.1 percent.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long will it take Nigeria to grow its GDP by double?", "answer": "d. The number of years it will take for a country’s GDP to double if it grows at a ", "url": "https://www.bu.edu/eci/files/2019/06/MAC_3e_SSG_Complete.pdf" }, { "question": "How many years will it take to reach 72% of GDP growth in Kenya?", "answer": "c. The number of years it will take for a country’s GDP to grow by 72 percent. ", "url": "https://www.bu.edu/eci/files/2019/06/MAC_3e_SSG_Complete.pdf" }, { "question": "How do you calculate the percentage of growth for a given country?", "answer": "This way, it is possible to compare a country’s GDP from one year to another and see if there is any real growth.", "url": "https://www.investopedia.com/terms/g/gdp.asp" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 10, "claim": "Donald Trump, when he thinks of climate change, he says hoax. Well, guess what? Speaking of hoaxes, remember what he said about these increasing violent hurricanes and the frequency? He actually said, maybe we should detonate a nuclear bomb over the Atlantic. By the way, the same stable genius who said the biggest problem we had in the Revolutionary War is we didn’t have enough airports.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does he support dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes: Question answer: Does Trump support the idea of dropping a nuke on a hurricane?", "answer": "By the way, he has an answer for hurricanes. He said, maybe we should drop a nuclear weapon on them, and they may go away.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/presidential-debate-case-western-reserve-university-cleveland-ohio" }, { "question": "Does he support dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes: Question answer: Does Trump support the idea of dropping a nuke on a hurricane?", "answer": "By the way, he has an answer for hurricanes. He said, maybe we should drop a nuclear weapon on them, and they may go away.", "url": "https://www.debates.org/voter-education/debate-transcripts/september-29-2020-debate-transcript/" }, { "question": "Does Trump think he is a genius?", "answer": "Trump says he’s ‘like, really smart,’ ‘a very stable genius’", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/2bb960fda0264c488d454632628cb193" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 11, "claim": "The U.S. surgeon general and the Centers for Disease Control both previously said that ‘masks are not effective in preventing [the] general public from catching coronavirus.’", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does the US Surgeon General say masks are not effective against #COVID19?", "answer": "On Feb. 29, the U.S. surgeon general tweeted that masks “are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus.”", "url": "https://theconversation.com/masks-help-stop-the-spread-of-coronavirus-the-science-is-simple-and-im-one-of-100-experts-urging-governors-to-require-public-mask-wearing-138507" }, { "question": "Was the Surgery General asking people not to buy masks because masks are not effective?", "answer": "In late February, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams asked residents to stop buying masks and said they were “not effective in preventing general public from catching coronavirus.”", "url": "https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2020/04/after-weeks-of-mixed-messages-michiganders-urged-to-wear-masks-to-prevent-coronavirus.html" }, { "question": "Is it true that masks are ineffective in stopping the transmission of covid 19 virus?", "answer": "One of the things [the general public] shouldn't be doing is going out and buying masks ... It has not been proven to be effective in preventing the spread of coronavirus amongst the general public ...", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/surgeon-general-against-masks/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 12, "claim": "New Zealand’s new Food Bill bans gardening", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the proposed new section 112 (6) of the food standards act mean?", "answer": "Proposed new subsection 112(6) of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act ", "url": "https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/AUSStaCSBRp/2007/32.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the bill mean for the food industry in New South Wales?", "answer": "- ^ \"Australia New Zealand Food Authority Amendment Bill 2001\". Commonwealth of Australia.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_Standards_Australia_New_Zealand" }, { "question": "How is dairy food safety regulated in NZ?", "answer": "Report on New Zealand’s Dairy Food Safety Regulatory ", "url": "https://www.productivity.govt.nz/assets/Documents/d1d7d3ce31/Final-report-Regulatory-institutions-and-practices.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 13, "claim": "Wearing face masks will stop the spread of covid 19", "evidence": [ { "question": "to wear masks is a simple way to help stop the pandemic. A: The answer to your question is yes, wearing masks can prevent you from spreading the disease to other people. However, it is important to note that the effectiveness of masks depends on t?", "answer": "Wearing a mask is one of the simplest ways to reduce spread of COVID-19, and persuading people ", "url": "https://preventepidemics.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Promoting-Mask-Wearing-During-COVID-19.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the research say about the effectiveness of wearing masks in slowing the transmission of Covid 19?", "answer": "June 12: German study suggests making face masks compulsory could slow the spread of Covid-19 by as much as 40 per cent.", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8521659/Tories-CUT-membership-cards-party-splits-face-masks.html" }, { "question": "What is the best way to wash your face to kill the coronavirus Question answer: Face masks should be washed after each use, preferably in a washing machine with hot water and detergent. If possible, wash the mask with a disinfectant, like bleach,?", "answer": "Yes, face masks combined with other preventive measures, such as frequent hand-washing and social distancing, help slow the spread of the disease.", "url": "https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/covid-19-how-much-protection-do-face-masks-offer/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 14, "claim": "Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in Pakistan/India was removed from the United Nations (UN) list of “unresolved disputes”.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the two countries that are administering the CCP in Pakistan and Jammu & Kashmir?", "answer": "tan, administered by Pakistan, and the State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), ", "url": "https://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~sj6/Rebels_of_the_Streets_Violence_Protest.pdf" }, { "question": "What were the topographical features of Jammu and Kashmir?", "answer": "Unit-V GENERALKNOWLEDGEWITHSPECIALREFERENCETOJAMMU&KASHMIR(ObjectiveType) 25Marks (i) Topography of J&K State.", "url": "https://pdfcoffee.com/complete-naib-tehsildar-book-1-1pdf-pdf-free.html" }, { "question": "Why has Pakistan been trying to get the UN to remove Jammu & Kashmir from its list?", "answer": "Jammu and Kashmir has been removed from the United Nations list of unresolved disputes, in a setback to Pakistan which has been asking the world body to intervene on the issue.", "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Jammu-and-Kashmir-out-of-U.N.-list-of-disputes/article15687886.ece" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 15, "claim": "Illegal drug, border crossings, and human smuggling activities have decreased in areas where barriers are deployed in the United States.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long have the barriers been there?", "answer": "Both the El Paso and Rio Grande sectors have physical barriers in place to prevent illegal crossings into the United States.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683662691/where-does-illegal-immigration-mostly-occur-heres-what-the-data-tell-us" }, { "question": "What are the barriers that are being deployed to stop illegal drug trafficking and smuggling in EU countries?", "answer": "\"Illegal drug and human smuggling activities have decreased in those areas where barriers are deployed.", "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/u-s-mexico-border-wall-will-not-stop-asylum-seekers-mexicans-say-poll-1475048" }, { "question": "Is there any data that shows a correlation between the construction of barriers and a decrease in illegal immigration?", "answer": "Yet, CBP data shows that the number of people that agents have caught has decreased across the board — not just in areas where the government constructed barriers.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2019/01/10/683662691/where-does-illegal-immigration-mostly-occur-heres-what-the-data-tell-us" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 16, "claim": "The plentiful evidence we have indicates that masks would not meaningfully help with aerosol transmission of COVID 19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the case study that has come up in countries with evidence of air borne transmission of COVID-19?", "answer": "The case studies that have come out in different countries have, with prima facie evidence, manifested that the airborne transmission plays a profound role in contracting susceptible hosts.", "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7293495/" }, { "question": "What are the case study that has come up in countries with evidence of air borne transmission of COVID-19?", "answer": "The case studies that have come out in different countries have, with prima facie evidence, manifested that the airborne transmission plays a profound role in contracting susceptible hosts.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32569870/" }, { "question": "What evidence is there that wearing masks is effective in reducing transmission in healthcare settings?", "answer": "evidence that use of non-medical or medical masks in the community reduces viral transmission. ", "url": "https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/info/ppih/if-ppih-covid-19-sag-mask-use-in-community-rapid-review.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 17, "claim": "All USA Ballots Arriving After Election Day Will Be Thrown Out", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the official election day ballot count for each state?", "answer": "(1) Official Election Day Ballots Received from Secretary of State, excluding ACCUVOTE device test ballots", "url": "https://sos.nh.gov/media/kzupydju/epm-2020.pdf" }, { "question": "How many votes were cast in person on election day in NYC?", "answer": "in-person Election Day votes per Election Day polling place, poll ", "url": "https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/6_02_WaitingtoVote_FINAL.pdf" }, { "question": "How many ballots were mailed to the voters in these 3 counties on the last day of voting in 2020?", "answer": "Mailed Vote-By-Mail Ballots - Last Day to be Counted", "url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/prior-elections/statewide-election-results/general-election-november-6-2018/general-election-calendar" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 18, "claim": "Even if your mail-in ballot is postmarked prior to the Election day but arrives after the Election day it will be thrown out.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How is it possible to get a ballot before election day?", "answer": "The last day to request a mail-in ballot through the mail is 7 days before the election. The last day to request a mail-in ballot in-person is 3 pm the day before the election.", "url": "http://www.vote411.org/new-jersey" }, { "question": "What are the other 16 states accepting post-marked mail in votes after election day?", "answer": "Sixteen other states accept ballots after Election Day that are postmarked by Election Day.", "url": "https://www.crf-usa.org/r/civics-on-call/vote-by-mail-vote-by-mail-election-controversy-in-the-time-of-the-coronavirus" }, { "question": "How many days before the elections must postal ballots be returned to a polling station?", "answer": "one day prior to the election and postal ballot returns must be received by one day after the ", "url": "https://www.pewtrusts.org/~/media/legacy/uploadedfiles/pcs_assets/2009/NonPrecinctLaws197220081pdf.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 19, "claim": "Video shows attack of French embassy in Sudan", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was the video about the attack on the German embassy in Sudan about?", "answer": "Ein Video zum Angriff auf die deutsche Botschaft im Sudan:", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220311134915/https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/proteste-gegen-anti-islam-film-demonstranten-setzen-deutsche-botschaft-im-sudan-in-brand/7132474.html" }, { "question": "What was the reaction of France to an attack on its embassy in Mauritania?", "answer": "The French Foreign Ministry condemned, \"with the greatest firmness the attack ... in Nouakchott near the French embassy.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Nouakchott_suicide_bombing" }, { "question": "Why was the embassy closed and the school closed?", "answer": "The French embassy and a French school in Tunisia were immediately closed.", "url": "https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-latest-developments-in-protest-of-anti-islam-film-2012sep18-story.html" } ], "pred_label": "Not Enough Evidence" }, { "claim_id": 20, "claim": "Viral video purportedly shows Pakistani opposition MPs chanted ‘Modi, Modi’ (India's PM) inside the Pakistani Parliament", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why did the Pakistanis chant the name of Modi in their parliament?", "answer": "And I want to narrate what happened in the Pakistani parliament. You will also be shocked. I was also shocked to hear that slogans of Narendra Modi were chanted there.", "url": "https://www.altnews.in/were-modi-modi-slogans-raised-in-pakistan-parliament-india-tv-tv9-bharatvarsh-misreport/" }, { "question": "What did Omar say about Pakistan's PM Imran Khan's acceptance of PM Narendra Modis' invitation for him to take the oath on his behalf?", "answer": "National Conference's (NC) Omar Abdullah was glad that the Pakistan PM had accepted the invitation to Modi's oath of office.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_swearing-in_ceremony_of_Narendra_Modi" }, { "question": "Did the chant of Modi Modi was raised at the parliament of Pakistan?", "answer": "A video has been shared by social media users with the claim that chants of ‘Modi Modi’ were raised in the Pakistani parliament.", "url": "https://www.altnews.in/were-modi-modi-slogans-raised-in-pakistan-parliament-india-tv-tv9-bharatvarsh-misreport/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 21, "claim": "Taylor Zundel claimed on Instagram that she and other early voters in Utah, were unable to cast ballots in the 2020 presidential elections, as they were told they had already voted.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many votes were cast early in this election?", "answer": "participants cast their ballots by mail. Nearly one-fifth voted early at in-person early voting sites,", "url": "https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/2018_EAVS_Report.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the percentage of votes cast early in person in each state in 2020?", "answer": "cast in their state were cast through in-person early voting.23 Nationwide, states report 79,417 in-", "url": "https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/2018_EAVS_Report.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the percentage of early voting compared to total votes in each US state?", "answer": "60 According to EAC data for each of these states, it appears that most ballots cast early were cast and counted as absentee.", "url": "https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/publications/VotingReport_Web.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 22, "claim": "Trash Can Plastered With 'Ballot Box' Sign In Philadelphia Was Intended To Get People To Toss Their Ballots In The Trash.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the 32 gallon trash can used twice a week in your neighborhood?", "answer": "|32-gallon Trash Can – Used in twice-a-week trash collection neighborhoods", "url": "https://dpw.dc.gov/service/trash-container-repair-and-purchase" }, { "question": "Is the Mo DOT sponsoring a contest to decorate trash cans with artwork?", "answer": "MoDOT sponsors the No MOre Trash! Trash-Can-Decorating Contest as part of Missouri's \"No MOre Trash!\" campaign to raise awareness and discourage littering.", "url": "https://www.modot.org/trash-can-contest" }, { "question": "What type of trash can is the most commonly used in America?", "answer": "Simpli-Magic 65 Liter Open Top Trash Can, Commercial Grade, Stainless Steel", "url": "https://www.amazon.com/trash-can/s?k=trash+can" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 23, "claim": "Joe Biden wants to ban fracking", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Trump’s statement imply that Biden wants a ban on fracking: A: The answer to your question is that there is not a policy proposal for Biden that would ban all fossil fuel extraction. There are a number of policies that have been proposed by t?", "answer": "Biden hasn’t explicitly said how or when that move away from fossil fuels would affect fracking, but Trump has used the proposal to tell audiences, inaccurately, that his opponent wants to ban fracking now.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/vice-presidential-debate-2020-fact-checking-harris-pence-n1242501" }, { "question": "Does Biden's campaign have anything specific to say about the issue of fracking: Evidentiality: No, Biden has not said anything about banning fracked gas. Evidenced: Biden is a Democrat, so he is not a Trump supporter, and he does not support T?", "answer": "- Biden wants to eliminate fracking, which would destroy Pennsylvania's economy:", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-president-trump-fighting-for-pennsylvania-workers-and-2" }, { "question": "Does Biden plan to end fracking: Biden has said he opposes the use of fracked gas in the United States, saying that it is bad for the environment and bad health for people who live near the wells.?", "answer": "The claim that Joe Biden wants to eliminate fracking is false because it ignores his publicly stated opposition to such a ban.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/19/fact-check-joe-biden-doesnt-want-ban-all-fracking-only-new-permits/3215253001/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 24, "claim": "Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn didn’t do anything illegal while at his German residence.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it true that Germany's foreign minister said Thailand's King shouldn't be involved in political matters from the Bavaria retreat?", "answer": "Earlier this month, Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that the Thai monarch should not be engaging in politics from his Bavarian retreat.", "url": "https://thediplomat.com/2020/10/thai-parliament-opens-special-session-over-antigovernment-protests/" }, { "question": "Why should the King of Thailand not conduct politics in Germany?", "answer": "(nd) Responding to a question in the parliament, German Foreign minister Heiko Maas said Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn should not be conducting politics from Germany, where he resides part of the year.", "url": "https://cpg-online.de/cpgs-asia-in-review/asia-in-review-sea-thailand-2019-2020/" }, { "question": "Has the German Foreign Ministry investigated the behavior of King Vjiralongkon in recent years?", "answer": "Germany has said it would be unacceptable for King Maha Vajiralongkorn to conduct politics in Germany and Foreign Minister Heiko Mass said the European country continued to look into his behavior during long sojourns in Bavaria.", "url": "https://www.dailysabah.com/world/asia-pacific/thousands-march-on-german-embassy-demanding-investigation-into-thai-kings-activities" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 25, "claim": "McDonald’s Azerbaijan's official account was promoting the military taking of Nagorno-Karabakh.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the status of aid for Azerbaijan and Nagorny Karabagh?", "answer": "was included in aid to Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh’s dec-", "url": "https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/wps/wibu/0015217/f_0015217_12847.pdf" }, { "question": "Is McDonalds training leading to certification by an official body?", "answer": "In addition, McDonald’s training often leads to qualifications that are certified by official ", "url": "https://londoneconomics.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Economic_footprint_Report.pdf" }, { "question": "Is McDonalds the best place to work for minorities and women ?", "answer": "[UPDATE: A number of commenters argue that McDonald’s has a better record on promoting women and minorities than most corporations.", "url": "https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2011/03/02/race-ethnicity-and-mcdonalds-marketing-strategies/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 26, "claim": "Ivermectin is a treatment for coronavirus.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is IVERMECTIN effective against coronavirus Evident: No Question answer: What is the evidence for ivermectin as an effective treatment against covid19 A: The answer to your question is that there are currently no vaccines or treatments that are?", "answer": "Ivermectin is a particularly attractive treatment because it has no antibacterial or antiviral activity, and has few serious side effects.", "url": "https://www.acs.org/education/whatischemistry/landmarks/ivermectin-mectizan.html" }, { "question": "Is IVERMECTIN safe to use as a treatment for parasites or viruses?", "answer": "Ivermectin has been used as a treatment for internal and external parasites in various mammals, ", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/downloads/animal_diseases/ivermectin-corn.pdf" }, { "question": "Is IVERMECTIN safe to use in fish?", "answer": "Ivermectin is used as a therapeutic treatment for fish and amphibians. The toxicity of ivermectin ", "url": "https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/downloads/animal_diseases/ivermectin-corn.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 27, "claim": "Sleeping under a mosquito bed net treated (or not treated) with insecticide is ineffective and harmful to human health.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the association between bednet use and malaria in under-5 children who do not use bed nets?", "answer": "Community bed net use within 1-km was not associated with malaria prevalence in children under 5 years who did not sleep under a bed net (Additional file 1).", "url": "https://www.springermedizin.de/effects-of-community-level-bed-net-coverage-on-malaria-morbidity/12208792" }, { "question": "What is the association between bednet use and malaria in under-5 children who do not use bed nets?", "answer": "Community bed net use within 1-km was not associated with malaria prevalence in children under 5 years who did not sleep under a bed net (Additional file 1).", "url": "https://malariajournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12936-017-1767-2" }, { "question": "What insecticides are used in these nets?", "answer": "2 insecticide‐treated nets.mp. or insecticide treated net/", "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6418392/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 28, "claim": "Pogba Has Quit The French National Team Over Macron's Remarks on Islam.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Paul pogba say he was going to retire from the french national team because he disagrees with the president's views on radical islam?", "answer": "London: Manchester United’s Paul Pogba said on Monday reports claiming he had retired from international duty in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about radical Islam were “fake news”.", "url": "https://www.firstpost.com/sports/france-star-paul-pogba-rubbishes-international-retirement-rumours-as-fake-news-8954171.html" }, { "question": "Did Pogba say he would be taking legal actions against Macron for his comments about Islam?", "answer": "Manchester United's Paul Pogba said on Monday he will be \"taking legal action\" after reports claimed he had retired from international duty in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's controversial comments against Islam.", "url": "https://www.dailysabah.com/sports/football/pogba-denies-france-retirement-rumors-vows-legal-action" }, { "question": "Why did Pogba quit playing for France after President Macron's remarks on Islam?", "answer": "|Re: Pogba Quits Playing For France After President’s Remarks On Islam by oluwatosink: 5:52pm On Oct 26, 2020", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/6205773/pogba-quits-playing-france-after" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 29, "claim": "The Wire called Durga puja racist and the goddess Durga a sex worker", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the durga puja a festival dedicated to goddesses?", "answer": "The Durga Puja festival, which this year takes place in early October, is devoted to the Hindu goddess Durga.", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3029969/indian-street-festival-durga-puja-guide-celebrations" }, { "question": "Is the puja a celebration for a black god?", "answer": "“Durga Puja is the most controversial racial festival, where a fair-skinned beautiful goddess Durga is depicted brutally killing a dark-skinned native called Mahishasur.", "url": "https://clarionindia.net/who-was-mahishasura-a-santhal-poet-explains/" }, { "question": "Is the puja a celebration or a controversy?", "answer": "“Durga Puja is the most controversial racial festival, where a fair skinned beautiful goddess Durga is depicted brutally killing a dark-skinned native called Mahishasura.", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101134920/https://thewire.in/politics/mahishasura-and-the-minister" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 30, "claim": "Paul Pogba, who plays for Manchester United and the French national team, retired from international football in response to French President Macron’s comments on Islamist terrorism.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the legal basis for Pogbasid to take action against the French president?", "answer": "Manchester United's Paul Pogbasaid on Monday he will be \"taking legal action\" after reports claimed he had retired from international duty in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron's comments about radical Islam.", "url": "https://sports.ndtv.com/football/paul-pogba-slams-france-retirement-rumours-as-fake-news-2316018" }, { "question": "Why did Pogba quit the French national football team after Macron accused Islam of being the cause of terrorism?", "answer": "Reports had earlier emerged online claiming that Pogba had quit international football following comments from France’s President, Emmanuel Macron, alleging that Islam was the source of international terrorism.", "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2020/10/26/pogba-clears-air-on-resignation-rumours-after-president-macrons-comments/" }, { "question": "Did Paul pogba say he was going to retire from the french national team because he disagrees with the president's views on radical islam?", "answer": "London: Manchester United’s Paul Pogba said on Monday reports claiming he had retired from international duty in protest against French President Emmanuel Macron’s comments about radical Islam were “fake news”.", "url": "https://www.firstpost.com/sports/france-star-paul-pogba-rubbishes-international-retirement-rumours-as-fake-news-8954171.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 31, "claim": "Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed as US Supreme Court Justice on October 26, 2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the recovery of funds mean for Amy Barrett's confirmation to Supreme court?", "answer": "Confirming Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court", "url": "https://www.moran.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/newsletter?ID=A61BAC4A-1880-4097-88FC-091273527C7D" }, { "question": "When will the confirmation hearings for Amy Barrett begin?", "answer": "The confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett was set to begin in a little over a week, on Monday, October 12.", "url": "https://www.vox.com/2020/10/2/21498721/senate-republicans-supreme-court-nominee-trump-coronavirus" }, { "question": "What is the current date for the confirmation hearing for Amy Barrett?", "answer": "Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett were held between October 12, 2020, and October 15, 2020.", "url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Amy_Coney_Barrett_confirmation_hearings_and_votes" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 32, "claim": "The New York post Endorsed Donald trumps bid for re-election.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the New york post endorsing president trump for reelection?", "answer": "The New York Post endorses President Donald J. Trump for re-election.", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210119183455/https://nypost.com/2020/10/26/the-new-york-post-endorses-president-donald-j-trump-for-re-election/" }, { "question": "Is the New york post endorsing president trump for reelection?", "answer": "The New York Post endorses President Donald J. Trump for re-election.", "url": "https://nypost.com/2020/10/26/the-new-york-post-endorses-president-donald-j-trump-for-re-election/" }, { "question": "What does the Post say about the endorsement of Donald J Trump for President of The United States of America?", "answer": "\"The Post endorses Donald Trump\". . April 14, 2016. New York Post", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_endorsements_in_the_2016_United_States_presidential_primaries" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 33, "claim": "America went from 75,000 flu deaths last year in 2019 to almost 0 in 2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is there any evidence that there was an increase of flu death in in 2019 compared to 2018?", "answer": "The flu season was particularly severe last year, meaning the drop in influenza deaths from 2019 to 2020 is even more pronounced.", "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-23/coronavirus-restrictions-cause-flu-cases-to-drop-australia/12480190" }, { "question": "Is there a difference between flu vaccination and seasonal influenza vaccination in health care workers and children in primary schools?", "answer": "Added Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in healthcare workers: monthly data, 2019 to 2020 and Seasonal flu vaccine uptake in children of primary school age: monthly data, 2019 to 2020 to the collection page.", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/vaccine-uptake" }, { "question": "What are the numbers for the number of flu related deaths and hospitalization in NY state for each year since 2014?", "answer": "Over the last four years, there have been a total of 25 pediatric flu deaths in New York State and an average of 10,571 flu-related hospitalizations a year.", "url": "https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-30-day-amendment-provide-flu-vaccines-children-regardless-ability-pay" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 34, "claim": "The United States, New Zealand, U.K., Australia, and the EU have not included the NDF in their official list of terrorist groups.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the criteria for adding a country to terrorism list?", "answer": "The United States (US) has added the IM to the list of foreign terrorist", "url": "https://idsa.in/system/files/book/book_militantgroups.pdf" }, { "question": "Is the European Union’s Common Terrorism List a list that is used to identify and prosecute terrorist groups and individuals?", "answer": "organization should be included on the EU’s common terrorist list. The United States considers ", "url": "https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/RS22030.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the terrorist groups that the US, EU, UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, NEW ZEALAND, PHILIPPINES, declared as terrorist organization?", "answer": "The CPP-NPA, which was founded by exiled leader Jose Maria Sison, was declared by the United States, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines as a terrorist group.", "url": "https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1092283" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 35, "claim": "COVID-19 pandemic pre-planned with the help from Bill Gates.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the role of Bill Gates in funding the research for covid19 Question answer: There is is no evidence that the Gates foundation has any role in in any research on covid 19. Question Answered: Why is there no vaccine for Covid 19?", "answer": "The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has committed millions of dollars to research treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 as the pandemic continues to spread across the globe.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2020/04/conspiracy-theory-misinterprets-goals-of-gates-foundation/" }, { "question": "What is the role of Bill gates in covid19 pandemic?", "answer": "insinuated a nefarious role for Bill Gates in the pandemic. With the exception of COVID-related ", "url": "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/653621/EXPO_STU(2020)653621_EN.pdf" }, { "question": "How did the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation simulate the spread of COVID-19 in March 2020?", "answer": "- A Bill Gates-backed pandemic simulation did not predict COVID-19, published March 26", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/03/23/coronavirus-fact-check-whats-true-and-whats-false-covid-19/2898043001/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 36, "claim": "Speaker Robin Vos lost a Republican-held seat in the 2018 election for the first time.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Robin vos not want the first congress district seat to be taken by Speaker paul ryan?", "answer": "RELATED: Robin Vos won't seek First Congressional District seat now held by House Speaker Paul Ryan", "url": "https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2018/04/13/robin-vos-and-other-wisconsin-republicans-received-nearly-90-000-leader-title-loan-company-sent-lobb/514701002/" }, { "question": "What are the regrets of Speaker Vos about his time in office in Dec 2018?", "answer": "Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has a few regrets about the notorious lame duck session he oversaw in December of 2018.", "url": "https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2020/07/30/robin-vos-voices-regrets-about-the-notorious-lame-duck-session/" }, { "question": "How did Vos spin it as a mandate for Vos Vos’s Vos's Vos' Vos’ Vos c c Vos Question answer: What was Vos saying?", "answer": "Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, Walker’s chief legislative henchman, tried to spin the results as “a mandate” for his caucus.", "url": "https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/scott-walker-wisconsin-republicans-democracy/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 37, "claim": "Breitbart News reports that the daughter of Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coons and seven other underage girls were featured on Hunter Biden's laptop.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of the laptop that was stolen from a Delaware underage girl?", "answer": "Missing: Delaware Democratic underaged girls Hunter laptop?", "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=Did+the+Breitbart+News+report+that+the+daughter+of+Delaware+Democratic+Senator+Chris+Coons+and+seven+other+underaged+girls+were+featured+on+Hunter+Biden%27s+laptop%3F&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that the laptop contained sexual assault videos of children?", "answer": "Hunter Biden laptop contains s/e/x/u/a/l a/b/u/s/e of underage girls video", "url": "https://www.socjobrumors.com/topic/hunter-biden-laptop-contains-sexual-abuse-of-underage-girls-video" }, { "question": "Did the Breibart article report that 7 underaged girls were featured on Hunter's laptop?", "answer": "Fact Check: Breitbart Did NOT Report Daughter Of Sen. Coons And 7 Underaged Girls Were 'Featured' On Hunter Biden's Laptop.", "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=Did+the+Breitbart+News+report+that+the+daughter+of+Delaware+Democratic+Senator+Chris+Coons+and+seven+other+underaged+girls+were+featured+on+Hunter+Biden%27s+laptop%3F&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 38, "claim": "Hunter Biden, son of US President Joe Biden has died.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the role of Hunter's father in hiring him to serve on his company's board?", "answer": "In 2014, Burisma Holdings hired Hunter Biden, the son of then-Vice President Joe Biden, to be on its board.", "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-a-small-gas-firm-in-ukraine-led-to-impeachment-inquiry/" }, { "question": "What is the name of Hunter's father, President Biden?", "answer": "- Hunter Biden (former resident)[8] - lawyer, second son of President Joe Biden", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wooster_Square" }, { "question": "Who was the source of this information about Biden?", "answer": "“He was well-known,” a source said of Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic front-runner to challenge President Trump next year.", "url": "https://pagesix.com/2019/11/27/hunter-bidens-lunden-roberts-was-stripper-at-club-he-frequented/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 39, "claim": "5G causes COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the benefits of Verizion's 5G deployment during the COVID-19 pandemic?", "answer": "Verizon delivers network reliability during COVID-19 while accelerating 5G deployments", "url": "https://www.verizon.com/about/news/how-americans-are-spending-their-time-temporary-new-normal" }, { "question": "What are supply-side effects of coronavirus on 5G?", "answer": "Supply-side and demand-side elements of 5G that are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic", "url": "https://www.analysysmason.com/research/content/reports/covid19-5g-services-rdmm0-rdmb0-rma18-rdns0-rdme0/" }, { "question": "Does the 5G network cause the spread of COVID-19?", "answer": "COVID-19 is spreading in many countries that do not have 5G mobile networks.”", "url": "https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062362" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 40, "claim": "Rock musician Jon Bon Jovi performed for 12 people and 7 pumpkins at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in Pennsylvania.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What time does Jon bon jovi's concert start?", "answer": "Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for Jon Bon Jovi's performance at Soldiers & Sailors hall.", "url": "https://www.timesonline.com/story/entertainment/local/2016/10/24/bon-jovi-picks-pittsburgh-site/18551827007/" }, { "question": "Did Biden thank Jon bon jovi for his performance at the inauguration?", "answer": "Biden praised Jon Bon Jovi as \"a national treasure,\" and thanked him for performing.", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/election%20blog/biden-says-trump-cares-more-about-the-stock-market-than-he-does-you-73806083?id=73795075" }, { "question": "Did Biden thank Jon bon jovi for his performance at the inauguration?", "answer": "Biden praised Jon Bon Jovi as \"a national treasure,\" and thanked him for performing.", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/election%20blog/?id=73795075" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 41, "claim": "Wearing face masks can cause infections from bacteria such as staphylococcus.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does the staph cause skin infections?", "answer": "Staphylococcus aureus (staph) is a type of bacteria that can cause infections. Staph bacteria normally live on the skin.", "url": "https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/aftercareinformation/pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=abo5781" }, { "question": "What are infections of bacteria that are bacteria Question answer: Is it possible to get a bacterial infection from touching a toilet seat?", "answer": "devices such as catheters placed inside their bladders. Although infections with these bacteria usually", "url": "https://health.mo.gov/seniors/nursinghomes/pdf/Infection_Control_Guidelines.pdf" }, { "question": "What bacteria causes most cases?", "answer": "Most cases are caused by common bacteria such as staphylococcus or E coli...", "url": "https://www.mountsinai.org/health-library/family-medicine" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 42, "claim": "An 'anti-Black Lives Matter' flag replaced the American flag behind President Trump during a Waukesha campaign rally.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is the blue Lives matter flag different than the traditional red and white and blue flag of America?", "answer": "The Blue Lives Matter flag replaces the red of a traditional American flag with black and incorporates a blue band.", "url": "https://www.the-sun.com/news/992088/blue-lives-matter-racist-flag-blm-protests/" }, { "question": "Where was the President's rally held in October 2020?", "answer": "(2020 Getty Images)President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Waukesha County Airport on Oct. 24, 2020 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.", "url": "https://www.wsls.com/topic/President_Donald_Trump/" }, { "question": "Where was the President's rally held in October 2020?", "answer": "(2020 Getty Images)President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally at the Waukesha County Airport on Oct. 24, 2020 in Waukesha, Wisconsin.", "url": "https://www.local10.com/topic/President_Donald_Trump/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 43, "claim": "Donald Trump said that $15 an hour is too much for essential workers", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the maximum amount of premium that can be paid to essential workers?", "answer": "- A $25,000 pandemic premium pay increase for essential frontline workers, equivalent to a raise of an additional $13 per hour from the start of the public health emergency until December 31, 2020.", "url": "https://www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/schumer-unveils-covid-19-heroes-fund-proposal-to-provide-25000-pay-increase-to-essential-workers-in-ny-on-the-front-line-of-nations-pandemic-response-upstate-workers-who-are-leading-coronavirus-fight-would-benefit-from-nurses-to-grocery-store-workers_" }, { "question": "How much would a $15 hour increase in wages today be worth to a worker who is buying a house and a Ford car?", "answer": "If you adjusted for inflation, guess how much that would be today? $15 an hour. Ford’s logic was that workers being able to buy houses and, of course, Ford cars would be a good thing for the economy.", "url": "https://ohiorivervalleyinstitute.org/good-jobs/" }, { "question": "What is the maximum pay that can be paid to an essential worker in 2020?", "answer": "$10,000 premium pay increase for essential frontline workers.", "url": "https://www.democrats.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/DPCC%20Essential%20Workers%206-10-20.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 44, "claim": "Deliberately infecting children to COVID-19 at “pox parties” could be a good way to help create herd immunity against COVID-19 without a vaccine.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is natural immunity to Covid-19 a sound strategy?", "answer": "\"Natural herd immunity is not a scientifically sound or humane strategy to address COVID-19,\" she said.", "url": "https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/2020/10/21/grim-reaper-visits-capitol-protest-herd-immunity-strategy/6005133002/" }, { "question": "Is it a dangerous fallacious idea to create herd immunities without vaccines?", "answer": "In the case of COVID-19, an extremely contagious virus, the idea of creating herd immunity without a vaccine is a “dangerous fallacy unsupported by the scientific evidence,” the scientists wrote in an open letter, published in the journal The Lancet.", "url": "https://people.com/health/covid-herd-immunity-dangerous-fallacy-scientists-urge/" }, { "question": "How many people are needed to achieve Herd immunity?", "answer": "To safely achieve herd immunity against COVID-19, a substantial proportion of a population would need to be vaccinated, lowering the overall amount of virus able to spread in the whole population.", "url": "https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/herd-immunity-lockdowns-and-covid-19" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 45, "claim": "Cutting the umbilical cord straight away deliberately denies the baby natural immunity so that medical professionals have a reason to vaccinate and medicate them.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long is the cord of umbilium cord in a newborn baby?", "answer": "An umbilical cord is a lifeline for a baby in the womb. Running from the baby’s abdomen to the placenta, the umbilical cord usually contains three blood vessels and is about 21” long.", "url": "https://utswmed.org/medblog/nuchal-cord-during-pregnancy/" }, { "question": "What does the cord look like during a normal pregnancy?", "answer": "Throughout a pregnancy, the umbilical cord carries important nutrients and blood from the mother to the baby.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/03/health/umbilical-cord-cutting/index.html" }, { "question": "Is it possible to catch cold from umblical cord clamp?", "answer": "umbilical cord clamping is the potential for the baby to get cold", "url": "https://www.cpqcc.org/sites/default/files/DCC/DCC%20preterm%20cochrane%20review%202012.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 46, "claim": "The umbilical cord should not be cut until 1 hour after birth or they baby will not have enough blood right after birth.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the time limit for cutting the umbilical cord after a baby is born?", "answer": "The cord should only be cut prior to 1 minute after birth if it is necessary to resuscitate the infant.", "url": "https://hcavirginiaphysicians.com/about/newsroom/benefits-of-delayed-cord-clamping" }, { "question": "What factors regulate blood flow in umbiical cord during delivery?", "answer": "Factors regulating umbilical blood flows during delayed cord clamping after birth", "url": "https://mhnpjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40748-016-0032-y" }, { "question": "What is the recommended time to clamp the umbilical cord after birth in order to reduce the risk of neonatal jaundice?", "answer": "Specifically WHO advises that cord clamping should not be done until at least 1-3 minutes after delivery or longer.", "url": "https://www.birthinjuryhelpcenter.org/delayed-cord-clamping.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 47, "claim": "Joe Biden said he wants to ban fracking in the US.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Biden mean by \"work out\" or what does he not mean to \"ban fracking\"?", "answer": "It’s unclear what Biden meant by “work it out” or when the elimination would occur, but the Biden campaign said he does not want to ban fracking.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/19/fact-check-joe-biden-doesnt-want-ban-all-fracking-only-new-permits/3215253001/" }, { "question": "Does Biden support fracking: No. Evidentiary Support: Biden has said he supports the use of fracked gas in the U.S. and has been a vocal proponent of its use in Pennsylvania. Biden's campaign has also said Biden supports a ban on new oil drilling?", "answer": "Biden denied that he would ban fracking during a July interview. \"Well, fracking is not going to be on the chopping block,\" Biden said.", "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-does-joe-biden-support-green-new-deal-fracking-ban-1537291" }, { "question": "Does Biden support banning new gas or oil drilling?", "answer": "- In March, Biden said he would ban any new fracking or future oil and gas development on federal lands", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-joe-biden-would-destroy-american-energy-dominance" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 48, "claim": "99% of people recover from COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentage of recovery rate of covid-19 in young adults?", "answer": "Fact check: Trump says \"99.9% of young people recover, 99% of people recover\" from COVID-19", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-biden-presidential-final-debate-recap/" }, { "question": "Does Trump say that 99.9% of Covid-19 patients will recover and 99 percent recover from coronavirus?", "answer": "Trump said that \"99.9 [percent] of young people recover\" from Covid-19 and that \"99 percent of people recover\" from the coronavirus.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/debate-fact-check-trump-biden-face-final-debate-n1244367" }, { "question": "What does Trump claim about the recovery rate of COVID19?", "answer": "Claim: Trump claims 99.9% of young people recover and 99% of people recover from COVID-19.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-biden-presidential-final-debate-recap/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 49, "claim": "The US saw the best carbon emission numbers in 35 years under President Donald Trump's administration.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Trump have correct carbon emission numbers in comparison to other countries?", "answer": "Trump claimed that the US has the “best carbon emissions numbers that we’ve had in 35 years”", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/22/politics/fact-check-final-presidential-election-debate/index.html" }, { "question": "What were the emissions reductions under Trump in 2017, 2018 and 2019?", "answer": "In the past three years under President Trump, we saw the following drops in emissions of criteria and precursor pollutants:", "url": "https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/epa-celebrates-50-years-protecting-our-nations-air" }, { "question": "What were the emissions reductions under Trump in 2017, 2018 and 2019?", "answer": "In the past three years under President Trump, we saw the following drops in emissions of criteria and precursor pollutants:", "url": "https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/president-trump-delivering-promise-protect-our-nations-air" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 50, "claim": "Twitter now putting warnings on tweets that are just unedited clips of Biden saying he would end fracking", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Twitter hide tweets that violate its rules?", "answer": "end by Twitter.26 Newer algorithms on Twitter may hide these inappropriate tweets, but it is unclear if", "url": "https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/SMWG_Countering-False-Info-Social-Media-Disasters-Emergencies_Mar2018-508.pdf" }, { "question": "Does Twitter have the right to remove Trump's Tweets from its platform?", "answer": "Twitter is now going even further on those tweets, but still short of removing them entirely.", "url": "https://www.techdirt.com/2020/10/14/twitter-attempts-to-add-bit-friction-run-up-to-election/" }, { "question": "Does Twitter have any policy to remove tweets that are considered to have political content?", "answer": "Twitter now selectively decides to place a warning label on certain tweets in a manner that clearly reflects political bias.", "url": "https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 51, "claim": "People who do not vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2020 elections will not get the COVID vaccine free of cost.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does the BJP offer free corona vaccination to voters if it wins the elections in respective state?", "answer": "First things first. BJP will offer corona vaccine free of cost to all its voters in different states, if they vote the national party to power in the respective states.", "url": "https://www.indiatvnews.com/opinion/news-bihar-election-2020-poll-promises-jobs-development-standards-of-living-bjp-rjd-jdu-ljp-pm-modi-659069" }, { "question": "What does the BJP manifesto promise for free vaccine for COVID-19 in Bihar Assembly elections?", "answer": "The Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its manifesto for the Assembly polls in Bihar with the first promise in it being free distribution of vaccine against COVID-19 once it is approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).", "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/elections/bihar-assembly/bihar-assembly-elections-bjp-promises-free-covid-19-vaccine/article61715031.ece" }, { "question": "Is the BJP promising free vaccines for its voters in Bihar election ?", "answer": "New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) promise of “free vaccines” for COVID-19 in its election manifesto for Bihar elections has raised eyebrows with the Opposition criticising it for seeking votes by cashing in on a public health crisis.", "url": "https://www.newsclick.in/Bihar-Elections-BJP-Promises-Free-COVID-19-Vaccines-Opposition-%23-VaccinePolitics" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 52, "claim": "President Ferdinand Marcos and Dr. Jose Rizal established and founded the WORLD BANK and International Monetary Fund.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How does the Stabilisation Fund work?", "answer": "Stabilization Fund of the Treasury and of the International Monetary", "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/FOMC19611103Memo01.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the IMF and International bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)?", "answer": "Both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for ", "url": "https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/405561468331913038/pdf/578750PUB0v20W10Box353775B01PUBLIC1.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the IMF and International bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) do for developing countries?", "answer": "Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for ", "url": "https://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/634901541019944926/70-years-prologue.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 53, "claim": "The FBI is in possession of the president of the US's son Hunter Biden's laptop.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the evidence that the FBI has of a laptop belonging to Hunter and his family?", "answer": "FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say", "url": "https://www.votervoice.net/iframes/EAGLE/newsletters/37950" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that the FBI has of a laptop belonging to Hunter and his family?", "answer": "FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/6181795/bombshell-email-shows-joe-biden/1" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that the FBI has obtained from Hunter's computer?", "answer": "- The FBI is now in possession of Hunter Biden's laptop, senior federal officials say", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8861635/FBI-taken-possession-Hunter-Bidens-laptops.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 54, "claim": "India’s imports from China increased by 27% in April-August 2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentage increase of India Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) imports in 2025?", "answer": "India’s LNG imports could increase by half by 2025", "url": "https://www.iea.org/reports/gas-2020/2021-2025-rebound-and-beyond" }, { "question": "How has China increased its meat imports over the past few years?", "answer": "China’s imports of meat products have increased significantly over ", "url": "https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/wts2020_e/wts2020_e.pdf" }, { "question": "What did India import from china in 2018 Question answer: India imported goods worth $17 billion worth of goods in November 2018.?", "answer": "India’s imports from China decreased to $16.60 billion ", "url": "https://plexconcil.org/public/custom/files/magazine/PlexConnect-Edition-16.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 55, "claim": "Generally the deaths from Covid-19 are still pretty flat because we've flattened the curve.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What statistics does Illinois state report that show it flattening the COVID-19 curve?", "answer": "\"Our state consistently reports statistics that reveal Illinoisans have flattened the curve and stayed safe.\"", "url": "https://www.illinois.gov/news/press-release.21714.html" }, { "question": "Does the flattening of Covid-19 curve mean the end of coronavirus pandemic?", "answer": "And the curve has the same volume of cases even if it’s flattened out.", "url": "https://andrewskurka.com/when-will-backpacking-be-safe-feasible-again/" }, { "question": "What are the statistics on Italy's flattening of its curve?", "answer": "Data coming from various sources all suggest that Italy has flattened the curve.", "url": "https://time.com/5814412/italy-flattening-curve/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 56, "claim": "Previous flu vaccines may have made President Donald Trump susceptible to COVID-19", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it safe for me to get a flu vaccination if I have a cold or flu symptoms?", "answer": "Some people may be eligible for both the flu and the COVID-19 Autumn booster vaccines. If you're offered both vaccines, it's safe to have them at the same time.", "url": "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/flu-vaccine" }, { "question": "What is meant by \"previous imprints\" of \"common flu\" or \"flu vaccination\"?", "answer": "Previous imprints of common flu or vaccination may alter the outcomes of the current vaccination. Current flu vaccine regime does not consider the host immune status before vaccination.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31707873/" }, { "question": "Did Trump have a history of getting flu vaccinations before he became president?", "answer": "\"Did Trump's previous three flu vaccines make him more susceptible to contracting CVD?\" the Instagram account @holistichealthandmore asks, including a clip from an Aug. 31 interview between Trump and Fox News host Laura Ingraham that refers to the president's flu vaccination history.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/21/fact-check-donald-trumps-flu-shots-covid-risk-arent-linked/3623699001/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 57, "claim": "While serving as Town Supervisor on Grand Island, Nebraska, US Nate McMurray voted to raise taxes on homeowners.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Where is located the grand island town hall?", "answer": "Grand Island Town Hall, 2255 Baseline Road, Grand Island", "url": "http://www.isledegrande.com/town/townnews2016.php" }, { "question": "What was the purpose of this meeting with the town clerk and supervisors to discuss the construction of a new school in North Charleston, SC?", "answer": "From left: John Robinson from Campus Construction, William Zografos from Cannon Design, School Board Vice President Sue Marston, Town Supervisor Nate McMurray, Transportation Supervisor Theresa Alizadeh, Superintendent of Schools Teresa Lawrence, School Board members Donna Tomkins, Joy LaMarca and Karen Carroll, Town Clerk Pattie Frentzel.", "url": "http://www.isledegrande.com/town/townnews2016.php" }, { "question": "What groups has NATE McMUNROY spoken to about his challenge to incumbent Rep. Mike Higginbotham?", "answer": "A source said Justice Democrats spoke with Grand Island Town Supervisor Nate McMurray as well. McMurray, who ran for the 27th District seat last year, would only confirm several groups have reached out to him about a Higgins challenge but he's interested in Democratic unity right now.", "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/politics/2019/07/22/justice-democrats-brian-higgins" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 58, "claim": "Russia sent medical aid to the US, in the form of medical equipment to help coronavirus patients.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did Russia send the medical supplies to new york city when it was suffering from the virus?", "answer": "beginning of last month remember that Russia sent a planeload of medical equipment including Russian ventilators to New York when that city was the", "url": "http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2005/22/ctw.02.html" }, { "question": "How did Russia send Friday doctors and medical supplies help fight coronavirus in Serbia?", "answer": "Russia sent Friday doctors and medical supplies to Serbia to help the country fight the coronavirus.", "url": "https://www.aa.com.tr/en/health/covid-19-russia-sends-doctors-supplies-to-serbia/1791013" }, { "question": "What was the purpose of sending the 7k lbs of critical medical equipment to hospitals in response the earthquake in haiti?", "answer": "As first responders throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, AHF staff sent 7,000 pounds of critically needed medical equipment and supplies to hospitals and medical centers in response to the recent earthquake that devastatingly impacted Haiti.", "url": "https://www.aidshealth.org/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 59, "claim": "There is a scam involving Santander customers being sent fake bank cards.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the techniques used in this scam?", "answer": "A new fake Citibank phishing scam using advanced techniques to manipulate users into surrendering ", "url": "https://www.citibank.co.th/en/footer/pdf/scam-email-en.pdf" }, { "question": "How does Santander prevent fraudulent transfers from being made to beneficiary's accounts?", "answer": "As a defence against this type of scam, Santander's new process asks customers to pick a category of payment when making a transfer.", "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/beatthescammers/article-6210469/Santander-launches-new-payment-process-fight-rise-APP-payment-scams.html" }, { "question": "Is it true that a Santander bank ATM is being used to steal money from innocent people?", "answer": "\"We have been made aware of an ATM scam in which suspects are using Santander Bank ATM's to fraudulently withdraw cash using fake debit cards.", "url": "https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/58-arrested-in-mercer-county-in-connection-with-multi-state-santander-atm-scam/2577688/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 60, "claim": "UK Employees unable to work in tier 3 areas will get a combination of Job Support Scheme and Universal Credit, which will mean they get 80% of their wages.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How does Universal credit work for people who are not in employment or self-employed?", "answer": "Universal Credit assessment period for most of the year. You will usually get 2 payments of earnings", "url": "https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/Documents/Issues/EPoverty/UnitedKingdom/2018/NGOS/EuropeanMinimumIncomeNetwork.pdf" }, { "question": "How will the Job support scheme be extended to cover businesses that have to shut down due the Coronavirus restrictions?", "answer": "- Job Support Scheme will be expanded to support businesses across the UK required to close their premises due to coronavirus restrictions", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/job-support-scheme-expanded-to-firms-required-to-close-due-to-covid-restrictions" }, { "question": "what are the new JSS rules for employees in England?", "answer": "- The new Job Support Scheme (JSS) will therefore support the wages of employees who are in work but are not working 100% of their usual hours;", "url": "https://www.tollers.co.uk/breaking-news-new-job-support-scheme/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 61, "claim": "The large image of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris logo projected onto a Harley-Davidson location in Milwaukee US indicates the motorcycle manufacturer's endorsement of the US Democratic presidential nominee.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is the article about the endorsement of Harris by the Iowa Democratic party women’s caucus chair removed from her campaign website?", "answer": "- ^ \"Iowa Democratic Party Women's Caucus Chair Jean Hessburg Endorses Kamala Harris\". Kamala Harris 2020 presidential campaign.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Kamala_Harris_2020_presidential_campaign_endorsements" }, { "question": "What did Senator Harris say about her endorsement of the presumed Democratic US President candidate, Joseph Biden, in a statement released by her campaign?", "answer": "California Senator Kamala Harris has endorsed Joe Biden with \"great enthusiasm\" as the Democratic party's US presidential candidate.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-51792561" }, { "question": "What is the name of Biden's first campaign event in Delaware with Harris as his running mates?", "answer": "Joe Biden held his first event with his Democratic running mate, Kamala Harris, in Wilmington, Delaware, on Wednesday.", "url": "https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-08-11/full-coverage-kamala-harris" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 62, "claim": "Scientific American magazine warned that 5G technology is not safe.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does 5G mean for the future of telecommunication technology?", "answer": "As this article shows, 5G is not just technology. In fact, it is a telecom transformation ", "url": "https://education.dell.com/content/dam/dell-emc/documents/en-us/2020KS_Gloukhovtsev_How_5G_Transforms_Cloud_Computing.pdf" }, { "question": "Is 5G safe to be used in public places?", "answer": "National strategy to secure 5G infrastructure – is 5G infrastructure safe from EMI/EMP attacks?", "url": "https://globalresilience.northeastern.edu/national-strategy-to-secure-5g-infrastructure-is-5g-infrastructure-safe-from-emi-emp-attacks/" }, { "question": "What are the benefits of using 5G over 4G?", "answer": "technology and is a network of networks. 5G for consumers means not just faster mobile ", "url": "http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/1657/1/Page-60-90-2020-12038.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 63, "claim": "Officer who wore Trump 2020 mask to polls to face disciplinary action", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of the officer who wore a Trump Mask while Voting?", "answer": "Florida officer to be disciplined after wearing Trump mask while voting", "url": "https://www.clickorlando.com/topic/Francis_Suarez/" }, { "question": "Is the officer facing an investigation because he wore a Trump 2020 mask or because the mask said ‘No more bullshit’?", "answer": "An armed police officer faces an official investigation for showing up to a voting site wearing a face mask that said, ‘Trump 2020 No More Bullshit.’", "url": "https://metro.co.uk/2020/10/20/police-officer-to-be-probed-after-wearing-trump-2020-mask-to-polling-station-13454228/" }, { "question": "Is it true that a police uniform officer in Florida was disciplined for wearing the Trump mask during early voter registration?", "answer": "A uniformed police officer who was photographed wearing a \"Trump 2020\" mask at a Florida early voting site could face suspension.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/20/miami-police-officer-trump-2020-mask-poll-discipline/6001128002/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 64, "claim": "Eric Trump, Donald J. Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump are banned from ever operating a charity again because they stole donations for children with cancer.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the relationship between Trump Foundation and Trump Cancer charity?", "answer": "Money from Eric Trump’s cancer charity flowed back to the Trump Organization", "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/2017/06/07/forbes-trump-makes-money-own-charities-golf/" }, { "question": "What is the relationship between Trump Foundation and Trump Cancer charity?", "answer": "Money from Eric Trump’s cancer charity flowed back to the Trump Organization", "url": "https://www.marketplace.org/2017/06/07/forbes-trump-makes-money-own-charities-golf/" }, { "question": "What is the status of Donald J.Trump Jr. and his family's charity?", "answer": "President Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump are still listed as directors for the charity. Ivanka Trump resigned from her position with the charity in January 2017.", "url": "https://sunlightfoundation.com/2018/12/01/this-week-in-conflicts-details-on-trump-tower-moscow-deal-pruitt-escapes-investigations-and-the-trump-foundation-lawsuit-moves-forward/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 65, "claim": "Someone who couldn't afford health care under Barack Obama's Affordable Care Act gets penalized $10,000", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the patient protection and affordable Care act a law that was passed by president Obama?", "answer": "under Section 3022 of the Affordable Care Act (the Patient Protection and Affordable ", "url": "https://www.justice.gov/d9/atr/legacy/2011/10/20/276458.pdf" }, { "question": "What benefits does the American people get from having the affordable care act in place?", "answer": "The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by President Barack Obama in March 2010 to make health care more affordable and accessible.13 Some of the benefits of the Affordable Care Act include:", "url": "https://www.healthmarkets.com/content/health-insurance-california" }, { "question": "What is the patient protection and affordable care act?", "answer": "Passage of a comprehensive health care reform bill called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act", "url": "https://www.irp.wisc.edu/publications/fastfocus/pdfs/FF15-2012.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 66, "claim": "Hunter Biden was chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize winning World Food Program.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did the world food program win the nobel peace prize for combating hunger?", "answer": "The World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-oslo-russia-b6ea1ba3f7c8daed96ad2734f11c61cb" }, { "question": "How did the world food program win the nobel peace prize for combating hunger?", "answer": "The World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-oslo-russia-b6ea1ba3f7c8daed96ad2734f11c61cb" }, { "question": "How did the world food program win the nobel peace prize for combating hunger?", "answer": "The World Food Program has won the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and food insecurity around the globe.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-health-oslo-russia-b6ea1ba3f7c8daed96ad2734f11c61cb" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 67, "claim": "National Testing Agency (NTA) has made a major blunder in NEET Exam Result 2020. They stated that the all India topper had failed.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why has NTA not rescheduled the NEET 2020 exams?", "answer": "But the National Testing Agency (NTA), which conducts the exams, has refused to reschedule them.", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-54009174" }, { "question": "How long does the correction process take for NTA to accept the corrections?", "answer": "The National Testing Agency (NTA) opens a correction window for NEET candidates to edit their submitted documents and details.", "url": "https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-syllabus" }, { "question": "How long does the correction process take for NTA to accept the corrections?", "answer": "The National Testing Agency (NTA) opens a correction window for NEET candidates to edit their submitted documents and details.", "url": "https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-2021-toppers" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 68, "claim": "Joe Biden said 'If Your 8-Year-Old Child Says They Want To Be Transgender, They Have A Right To Transition'.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is a “right transition strategy”?", "answer": "Watkins, Michael. “Picking the Right Transition Strategy.”", "url": "https://pracownik.kul.pl/files/12439/public/3_David.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the benefits of having a transgender person in a restroom that matches their gender identity?", "answer": "To re-download the full Talking About Transgender People & Restrooms guide, visit www.lgbtmap.org/messaging-guides.", "url": "https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/talking-about-transgender-people-and-restrooms.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the benefits of having a transgender person in a restroom that matches their gender identity?", "answer": "To re-download the full Talking About Transgender People & Restrooms guide, visit www.lgbtmap.org/messaging-guides.", "url": "https://www.lgbtmap.org/file/talking-about-transgender-people-and-restrooms.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 69, "claim": "White House coronavirus adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote a 2008 paper that found most 1918-1919 Spanish Influenza pandemic deaths were because of bacterial pneumonia from wearing masks.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What percentage of deaths were caused by bacterial pneumonia?", "answer": "5. Bacterial Pneumonia Caused Most Deaths in 1918 Influenza Pandemic (Press Release from NIH by Dr. Anthony Fauci in 2008)", "url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/368/bmj.m1252/rr-20" }, { "question": "Was Dr Anthony Faucis likely to announce the development of a coronavirus vaccine in January 2020 as part of his work for Trump Administration Coronavirus Task Force on Jan 1 and Feb 2 3 2020 ?", "answer": "Dr. Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health, was appointed in January to the Trump Administration’s White House Coronavirus Task Force.", "url": "https://www.green-wood.com/2020/dr-anthony-fauci-deep-roots-in-brooklyn-and-green-wood/" }, { "question": "How did the influenza virus mutate to cause the pandemic in 1918?", "answer": "Conclusions: The majority of deaths in the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic likely resulted directly from secondary bacterial pneumonia caused by common upper respiratory-tract bacteria.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18710327/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 70, "claim": "Dr Anthony Fauci wrote a paper regarding the Spanish Flu and stated that the majority of deaths in 1918-1919 was because of bacterial pneumonia from wearing masks.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the ratio of deaths due to flu to deaths related with secondary pneumonia?", "answer": "It has been argued that the majority of influenza deaths are related to secondary bacterial pneumonia 24.", "url": "https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/37/5/1151" }, { "question": "How did the influenza virus mutate to cause the pandemic in 1918?", "answer": "Conclusions: The majority of deaths in the 1918-1919 influenza pandemic likely resulted directly from secondary bacterial pneumonia caused by common upper respiratory-tract bacteria.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18710327/" }, { "question": "What is the name of a virus that killed millions of people during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic?", "answer": "humankind was the Spanish Flu, which occurred in 1918-1919, comparable to the Black", "url": "https://ahec.armywarcollege.edu/documents/Battling_the_Bug2.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 71, "claim": "India's imports from China increased by 27% during the period April-August 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did domestic imports increase by 88% in telluric acid from 2021 to 2020 in India?", "answer": "Domestic imports of tellurium were estimated to have increased by about 83% in 2021 from those of 2020, mostly as", "url": "https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2022/mcs2022.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the total value of goods imported from china in 2019?", "answer": "imports increased from $217 million (27 percent of U.S. electronic auto parts imports from China) in", "url": "https://www.usitc.gov/publications/332/working_papers/id-19-060_chinese_auto_parts_final_080519-compliant_0.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the decline in imports of India from china in April to August of this year?", "answer": "In the April-August period, Indian imports from China have declined over 27 per cent to $21.58 billion as compared to the corresponding period in the previous year.", "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/business/story/india-air-conditioner-ban-dgft-domestic-manufacturing-boost-china-1732184-2020-10-16" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 72, "claim": "The daughter of Muahammadu Buhari (the President of Nigeria) is a board member of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).", "evidence": [ { "question": "Which of these subsidiaries: NNPC Petroleum Marketing Company (NPMK), Nigerian Liquefied Petroleum Gas (NLPG) Company Limited, Nigerian Gas Company Ltd (NGCL), Nigeria Gas Transmission Company, Nigeria Oil Company Nigeria (NOCO) Limited and Nigeria?", "answer": "The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is a holding company with twelve subsidiaries, one of", "url": "https://www.oxfordenergy.org/wpcms/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Gas-to-Power-Supply-Chains-in-Developing-Countries-Comparative-Case-studies-of-Nigeria-and-Bagladesh-EL-24.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of reconstituting the NNPC board after it expired?", "answer": "President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) after the expiration of the tenure of the current board.", "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2020/05/30/president-muhammadu-buhari-reshuffles-nnpcs-board-of-directors/" }, { "question": "Why has the President reconstituted the NNPC board?", "answer": "The President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).", "url": "https://businessday.ng/lead-story/article/buhari-names-new-non-executive-director-for-nnpc/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 73, "claim": "Chinese Diplomats Assault Taiwan Counterparts in Fiji", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does China’s military conducts assaults drills near taiwan mean?", "answer": "“China’s Military Conducts Assault Drills in Seas near Taiwan,” August 17, 2021.", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-USCC-2021/pdf/GPO-USCC-2021.pdf" }, { "question": "What year did Fiji celebrate the 160th anniversary of Chinese presence in Fijian society?", "answer": "Fiji recently celebrated 160 years of the Chinese community living in Fiji, marking the much ", "url": "https://www.bis.org/review/r151214g.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the office's role in Fiji in relation to Taiwan?", "answer": "The office served as Fiji's de facto embassy in Taiwan in the absence of formal diplomatic relations.", "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/331030/fiji-closes-taiwan-office-holds-talks-with-beijing" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 74, "claim": "The Iowa Farm Bureau, US says that it would no longer be endorsing US Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst for her re-election", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is this email from an official email address of Sen. Ernst?", "answer": "Recently, a fake email has been circulating through social media that Senator Ernst no longer has the support of Iowa Farm Bureau or our members.", "url": "https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Statement-by-Iowa-Farm-Bureau-Federation" }, { "question": "Is this email from an official email address of Sen. Ernst?", "answer": "Recently, a fake email has been circulating through social media that Senator Ernst no longer has the support of Iowa Farm Bureau or our members.", "url": "https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Statement-by-Iowa-Farm-Bureau-Federation" }, { "question": "What is the current status of U S Sen Jonnette Ernst's endorsement of Senator MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEKS in 2020 Iowa congressional election?", "answer": "U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, has endorsed Iowa Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in her bid for Congress.", "url": "https://qctimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/iowa-sen-joni-ernst-endorses-mariannette-miller-meeks-in-2nd-district-congressional-race/article_e60ca5c5-09aa-5878-8aa1-8446df3d0587.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 75, "claim": "Joe and Jill Biden's income has increased recently.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the income of Joe and jill Biden in 2013?", "answer": "The 2014 income tax returns of Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, were also released on Friday.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obamas-bidens-release-2014-tax-returns/" }, { "question": "What is the income of Jill and Joe's new job at Penn State University?", "answer": "Other income included the couple's salaries as professors — Joe Biden through his new affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania and Jill Biden from her continued employment as a community college professor in Virginia.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/biden-made-nearly-16-million-two-years-after-leaving-white-n1027976" }, { "question": "How much is the networth of Joe & jill Biden?", "answer": "Based on Joe Biden's real estate holdings and book deal, Joe and Jill Biden have a total net worth of between $7 – 9 million.", "url": "https://www.financialsamurai.com/joe-biden-net-worth-and-income/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 76, "claim": "Hunter Biden (son of US president Joe Biden) had 25,000 pics of him torturing and raping children under 10 in China on his laptop.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the evidence on Hunter's laptop say about Joe and Hunter?", "answer": "- Stunning TV interview (in Australia!) on the Hunter Biden laptop evidence", "url": "https://www.americanthinker.com/author/thomas_lifson/" }, { "question": "Was the flight to china on air force two with Biden on his diplomatic trip?", "answer": "In December 2013, Hunter Biden and one of his daughters flew on Air Force Two with Joe Biden to China, where the elder Biden was on a diplomatic mission.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/trumps-claims-about-hunter-biden-in-china/" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that the FBI has of a laptop belonging to Hunter and his family?", "answer": "FBI in possession of Hunter Biden's purported laptop, sources say", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/6181795/bombshell-email-shows-joe-biden/1" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 77, "claim": "A third of excess deaths in the United States between 1 March and 1 August 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic could not be directly attributed to the coronavirus", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentages of excess death that are directly attributable to covid19 in each country?", "answer": "For every 100 excess deaths directly attributed to COVID-19, there were another 36 excess deaths. This means 26 percent of all excess deaths were not directly attributed to COVID.", "url": "https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2020/us-covid-deaths-may-be-undercounted-by-36-percent//1000" }, { "question": "How much higher were the numbers of COVID deaths than official numbers?", "answer": "This means 26 percent of all excess deaths were not directly attributed to COVID—or, in other words, that excess deaths were 36 percent higher than the number directly attributed to COVID.", "url": "https://www.bu.edu/sph/news/articles/2020/us-covid-deaths-may-be-undercounted-by-36-percent//1000" }, { "question": "What is the percentage of excess death attributable to covid-19 in USA?", "answer": "According to the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, “between March 1 and August 1, 2020, 136,561 deaths occurred in the U.S, a 20% increase over expected deaths,” the study continues, “of the 225,530 excess deaths, 150,541 (67%) were attribute to COVID-19.”", "url": "https://societyhealth.blog/in-follow-up-study-center-finds-that-excess-death-trend-continues-through-covid-19-pandemic/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 78, "claim": "Prominent US Democrat party members including Hillary and Bill Clinton, were running a child sex-trafficking ring in the basement of a Washington, D.C., pizzeria.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is there a link between the Clinton sex ring and Comets Ping pong restaurant in DC?", "answer": "It alleges that Clinton ran a child sex trafficking ring in the basement of Comet Ping Pong, a Washington, D.C., restaurant.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/23/fact-check-barack-obama-did-not-spend-65-k-pizza-and-hot-dogs/3354030001/" }, { "question": "What percentage of voters thought Hillary was involved in in a child sex trafficking ring run out of basement in Washington D C. D. C. ?", "answer": "Forty-six percent of Trump voters polled just after the 2016 election either thought that Hillary Clinton was connected to a child sex trafficking ring run out of the basement of a pizzeria in Washington, D.C., or weren’t sure if it was true.", "url": "https://slate.com/technology/2017/11/why-conservatives-are-more-susceptible-to-believing-in-lies.html" }, { "question": "What are the reasons for it not being plausible that they ran a sex-ring?", "answer": "I think it is implausible that Trump and Kellyanne Conway were running a pedophile sex ring out of a pizzeria pretty much for the same reasons it was implausible for Clinton and Podesta.", "url": "http://stevendkrause.com/2017/01/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 79, "claim": "Anthony Weiner’s laptop contained proof Hillary Clinton & her associates are involved in child trafficking & paedophilia", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the purpose of Anthony weiner's laptop investigation?", "answer": "investigative activity concerning the emails located on Anthony Weiner’s laptop ", "url": "https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/39-justice-department-report-fbi-clinton-comey/5e54a6bfd23e7b94fbad/optimized/full.pdf" }, { "question": "Did the FBI seize the laptop of Anthony weiner in order to investigate him for sexual misconduct with minors?", "answer": "But yet, when Anthony Weiner’s laptop was seized by the NYPD in 2016 (because he was sexting a minor),", "url": "https://www.techdirt.com/2019/08/19/latest-google-whistleblower-to-prove-anti-conservative-bias-doesnt-prove-anything-appears-to-be-bigoted-conspiracy-theorist/" }, { "question": "what evidence is there that Anthony weiner was involved with the midyear email scandal?", "answer": "the FBI’s discovery of Midyear-related emails on Anthony Weiner’s laptop computer ", "url": "https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/39-justice-department-report-fbi-clinton-comey/5e54a6bfd23e7b94fbad/optimized/full.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 80, "claim": "“Red-tagging” is a term invented by the Communist Party of the Philippines, the New People's Army, and the National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF).", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the Communist party of Philippines and the new people’s army?", "answer": "Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), the New People’s Army (NPA), is a Maoist group ", "url": "https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/210204.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the communist party of Philippines and new people's army?", "answer": "Communist Party of the Philippines–New People's Army", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210627030423/http://web.stanford.edu/group/mappingmilitants/cgi-bin/groups/print_view/149" }, { "question": "What are the communist party of Philippines and new people's army?", "answer": "Communist Party of the Philippines–New People's Army", "url": "https://stanford.edu/group/mappingmilitants/cgi-bin/groups/print_view/149" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 81, "claim": "NBC News Kristen Welker gave thousands of dollars to Obama, Clinton and Biden, is registered as a Democrat & her family spent Christmas with the Obamas at the White House.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the date of Kristen welker’s wedding?", "answer": "NBC News’ Kristen Welker got married in Philly over the weekend", "url": "https://news.yahoo.com/nbc-news-kristen-welker-got-140006053.html" }, { "question": "When did the Welkers celebrate Christmas with Obama family?", "answer": "In 2012, Welker and her family celebrated Christmas at the White House with the Obamas.", "url": "https://nypost.com/2020/10/18/trump-rips-extraordinarily-unfair-moderator-kristen-welker/" }, { "question": "When did the Welkers celebrate Christmas with Obama family?", "answer": "In 2012, Welker and her family celebrated Christmas at the White House with the Obamas.", "url": "https://nypost.com/2020/10/17/kristen-welker-next-debate-moderator-has-deep-democrat-ties/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 82, "claim": "In the US lockdowns are partly responsible for excess deaths not directly attributed to COVID-19 which were observed in 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did the excess number deaths compare to deaths in 2019 and 2018?", "answer": "These excess death estimates were based on the numbers of deaths above the average expected number. Using the upper bound of the 95% prediction interval for the expected numbers (the upper bound threshold), an estimated 224,173 excess deaths occurred during this period, 85.5% of which were attributed to COVID-19.", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6942e2.htm" }, { "question": "What is the difference between the number of excess COVID-19 deaths and deaths from other causes for each country in Europe and the USA?", "answer": "The percentage of these excess deaths for which COVID-19 is mentioned is highest in ", "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f328354d3bf7f1b12a7023a/Disparities_in_the_risk_and_outcomes_of_COVID_August_2020_update.pdf" }, { "question": "How did the excess death rate vary between States and how did it increase over the course of time?", "answer": "The proportion of excess deaths that were attributed to COVID-19 varied between states and increased over time.”", "url": "https://www.contagionlive.com/view/understanding-excess-deaths-in-the-wake-of-covid19" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 83, "claim": "Pennsylvania US rejects 372,000 mail-in ballots.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Pennsylvania reject 372 000 mail in ballotes?", "answer": "- Did Pennsylvania reject 372,000 mail-in ballots? – FALSE", "url": "https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/geller-report/" }, { "question": "What is the percentage of mail in balloting in Pennsylvania?", "answer": "This article originally appeared on Bucks County Courier Times: 5 percent of Pennsylvania mail-in ballots could be rejected", "url": "https://www.poconorecord.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/09/16/5-percent-of-pennsylvania-mail-in-ballots-could-be-rejected/114039866/" }, { "question": "What are the number of mail ballot requests rejected in Pennsylvania during the 2020 presidential election and why are they so high compared to other states like Michigan or Wisconsin that have seen similar numbers fo?", "answer": "Pennsylvania has rejected 372,000 requests for mail ballots, straining election offices and bewildering voters in one of the most hotly contested battlegrounds in the presidential election.", "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/pennsylvania-mail-ballot-rejections-duplicate-applications-20201016.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 84, "claim": "It's unclear how Joe Biden acquired his recent wealth since leaving office in 2017", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much money did Biden make since leaving office?", "answer": "The documents released Tuesday offered a comprehensive view of Biden’s finances since he left office in January 2017.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/09/politics/joe-biden-tax-returns/index.html" }, { "question": "What is the total amount of money that Joe and Jill Biden have earned since leaving office?", "answer": "Biden and his wife, Jill, have together earned more than $15 million since Biden left office. That's according to tax returns and other financial disclosure forms released by Biden's campaign on Tuesday.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2019/07/09/740020635/middle-class-joe-no-more-biden-earned-15-million-since-leaving-office" }, { "question": "What was Joe biden’s net worth before and after his presidency?", "answer": "Joe Biden’s income jumped from less than $400,000 a year while he was vice president to more than $11 million in the year after he left office, a spike in wealth due to sales of his 2017 book and speaking fees that routinely ran more than $100,000 per event.", "url": "https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/us-politics/la-na-pol-2020-joe-biden-income-20190709-story.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 85, "claim": "India's Congress party candidate Maskoor Usmani installed Jinnah's portrait at AMU.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the channel correct in claiming that Usman Ali installed the portrait?", "answer": "The channel claimed multiple times (1:24 minutes and 6:20 minutes) that in 2018 Usmani installed a portrait of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah at AMU.", "url": "https://www.newsclick.in/aaj-tak-falsely-claims-congress-candidate-maskoor-usmani-hung-jinnah-portrait-AMU" }, { "question": "Is the channel correct in claiming that Usman Ali installed the portrait?", "answer": "The channel claimed multiple times (1:24 minutes and 6:20 minutes) that in 2018 Usmani installed a portrait of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah at AMU.", "url": "https://english.varthabharati.in/india/aaj-tak-falsely-claims-congress-candidate-maskoor-usmani-hung-jinnahs-portrait-at-amu" }, { "question": "Is the channel correct in claiming that Usman Ali installed the portrait?", "answer": "The channel claimed multiple times (1:24 minutes and 6:20 minutes) that in 2018 Usmani installed a portrait of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah at AMU.", "url": "https://www.altnews.in/aaj-tak-falselt-claims-congress-candidate-maskoor-usmani-hung-jinnahs-portrait-at-amu/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 86, "claim": "Donald Trump Jr. said, “My father doesn’t need to rape women. It’s more likely a woman would rape him. That’s how popular he is.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Trump say he doesn’t have to prove he didn’t rape women because they are celebrities?", "answer": "Donald Trump Jr. said there’s nothing wrong with his father’s claim that he can sexually assault women — “grab ’em by the pussy” — because he’s a celebrity.", "url": "https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/10/13/13274632/donald-trump-jr-sexual-assault" }, { "question": "Does Donald Trump Jr support rape?", "answer": "Donald Jr. said “My father doesn’t need to rape women.", "url": "http://joannematteraartblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-journal-of-scroll-down-for-newest.html" }, { "question": "Why is it more common for women to rape men than vice versa?", "answer": "It’s more likely a woman would rape him. That’s how popular he is.”", "url": "http://joannematteraartblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-journal-of-scroll-down-for-newest.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 87, "claim": "Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) is delivering 1kg bleaching powder, chlorine tablets to people’s doorsteps", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Hygiene and Sanitation Board of India (HSSBI) deliver 1 kg of Bleaching Powder and Chlorine Tablets to peoples' doorstep?", "answer": "Fact Check: Yes, HMWSSB delivering 1kg bleaching powder, chlorine tablets to people's doorsteps", "url": "https://newsmeter.in/tags/greater-hyderabad-municipal-corporation" }, { "question": "How many people are there in Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board?", "answer": "1HMWSSB – Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.", "url": "https://www.iwapublishing.com/sites/default/files/ebooks/Natural%20Water%20Treatment%20Systems.pdf" }, { "question": "How many people are there in Hyderabad metropolitan water supply and sewerage board?", "answer": "1HMWSSB – Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board.", "url": "https://zenodo.org/record/61088/files/9781780408392_15.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 88, "claim": "A man who received four ballot applications votes four times in the 2020 election.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the requirements for a person to request to to apply for to receive an abs enti ent ballot ballot ballot application application?", "answer": "Absentee ballot applications returned by mail must be received no later than 7 days before the election.", "url": "http://www.sos.alabama.gov/alabama-votes/voter/absentee-voting" }, { "question": "What are the requirements for signing an application for an election ballot?", "answer": "If signed applications are received in the election office before the twenty-day advance ", "url": "https://sos.ks.gov/elections/election-standards/Kansas-Election-Standards-Chapter-II-Election-Administration.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the four write in candidates in this village?", "answer": "Four write-in candidates for Seat B each got four votes. In this particular village the ", "url": "https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/4/pub/Municipal%20Election%20Questions.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 89, "claim": "Most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic originated from bacterial pneumonia caused by face masks and that Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government’s top expert in the fight against Covid-19, knew about it.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is there a difference between the 1918 pandemic and the current pandemic?", "answer": "influenza and pneumonia mortality occurred in October 1918. At that time, the pandemic strain ", "url": "https://tools.cdc.gov/podcasts/media/pdf/EID_10-18_ConcurrentConflicts-1918FluPandemic.pdf" }, { "question": "Why is it important to know the truth about 1918 flu pandemic?", "answer": "A claim posted on Twitter says that most deaths in the 1918 influenza pandemic originated from bacterial pneumonia caused by face masks and that Dr Anthony Fauci, the US government’s top expert in the fight against Covid-19, knew about it.", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" }, { "question": "What is the role of bacteria in 1918 pandemic flu deaths?", "answer": "Studies have shown that bacterial pneumonia played a central role in most deaths in the 1918 flu pandemic.", "url": "https://www.air-worldwide.com/publications/air-currents/2018/What-the-1918-Flu-Pandemic-Can-Teach-Today-s-Insurers/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 90, "claim": "BJP MP Kirron Kher Said \"Rape Is A Part Of Indian Culture And It Can't Be Stopped\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of this politician who said rape is \"part of our culture\"?", "answer": "Facebook user \"Rajiv Tyagi\" wrote, \"Rape is part of Indian culture and tradition. We cannot stop it!\" and attributed the statement to \"Kiron Kher, BJP MP\".", "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-kirron-kher-didn-t-say-rapes-cannot-be-stopped-as-it-s-part-of-our-culture-1731299-2020-10-13" }, { "question": "What was the name of a woman who was accused of rape in Karnataka, India?", "answer": "- \"Unbecoming Of Indian Woman\": Karnataka High Court Questions Allegations In Rape Case", "url": "https://archives.ndtv.com/articles/2020-06.html" }, { "question": "What did the BJP M.P. said about the protestors in Shaheen- Bagh?", "answer": "- \"They Will Rape, Kill\": Delhi BJP MP's Shocker On Shaheen Bagh Protesters", "url": "https://archives.ndtv.com/articles/2020-01.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 91, "claim": "A message will be sent to your phone claiming to show that the Covid19 curve is flattening in India, But It will contain a malicious file", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the evidence that the curve has flattened in india?", "answer": "\"They are going to start circulating a video on WhatsApp that shows how the Covid19 curve is flattening in India.", "url": "https://www.boomlive.in/fast-check/hoax-message-claims-india-is-doing-it-video-will-hack-your-phone-10210" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that the curve has flattened?", "answer": "Just a heads up….They are going to start circulating a video on WhatsApp that shows how the Covid19 curve is flattening in Argentina.", "url": "https://www.techarp.com/tag/android/page/8/?amp=1" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that the curve has flattened?", "answer": "Just a heads up….They are going to start circulating a video on WhatsApp that shows how the Covid19 curve is flattening in Argentina.", "url": "https://www.techarp.com/internet/argentina-is-doing-it-hack/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 92, "claim": "US Sen Kamala Harris failed the bar exam (qualifying examination for lawyers)on her first attempt", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did she fail the Bar Exam the First Time She Took It?", "answer": "10. She failed the bar exam the first time she took it.", "url": "https://graziamagazine.com/me/articles/19-facts-you-need-to-know-about-vice-president-elect-kamala-harris/" }, { "question": "Did he fail the Bar Exam?", "answer": "3. He has failed the bar exam four times (and never ended up passing).", "url": "https://time.com/3678320/antonio-villaraigosa-senate/" }, { "question": "Did Kamala Harris fail the bar examination in California?", "answer": "A number of users on social media have pointed out that Harris failed the California bar exam on her first try.”", "url": "https://girlattorney.com/nobody-wants-to-fail-the-bar-exam-but-it-happens-even-to-kamala-harris/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 93, "claim": "US Judge Amy Coney Barrett graduated at the top of her law school class at Notre Dame Law School", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does ND law school host?", "answer": "ND Law School hosts investiture of Judge Amy Coney Barrett", "url": "https://law.nd.edu/news-events/news/nd-law-school-hosts-investiture-of-judge-amy-coney-barrett/" }, { "question": "What does ND law school host?", "answer": "ND Law School hosts investiture of Judge Amy Coney Barrett", "url": "https://constitutional-structure.nd.edu/news/page/2/" }, { "question": "What year was the class first held at Notre-Dame Law school?", "answer": "The first law class at Notre Dame was held on February 1, 1869, which makes this year Notre Dame Law School’s sesquicentennial.", "url": "https://law.nd.edu/news-events/news/category/alumni/page/4/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 94, "claim": "Saved by the Bell actor, Dustin Diamond died in a prison riot.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the reason for Dustin Diamond being sent to jail?", "answer": "‘Saved by the Bell’ actor Dustin Diamond back in jail", "url": "https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/saved-by-the-bell-actor-dustin-diamond-back-in-jail/" }, { "question": "Did Dustin Diamond get convicted in a bar stabbing?", "answer": "READ MORE: Saved by the Bell star Dustin Diamond convicted by jury in bar stabbing", "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/2711088/dustin-diamond-screech-of-saved-by-the-bell-talks-jail-time-sex-tape-and-tell-all-book/" }, { "question": "What was the reason for Dusting Diamond's stabbing?", "answer": "Saved by the Bell actor Dustin Diamond in court over stabbing", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-30631690" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 95, "claim": "Controversial abortion methods are allowed under New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020).", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the Contraction, sterilisation and abortion act of 1977 mean for abortion laws in Australia?", "answer": "Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977, ss 10–11; Abortion Legislation Act 2020", "url": "https://communitylaw.org.nz/community-law-manual/chapter-14-parents-guardians-and-caregivers/abortion-termination/" }, { "question": "What does the abortion legislation act 2020 no 6 say about abortions in the first trimester?", "answer": "- ^ \"Abortion Legislation Act 2020 No 6, Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation\". www.legislation.govt.nz.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_New_Zealand_Parliament" }, { "question": "What does the NZ Abortion Bill mean for the rights of women in New Zealand?", "answer": "(8 August 2019) 739 NZPD (Abortion Legislation Bill). ", "url": "https://www.otago.ac.nz/__data/assets/pdf_file/0026/329714/details-make-the-difference-a-critique-of-new-zealands-proposed-abortion-law-734241.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 96, "claim": "Commission on Human Rights (CHR) Chairman Chito Gascon called a “surprise military attack” by the Philippine Army, conducted on members of the New People’s Army (NPA) a “violation of human rights.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What information has the CHR received since the beginning of this year about threats to its staff and members?", "answer": "|Information received concerning the deterioration of the situation for human rights defenders in the Philippines since 2016, the defamatory and intimidating public statements directed at the Commission on Human Rights of the Philippines (CHR), its members and the Chairperson Mr. Chito Gascon.", "url": "https://spcommreports.ohchr.org/TmSearch/SearchCode?code=PHL%202/2016;%20PHL%201/2017;%20PHL%203/2017;%20PHL%207/2017;%20PHL%208/2017;%20PHL%2012/2017;%20PHL%2013/2017;%20PHL%202/2018;%20PHL%207/2018;%20PHL%209/2018;%20PHL%2011/2018;%20PHL%204/2019;%20PHL%205/2019;%20PHL%207/2019;PHL%202/2020" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of deploying a probe team to investigate the alleged human rights violations committed by military personnel in Mindanayon, Philippines, after the end of Martial Law in 1986?", "answer": "AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon and Abdulnasser Badrudin, chair of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s Regional Human Rights Commission (ARMM-RHRC) told MindaNews on Tuesday that they have already deployed probe teams to Patikul.", "url": "http://retiredanalyst.blogspot.com/2018_09_18_archive.html" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of deploying a probe team to investigate the alleged human rights violations committed by military personnel in Mindanayon, Philippines, after the end of Martial Law in 1986?", "answer": "AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez, Commission on Human Rights (CHR) chair Jose Luis Martin “Chito” Gascon and Abdulnasser Badrudin, chair of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s Regional Human Rights Commission (ARMM-RHRC) told MindaNews on Tuesday that they have already deployed probe teams to Patikul.", "url": "http://retiredanalyst.blogspot.com/2018_09_18_archive.html" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 97, "claim": "IMAGE CLAIMS DONALD TRUMP CURRENTLY FACES A COURT CASE FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 13-YEAR-OLD", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the rape lawsuit against Donald Trump and his son son against Trump?", "answer": "RAPE AND SEXUAL MISCONDUCT LAWSUIT AGAINST DONALD TRUMP", "url": "https://newjerseylaw.net/news-event/rape-and-sexual-misconduct-lawsuit-against-donald-trump/" }, { "question": "What was the reason why the court did not do the trial trial on this case?", "answer": "(d) NEW TRIAL ON THE COURT’S INITIATIVE OR FOR REASONS NOT ", "url": "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf" }, { "question": "How long does it take to file a motion to reopen a case in the United States?", "answer": "(b) TIME TO FILE A MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL. A motion for a new ", "url": "https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 98, "claim": "The iPhone 12 won’t come with earphones and a charging adapter.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why won’t Apple include free earpods with iPhone12?", "answer": "Explored: Why Won’t iPhone 12 Come with Free EarPods", "url": "https://carrienewaymobile.medium.com/explored-why-wont-iphone-12-come-with-free-earpods-e1d87b370d2c" }, { "question": "Why is it still using the 5w adapter?", "answer": "The normal iPhone 11 still comes with the classic 5W adapter.", "url": "https://www.gizchina.com/2020/06/28/iphone-12-may-come-with-no-charger-and-headset-in-the-package/" }, { "question": "Does this mean that Apple will charge for charging adapters in future iPhone models?", "answer": "Apple has announced that the iPhone 12 series smartphones, which were unveiled today, won’t come bundled with a charging adapter in the box.", "url": "https://ijunkie.com/iphone-12-does-not-ship-charger-earphones-in-box/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 99, "claim": "New Zealand's Abortion Legislation Act (2020) does not make it a legal requirement that babies born alive after an abortion are given medical support.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the abortion legislation act 2020 no 6 say about abortions in the first trimester?", "answer": "- ^ \"Abortion Legislation Act 2020 No 6, Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation\". www.legislation.govt.nz.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscientious_objection_to_abortion" }, { "question": "What does the abortion legislation act 2020 no 6 say about abortions in the first trimester?", "answer": "- ^ \"Abortion Legislation Act 2020 No 6, Public Act Contents – New Zealand Legislation\". www.legislation.govt.nz.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52nd_New_Zealand_Parliament" }, { "question": "Does the new abortion law in NZ allow for abortion after 20 weeks?", "answer": "The New Zealand Abortion Legislation Act 2020 is an Act of Parliament in New Zealand that amends the law to decriminalise abortion.", "url": "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_Legislation_Act_2020" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 100, "claim": "US president Joe Biden (candidate at the time of claim) supports the new green deal (The Green New Deal is a nonbinding resolution, introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey last year, to tackle climate change.)", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the green new deal resolution that Alexandria Ocassio-cortez introduced with Markey?", "answer": "Markey, meanwhile, wasn’t shrouded in any scandal and had recently introduced the Green New Deal resolution with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an instant hallmark of progressive politics.", "url": "https://theintercept.com/2020/07/28/joe-kennedy-ed-markey-primary/" }, { "question": "What does the green new deal call for in terms of a fair transition to a green economy?", "answer": "In February 2019, Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) formally introduced the Green New Deal — which calls for a \"fair and just transition\" — as a nonbinding resolution.", "url": "https://www.eenews.net/articles/more-than-warming-how-a-climate-group-became-diverse/" }, { "question": "What is their proposal for green new deal?", "answer": "On February 7, 2019, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D–NY) and Senator Ed Markey (D–MA) released their plan for a Green New Deal in a non-binding resolution.", "url": "https://www.heritage.org/energy-economics/report/assessing-the-costs-and-benefits-the-green-new-deals-energy-policies" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 101, "claim": "The Tanishq jewellery store in Gandhidham, Gujarat, India was attacked following a negative reaction to an advertisement.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What did the SP of Gujarat state say about the incident in Tanishq shop?", "answer": "An official statement was also released by Mayur Patil, SP, Kutch (East), Gujarat, stating that two people came to #Tanishq store in Gandhidham & demanded to put up an apology in Gujarati.", "url": "https://facthunt.in/posts/1453/Fact-Check:-No,-Rajasthan-government-has-not-made-putting-portrait-of-Dr.-Ambedkar-in-govt.-buildings-mandatory" }, { "question": "Why was Tanishaq’s store targeted in Gujarat?", "answer": "On Monday night, Tanishq's store in Gandhidham, about 310 km from state capital Gandhinagar, was targeted over the ad.", "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/threats-made-at-tanishq-store-in-gujarat-police-patrolling-area-cops-2309886" }, { "question": "What is the nature of attack on Tanishaq in Gandhinadham?", "answer": "Tanishq store attacked in Gujarat's Gandhidham amid row over advertisement", "url": "https://www.oneindia.com/india/tanishq-store-attacked-in-gujarat-s-gandhidham-amid-row-over-advertisement-3163214.html" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 102, "claim": "Kanye West was ahead of Biden and Trump in the Kentucky polls in October 2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Kanye qualify as a Presidential Candidate in any state?", "answer": "Kanye West qualifies as presidential candidate in Utah", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-co-state-wire-ok-state-wire-state-elections-hip-hop-and-rap-a76a4c66620a4f2f83d04460d89df251" }, { "question": "What is the status of Kanye's application to run for president in kentucky?", "answer": "FRANKFORT, Ky. (WSAZ) – Rapper turned 2020 presidential candidate Kanye West has filed to be on the presidential ballot in Kentucky, according to the Secretary of State’s office.", "url": "https://www.wsaz.com/2020/09/04/kanye-west-files-to-be-on-presidential-ballot-in-ky/" }, { "question": "What are the polls that Trump refers to in his response to a Biden leads by a large margin in polls?", "answer": "Trump and Republican leaders respond to polls showing Biden leading by pointing to the pre-election polls from 2016, which predicted Hillary Clinton would beat Trump with 90 percent probability.", "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2020/09/03/trumps-silent-majority-texas" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 103, "claim": "Former President Donald Trump who lost the popular vote by 3 million has nominated a full third of The United Supreme Court, as of 13th October 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Who was nominated to serve as a justice on September 26th,2020 by Donald J. Trump?", "answer": "He then nominated her to the Supreme Court, just under three years later, on Sept. 26, 2020. Chief Justice John Roberts, nominated by President George W. Bush to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, similarly served less than three years as an appeals court judge before Bush nominated him to the Supreme Court.", "url": "https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/10/empirical-scotus-a-comprehensive-look-at-judge-amy-coney-barrett/" }, { "question": "Who was Hayes nominated by?", "answer": "nominated to the Supreme Court by President Rutherford B. Hayes. Michael J. Gerhardt, The ", "url": "https://www.corteidh.or.cr/tablas/R08080-3.pdf" }, { "question": "Who lost by 3.1 Million votes?", "answer": "who lost the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes. ", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-115shrg28638/pdf/CHRG-115shrg28638.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 104, "claim": "Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court would be confirmed in October 2020, by a Senate majority that represents 15 million fewer people than the minority party.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Where was Amy Barrett's confirmation hearings held in October 2020?", "answer": "Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives to her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-confirmation-hearings-amy-coney-barrett-db36d00a151d6aea8514ecd311fe9dca" }, { "question": "Where was Amy Barrett's confirmation hearings held in October 2020?", "answer": "Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives to her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-confirmation-hearings-amy-coney-barrett-db36d00a151d6aea8514ecd311fe9dca" }, { "question": "Where was Amy Barrett's confirmation hearings held in October 2020?", "answer": "Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives to her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-donald-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-confirmation-hearings-amy-coney-barrett-db36d00a151d6aea8514ecd311fe9dca" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 105, "claim": "President Trump said Anthony Fauci said, “This is not a threat. This is not a problem. Don’t worry about it.” when talking about the pandemic", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Dr Anthony Faucis opinion on President trump's claim that he got the information from a doctor who was in a hospital in New York City?", "answer": "President Trump is sometimes getting information that is out of context or downright wrong, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Monday.", "url": "https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-09-28-20-intl/h_c19249ebeb35a18392b10e42b34827ac" }, { "question": "Did Dr Anthony Faucy say in February 2020 that COVID-19 was no problem?", "answer": "President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday that Dr. Anthony Fauci, a key member of the White House coronavirus task force, said in late February that the coronavirus was “no problem.”", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/fact-check-trump-remarks-april-28/index.html" }, { "question": "Did Faucci say that Trump was the only person who could do more?", "answer": "The ad gives the impression that Fauci was talking specifically about Trump when he said, \"I can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more.\"", "url": "https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/10/12/fact-check-did-dr-anthony-fauci-praise-trumprsquos-coronavirus-response/42746661/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 106, "claim": "Amy Coney Barrett, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, said during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing that she was not using notes because she has seven kids and is used to stupid questions.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the role of Amy Barrett in Barrett’s confirmation hearing?", "answer": "of the United States, along with Professor Amy Coney Barrett, during the Supreme Court’s ", "url": "https://law.nd.edu/assets/253073/amybarrettscotus.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the reaction to Judge Barrett's lack of notes?", "answer": "WASHINGTON – When Judge Amy Coney Barrett displayed that she was not using notes during Tuesday's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the moment became just one of a few to go viral.", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201116021137/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/13/confirmation-hearings-viral-moments-amy-coney-barretts-blan-and-sen-whitehouses-presentation/3640887001/" }, { "question": "What was the reaction to Judge Barrett's lack of notes?", "answer": "WASHINGTON – When Judge Amy Coney Barrett displayed that she was not using notes during Tuesday's Supreme Court confirmation hearing, the moment became just one of a few to go viral.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/10/13/confirmation-hearings-viral-moments-amy-coney-barretts-blan-and-sen-whitehouses-presentation/3640887001/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 107, "claim": "Anthony Fauci the NIAID director is a democrat.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is a biography of Anthony S. Faucis, MD, N.I.A.ID Director?", "answer": "- ^ \"Biography Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. NIAID Director\". NIAID. 30 Ekim 2007 tarihinde kaynağından arşivlendi.", "url": "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Fauci" }, { "question": "What What is the name of Anthony Faucis the Director of NIH EvEvEevidenceEvidenceE:vEeEv:vEvVevEvevV:evVv Question answer: Is the Director Anthony Faucccc Fauci M. D. the Director of N I H ?", "answer": "Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., served as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health from 1984 to 2022.", "url": "https://mdcommencement.wustl.edu/archive/" }, { "question": "What is the role of Dr Anthony Faucis role at NIH?", "answer": "BILL MOYERS: With me now is Dr. Anthony Fauci. He’s been with the National Institutes of Health for 30 years now and is presently the director of the Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases.", "url": "https://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/interactives-extras/interviews/h5n1-killer-flu-dr-anthony-fauci/2519/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 108, "claim": "CNN announces on social media that President Donald Trump dies from COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was CNN praising President trump for what he said to his nation on Tuesday?", "answer": "On the Tuesday panel on \"CNN Right Now,\" CNN chief political Correspondent Dana Bash commended President Donald Trump for his message to the nation.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/03/20/fact-check-did-cnns-dana-bash-praise-donald-trump-coronavirus/2881869001/" }, { "question": "Why did Facebook remove a President Trump post about Covid-19?", "answer": "MENLO PARK (CBS SF / CNN) -- Facebook on Tuesday removed a post from President Donald Trump in which he falsely claimed that Covid-19 is less deadly than the seasonal flu, the latest action taken by the Menlo Park-based social media giant on the President's social media posts about the pandemic.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/facebook-removes-trump-false-post-flu-more-lethal-covid-19-coronavirus/" }, { "question": "What was the story about President Trump telling on social media?", "answer": "President Donald Trump told a dramatic story on Twitter last month.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/16/politics/sir-trump-telltale-word-false/index.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 109, "claim": "18-year-old man was recently killed by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal for supporting BJP", "evidence": [ { "question": "Who was the activist who died in a road accident in west bengal's bhangarh?", "answer": "READ | Trinamool Congress activist found dead in West Bengal’s Bhangar", "url": "https://www.thestatesman.com/india/fresh-arrests-made-bjp-supporter-murder-case-1502685242.html" }, { "question": "Has West Bengal’s BJP leader and former minister of state for tourism and culture, Suvendu Adhikari, died in a road accident in West Midnapore?", "answer": "West Bengal: BJP worker found dead in Purulia district, Amit Shah blames Trinamool", "url": "https://scroll.in/latest/880883/west-bengal-bjp-worker-found-dead-in-purulia-district-amit-shah-accuses-trinamool" }, { "question": "How many CPM workers worked with BJP in Bengal to help defeat the TMC in 2019 elections?", "answer": "It is being alleged that CPM’s grassroots workers in West Bengal worked for and voted for BJP to defeat TMC.", "url": "https://www.huffpost.com/archive/in/entry/cpm-bjp-mamata-modi-west-bengal_in_5cf525b3e4b0e8085e3d7671" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 110, "claim": "Fact check: Harris' statement on Lincoln's Supreme Court nomination misses key details", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Harris’ history class on President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination?", "answer": "Indeed, Harris' history lesson on Lincoln missed key details.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/13/fact-check-harris-lesson-lincoln-supreme-court-nom-lacks-detail/5943183002/" }, { "question": "What was Kamla Harris opinion on the delayed nomination of Abraham lincoln to Supreme court?", "answer": "- PolitiFact, Oct. 8: \"Kamala Harris jumped to conclusions about Abraham Lincoln’s delayed Supreme Court nomination\"", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/13/fact-check-harris-lesson-lincoln-supreme-court-nom-lacks-detail/5943183002/" }, { "question": "What was the case that Lincoln lost in court?", "answer": "Fact #2: Abraham Lincoln argued a case in front of the United States Supreme Court—and lost.", "url": "https://www.battlefields.org/learn/articles/10-facts-abraham-lincoln" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 111, "claim": "Daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo brought about the dissolution of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the purpose of this overhauling of SARS?", "answer": "overhaul of the country’s Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) police unit, Director of Amnesty ", "url": "https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/2020111/Nigeria_prison_conditions_Nov.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the Special anti-robbery squad (SAR)?", "answer": "An Overview of the Impact of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) In Nigeria", "url": "https://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijhrs/article/view/13846" }, { "question": "What year did the special anti-robbery squad (sars) come into existence?", "answer": "The Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) was created in ", "url": "https://crcp.emu.edu.tr/Documents/Books/CRCP%202018%20Proceeding%20Book%20-%20Approved%20One.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 112, "claim": "The Median White Household Wealth In The US Is 81 Times that of The Black Median Household Wealth", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much wealth does a white household have in Washington DC compared with a black household in the same city?", "answer": "White Households in DC Have a Net Worth 81 Times Greater than Black Households ", "url": "https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/85341/2000986-the-color-of-wealth-in-the-nations-capital.pdf" }, { "question": "How do the median net wealth of white and non-white households compare?", "answer": "Comparison of White and Non-White Household Median Net Worth (dollars) ", "url": "https://www.urban.org/sites/default/files/publication/85341/2000986-the-color-of-wealth-in-the-nations-capital.pdf" }, { "question": "How much wealth does a white family have in DC compared with a black family?", "answer": "In D.C., White Families Are on Average 81 Times Richer Than Black Ones", "url": "https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/11/racial-wealth-gap-dc/508631/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 113, "claim": "Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been listed as the seventh most educated leader by Forbes.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was Rahul gandhi's highest educational qualification?", "answer": "Rahul is the most educated individual in the Gandhi family's history.", "url": "https://www.rediff.com/news/column/how-educated-does-an-mp-have-to-be/20190419.htm" }, { "question": "Who was recognised by Forbes as sixth on the list of most influential women in world politics in 2006?", "answer": "- The Forbes Magazine in 2007 recognised Sonia Gandhi as the sixth most powerful woman in the world.", "url": "https://medium.com/@Congress/sonia-gandhi-her-life-3c813568418f" }, { "question": "What is Congress the Alternative Party and what is Rahul the Alternate Leader?", "answer": "Uttam Reddy said Congress is the only alternative party and Rahul Gandhi the alternative leader.", "url": "https://www.firstpost.com/politics/telangana-leader-revanth-reddy-joins-congress-in-presence-of-rahul-gandhi-after-quitting-tdp-4186403.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 114, "claim": "Donald Trump is facing a court case for raping a teen in 1994", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Trump have a rap sheet?", "answer": "And Trump is accused of raping a teenager. He's accused of raping about 20something women, one of whom is about to have her case go to trial.", "url": "https://www.rareddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/i7frw0/video_catches_joe_biden_rubbing_little_girls_hand/" }, { "question": "Does Trump have a rap sheet?", "answer": "And Trump is accused of raping a teenager. He's accused of raping about 20something women, one of whom is about to have her case go to trial.", "url": "https://www.rareddit.com/r/conspiracy/comments/i7frw0/video_catches_joe_biden_rubbing_little_girls_hand/" }, { "question": "Did a woman drop her suit against Donald j. trump for rape?", "answer": "A woman who had accused Donald Trump of raping her when she was a 13-year-old dropped her lawsuit against the Republican nominee on Friday.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/04/donald-trump-teenage-rape-accusations-lawsuit-dropped" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 115, "claim": "More people who wear masks become sick with COVID-19 compared to non-mask wearers", "evidence": [ { "question": "to N95 masks) and found no difference in protection between the two types of mask. EvEevidencevidence Question answer: What is the difference between medical mask and surgical mask?", "answer": "The final household RCT compared medical masks with P2 masks (almost identical ", "url": "https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2020-08/Evidence-summary-face-masks-in-the-community.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that wearing masks is more effective than no masks at all in preventing the spreading of covid19?", "answer": "In response to the first concern, observations from this pandemic suggest that wearers of masks are actually more likely to take additional precautions than those who don’t wear masks1,5,11,25.", "url": "https://pws.byu.edu/covid-19-and-masks" }, { "question": "What are the Japanese government's recommendations for the use of masks by people who are healthy?", "answer": "The Japanese government recommended that all sick people wear masks to protect others, while they suggested that healthy people could wear them as a preventative measure.", "url": "https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-masks-from-the-17th-century-plague-to-the-ongoing-coronavirus-pandemic-142959" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 116, "claim": "Joe Biden said “You know, we have to come together. That’s why I’m running. I’m running as a proud Democrat for the Senate. So vote! Vote!”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Biden mean by “I got in trouble when we were running against the senator who was a mormon\" Question answer: Why did Biden say he got into trouble with Romney when Romney was running as the GOP candidate against Obama?", "answer": "Biden Tells Ohio Crowd, “I’m Running as a Proud Democrat For the Senate”. Biden Forgets Mitt Romney’s Name: “I Got in Trouble When We Were Running Against the Senator Who Was a Mormon, the Governor”.", "url": "https://www.dailycrow.com/daily-update-archives/2020-2/" }, { "question": "Did Biden say he will run as proud a Democrat in 2024?", "answer": "\"You know, we have to come together. That's why I'm running. I'm running as a proud Democrat for the Senate,\" Biden said, \"when I ran as a proud Democrat for vice president, and I'm running as a proud Democrat for president.", "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-repeats-gaffe-that-hes-running-for-the-senate-appears-to-not-remember-mitt-romneys-name" }, { "question": "Why is Joe saying this today?", "answer": "That’s why today I’m announcing my candidacy for President of the United States. #Joe2020 https://t.co/jzaQbyTEz3— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) April 25, 2019", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2019/04/25/675382786/joe-biden-officially-announces-2020-presidential-run" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 117, "claim": "NASA always receives blessings from the Pope and that God’s permission must be sought before a space mission.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the mission of NASA before man started to express their concerns about the environment?", "answer": "NASA’s mission before men began to state their ecological concerns ", "url": "https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/1970.pdf" }, { "question": "What happened to NASA's mission network within one year after development?", "answer": "on NASA’s mission networks within 1 year of the development of NASA’s remediation ", "url": "https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-11-017.pdf" }, { "question": "How do researchers obtain permission from NASA to conduct destructive analysis of space debris?", "answer": "• that researchers must obtain NASA’s permission to perform destructive analysis ", "url": "https://oig.nasa.gov/docs/IG-12-007.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 118, "claim": "Most Arab citizens support normalization with Israel.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentage of people who support the normalization of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Sudan, Morocco and Israel?", "answer": "When asked whether they would support their own country’s normalization with Israel, 87 percent of respondents rejected it.", "url": "https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/burgeoning-arab-israeli-normalization-not-quite-what-you-think/" }, { "question": "How has Arab normalisation with israel grown in terms of diplomatic cultural and sport?", "answer": "On the diplomatic, cultural, and sporting level, Arab normalization with Israel has also witnessed remarkable growth.", "url": "https://arabcenterdc.org/resource/how-is-arab-normalization-with-israel-playing-out/" }, { "question": "Is there any evidence that Israel is trying to normalise its relations in all the Arab countries?", "answer": "normalization of relations between Israel and the entire Arab world. ", "url": "https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/bushrecord/documents/Selected_Speeches_George_W_Bush.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Not Enough Evidence" }, { "claim_id": 119, "claim": "The PHE has began to combine Covid-19 and influenza statistics to make the numbers look worse.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is an adaptive statistical method?", "answer": "- An automatic adaptive method to combine summary statistics in approximate Bayesian computation pp. 1-21", "url": "https://econpapers.repec.org/article/plopone00/default2.htm" }, { "question": "What statistics were used to make the flu pandemic visible?", "answer": "statistics made the pandemic form of influenza \"visible\" ", "url": "https://www.fca.org.uk/publication/corporate/bi-insurance-test-case-agreed-facts-7.pdf" }, { "question": "How do you expect the media to be using the data and statistics in relation to Covid-19?", "answer": "3. Expectations of the use of statistics and numbers by media platform, ", "url": "http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/our_work/stats_impartiality/audience_research.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 120, "claim": "A law called The Flora and Fauna Act classified aboriginal people as animals until Australian voters overturned it in the 1960s.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the Flora & fauna guarantee act 1988 mean for the environment?", "answer": "The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (the Act) is the primary Victorian legislation ", "url": "https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/flora-fauna-full-report.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the Flora & fauna guarantee act 1988 mean for the environment?", "answer": "The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (the Act) is the primary Victorian legislation ", "url": "https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/flora-fauna-audit-summary.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the Flora & fauna guarantee act 1988 mean for the environment?", "answer": "The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (the Act) is the primary Victorian legislation ", "url": "https://www.audit.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/flora-fauna-full-report.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 121, "claim": "Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, was not a slave owner.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the name of the Confederate army under Robert Lee?", "answer": "the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee, ", "url": "https://www.seekingmyroots.com/members/files/H011431.pdf" }, { "question": "Who was a famous guest at the plantation of Robert Lee in Virginia in 1861?", "answer": "Today, low trees mark the original bluff along the river, which shifted away many years ago. One famous guest was Lt. Col. Robert E. Lee, the U.S. Army officer who later became the Confederate general.", "url": "https://www.utrgv.edu/civilwar-trail/civil-war-trail/starr-county/robert-house/index.htm" }, { "question": "Did the Lee University Board of Trustees support the decision to keep the statue of Robert Lee in its campus?", "answer": "\"By continuing to hold rituals and events in Lee Chapel, the university, wittingly or not, sustains the Shrine of the South and the memory of Lee as a commander of the Confederate Army,\" the report said.", "url": "https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/05/29/washington-and-lee-faces-unusual-challenges-confronting-its-history" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 122, "claim": "A BLM or antifa activist shot and killed a patriot at a protest in Denver, Colorado on October 10, 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was there any news about the shooting in Colorado on Saturday, February 6, 2021?", "answer": "One person was shot and killed Saturday during dueling protests in Denver, Colorado, police said. Two people, including one suspect, have been taken into custody.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/one-dead-in-shooting-at-dueling-denver-protests/" }, { "question": "What was the name of the person who has died during the Denver protests?", "answer": "- A person has been shot and killed during protests in Denver on Saturday afternoon, at the Civic Center", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8827241/Protester-shot-seriously-injured-Denver-demonstration.html" }, { "question": "What was the name of this person who died in Denver Colorado following a counter demonstration at Civic center park?", "answer": "In Denver, Colorado, a person was fatally shot following counter-demonstrations at the Civic Center Park.", "url": "https://bridgingdivides.princeton.edu/sites/g/files/toruqf246/files/2020-10/ACLED_US%20RO_4-10%20Oct%202020.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 123, "claim": "From 8th October the UK government will combine weekly flu and covid reports.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the weekly flu reports for 2019 and how many weeks have they been published?", "answer": "Added weekly national flu report for week 29 with data up to week 28.", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-national-flu-reports-2018-to-2019-season" }, { "question": "What are the national weekly flu reports for weeks 21, 22 and 23, 2017?", "answer": "Additional weekly national flu report for week 22, 2016 added.", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-national-flu-reports-2017-to-2018-season" }, { "question": "What are some examples of national flu reports that are published by Public Health England (PHE) in England and Wales?", "answer": "National flu report surveillance: 11 October 2018 (week 41)", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/weekly-national-flu-reports-2018-to-2019-season" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 124, "claim": "PTFE Sprayed On Blue Masks Causes Symptoms Similar To COVID-19", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the best types of masks to wear for protection against COVID-19?", "answer": "New Study Details the Best Types of COVID-19 Face Masks", "url": "https://www.healthline.com/news-3.xml" }, { "question": "What does this mean for people who wear masks?", "answer": "People Who Wear COVID-19 Masks Touch Their Faces Less — That’s a Good Thing", "url": "https://www.healthline.com/news-3.xml" }, { "question": "Do masks work better on people with facial hair?", "answer": "Masks fit best on clean-shaven skin. Masks do not work for people ", "url": "https://clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/dept/files/public-health/wildfire%20smoke/DOH_Wildfire_Smoke_Face_Masks_Factsheet.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 125, "claim": "The gross domestic product (GDP) figure in Nigeria for 2020 has decreased from the figure for 2019.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What percentage of GDP was Nigeria's GDP fell in 2020 in comparison to the same quarter in previous years?", "answer": "Nigeria’s gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 6.1% in the second quarter of the year, compared with a 1.87% increase in the first quarter of 2020.", "url": "https://frontiermarketnews.org/2020/08/30/frontier-markets-articles-of-the-week-24th-aug-30th-aug/" }, { "question": "What will be Nigeria's GDP growth forecast for 2019?", "answer": "forecast gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate for Nigeria to ", "url": "https://www.cbn.gov.ng/out/2016/rsd/cbn%20forecasting%20gdp.pdf" }, { "question": "How did the value for green field projects decrease in Nigeria in 2018?", "answer": "decreased (figure I.10). The value of greenfield projects decreased by 14 per cent to ", "url": "https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/wir2020_en.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 126, "claim": "Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union Army during the American Civil War, was a slave owner.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What did Grant say about African American soldiers?", "answer": "3. As Ulysses S. Grant rose to command all the Union armies, he became a strong proponent of the enlistment of African Americans into the Union Army (United States Colored Troops, USCTs) saying, \"We have added a powerful ally.\"", "url": "https://www.nps.gov/articles/ulysses-s-grant-and-slavery-senior-ranger-activity.htm" }, { "question": "What did Grant do in his first year as commander-in-chief of Union Armies?", "answer": "On March 9, 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was commissioned by Abraham Lincoln as lieutenant-general and commander of all the Union armies.", "url": "https://store.homeschoolinthewoods.com/blogs/words-from-the-woods/ulysses-s-grant-takes-command-of-the-union-armies" }, { "question": "What was Grant’s role in winning the war against the South?", "answer": "Grant had served as the commander of all Union armies during the Civil War, and was regarded as central military figure in the Union’s victory over the Confederacy.", "url": "https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/how-ulysses-s-grant-helped-solidify-the-american-position-in-east-asia/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 127, "claim": "Dr. Anthony Fauci said of Trump’s pandemic response, “I can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Dr Anthony Faucy not attend the briefing because he didn’t want to talk about the coronavirus?", "answer": "Dr. Anthony Fauci says he wasn’t invited to Tuesday’s White House coronavirus briefing", "url": "https://thehobbledehoy.com/donald-trumps-coronavirus-timeline/" }, { "question": "What was the last time the president spoke to Dr Faucci?", "answer": "Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s leading infectious disease specialist, last spoke with Trump three weeks ago.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/25/politics/donald-trump-campaign-coronavirus-strategy/index.html" }, { "question": "Was Dr Anthony faucy’s comment about Trump's campaign commercial taken out context?", "answer": "Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s leading infectious disease expert, said comments of his in a recent commercial from President Trump’s campaign were used without his permission and “taken out of context.", "url": "https://jou.rfixe.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=304583&sid=eac6eb742dba4e6cd87add1109d4711a" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 128, "claim": "Joe Biden proposed a US wide 2% property tax increase.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was Kevin McCarthy's reaction to Joe's proposal to permanently cap the 2 percent tax rate on property?", "answer": "By voting to make the 2% property tax cap permanent, Kevin’s helping property taxpayers save almost $190 billion over the next decade.", "url": "https://senatorthomas.com/" }, { "question": "What is the difference between a property tax and a real estate tax?", "answer": "The 4% increase tax rate would enable a taxing district to increase its revenues by establishing a new tax rate which, when applied to real property that was taxed the preceding year, will produce no more than 4% additional revenue from that property.", "url": "https://revenue.ky.gov/Property/Pages/PropertyTaxRates.aspx" }, { "question": "Does the Biden plan call for permanently stopping tax hikes?", "answer": "enormously damaging and historically large tax increase. The plan calls for setting a 100% ", "url": "http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2020/b2019_20/committees/misc/kiogacrudeoilmarketdynamicsfullreportaugust2020.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 129, "claim": "US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden was endorsed by Black Lives Matter and Antifa", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the values of Black lives Matter A: The claim: Black Lives Matters is an American political organization founded by activist and author Alicia G. Garretson in 2014. The organization is dedicated to ending police brutality against black A?", "answer": "Black Lives Matter organization opposes traditional Family values", "url": "https://revfrankhughesjr.org/theoldsouthsubsection.html" }, { "question": "What did Biden say about Antifa in his first debate with President Trump?", "answer": "Of the many quotable statements from the first presidential debate on Tuesday, Sept. 29, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's assertion about the anti-fascist movement antifa was especially memorable.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/01/fact-check-quote-attributed-biden-antifa-missing-context/5885435002/" }, { "question": "What does Bernie Sanders' endorsement mean for Biden's campaign?", "answer": "WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders endorsed Joe Biden’s presidential campaign on Monday, encouraging his progressive supporters to rally behind the presumptive Democratic nominee in an urgent bid to defeat President Donald Trump.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-ap-top-news-joe-biden-politics-election-2020-a147af575395dd355937d16d2ece72b5" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 130, "claim": "Kirron Kher, BJP’s Chandigarh MP, said “Rape is part of Indian culture and tradition. We cannot stop it!”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was BJP's MP's comment on Chandigar police's handling of woman stalk case?", "answer": "BJP MP Kirron Kher on Monday said Chandigarh police was not facing any political pressure in the woman stalking incident, in which the Haryana BJP chief’s son and one more person have been booked, and assured the victim and her family that justice would be done.", "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/stalking-case-bjp-says-no-political-pressure-on-police-cong-accuses-govt-of-conspiracy/story-jrUbh3Z1edCi5otfy3vmYM.html" }, { "question": "Did a member of India's Bharatiya Janata Party say rape is a part of Indian culture and it can't be stopped?", "answer": "Fact Check: Did BJP MP Kirron Kher Say \"Rape Is A Part Of Indian Culture And It Can't Be Stopped\"?", "url": "https://thelogicalindian.com/tags/kirron-kher" }, { "question": "What was the name of Chandigarh’s MP who wrote the report about the Kiron Khair script?", "answer": "Chandigarh MP’s report card: Kirron Kher’s script has more flops, few hits", "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh-mp-s-report-card-kirron-kher-s-script-has-more-flops-few-hits/story-raIDpeN4UbU8BPEmrpkrEK.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 131, "claim": "We do not know where Covid-19 places among causes of death because the data is not published.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the causes that have decreased in death rates?", "answer": "as causes of death for which the rate has decreased because these causes are subcategories", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/PDF/wk/mm4508.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the causes for neonatal deaths?", "answer": "When discussing causes of death among neonates and infants, one should not ignore ", "url": "https://www.health.state.mn.us/people/vitalrecords/physician-me/docs/capcodbook.pdf" }, { "question": "Is there a difference between a fetal and a neonatal death?", "answer": "the causes of fetal death and places upon the medical examiner or coroner ", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/misc/hb_me.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 132, "claim": "Swiss Squash player Ambre Allinckx’s refuses to play in India due to safety reasons", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the status of Switzerland's contingent for the Indian Premier League?", "answer": "However, the contingent from Switzerland is a depleted with one, with their top-ranked player Ambre Allinckx not making the trip to India for safety reasons.", "url": "https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/others/article/swiss-squash-champ-refuses-to-travel-to-chennai-for-world-cships-as-parents-say-india-is-unsafe-for-women/257670" }, { "question": "What is the name of Switzerland’s top juniors girls squasher?", "answer": "According to a media report, Switzerland's top junior girls' squash player, Ambre Allinckx", "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/word-squash-federation-backs-india-on-security-at-junior-championship/articleshow/65069249.cms" }, { "question": "Why was there no safety concern in India?", "answer": "There wasn't any safety concerns in India: Swiss squash player's parents clarify", "url": "https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/sports-shorts-tokyo-unveils-miraitowa-and-someity-as-2020-mascots/20180722.htm" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 133, "claim": "Labour reversed the 4,400 health health worker cuts by the LNP.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What will the Labour Government do to stop further cuts to public services?", "answer": "A Labour government will halt the cuts and further ", "url": "https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Real-Change-Labour-Manifesto-2019.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the reasons for the cuts in healthcare workers?", "answer": "had cut 4,400 health workers and the Palaszczuk government that in government has now employed ", "url": "https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/events/han/2019/2019_04_30_WEEKLY.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the responsibilities of Community Health Workers?", "answer": "The community health worker’s responsibilities may include:", "url": "https://www.azwestern.edu/degrees-and-certificates/community-health-worker" } ], "pred_label": "Not Enough Evidence" }, { "claim_id": 134, "claim": "WHO ( World Health Organization) approved water, salt and vinegar remedy for coronavirus", "evidence": [ { "question": "WHO approved coronaril for covid 19 treatment?", "answer": "Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared hundreds of times claim the World Health Organization (WHO) approved Coronil, an Indian herbal medication, as a Covid-19 treatment.", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" }, { "question": "Is it safe to drink water while you are infected with coronavirus?", "answer": "Gargling warm salt water or vinegar does not prevent coronavirus infection, health experts say", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/gargling-warm-salt-water-or-vinegar-does-not-prevent-coronavirus-infection-health-experts-say" }, { "question": "Is there any scientific evidence that salt is effective in preventing or curing COVID-19?", "answer": "Gargling water mixed with salt or vinegar eliminates the new coronavirus from your throat.", "url": "https://fullfact.org/health/gargle-salt-vinegar-water-coronavirus/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 135, "claim": "No one lost their health care because of the Wellmark and Iowa Farm Bureau Health Plan Bill.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does the bill allow farm bureau to offer non-acca compliant health benefit plans?", "answer": "Bill Would Allow Farm Bureau to Offer Non-ACA Compliant Health Benefit Plans", "url": "https://www.calt.iastate.edu/blogpost/bill-would-allow-farm-bureau-offer-non-aca-compliant-health-benefit-plans" }, { "question": "Is there a farm bureau health plan available for Iowa farmers in 2020 Question answer: Yes, but only if you are an Iowa farmer. The farm plan is available to Iowa farm workers and their families. Farmers can get the plan by enrolling through their?", "answer": "The Iowa Farm Bureau, which launched a new health benefit plan for Iowans in November, recently expanded the eligibility of the Farm Bureau Health Plan to include those who are eligible for their employer’s health care plans but are looking for more affordable options.", "url": "https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Farm-Bureau-Expands-Eligibility-for-Health-Plan" }, { "question": "How much does the premiums for health insurance premium for state employees in state Iowa?", "answer": "State of Iowa Employees Health Insurance Premiums Wellmark BC/BS Iowa Choice", "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/publications/fiscal/factbookIndDoc?pubType=FCTA" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 136, "claim": "Forty percent of Iowa’s energy resources are from renewables.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the role of wind energy in Oregon's energy mix?", "answer": "of variable energy resources on Oregon’s electric system ", "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/puc/utilities/Documents/SB978LegislativeReport-2018.pdf" }, { "question": "Does Iowa have a large amount of wind power?", "answer": "of Iowa’s electricity is produced from utility-scale wind ", "url": "http://www.iowaenergyplan.org/docs/IowaEnergyPlan.pdf" }, { "question": "Is Iowa's wind energy reliable?", "answer": "ensure Iowa’s wind resources have a path to the grid ", "url": "https://www.cfra.org/sites/default/files/publications/powering-iowa-rural-perspectives-on-iowas-renewable-energy-transformation.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 137, "claim": "it is unknown whether a person under 20 can pass the disease to an older adult.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How can we track and analyse reduced lifespan in older adults?", "answer": "- Track and analyze reduced life expectancy and disease prevalence in diverse older adult populations.", "url": "https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/aging-strategic-directions-research/goal-health-disparities-adults" }, { "question": "Is early onset Alzheimer's disease more common than late onset?", "answer": "Alzheimer’s disease is considered to be younger-onset Alzheimer’s if it affects a person under 65. Younger-onset can also be referred to as early-onset Alzheimer’s.", "url": "https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/what-is-alzheimers" }, { "question": "Is Alzheimer's disease common among young and middle-aged adults?", "answer": "Alzheimer disease most commonly affects older adults, but it can also affect people in their 30s or 40s.", "url": "https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/alzheimers-disease/earlyonset-alzheimer-disease" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 138, "claim": "Fly swatters are now available on Joe Biden's online store.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did the campaign sell out the Fly Swatters after Biden's debate with Trump?", "answer": "Nearly 35,000 of the fly swatters were sold after the debate, the Biden campaign confirmed. The campaign's online store listed the swatters as sold out Thursday.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/10/08/fly-pence-head-vp-debate-biden-harris-campaign-fly-swatters/5927281002/" }, { "question": "What is the difference between Fly Swatters and Fly Swatter?", "answer": "Fly swatters are available in different materials, styles, shapes & sizes & can be customized as per specifications.", "url": "https://www.thomasnet.com/products/fly-swatters-81430605-1.html" }, { "question": "How many fly swatters did Biden receive after the debate?", "answer": "Biden's Campaign Apparently Sold 15,000 Fly Swatters After the VP Debate", "url": "https://sg.news.yahoo.com/joe-biden-already-trolling-mike-032800629.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 139, "claim": "A campaign ad video for John Cornyn says that his plan would guarantee insurers must sell plans to any patient with preexisting conditions and will be covered in his plan.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Trump's plan protect people from pre-existant conditions Question answer: Does the Trump plan cover pre-existent conditions?", "answer": "preexisting condition exclusion under a non-calendar year plan would still have ", "url": "https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ebsa/about-ebsa/our-activities/resource-center/publications/compliance-assistance-guide.pdf" }, { "question": "How do you know if a MA Plan is covered?", "answer": "Medicare benefit must be covered by every MA plan if: ", "url": "https://www.cms.gov/regulations-and-guidance/guidance/manuals/downloads/mc86c04.pdf" }, { "question": "Does Biden say that he will protect pre existing conditions under his plan?", "answer": "If we win, we will have a better and less expensive plan that will always protect individuals with preexisting conditions.", "url": "https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-america-first-healthcare-plan/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 140, "claim": "Charlotta Bass was the first Black woman to run for vice president in 1952", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did Charlo Bass become the First Black Woman to Own and Operate a Newspaper in America?", "answer": "In 1911 Charlotta Spears Bass became the first Black woman in the U.S. to own and operate a newspaper.", "url": "https://artsandculture.google.com/story/fight-for-the-right-100-years-of-women-voting-california-museum/jAXRUjHqRtPILg?hl=en" }, { "question": "Who was the First Black Vice President of USA?", "answer": "Meet Charlotta Bass, the first Black woman to run for vice-president in the United States (Photo)", "url": "https://yen.com.gh/167679-meet-charlotta-bass-black-woman-run-vice-president-united-states-photo.html" }, { "question": "What was the name of Bass's newspaper and when did she become a vice president of United states?", "answer": "Charlotta Bass was a civil rights activist who in 1912 became the first African-American woman to own and operate a newspaper in the United States and who in 1952 became the first to be nominated for Vice President of the United States.", "url": "https://californiamuseum.org/inductee/charlotta-bass/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 141, "claim": "China seek for court’s approval to kill the over 20,000 coronavirus patients to avoid further spread of the virus.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How is it possible for a court to approve mass murder of people in a country like China?", "answer": "The “fake news” report read: “The highest level of court in China, Supreme People’s Court, is expected to give approval on Friday for the mass killing of coronavirus patients in China as a sure means of controlling the spreading of the deadly virus.", "url": "https://www.thenassauguardian.com/news/chinese-embassy-dispels-fake-news-on-coronavirus/article_364854dd-8cde-56e1-8aeb-1b73f04debc6.html" }, { "question": "How did the chinese government act to stop the spread of covid-19 in china?", "answer": "The coronavirus caught China unawares. Putting people’s lives and health first, the Chinese government has acted swiftly to fight the virus and provide medical treatment for patients.", "url": "http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/07/c_139120424.htm" }, { "question": "What are the reasons why the Chinese government seeked court's approval for killing the 20k coronavirus patient?", "answer": "China seek for court’s approval to kill the over 20,000 coronavirus patients to avoid further spread of the virus", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/china-kill-coronavirus-patients/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 142, "claim": "The CDC has said over 98,000 people had non-COVID related deaths because of hospitals that were closed down for non-essential services", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the reasons for closing down rural hospital in India?", "answer": "2. The number and characteristics of rural hospitals that have closed in ", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-18-634.pdf" }, { "question": "Did the closure of rural health centers reduce the number of doctors in these areas?", "answer": "Before rural hospitals closed, counties where these hospitals were located had fewer doctors than counties without", "url": "https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/n21-cme-reports.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the reasons for closing down the hospitals in rural areas in India?", "answer": "To identify the number and characteristics of rural hospitals that closed in ", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-18-634.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 143, "claim": "New Zealand spends less on pensions than most wealthy countries, spending 4.4 per cent of GDP", "evidence": [ { "question": "How high is New zealand's GDP compared with the rest of world?", "answer": "spent on R&D than in New Zealand has higher GDP per capita than New Zealand. But is high ", "url": "https://treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2017-12/2025tf-1streport-nov09.pdf" }, { "question": "How much is New Zeland's GDP Per Capita?", "answer": "However, New Zealand’s GDP per capita is so much less than that in the average OECD country, ", "url": "https://treasury.govt.nz/sites/default/files/2017-12/2025tf-1streport-nov09.pdf" }, { "question": "How much higher is Auckland's GDP compared to New Zealands GDP?", "answer": "Auckland’s GDP per capita ranged between 11 and 14 per cent higher than New Zealand’s. However the ", "url": "https://www.mcguinnessinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/auckland-competitive-advantages-areas-distinctiveness.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 144, "claim": "Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed the new and first female Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why did Benin drop its candidate for WTO presidency in favor of Nigerian Ngozi Okonji-Iweale?", "answer": "READ MORE Benin drops its WTO candidate in support of Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala", "url": "https://www.theafricareport.com/32406/egypts-mamdouh-i-am-the-only-wto-candidate-supported-by-au/" }, { "question": "What are the plans of Ngozike Okonkwo-Iwela for WTO if elected as WTO leader?", "answer": "Nigeria’s former finance minister and former managing director of the World Bank Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been speaking on her plans for the World Trade Organisation if she gets the job as leader of the WTO.", "url": "https://www.channelstv.com/2020/07/15/video-okonjo-iweala-presents-agenda-to-wto/" }, { "question": "What lessons can Nigeria learn from Ngozis experience as Finance Minister of her country?", "answer": "LSE’s Sakina Badamasuiy reviews Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria by Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former managing director of the World Bank who is currently Nigeria’s finance minister.", "url": "https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2012/12/03/book-review-reforming-the-unreformable-lessons-from-nigeria/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 145, "claim": "When Joe Biden was US vice-president they took a month to act on information that might have saved Kayla Mueller, a humanitarian worker held hostage and sexually abused by the Islamic State terrorist group", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the evidence that Kaylah Mueller was sexually assaulted by ISIS leader Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdad?", "answer": "Updated | Kayla Mueller, the U.S. aid worker killed this year while being held hostage by Islamic State militants, was raped repeatedly by the group's leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, while in captivity in Syria, U.S. officials said on Friday.", "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-raped-american-hostage-kayla-mueller-isis-leader-363265" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that Kaylah Mueller was sexually abused by ISIS leader Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdadhi while she was held captive in Syrian?", "answer": "Kayla Mueller, the U.S. aid worker killed this year while being held hostage by Islamic State militants, was raped repeatedly by the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, while in captivity in Syria, U.S. officials said on Friday.", "url": "https://forward.com/news/breaking-news/319192/slain-american-hostage-kayla-mueller-raped-by-isis-leader/" }, { "question": "How long did it take for Trump to approve operation \"Kayla\" after Bagdadi was killed?", "answer": "After weeks of surveillance on Baghdadi, Trump approved the operation, codenamed “Kayla Mueller” after a U.S. humanitarian worker who was taken hostage and murdered by ISIS.", "url": "https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/trump-announces-death-isis-leader" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 146, "claim": "Right after a time where we're going through a pandemic that lost 22 million jobs at the height, we've already added back 11.6 million jobs.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How Many Jobs Are At Risk From COVID-19 Pandemic?", "answer": "Number of jobs at risk from COVID-19 pandemic is up to 75 million", "url": "https://wttc.org/News-Article/Latest-research-from-WTTC-shows-a-50-percentage-increase-in-jobs-at-risk-in-Travel-and-Tourism" }, { "question": "What are the numbers of temporary and permanent job losses during the COVID-19 pandemic in USA?", "answer": "According to USA Today, of the 20.6 million jobs lost, 18 million are expected to be temporary when the pandemic recedes.", "url": "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-job-losses-due-covid-19-highest-great-depression" }, { "question": "What percentage of jobs was lost during recession in 2008?", "answer": "about five percent of nonfarm jobs were lost at the height of the Great Recession. ", "url": "https://www.maine.gov/labor/cwri/publications/pdf/JobImpact-COVID.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 147, "claim": "Because of a so-called trade war with China, America lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was Ohio's manufacturing job loss in relation to trade agreements like the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?", "answer": "Fact check: Did Ohio lose 300,000 manufacturing jobs because of NAFTA?", "url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Fact_check/Did_Ohio_lose_300,000_manufacturing_jobs_because_of_NAFTA" }, { "question": "What happened to American manufacturing in response to trade wars with other countries?", "answer": "You lost that trade war. You lost it. What ended up happening is, because of a so called trade war with China, America lost 300,000 manufacturing jobs.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/vice-presidential-debate-the-university-utah-salt-lake-city" }, { "question": "What is the number of jobs lost by China due to Trumps trade wars?", "answer": "Claim: President Trump says three million jobs have been lost in China as a consequence of the trade war with the United States.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-49441689" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 148, "claim": "U.S. President Donald Trump has suspended all travel from China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the countries that have suspended travel with China?", "answer": "The country already suspended visits to China and advised against travel to Italy.", "url": "https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/news/coronavirus-a-timeline-of-how-the-deadly-outbreak-evolved/" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of suspending travel to and from Europe for a period of 30days?", "answer": "On Wednesday, President Trump announced that travel from parts of Europe to the United States will be suspended for the next 30 days.", "url": "https://theatlantavoice.com/travel-advice-for-coronavirus-everything-you-need-to-know/" }, { "question": "What were the travel bans imposed by the President on travelers from China?", "answer": "President Donald Trump imposed travel restrictions on China on Jan. 31 as the coronavirus began to spread early this year.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/06/03/trump-bans-china-flights-amid-tensions-over-coronavirus-hong-kong/3133820001/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 149, "claim": "They [the Democrats] want to ... ban fracking.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of Maryland's proposed ban on hydraulic fracturing?", "answer": "A statewide fracking ban was recently proposed in Maryland, where Democrats dominate both legislative chambers.", "url": "https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/green-life/republicans-florida-want-ban-fracking" }, { "question": "What is the current status of the frack ban in the US?", "answer": "ban fracking in their communities. It initially appeared that a fracking ban had been voted down ", "url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7mh961pk.pdf" }, { "question": "How many people have signed a petition to support a Democratic platform that bans fracking: A: The claim is false. There is no evidence that Joe Biden supports the idea of banning oil, gas, and fracked gas production.?", "answer": "While there isn’t a chance Republicans would ban fracking, 90,000 people signed petitions urging Democrats to include a ban in their party’s platform.", "url": "https://www.sustainablebusiness.com/2016/06/democrats-include-fracking-ban-platform/" } ], "pred_label": "Not Enough Evidence" }, { "claim_id": 150, "claim": "Zimbabwe gets more than half of the African Export Import Bank loans.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long does it take to get a loan from African export import (afriexim) bank?", "answer": "facilty granted by African Export Import (AFRIEXIM) Bank, repayable after a tenor of 5 years ", "url": "https://cardinalstoneregistrars.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/FCMB%20GROUP%20PLC%20ANNUAL%20REPORT%202019.pdf" }, { "question": "Why did Zimbabwe need a $200 Million loan from the African Export Import Bank in May 2020?", "answer": "The bond notes are backed by a US$200 million African Export Import Bank loan, according to a press release from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe from May of this year.", "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/28/zimbabwes-issuing-new-bond-notes-to-avoid-a-cash-crunch.html" }, { "question": "What are the challenges facing the import bank of Kenya?", "answer": "Import Bank to manage the challenging African and global economic and ", "url": "https://media.afreximbank.com/afrexim/CIAT-Volume-3-Number-1-single-pages.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 151, "claim": "The Democrats want to shut down U.S. churches permanently.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the Post saying that Democrats are “completely shutting out” the claims made by Republicans about the coronavirus pandemic?", "answer": "Democrats completely shut out.” The Post says it is “hard to be sympathetic” to claims from GOP", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00938ck.pdf" }, { "question": "Does Trump mean shut your church down?", "answer": "Trump falsely claims Democrats want to ‘shut your churches down’", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/08/donald-trump/trump-falsely-claims-democrats-want-shut-your-chur/" }, { "question": "Does Trump mean shut your church down?", "answer": "Trump falsely claims Democrats want to ‘shut your churches down’", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/oct/08/donald-trump/trump-falsely-claims-democrats-want-shut-your-chur/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 152, "claim": "Over thirty million people... in the last several months had to file for unemployment.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the numbers of people filing for Unemployment benefits in America?", "answer": "Another one million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week, in numbers released Thursday.", "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/20200828-donald-trump-republican-convention-final-night-white-house-campaign-speech-joe-biden" }, { "question": "What are the numbers of unemployed people filing for benefits in recent weeks?", "answer": "The Labor Department will likely announce that several million more people filed for unemployment benefits last week, after more than 30 million sought aid in the previous six weeks after the coronavirus forced employers across the country to close.", "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/33-million-have-sought-u-s-unemployment-aid-since-virus-hit" }, { "question": "What was the average unemployment claim rate in each of these six recession periods?", "answer": "The figure below shows monthly unemployment claims in the six months leading up to the last six recessions.", "url": "https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/290" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 153, "claim": "President Trump and I have a plan to improve healthcare and protect pre-existing conditions for every American.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Trump administration plan to make healthcare more affordable for all Americans?", "answer": "the Trump Administration does to improve the healthcare for ", "url": "https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/109761/documents/HHRG-116-GO00-Transcript-20190710.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the vision of president Trump for healthcare in america?", "answer": "of President Trump’s vision for our healthcare system, ", "url": "https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/fy-2021-budget-in-brief.pdf" }, { "question": "Did Trump claim that his plan would be cheaper and more effective than the current plan?", "answer": "\"I’m in court to terminate this really, really terrible situation. If we win, we will have a better and less expensive plan that will always protect individuals with pre-existing conditions,\" Trump claimed Thursday.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-signs-eos-health-care-does-little-change-existing-legislation-n1241022" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 154, "claim": "COVID-19 had caused zero deaths in people under 20.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentage of total COVID-19 deaths that have occurred county X compared to county Y?", "answer": "For example, assume that 75% of the total number of COVID-19 deaths occurred in a single county, County X, while the other 25% of COVID-19 deaths occurred in County Y, and all other counties reported zero deaths.", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/tech_notes.htm" }, { "question": "What are the criteria for counting a death as a Covid-19 death?", "answer": "DSHS counts deaths based on death certificates that list COVID-19 as the cause of death, which excludes deaths of people with COVID-19 who died of another cause.", "url": "https://apps.texastribune.org/features/2020/texas-coronavirus-cases-map/" }, { "question": "What is the current global COVID-19 death toll and case count?", "answer": "- Total confirmed COVID-19 deaths and cases per million people", "url": "https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/cumulative-covid-deaths-region" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 155, "claim": "Trump said 'there were fine people on both sides' in far-right protests.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the difference between a fine person and a good person?", "answer": "Trump said there were “very fine people” on both sides.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jun/14/detroit-pride-festival-neo-nazi-police-protection-backlash" }, { "question": "What do you mean by “very fine” people?", "answer": "“You had some very bad people in that group,” Trump said. “You also had some very fine people on both sides”:", "url": "https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/8/15/16153238/5-moments-trump-charlottesville-press-conference" }, { "question": "What did Trump mean by fine on either side?", "answer": "In his now infamous comments on the violent rally, the president lashed out at the counter-protesters and said there were “fine people on both sides”.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/aug/10/unite-the-right-rally-alt-right-demise" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 156, "claim": "Vice president of the U.S Mike Pence said “When Joe Biden was vice president of the United States, the FBI actually spied on President Trump and my campaign.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Pence say that he was spying on Biden and his campaign in 2016?", "answer": "\"When Joe Biden was vice president of the United States, the FBI actually spied on President Trump and my campaign,\" Pence said.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/vice-presidential-debate-2020-fact-checking-harris-pence-n1242501" }, { "question": "What does the president say about the investigation of Joe and hunter Biden?", "answer": "to investigate former vice president Joe Biden and his son as well ", "url": "https://www.congress.gov/116/crpt/hrpt346/CRPT-116hrpt346.pdf" }, { "question": "Was former vice president mike pence suspended from his presidential campaign in 2020?", "answer": "Former Vice President Mike Pence has suspended his campaign for president, he announced Saturday.", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/mike-pence" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 157, "claim": "Richard A. Rothschild filed a patent for novel coronavirus tests in 2015.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the provisional application for patenting the coronavirus patentable?", "answer": "This team has already filed a provisional patent application,", "url": "http://web.mit.edu/cheme/alumni/newsletter/alumni_news_spring2005.pdf" }, { "question": "Who is the patent holder for this system and method for testing for Covid-19?", "answer": "In 2015 a ‘System and Method for Testing for COVID-19’ was patented by Richard Rothschild, with a Dutch government organisation.", "url": "https://vk.com/@secretxgovernment-ultimate-proof-covid-19-was-planned-to-usher-in-the-new-worl" }, { "question": "Where was this patent filed?", "answer": "The first patent was therefore filed on October 13, 2015", "url": "https://ppl.pt/system/files/the-whole-truth-about-covid-19-and-covid-19-vaccines-rb9kmgvmrnfy644sxueamojlp-compactado.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 158, "claim": "US President Donald Trump following his positive diagnosis of COVID-19, was given treatment developed from the use of fetal tissue, made by the company Regeneron.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the experimental drug given to US president donald trump after testing positive?", "answer": "US President Donald Trump was given an experimental antibody drug after he tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Thursday.", "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/a-bridge-to-the-covid-19-vaccine-trump-given-regeneron-s-experimental-drug/story-7u3dASk8UurGl8YxB0EulN.html" }, { "question": "Was the treatment given before or after the President was hospitalised?", "answer": "Dr Leonard Schleifer's biotechnology company Regeneron have developed the experimental antibody treatment that was given to Mr Trump on Friday, before he was flown to hospital.", "url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-covid-news-donald-trump-uk-cases-update-lockdown/" }, { "question": "Is it ethical to use fetal tissue for research?", "answer": "made use of tissue from the fetal brain and spinal", "url": "https://ota.fas.org/reports/9030.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 159, "claim": "U.S. mortalities this year are not materially different from the previous 5 years", "evidence": [ { "question": "What were the numbers of deaths from COVID-19 in each of 2020's first 5 months?", "answer": "2020 compared to an average of 14 in the previous 5 years.", "url": "https://www.eapcct.org/publicfile.php?folder=congress&file=Abstracts_NACCT2020.pdf" }, { "question": "Is there a difference in admission between the RD and the non-RD using Question answer: There is no difference between admission of RDs and non-rd using.?", "answer": "admission are not different compared to the non-RD using", "url": "https://www.eapcct.org/publicfile.php?folder=congress&file=Abstracts_NACCT2020.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the areas that have not changed from past years?", "answer": "Longstanding areas of emphasis for the university remain unchanged from previous years and are reflective of", "url": "https://mhec.maryland.gov/publications/Documents/Research/AnnualReports/2020_CulturalDiversity.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 160, "claim": "President Donald J Trump said it [coronavirus] was a hoax.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How has President Trump evolved in his handling of coronavirus?", "answer": "President Donald Trump has evolved on the coronavirus pandemic.", "url": "https://www.vox.com/2020/3/18/21184945/trump-coronavirus-comments-then-versus-now" }, { "question": "Did Trump say he views coronavirus as \"serious?", "answer": "At a Tuesday press conference dedicated to the government's coronavirus response, President Donald Trump said he has \"always viewed it as very serious.\"", "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-he-took-coronavirus-seriously-after-calling-it-a-hoax-2020-3" }, { "question": "What was the exact quote from Donald J. Trump that was used to support the claim that Trump called the Coronavirus a \"Hoax\"?", "answer": "In context, Trump did not say in the passage above that the virus itself was a hoax. He instead said that Democrats' criticism of his administration's response to it was a hoax.", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-coronavirus-rally-remark/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 161, "claim": "Documents show the CIA made a referral to the FBI documenting the allegation that U.S. Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had approved a campaign plan to stir up a scandal against U.S. Presidential candidate Donald Trump by tying him to Putin and the Russians’ hacking of the Democratic National Committee.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was the CIA memo referring to Donald Trump?", "answer": "The heavily-redacted CIA memo references “an exchange discussing U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s approval of a plan concerning U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering U.S. elections as a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server.”", "url": "https://news.yahoo.com/dni-releases-cia-documents-hillary-204337457.html" }, { "question": "What is a referrals to FBI?", "answer": "Recently declassified documents show that the CIA apparently made an investigative referral to the FBI on September 7, 2016, regarding information about Hillary Clinton’s “approval of a plan concerning US presidential candidate Donald Trump and Russian hackers hampering US elections as a means of distracting the public from her use of a private email server.”", "url": "https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/johnson-grassley-question-cia-s-commitment-producing-crossfire-hurricane" }, { "question": "What are the plans of Hillary Clintons campaign to do about Donald Trumps alleged ties to Russia?", "answer": "Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's plans to smear Donald Trump as a Russian agent that they personally briefed", "url": "http://akdart.com/lib136.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 162, "claim": "The Democratic party has spent the last three and a half years trying to overturn the results of the last US election.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What did John brennan have to do with overturning the result of 2016 elections?", "answer": "Director John Brennan's attempt to overturn the results of the 2016 election become clearer, the more", "url": "https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-08/documents/abboud_combined_080819_production_0.pdf" }, { "question": "Did the Democrats still refuse to accept the election results from November 3?", "answer": "2020 election and Democrats in the House still cannot move on from the results of the last ", "url": "https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-12-02-Report-of-Evidence-in-the-Democrats-Impeachment-Inquiry-in-the-House-of-Representatives.pdf" }, { "question": "Did the Democrats still refuse to accept the election results from November 3?", "answer": "2020 election and Democrats in the House still cannot move on from the results of the last ", "url": "https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20191216/CRPT-116hrpt346.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 163, "claim": "The content of the conspiracy network, Radio Quebec, hosted by Alexis Cossette-Trudel is banned by Facebook.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Has Facebook expanded their ban list to cover more content than it did before?", "answer": "Facebook has expanded its already-prodigious list of banned content to include insults, blackface, and the notion that Jews control major industries.", "url": "https://www.dailycrow.com/daily-update-archives/2020-2/" }, { "question": "Does Facebook ban all content related to religion?", "answer": "Though Facebook will be void of all Christian related content, not all religious themed content will be banned.", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/facebook-bans-christian-content/" }, { "question": "Is Facebook taking action to remove Qanon conspiracy theory pages and groups?", "answer": "Facebook has previously taken action against QAnon. Back in May, it removed a network of Pages, Groups, and accounts that pushed the conspiracy.", "url": "https://mashable.com/article/facebook-bans-qanon" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 164, "claim": "OPCW scenario of the Navalny case is a fantastic story and a planned conspiracy scenario", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is Navalni accused in Russia of being a spy for the West?", "answer": "The Navalny case : conspiracy to serve foreign policy", "url": "https://catalog.pueblolibrary.org/Record/679175?searchId=8405127&recordIndex=8&page=1&referred=resultIndex" }, { "question": "What do you mean by \"scenario (b)\"?", "answer": "Addressing your initial commentary on scenario (a)", "url": "https://humanrightsinvestigations.org/2017/11/19/the-un-opcw-joint-investigative-mechanism-report-regarding-khan-sheikhoun/" }, { "question": "What are the best case scenarios for conspiracy to expose the president of america to a virus?", "answer": "In each case, the number of conspirators and the time before the conspiracy was revealed were over-estimated to ensure that the odds of a leak happening were a 'best case scenario' for the conspirators – around a four in one million chance of deliberate or accidental exposure.", "url": "https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2016-01-26-too-many-minions-spoil-plot" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 165, "claim": "In 1977 Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had an affair with his daughter best friend from high school.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the accusation against Chuck schumer EvEvEevidencevidencev: The accusation was that he raped his daughter's 16 year old friend and then she killed herself.?", "answer": "Dear Chuck Schumer you were accused of raping your daughter’s 16-year-old friend who then committed suicide.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2018/09/phony-schumer-sex-scandal-rebooted/" }, { "question": "What was the real story about Chuck schumer and his daughter?", "answer": "U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer was busted by his own daughter for having an affair with a teenager, according to a fake news story making the rounds on Facebook.", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2017/dec/18/usa-front/fake-news-says-chuck-schumer-had-affair-teenage-ch/" }, { "question": "What is the name of of this alleged alleged supposed supposed affair?", "answer": "The most recent version, a Facebook post with tens of thousands of views, shows a photo of Schumer and suggests “the alleged affair” happened in 1977 with “his daughter’s best friend from high school” and that Schumer’s “own wife, Kaitlyn, paid the girl’s mother nearly $2 million to go away.”", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/fact-checking-9511050003" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 166, "claim": "49 percent of Nigerians are in extreme poverty.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much of Nigeria's population lives in Extreme Poverty: What percentage of Nigerian population are living below the poverty line?", "answer": "portion of the population in extreme poverty is at least 25 percent of ", "url": "http://www.economia.unam.mx/cedrus/descargas/jeffrey_sachs_the_end_of_poverty_economic_possibilities_for_our_time__2006.pdf" }, { "question": "Does Nigeria's poverty rate increase by 6 people per minute?", "answer": "But while the numbers of Nigerians falling into extreme poverty grows by roughly six people every minute, poverty in India continues to decrease.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/26/africa/nigeria-overtakes-india-extreme-poverty-intl/index.html" }, { "question": "What percentage of Nigeria's population is moderately poor and what percentage is extremely poor?", "answer": "b/ 17 percent extreme poverty and 58 percent moderate poverty.", "url": "https://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/582991468759320261/pdf/multi0page.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 167, "claim": "During the Obama/Biden administration, 18,000 people got clemency.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the lesson Obama learned during his administration?", "answer": "A key lesson should be learned from the Obama administration’s clemency ", "url": "https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU10/20200305/110644/HHRG-116-JU10-Wstate-OslerM-20200305.pdf" }, { "question": "Did Obama change his strategy to pardon more people in 2016 than he had in previous years?", "answer": "Not everyone got out: Near the end of his term, Obama changed his clemency strategy", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2019/07/08/prison-reform-inmate-felon-clemency-pell-grant-ban-the-box/1624740001/" }, { "question": "Who were the 20 individuals who were pardoned by Obama?", "answer": "President Barack Obama granted clemency to 20 people Wednesday in a relatively rare show of leniency from him — with the administration promising more to come.", "url": "https://rollcall.com/2014/12/17/obama-issues-rare-pardons-with-more-to-come/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 168, "claim": "People in the UK who are required to self-isolate due to having tested positive for the COVID-19 virus will receive a support payment of £500 per week", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much does the UK government pay people who must self- isolate for covid 19?", "answer": "People required by law to self-isolate may be entitled to a lump sum payment of £500 to cover their period of isolation.", "url": "https://openportal.leicester.gov.uk/scripts/OPENPORTAL-live.wsc/ctax/SelfIsolationPayment.p" }, { "question": "What is the financial support for people who must quarantine or self isolate for covid 19?", "answer": "a. Financial support: Ensuring that those required to self-isolate would not ", "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f7eeec8d3bf7f01973929d8/S0759_SPI-B__The_impact_of_financial_and_other_targeted_support_on_rates_of_self-isolation_or_quarantine_.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the new payment scheme for people who need to isolate and cannot work from home in areas with high incidence of COVID 19 ?", "answer": "People on low incomes who need to self-isolate and are unable to work from home in areas with high incidence of COVID-19 will benefit from a new payment scheme.", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-payment-for-people-self-isolating-in-highest-risk-areas" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 169, "claim": "A Congressman Just Introduced A Bill To Remove Nancy Pelosi From The House.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What will the bill do to remove the statue of General Robert E. Lee from the Capitol grounds?", "answer": "• DCist: Norton Will Introduce A Bill To Remove Statue Of Confederate General In Judiciary Square.", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00938ck.pdf" }, { "question": "What bill was introduced in Congress to remove the statue of Robert Lee from the Battle of Antiettam?", "answer": "Bill Introduced In Congress To Remove Robert E. Lee Statue From Antietam.", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00938ck.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the picture of Nancy pelosi's career?", "answer": "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Her political career in pictures", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/politics/2017/09/11/house-speaker-nancy-pelosi-through-the-years/105505512/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 170, "claim": "U.S. President Donald Trump has departed Walter Reed hospital just a few days after testing positive for COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the reason for Donald Trump to fly back to Washington DC from Walter Reed National Medical Center on Marine One after a short helicopter ride there in late January 2020 and what was the reason for his return to?", "answer": "President Donald Trump arrived back at the White House after a short helicopter ride on Marine One from Walter Reed National Medical Center.", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/5/trump-remains-hospitalised-for-covid-19-us-election-live-news" }, { "question": "What has President's Trump said about his condition since he tested positive?", "answer": "- President Donald Trump's condition has improved since receiving care at Walter Reed Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus, Trump's physician, Dr. Sean Conley, said on Saturday.", "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2020/10/03/trumps-condition-has-improved-since-diagnosis-white-house-doctor-says.html" }, { "question": "What is the reason for closing the doors of Walter Reade hospital?", "answer": "Walter Reed hospital closing its doors after century", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-14315888" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 171, "claim": "All students in India who had to switch to an online mode of education due to the coronavirus pandemic are being provided free Android smartphones by the government.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does this mean that all students will get a free smartphone?", "answer": "The post claims that since the education of students has been affected due to the lockdown in wake of the pandemic, the government is helping students by giving them free smartphones.", "url": "https://www.india.com/viral/fact-check-is-the-govt-giving-free-android-smartphones-to-students-heres-the-truth-behind-viral-post-4121383/" }, { "question": "Does this mean that all students will get a free smartphone?", "answer": "The post claims that since the education of students has been affected due to the lockdown in wake of the pandemic, the government is helping students by giving them free smartphones.", "url": "https://www.india.com/viral/fact-check-is-the-govt-giving-free-android-smartphones-to-students-heres-the-truth-behind-viral-post-4121383/" }, { "question": "What is the registration link for getting free laptop from the Government of India?", "answer": "Claim: Registration link to get free laptops being provided by the government.", "url": "https://factly.in/beware-of-bogus-websites-offering-free-laptops-smartphones-and-scholarships-in-the-name-of-government/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 172, "claim": "Oxygen deprivation is caused by wearing face masks.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the difference between N95 and KN95 masks?", "answer": "“One should not do any rigorous exercises while wearing face masks (especially the N-95 medical masks).", "url": "https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/can-face-masks-impact-your-oxygen-intake-or-cause-carbon-dioxide-retention/photostory/77762577.cms" }, { "question": "What are the proper ways to wear a mask correctly?", "answer": "Appropriate use of face masks is important. The face mask should completely cover the face from the bridge", "url": "https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-use-face-masks-community.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the difference between a N95 mask and an N99 mask?", "answer": "NIV face masks increase the VD,phys by 0.5(33.82)% in spontaneous ventilation. There is a poor relationship between the static volume within face masks and the VD,ap measurements.", "url": "https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/23/1/129" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 173, "claim": "Carbon dioxide intoxication is caused by wearing face masks.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the the effects of mask on the body Question answer: There are a few studies that have looked at the effect of the masks. One One of these studies found a a significant decrease in oxygen saturation in people who wore masks compared to th?", "answer": "Amidst growing concern in public about the impact of medical masks on oxygen intake and the build-up of carbon dioxide, the World Health Organization has maintained that the prolonged use of medical masks (also known as surgical masks) do not cause oxygen deficiency or Carbon dioxide intoxication.", "url": "https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/can-face-masks-impact-your-oxygen-intake-or-cause-carbon-dioxide-retention/photostory/77762577.cms" }, { "question": "What is the difference between N95 and KN95 masks?", "answer": "“One should not do any rigorous exercises while wearing face masks (especially the N-95 medical masks).", "url": "https://m.timesofindia.com/life-style/health-fitness/health-news/can-face-masks-impact-your-oxygen-intake-or-cause-carbon-dioxide-retention/photostory/77762577.cms" }, { "question": "How does wearing masks affect facial expression recognition?", "answer": "4. Face masks impair face recognition and face identification", "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7417296/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 174, "claim": "Wearing face masks leads to permanent neurological damage, especially in children.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the proper ways to wear a mask correctly?", "answer": "Appropriate use of face masks is important. The face mask should completely cover the face from the bridge", "url": "https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/documents/COVID-19-use-face-masks-community.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the benefits of wearing masks in public places?", "answer": "but suggest a potential major benefit of universal face mask wearing, especially if masks ", "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5ed92571e90e0754cef00417/s0150-wearing-facemasks-community-setting-options-evidence-160420-sage26.pdf" }, { "question": "Why is wearing masks important?", "answer": "Wearing masks is crucial to keeping infection rates low.", "url": "https://intermountainhealthcare.org/blogs/debunking-common-face-mask-misconceptions/" } ], "pred_label": "Not Enough Evidence" }, { "claim_id": 175, "claim": "“Wisconsin Republicans have not passed a single bill in 6 months.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of the Wisconsin Republican bill?", "answer": "Wisconsin Republicans approve bill to weaken Democrats’ power", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/5/wisconsin-republicans-approve-bill-to-weaken-democrats-power" }, { "question": "What are the Republican/Democrats split on this bill?", "answer": "The legislation were part of Wisconsin Republicans’ “Tougher on Crime” package, which was unveiled last month and passed on mostly party-line votes in the Legislature earlier this month, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against.", "url": "https://www.wpr.org/justice/evers-vetoes-gops-tougher-crime-bills" }, { "question": "What are the Republican/Democrats split on this bill?", "answer": "The legislation were part of Wisconsin Republicans’ “Tougher on Crime” package, which was unveiled last month and passed on mostly party-line votes in the Legislature earlier this month, with Republicans voting in favor and Democrats against.", "url": "https://www.wpr.org/evers-vetoes-gops-tougher-crime-bills" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 176, "claim": "Tax avoidance costs £90 billion per year.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the investment of £900 billion worth it?", "answer": "With £90 billion at stake, optimization is a shrewd investment.", "url": "https://www.fico.com/blogs/unused-credit-card-lines-are-ps90-billion-problem-uk" }, { "question": "Is it true that the amount of money that is being evaded and avoided by tax payers is £250 billion per annum?", "answer": "Is tax evasion and avoidance costing the taxpayer £25bn per year?", "url": "https://fullfact.org/economy/tax-evasion-and-avoidance-costing-taxpayer-25bn-year/" }, { "question": "How do you estimate the tax cost of undershelling and tax evasion?", "answer": "Keywords: Tax avoidance; undersheltering; non-tax costs; FIN48; structural estimation", "url": "https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3373777" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 177, "claim": "President Trump is not on supplemental oxygen.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is reported by the media about Trump’s oxygen level at 96 % ?", "answer": "Dark noted that Trump's reported oxygen saturation, 96%, was below normal but not at a level that would currently require supplemental oxygen.", "url": "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiagoba/trump-coronavirus-doctor-hospital" }, { "question": "Is Trump doing well and not requiring oxygen?", "answer": "Late Friday, Conley issued an update that said Trump is “doing very well” and is “not requiring any supplemental oxygen.”", "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/donald-trump-coronavirus-covid-19-melania-positive-20201002.html" }, { "question": "Did the President receive supplement oxygen during his hospitalization?", "answer": "He also said the president had not received supplemental oxygen on Saturday, Friday or Thursday.", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/3/president-trump-doing-very-well-white-house-doctor-says" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 178, "claim": "The PLAAF has shot down an Indian Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet in Tibet.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the Air Operations from Tibet?", "answer": "air operations from bases in Tibet. The nearest jet fighter unit is ", "url": "https://www.vayuaerospace.in/issue/vayu-issue-vayu-issue-iv-july-aug-2017.pdf" }, { "question": "How does the Sukhoi-30MKI see the J20 flying above Tibet?", "answer": "However, the Indian Air Force topline fighter Sukhoi Su-30 MKI has been able to “see” the Chengdu J-20 flying over Tibet despite the latter using stealth technology.", "url": "https://defenceforumindia.com/threads/j20-stealth-fighter.17450/page-175" }, { "question": "How does the Sukhoi-30MKI see the J20 flying above Tibet?", "answer": "However, the Indian Air Force topline fighter Sukhoi Su-30 MKI has been able to “see” the Chengdu J-20 flying over Tibet despite the latter using stealth technology.", "url": "https://fighterjetsworld.com/latest-news/india-iaf-sukhoi-su-30-mki-v-s-china-plaaf-chengu-j-20/3698/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 179, "claim": "Senate President Vicente Sotto III claimed that hardheaded Filipinos are to blame for the cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the country", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019?", "answer": "coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19) pandemic; and ", "url": "https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr748/BILLS-116hr748enr.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019?", "answer": "coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a meta-analysis. Clin ", "url": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/content/26/9/pdfs/v26-n9.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the signs and symptoms of Coronavirus Disease 2019(COVID-19)?", "answer": "et al. The incubation period of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from publicly reported confirmed cases: estimation and application.", "url": "https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2768391" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 180, "claim": "Dr. Ebeneezer, a medical doctor and a herbal practitioner at the Amuzu Hospital has instructed men to have sex at least 21 times a month to avoid prostate cancer.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the herbalist Dr Ebenezar advocating for frequent sex to prevent cancer Evident: Yes. She said in her video that men should be having sexual intercourse with their wives at least once a week to keep them healthy and prevent them from contracting?", "answer": "A twitter video circulating online shows the female herbal practitioner, Dr. Ebenezar of Amuzu Hospital emphasizing the need for men to have sex frequently to safeguard themselves against dreadful cancer.", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/5650839/men-must-ejaculate-21-times" }, { "question": "Is the herbalist Dr Ebenezar advocating for frequent sex to prevent cancer Evident: Yes. She said in her video that men should be having sexual intercourse with their wives at least once a week to keep them healthy and prevent them from contracting?", "answer": "A twitter video circulating online shows the female herbal practitioner, Dr. Ebenezar of Amuzu Hospital emphasizing the need for men to have sex frequently to safeguard themselves against dreadful cancer.", "url": "https://community.thenationonlineng.net/forum/men-must-ejaculate-21-times-monthly-to-avoid-prostate-cancer-medi" }, { "question": "What does the doctor say in his video about having sex 21 days a week?", "answer": "In a twitter video that has since gone viral online, the Doctor was seen advising men to have sex at least 21 times a month in order to check against prostate cancer.", "url": "https://www.thepublisheronline.com/men-must-sex-21-times-every-month-avoid-prostate-cancer-expert/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 181, "claim": "The ex-Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri took a loan to buy a car.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much did the Indian Prime minister buy a car with a 5k loan from a bank in 1965?", "answer": "Farhan's post read, \"In 1965, the Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri bought a Fiat car after taking a loan of Rs 5,000 from Punjab National Bank.", "url": "https://www.spotboye.com/bollywood/news/after-riteish-deshmukh-now-farhan-akhtar-mocks-nirav-modi/5a8d6fc38a18509812042a9f" }, { "question": "What was the name of car loan taken by Shashtri?", "answer": "- Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri took a loan in 1965 for a Fiat car", "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/when-former-pm-shastri-took-rs-5-000-loan-from-pnb-and-his-family-paid-it-back-1815434" }, { "question": "Did PM Shashtri repay his loan to PNB?", "answer": "When ex-PM Lal Bahadur Shastri took loan from PNB, his widow paid it back", "url": "http://staging.catchnews.com/india-news/when-ex-pm-lal-bahadur-shastri-took-loan-from-pnb-his-widow-paid-it-back-100134.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 182, "claim": "President Trump announces he has tested positive for Covid-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the US health and human services secretary say about Trump testing positive?", "answer": "US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said he has tested negative for COVID-19 after protectively being screened following news of Trump’s positive test.", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/2/us-president-donald-trump-tests-positive-to-covid-19-live-update" }, { "question": "Did Trump announce he had tested negative for Coronavirus on the evening of March 13, 2020?", "answer": "- Trump announces in an evening interview on Fox News that he and his wife are being tested for the coronavirus.", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-coronavirus-timeline-1.5747593" }, { "question": "Did President and First Lady Trump test Positive for Covid19?", "answer": "President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, the president tweeted early Friday.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/health-donald-trump-ap-top-news-elections-virus-outbreak-7fece2838ff7a9bd91ccf5ac287348b3" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 183, "claim": "Mexico on a \"red alert\" with children being targeted for kidnapping so their organs can be harvested", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the significance of double-red alert?", "answer": "The uses of red alert were preceded by double red alert being mentioned in \"The Conscience of the King\".", "url": "https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Red_alert" }, { "question": "What are the differences between \"red\" and \"orange\" alerts on starships?", "answer": "So what exactly does \"red alert\" and \"yellow alert\" mean on a starship?", "url": "https://www.reddit.com/r/startrek/comments/4t8cp1/so_what_exactly_does_red_alert_and_yellow_alert/" }, { "question": "What does red alert stand for?", "answer": "Red alert, also known as condition red or code red, was the highest alert signal status on Starfleet vessels and starbases.", "url": "https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Red_alert" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 184, "claim": "The wife of Lal Bahadur Shastri (ex Prime minister of India) repaid his car loan after his death.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Had he purchased the car with his wife's loan?", "answer": "car he had purchased with a bank loan. The loan was repaid by his widow, Lalita Shastri", "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/a-memorial-to-shastris-humble-spirit/articleshow/60916854.cms" }, { "question": "How much was the loan paid in subsequent years?", "answer": "The loan amount was later paid by Shastri's wife in the following years of his death in Tashkent.", "url": "https://zeenews.india.com/economy/when-pm-lal-bahadur-shastri-took-a-car-loan-of-rs-5000-from-pnb-and-his-widow-repayed-it-2082886.html" }, { "question": "Is there any evidence that the loan was paid back by Lalit Shastry's widow?", "answer": "But a car loan of Rs 5,000 taken by former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri from the same bank was repaid after his sudden death by widow Lalita from her pension, says son Anil Shastri.", "url": "https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/former-pm-lal-bahadur-shastri-took-rs-5000-car-loan-from-pnb-his-wife-repaid-it-from-her-pension-340066.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 185, "claim": "President Trump's positive COVID-19 test result is a 'con'", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the Trump positive coronavirus test mean for Trump?", "answer": "- Trump's positive test 'demolishes' his COVID-19 narrative", "url": "https://government.cornell.edu/douglas-l-kriner" }, { "question": "How do I report a positive rapid test for COVID 19?", "answer": "You should report your positive COVID-19 rapid lateral flow test result at:", "url": "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-and-stay-home-advice" }, { "question": "Does the figure show that positive tests are more likely than negative tests to result in a confirmed case of Covid-19?", "answer": "The figure shows that the shift in the probability is asymmetric, with a positive test result having a greater impact than a negative test result, owing to the modest sensitivity and negative likelihood ratio of the RNA test.", "url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1808" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 186, "claim": "A picture of a man with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath shared with a claim that he is the father of rape accused Sandeep Thakur in the Hathras case.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the girl who shared the picture a victim in the case?", "answer": "- Claim Review : A picture of a girl shared with a claim that she is the gang rape victim of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.", "url": "https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/politics/fact-check-this-is-not-the-picture-of-hathras-incident-victim-viral-claim-is-fake/" }, { "question": "Who is this man in the picture with Sundeep Singh's Father?", "answer": "Photo shows Hathras gang-rape accused Sandeep's father with BJP Leaders.", "url": "https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/hathras-gangrape-accused-sandeep-bjp-yogi-adityanath-pm-modi-24126" }, { "question": "Is the picture of Uttar pradesh chief minister yogi adityananath holding the video conference with hathra victim father a fake picture?", "answer": "BOOM found that the viral picture has been photoshopped, and in the original photo Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is holding a video-conference with the father of the Hathras victim.", "url": "https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/photo-of-yogi-adityanath-watching-hathras-victims-cremation-is-fake-10012" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 187, "claim": "US President Donald Trump's positive COVID-19 result is a false positive, which could allow an adversary in the White House to poison the president’s soda and later say that he suffered from COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the implications of a false-positive COVID-19 test result in a patient with no symptoms?", "answer": "The impact of false positive COVID-19 results in an area of ", "url": "https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/21/1/e54.full.pdf" }, { "question": "How do I know if I have a negative or positive test for COVID-19?", "answer": "documented by the provider, documentation of a positive COVID-19 test result, or a ", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd/covid-19-guidelines-final.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the media saying about the President's COVID-19 positive test?", "answer": "- USA TODAY, Oct. 2, \"Social media teems with conspiracy theories from QAnon and Trump critics after president's positive COVID-19 test\"", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/03/fact-check-false-claim-trumps-covid-19-test-result-con/5894945002/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 188, "claim": "The Democrats deliberately spread the COVID-19 virus to US President Donald Trump during the first US presidential debate on Sept. 29, 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the topic of discussion in this debate?", "answer": "Full transcript of the first 2020 presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. The debate was moderated by Chris Wallace of Fox News on September 29, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio.", "url": "https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/donald-trump-joe-biden-1st-presidential-debate-transcript-2020" }, { "question": "What does Trump mean when he says ‘we will vanquished and extinguish COVID-19’?", "answer": "- US President Donald Trump declares the US will ‘vanquish’ and ‘extinguish’ COVID-19", "url": "https://bfpg.co.uk/2020/04/covid-19-timeline/" }, { "question": "What did President Trump say during his first debate with Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Biden?", "answer": "President Donald Trump gestures while speaking during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-college-football-ap-fact-check-joe-biden-virus-outbreak-65e9180ca829616cff33dd6c1398170b" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 189, "claim": "During a speech on 2nd October 2020 Joe Biden said he would create 550 million new jobs.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the plan to create millions jobs by Biden?", "answer": "Speaking in Delaware yesterday, Biden said his plan creates millions of new jobs in the process.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2020/07/15/891290905/trump-biden-approach-u-s-job-infrastructure-in-vastly-different-plans" }, { "question": "How will Trump create 10 Million Jobs in 2020?", "answer": "Trump said he will create “10 million jobs” in the next year if he is reelected.", "url": "https://www.therecordherald.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/08/21/trump-in-pa-5-takeaways-from-presidents-visit-to-bidens-hometown/113459098/" }, { "question": "What is Biden's plan for creating jobs and how will it affect the climate?", "answer": "“When I think about climate change, the word I think of is ‘jobs’.” In a detailed climate policy speech, Biden said his proposal would create a million jobs in electric vehicle manufacturing, a million in upgrading buildings and a quarter-million cleaning up after extractive industries.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/14/joe-biden-climate-jobs-plan" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 190, "claim": "US President Donald Trump used a fabricated COVID-19 positive diagnosis to benefit his re election campaign.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the reaction of US media to President Trump being diagnosed with coronavirus?", "answer": "Reactions to US President Donald Trump testing positive for coronavirus", "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/melania-trump" }, { "question": "What was the doctor's statement about the diagnosis of president trump's coronavirus?", "answer": "Statement from Donald Trump's doctor on president's virus diagnosis", "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/melania-trump" }, { "question": "What does the diagnosis of COVID-19 by Donald Trump mean to his presidential campaign?", "answer": "- ^ \"What Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis could mean for his campaign\". ABC News.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_post%E2%80%932016_election_Donald_Trump_rallies" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 191, "claim": "Flu shots lead to severe or life-threatening conditions making them unsafe.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the recommended age for getting the flu shot?", "answer": "- Flu shots can be given to your child 6 months and older.", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/parents/diseases/flu.html" }, { "question": "Is it safe to get a flu shot during a pandemic?", "answer": "Flu shots are safe and highly recommended during pregnancy to protect both the parent and the baby.", "url": "https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/312469" }, { "question": "Is it safe to get a flu shot during the pandemic?", "answer": "Flu shots are, therefore, important for protecting others from severe illnesses.", "url": "https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/flu-shots-pros-and-cons" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 192, "claim": "It makes no sense for oil to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is Nigeria cheaper than saudi arabia for petroleum products?", "answer": "“It does not make sense for petrol to be cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia.", "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2020/10/01/breaking-it-makes-no-sense-for-oil-to-be-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-saudi-arabia-president-buhari/" }, { "question": "Why is it cheaper to buy petrol in Nigerian than Saudi?", "answer": "According to him, it makes no sense for fuel to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia which sells at N168 per litre.", "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/petrol-is-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-in-saudi-arabia-buhari-defends-fuel-price-hike" }, { "question": "What compliance rate was the highest in 2018 for oil producers in saudi arabia?", "answer": "- Compliance rate of oil production in Saudi Arabia 2018", "url": "https://www.statista.com/statistics/942375/saudi-arabia-crude-oil-production/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 193, "claim": "Two E-6B Mercury planes were deployed because of US President Trump's positive COVID-19 test.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many lithium-ion batteries were used in each E6-B Mercury Forward lower compartments?", "answer": "|How many batteries are located in the E-6B Mercury forward lower compartment?", "url": "https://www.flashcardmachine.com/vq4-eaws.html" }, { "question": "What are the two refuelling methods for the Mercury E6B?", "answer": "|The E-6B Mercury is equipped with what two methods of refueling?", "url": "https://www.flashcardmachine.com/vq4-eaws.html" }, { "question": "Which battery is used by the Boeing E6B main airliner?", "answer": "|Which batteries are the E-6B Mercury main aircraft battery set?", "url": "https://www.flashcardmachine.com/vq4-eaws.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 194, "claim": "At independence, Nigeria had a population of 45 million", "evidence": [ { "question": "What has the Nigerian population increased to in 100 years?", "answer": "Nigeria population has been on the increase from 15.9 million people in 1911 to 140 ", "url": "https://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/pdfuploads/Nigeria%20Poverty%20Profile%202010.pdf" }, { "question": "How much is 45 Million in numbers form?", "answer": "With the image below we conclude 45 million in number form.", "url": "https://numbersinwords.net/45-million-in-numbers" }, { "question": "How much has the Nigerian population increased since 1960?", "answer": "Population growth in NigeriaFrom 1960 to 2022 the population of Nigeria increased from 45.14 million to 218.54 million people.", "url": "https://www.worlddata.info/africa/nigeria/populationgrowth.php" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 195, "claim": "Today, we grapple with multiple challenges with a population exceeding 200 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What do you mean by the task of grappling with the challenges?", "answer": "future challenges. We must grapple with this task ", "url": "https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/gcis_document/201409/ndp-2030-our-future-make-it-workr.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the specific populations groups that are enumerated in this study?", "answer": "enumerating specific population groups, such as persons with high mobility or with multiple ", "url": "https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/Standards-and-Methods/files/Principles_and_Recommendations/Population-and-Housing-Censuses/Series_M67rev3-E.pdf" }, { "question": "How did the United States population change from 200 to 300 Million in 2020?", "answer": "In addition, the fact sheet breaks down the U.S. population, again by race/ethnicity and nativity, when it was 200 million and at the 300 million mark.", "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2006/10/10/from-200-million-to-300-million-the-numbers-behind-population-growth/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 196, "claim": "Video shared to make misleading claim that Hathras victim’s family did her last rites", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the girl who shared the picture a victim in the case?", "answer": "- Claim Review : A picture of a girl shared with a claim that she is the gang rape victim of Hathras, Uttar Pradesh.", "url": "https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/politics/fact-check-this-is-not-the-picture-of-hathras-incident-victim-viral-claim-is-fake/" }, { "question": "Why did the police take away the dead body of HATHRAS victim for the purpose of Cremation?", "answer": "Hathras rape victim’s body forcibly taken away for cremation by UP cops, alleges family", "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/rape-body/videos" }, { "question": "Is the HATHRAS police statement true?", "answer": "In response to these reports, Hathras police issued a statement saying that the claim is false. “The last rites of the victim have been performed in presence of family members and according to their customs,\" the police stated.", "url": "https://facthunt.in/posts/1420/Fact-Check:-Image-of-domestic-violence-from-Bangladesh-passed-off-as-Love-Jihad-in-India" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 197, "claim": "Trade relations between the United States and Africa have declined significantly while Donald Trump was president of the US.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What country has Africa as its largest trading partner?", "answer": "between the United States and Africa has “blossomed,” China passed the United States as Africa’s largest trade", "url": "https://www.tralac.org/images/docs/12496/defining-and-redefining-us-africa-trade-relations-during-the-trump-presidency-ajil-unbound-november-2017.pdf" }, { "question": "What country has Africa as its largest trading partner?", "answer": "between the United States and Africa has “blossomed,” China passed the United States as Africa’s largest trade", "url": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/30C49B343A0B32BCA46A9285EDAEC667/S2398772317000952a.pdf/defining_and_redefining_usafrica_trade_relations_during_the_trump_presidency.pdf" }, { "question": "Was President Trump concerned about trade agreements with Liberia and other African countries?", "answer": "The president said that she was worried about the future of trade deals between the US and Liberia in particular and Africa in general.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-37919394" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 198, "claim": "Today, Nigeria grapple has a population exceeding 200 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did Nigeria’s population increase from 100 to 112 million between 1987 and 2012?", "answer": "PIP: The population of Nigeria has been estimated at more than 100 million by various sources. The UN in 1987 estimated it at 87 million, the World Bank at 106.2 million, and the Nigerian National Population Commission at 112.3 million.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12290239/" }, { "question": "How is Nigeria divided into states?", "answer": "Nigeria’s population of 180 million is equally divided ", "url": "https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2017.USCIRFAnnualReport.pdf" }, { "question": "How much has Nigeria population grown since 2010?", "answer": "Nigeria’s population has continued to grow rapidly over this time, reaching an estimated 188.9 million in", "url": "https://www.healthpolicyproject.com/pubs/821_FINALNPPReport.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 199, "claim": "For a cumulative 29 of Nigeria's 60 years of existence as a nation, Nigeria has been under military rule.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many times have there been conflicts in Nigeria since 1999?", "answer": "In the eight years since the end of military rule, Nigeria has witnessed recurrent incidents of ethno-reli-gious, community, and resource-related conflicts.", "url": "https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/africa/nigeria-political-geography/nigeria" }, { "question": "How many years has Nigeria spent under a military government?", "answer": "Nigeria has spent 24 out of the 34 years since independence from colonial rule under military governments.", "url": "https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a9b16.html" }, { "question": "How long has Nigeria been in civil wars?", "answer": "Barely three years after independence from British colonial rule, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, collapsed into a civil war.", "url": "https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/nigerian-civil-war-biafra-anniversary?language_content_entity=en" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 200, "claim": "Other Countries Have Proved that the U.S. FDA Was Wrong to Withdraw Approval Of Hydroxychloroquine as COVID Drug", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the purpose of FDA approval for mifepristone?", "answer": "Food and Drug Administration: Approval and Oversight of the Drug Mifeprex", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-08-751" }, { "question": "What does FDA mean by “approval”?", "answer": "- Drug Approval: The FDA approves the NDA or issues a response letter.", "url": "https://www.healthychildren.org/English/health-issues/conditions/treatments/Pages/FDAs-Role-in-the-Drug-Approval-Process.aspx" }, { "question": "What is FDA drug approval?", "answer": "18. United States Food and Drug Administration. Drug Approval ", "url": "http://www.annals.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/AAMS_V49N4_April2020.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 201, "claim": "U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, have tested positive for COVID-19", "evidence": [ { "question": "When was the first time the President and First lady tested Positive for Corona Virus?", "answer": "UPDATED with White House doctor memo + Melania Trump & Mike Pence tweets: The President of the United States of America and the First Lady have tested positive for the coronavirus.", "url": "https://deadline.com/2020/10/donald-trump-coronavirus-positive-hope-hicks-quarentine-melania-trump-1234590083/" }, { "question": "When was the President and First Lady tested and did they get the results back?", "answer": "President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19", "url": "https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/10/1/21498088/donald-trump-melania-hope-hicks-covid-19" }, { "question": "When was the President and First Lady tested and did they get the results back?", "answer": "President Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19", "url": "https://www.wowt.com/2020/10/02/president-trump-and-first-lady-test-positive-for-covid-19/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 202, "claim": "For a cumulative 29 of our 60 years of existence as a nation, we have been under military rule.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long has Nigeria been under a military regime?", "answer": "3. Nigeria has been ruled by military leaders for a combined 29 years.", "url": "https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/facts-to-know-about-nigeria-independence/" }, { "question": "How many years have we been in military dictatorship?", "answer": "For a cumulative 29 of our 60 years existence as a nation, we have been under military rule.", "url": "https://statehouse.gov.ng/news/independence-day-address-by-president-muhammadu-buhari/" }, { "question": "What year was it that India was under civilian rule after 15 military years?", "answer": "Type: An elected civilian government took office on May 29, 1999, following 15 years of military rule.", "url": "https://www.encyclopedia.com/places/africa/nigeria-political-geography/nigeria" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 203, "claim": "Nigeria’s urban population at independence was approximately 7 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How large is Nigeria population?", "answer": "(C) Nigeria’s population is much larger than Mexico’s population, providing ", "url": "https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-comparative-government-and-politics-course-and-exam-description.pdf" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" }, { "question": "How fast is urbanization in nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s urban population is growing much faster ", "url": "https://korbel.du.edu/sites/default/files/2021-12/Nigerian%20Infrastructure.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 204, "claim": "At independence, Nigeria had a population of 45 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did the World Population Clock estimate Nigeria had a population in 2020 of 110 million?", "answer": "“Their calculations put Nigeria's population at 110.1 million in 2000, compared to a UN estimate for that year of 123.7 million.”", "url": "https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-nigerias-population-figures" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" }, { "question": "Is Uganda's population of 30 Million people is impossible to grow in 45 Years?", "answer": "You look at the numbers and you think: \"That's impossible.\" Uganda had about 7 million people at independence in 1962, and in only 45 years it has grown to 30 million.", "url": "https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/cartoons/2007/03/15/population-bomb-is-ticking-loudest/23644923007/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 205, "claim": "Nigeria’s urban population at independence was approximately 7 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the percentage change in Nigerian Urban population between 2019 and the previous year?", "answer": "- Nigeria urban population for 2020 was 108,242,753, a 4.08% increase from 2019.", "url": "https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NGA/nigeria/urban-population" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" }, { "question": "How fast is urbanization in nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s urban population is growing much faster ", "url": "https://korbel.du.edu/sites/default/files/2021-12/Nigerian%20Infrastructure.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 206, "claim": "There has been a 60% drop in government revenue in Nigeria.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the percentages of total revenue that comes from direct taxes and indirect taxes in South Africa?", "answer": "rectly accounts for around 70% of government revenue. Add in", "url": "https://www.economist.com/sites/default/files/20150620_sr_nigeria.pdf" }, { "question": "How did Nigeria revenue drop in comparison to other african countries Question answer: In the second quarter, revenue dropped by about $9.7 billion compared to $11.6 billion a year ago. The drop was due to lower oil prices and lower revenue from?", "answer": "in Figure 5 suggest a -11.4% decline in Nigeria’s revenue in 2020 with relatively lower ", "url": "https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcmisc2020d3_en.pdf" }, { "question": "How is the oil price impacting the economy of a country like Nigeria?", "answer": "The fall in international oil prices is having a devastating impact on Nigeria’s formal economy. Oil, the property of the Nigerian government, provides more than 60 percent of government revenue.", "url": "https://www.cfr.org/blog/amid-oil-price-collapse-nigeria-running-out-foreign-exchange" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 207, "claim": "At independence, Nigeria had a population of 45 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did the World Population Clock estimate Nigeria had a population in 2020 of 110 million?", "answer": "“Their calculations put Nigeria's population at 110.1 million in 2000, compared to a UN estimate for that year of 123.7 million.”", "url": "https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-nigerias-population-figures" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" }, { "question": "What was the purpose of ascertaining Nigeria’s population?", "answer": "independence, the goal of an accurate ascertainment of the Nigerian population ", "url": "http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/1089/1/U039616.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 208, "claim": "It makes no sense for oil to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is Nigeria cheaper than saudi arabia for petroleum products?", "answer": "“It does not make sense for petrol to be cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia.", "url": "https://nairametrics.com/2020/10/01/breaking-it-makes-no-sense-for-oil-to-be-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-saudi-arabia-president-buhari/" }, { "question": "Why is it important for Nigeria to have a refinery in Nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria, Saudi Arabia meet to boost refineries, pipelines, others", "url": "https://www.nuprc.gov.ng/nigeria-saudi-arabia-meet-to-boost-refineries-pipelines-others-media-update/" }, { "question": "Why is it cheaper to buy petrol in Nigerian than Saudi?", "answer": "According to him, it makes no sense for fuel to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia which sells at N168 per litre.", "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/petrol-is-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-in-saudi-arabia-buhari-defends-fuel-price-hike" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 209, "claim": "Nigeria has seen a 60% drop in government revenue", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did Nigeria revenue drop in comparison to other african countries Question answer: In the second quarter, revenue dropped by about $9.7 billion compared to $11.6 billion a year ago. The drop was due to lower oil prices and lower revenue from?", "answer": "in Figure 5 suggest a -11.4% decline in Nigeria’s revenue in 2020 with relatively lower ", "url": "https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/aldcmisc2020d3_en.pdf" }, { "question": "What has the Government done to increase revenue in recent years?", "answer": "rising government revenue. Since 2016, the government has ", "url": "https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/575626/ado2020.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the consolidated revenue of Nigerian government?", "answer": "Nigeria’s consolidated government revenue are very ", "url": "https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/394091575477674137/pdf/Jumpstarting-Inclusive-Growth-Unlocking-the-Productive-Potential-of-Nigeria-s-People-and-Resource-Endowments.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 210, "claim": "There was a 40% drop in oil prices in Nigeria.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the effect of falling oil production on Nigeria's budget?", "answer": "Nigeria raises borrowing in budget as oil prices fall", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/business-35162111" }, { "question": "What is the effect of oil price shocks on the economies of Nigeria and Kenya?", "answer": "(2) a drop in oil prices driven by supply shocks boosts economic activity in advanced economies,", "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/econresdata/ifdp/2016/files/ifdp1173.pdf" }, { "question": "How does a lower price of oil benefit the importing countries?", "answer": "Activity in oil importers should benefit from lower oil prices since a drop in oil prices raises household", "url": "https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/Research/PRN01_Mar2015_Oil_Prices.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 211, "claim": "At independence, Nigeria had a population of 45 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did the World Population Clock estimate Nigeria had a population in 2020 of 110 million?", "answer": "“Their calculations put Nigeria's population at 110.1 million in 2000, compared to a UN estimate for that year of 123.7 million.”", "url": "https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/factsheets/factsheet-nigerias-population-figures" }, { "question": "Why was Nigeria considered to be a democracy at the time of its independence?", "answer": "At independence Nigeria had all the trappings of a democratic state and was indeed regarded as a beacon of hope for democracy.", "url": "https://countrystudies.us/nigeria/68.htm" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 212, "claim": "For a cumulative 29 of our 60 years of existence as a nation, we have been under military rule.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long has Nigeria been under a military regime?", "answer": "3. Nigeria has been ruled by military leaders for a combined 29 years.", "url": "https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/facts-to-know-about-nigeria-independence/" }, { "question": "How many years has Nigeria spent under a military government?", "answer": "Nigeria has spent 24 out of the 34 years since independence from colonial rule under military governments.", "url": "https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a9b16.html" }, { "question": "How many years have we been in military dictatorship?", "answer": "For a cumulative 29 of our 60 years existence as a nation, we have been under military rule.", "url": "https://statehouse.gov.ng/news/independence-day-address-by-president-muhammadu-buhari/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 213, "claim": "For a cumulative 29 of Nigeria's 60 years of existence as a nation, they have been under military rule", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many years has Nigeria spent under a military government?", "answer": "Nigeria has spent 24 out of the 34 years since independence from colonial rule under military governments.", "url": "https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a9b16.html" }, { "question": "How long has Nigeria been in civil wars?", "answer": "Barely three years after independence from British colonial rule, Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa, collapsed into a civil war.", "url": "https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/nigerian-civil-war-biafra-anniversary?language_content_entity=en" }, { "question": "How long has Nigeria been under a military regime?", "answer": "3. Nigeria has been ruled by military leaders for a combined 29 years.", "url": "https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/facts-to-know-about-nigeria-independence/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 214, "claim": "52% of Nigeria’s current population lives in urban areas", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the percentage increase in population between 1962 and 1991 in urban areas of Nigeria ?", "answer": "the urban population in Nigeria in 1962/63 was 20%, increasing to 36% in 1991 and ", "url": "https://research.brighton.ac.uk/files/4785544/Janet_thesis_final_thesis.pdf" }, { "question": "How many people live in Lagos Nigeria Evidently, Nigeria is not the most populous African country, but it has a large population that is growing at a fast rate.?", "answer": "Although Nigeria’s rural population is larger than their urban population, a rapid increase in urban", "url": "https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3229/1/MasterThesisBasSchuitema.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the percentage of rural and urban respondents in each of these surveys?", "answer": "Forty-eight percent of the respondents were from rural areas and 52% from urban ", "url": "https://library.fes.de/pdf-files/bueros/nigeria/08931.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 215, "claim": "52% of Nigeria’s current population lives in urban areas.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the most populated rural area in Nigeria?", "answer": "• rural areas (thinly populated areas) — where at least 50 % of the population lives in rural ", "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/7596823/KS-01-16-691-EN-N.pdf" }, { "question": "How many hectares of land does Nigeria cover and how many people live in Nigeria's rural and urban areas?", "answer": "Now Africa’s biggest economy, Nigeria covers 92.4 million hectares and 53 per cent of the population lives in rural areas.", "url": "https://www.ifad.org/en/web/operations/w/country/nigeria" }, { "question": "How many people live in Lagos Nigeria Evidently, Nigeria is not the most populous African country, but it has a large population that is growing at a fast rate.?", "answer": "Although Nigeria’s rural population is larger than their urban population, a rapid increase in urban", "url": "https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3229/1/MasterThesisBasSchuitema.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 216, "claim": "52% of Nigeria’s current population lives in urban areas", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many people live in urban slum conditions in Nigeria?", "answer": "(Cities Alliance 2008:2) of the current urban population lives in slums, often ", "url": "https://nou.edu.ng/coursewarecontent/POL432_GOVERNMENT%20%26%20URBAN%20SYSTEM.pdf" }, { "question": "How many people live in Lagos Nigeria Evidently, Nigeria is not the most populous African country, but it has a large population that is growing at a fast rate.?", "answer": "Although Nigeria’s rural population is larger than their urban population, a rapid increase in urban", "url": "https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3229/1/MasterThesisBasSchuitema.pdf" }, { "question": "How fast is urbanization in nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s urban population is growing much faster ", "url": "https://korbel.du.edu/sites/default/files/2021-12/Nigerian%20Infrastructure.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 217, "claim": "Nigeria's current population exceeds 200 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What has the Nigerian population increased to in 100 years?", "answer": "Nigeria population has been on the increase from 15.9 million people in 1911 to 140 ", "url": "https://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/pdfuploads/Nigeria%20Poverty%20Profile%202010.pdf" }, { "question": "How fast is Nigeria growing in terms of its population?", "answer": "the current rate of population growth in Nigeria at 2.4 per cent each year according to UN figures, ", "url": "https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/field/field_document/20140703NorthernNigeriaHoffmann.pdf" }, { "question": "How much does the climate vary throughout Nigeria Question answer: What are the most populous countries in Africa?", "answer": "population of 18 million. Nigeria’s climate varies greatly throughout the country. There is more ", "url": "https://rad-aid.org/wp-content/uploads/Nigeria-Country-Report-Final.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 218, "claim": "52% of Nigeria’s current population lives in urban areas.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the most populated rural area in Nigeria?", "answer": "• rural areas (thinly populated areas) — where at least 50 % of the population lives in rural ", "url": "https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/7596823/KS-01-16-691-EN-N.pdf" }, { "question": "How many people live in Lagos Nigeria Evidently, Nigeria is not the most populous African country, but it has a large population that is growing at a fast rate.?", "answer": "Although Nigeria’s rural population is larger than their urban population, a rapid increase in urban", "url": "https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/3229/1/MasterThesisBasSchuitema.pdf" }, { "question": "How fast is urbanization in nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s urban population is growing much faster ", "url": "https://korbel.du.edu/sites/default/files/2021-12/Nigerian%20Infrastructure.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 219, "claim": "For a cumulative 29 of Nigeria's 60 years of existence as a nation, it has been under military rule.’", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many years was it under a military regime in Nigeria?", "answer": "experiences with military regimes it was, for 16 years, under the rule of a series ", "url": "https://www.eisa.org/storage/2023/05/2014-journal-of-african-elections-v13n2-eisa.pdf" }, { "question": "How many years has Nigeria spent under a military government?", "answer": "Nigeria has spent 24 out of the 34 years since independence from colonial rule under military governments.", "url": "https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6a9b16.html" }, { "question": "How long has Nigeria been under the rule of civilian and military rulers?", "answer": "military and civilian rule for the next 30 years (Enweremadu 2010:5). Nigeria’s post-colonial ", "url": "http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3600/1/Roelofs_the_lagos_model%20.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 220, "claim": "Fuel in Nigeria in 2020 was not cheaper than that in Saudi Arabia.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is it cheaper to buy oil from Nigeria then from other oil-producing countries like the United States, Russia, Canada, Venezuela, Norway, Algeria, Angola, Iraq, Iran, etc. Question Answered: Why does Nigeria produce more oil than other producing?", "answer": "He compared Nigeria’s pump price of fuel with other countries around the world and exclaimed that it does not make sense that the price of oil is cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia.", "url": "https://businesspost.ng/economy/nigerians-cant-pay-lower-fuel-price-than-saudi-arabians-buhari/" }, { "question": "Why is Nigeria the cheapest country to buy fuel in Africa?", "answer": "Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Politics / Fuel is Cheaper in Nigeria than Saudi Arabia,UAE,Angola,US,Ghana,Cameroon etc", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/4271845/fuel-cheaper-nigeria-than-saudi" }, { "question": "Why is it cheaper to buy petrol in Nigerian than Saudi?", "answer": "According to him, it makes no sense for fuel to be cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia which sells at N168 per litre.", "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/petrol-is-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-in-saudi-arabia-buhari-defends-fuel-price-hike" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 221, "claim": "Nigeria’s urban population at the time of independence was approximately 7 million", "evidence": [ { "question": "How fast is urbanization in nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s urban population is growing much faster ", "url": "https://korbel.du.edu/sites/default/files/2021-12/Nigerian%20Infrastructure.pdf" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" }, { "question": "How much is Nigeria's population living in rural areas?", "answer": "population lives in urban areas. With an estimated 22 million", "url": "https://capstone.ndu.edu/Portals/83/19-4%20Africa%20Tripbook%20Volume%20I.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 222, "claim": "Today, Nigeria grapples with multiple challenges with a population exceeding 200 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the challenges facing the youth in Nigeria today?", "answer": "deal with emerging challenges confronting the modern day Nigeria youth. Therefore, the ", "url": "https://www.prb.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Nigeria-National-Youth-Policy-2019-2023.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the challenges of urbanization in Nigeria?", "answer": "Today, we grapple with multiple challenges with a population exceeding 200million occupying the same land mass but 52% residing in urban areas.", "url": "https://statehouse.gov.ng/news/independence-day-address-by-president-muhammadu-buhari/" }, { "question": "What does the 2050 population projection for Nigeria look like?", "answer": "(the 2008 revision) the region has a 2050 projected population of 1753 million, 200 million ", "url": "https://www.fao.org/3/ap106e/ap106e.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 223, "claim": "Nigeria's petrol prices are lower than Saudi Arabia's.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the prices of gasoline and diesel in Saudi Arabia Question answer: How much does a litre of petrol cost in Kuwait?", "answer": "levels (Table 1). Gasoline prices in Saudi Arabia were ", "url": "https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2015/cr15286.pdf" }, { "question": "Is it cheaper to buy petrol in the UK than Nigeria?", "answer": "‘Petrol is cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia’ — Buhari defends fuel price hike", "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/petrol-is-cheaper-in-nigeria-than-in-saudi-arabia-buhari-defends-fuel-price-hike" }, { "question": "What are the reasons for this difference in fuel consumption in Kuwait and Saudia Arabia?", "answer": "the total quantity of fuels consumption is much lower than in Saudi Arabia. In", "url": "https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w22105/w22105.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 224, "claim": "At independence, Nigeria had a population of 45 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How big is each local government area in nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s population of 183 million people is spread across 774 Local Government Areas, ", "url": "https://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/WP120/WP120.pdf" }, { "question": "What has the Nigerian population increased to in 100 years?", "answer": "Nigeria population has been on the increase from 15.9 million people in 1911 to 140 ", "url": "https://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/pdfuploads/Nigeria%20Poverty%20Profile%202010.pdf" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 225, "claim": "There was a 40% drop in oil prices in Nigeria in 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did oil price fall 40% in next 10 years?", "answer": "induced a downward trend in oil prices over the next decade, with oil prices falling 40% ", "url": "https://econweb.ucsd.edu/~jhamilto/oil_history.pdf" }, { "question": "Why did oil price drop and interest rates rise in 2019?", "answer": "drop in oil prices and the decline in intermediate- and long-term interest", "url": "https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/FOMC19980331meeting.pdf" }, { "question": "How does a lower price of oil benefit the importing countries?", "answer": "Activity in oil importers should benefit from lower oil prices since a drop in oil prices raises household", "url": "https://www.worldbank.org/content/dam/Worldbank/Research/PRN01_Mar2015_Oil_Prices.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 226, "claim": "Potential voter fraud in the 2020 U.S Presidential Election is caused by mail-in ballots being sent in error to previous tenants in Washington DC.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What were the reasons for the rejection of mail in votes in 2020 ?", "answer": "During the 2020 presidential primaries, more than 500,000 mail-in ballots across the nation were rejected due in part to voter error.", "url": "https://njsbf.org/2020/09/13/mailing-in-the-votes/" }, { "question": "How many mail ballot votes are cast each year in Washington state?", "answer": "That would mean that tens of thousands of mail-in ballots are being cast in Oregon by individuals other than the registered voter.", "url": "https://www.heritage.org/election-integrity/commentary/potential-fraud-why-mail-elections-should-be-dead-letter" }, { "question": "Is it possible that Trump is lying about mail voting and voter frauds?", "answer": "“Trump makes unsubstantiated claim that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud,” read the bold heading.", "url": "https://www.wired.com/story/twitter-fact-checked-trump-tweets-mail-in-ballots/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 227, "claim": "Hindus are a minority in Kerala.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of a Hindu temple in Kerala named for Narendra Modiji?", "answer": "Hindus minority in Wayanad, so Rahul Gandhi picked it, says PM Modi", "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/hindus-minority-in-wayanad-so-rahul-gandhi-picked-it-says-pm-modi-1495806-2019-04-06" }, { "question": "Why is India a Hindu nation?", "answer": "India as a whole the Hindus are a nation and the Muslims ", "url": "https://mea.gov.in/Images/attach/amb/Volume_08.pdf" }, { "question": "How do you explain the fact that the Hindu population in India is much smaller than the Muslim population?", "answer": "Moreover, Hindu residents of Kerala are not a religious minority, according to Indian census data.", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/false-claim-circulates-online-video-shows-assault-hindu-woman-indian-state-kerala" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 228, "claim": "At independence in 1960 Nigeria had a population of 45 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria like before gaining independence Question Answered: How did the Nigerian economy change after independence?", "answer": "Gaining independence in 1960, the economic and political transformation process in Nigeria is ", "url": "https://bti-project.org/fileadmin/api/content/en/downloads/reports/country_report_2020_NGA.pdf" }, { "question": "How much has the Nigerian population increased since 1960?", "answer": "Population growth in NigeriaFrom 1960 to 2022 the population of Nigeria increased from 45.14 million to 218.54 million people.", "url": "https://www.worlddata.info/africa/nigeria/populationgrowth.php" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 229, "claim": "There was a 40% drop in the price of oil, Nigeria's main export.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Nigeria as an oil producing nation?", "answer": "tions, and its position as a world oil producer, Nigeria's national", "url": "https://www.marines.mil/Portals/1/Publications/Nigeria%20Study_1.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the correlation between oil production and price?", "answer": "such an oil price drop has different effects across oil exporting countries, unsurprisingly strongly correlated with", "url": "https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/bitstream/JRC101562/jrc101562_impact%20of%20low%20oil%20prices%2020160512.pdf" }, { "question": "How did oil price fall 40% in next 10 years?", "answer": "induced a downward trend in oil prices over the next decade, with oil prices falling 40% ", "url": "https://econweb.ucsd.edu/~jhamilto/oil_history.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 230, "claim": "Judith Collins said, on Donald Trump, \"actually, he's a damn sight better than any of the other Presidents that have been there before him, including those that you admire, Miss Arden,\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the meaning of “damn sight” and why did Collins use the word “better”?", "answer": "The post features Ms Collins’ image alongside the quote: “He’s a damn sight better than any of the other Presidents that have been there before him, including those that you admire, Miss Ardern.”", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/manipulated-collins-quote-misrepresents-praise-for-trump/" }, { "question": "What was the purpose of this statement by Ms. Collins about Trump being a better president than the previous ones?", "answer": "Ms Collins did not say Donald Trump was “a damn sight better” than previous presidents, only that it was better he had not started any wars, unlike his predecessors.", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/manipulated-collins-quote-misrepresents-praise-for-trump/" }, { "question": "Did Collins say \"Donald Trump is a better president than all the presidents before him?", "answer": "\"Well actually it's a damn sight better than any of the other presidents that have been there before, including those you admire Ms Ardern,\" Collins snapped back.", "url": "https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/09/nz-election-2020-judith-collins-jacinda-ardern-dish-out-their-opinion-on-us-president-donald-trump.html" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 231, "claim": "Nigeria’s urban population at independence was approximately 7 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much is Nigeria’s percentage urbanization to its total population?", "answer": "percentage of urban population to the country’s urban population is much more than what one could ", "url": "https://www.stat.go.jp/info/meetings/cambodia/pdf/a02_chap.pdf" }, { "question": "What was Nigeria’s population when it gained its independence?", "answer": "It said Nigeria's population was around 63 million when the west African country gained independence in 1960, compared with a population now estimated at close to 200 million.", "url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/nigeria-muhammadu-buhari-communal-violence-population-growth/4201068.html" }, { "question": "How fast is urbanization in nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s urban population is growing much faster ", "url": "https://korbel.du.edu/sites/default/files/2021-12/Nigerian%20Infrastructure.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 232, "claim": "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said ‘our job is to save cows, not women.’", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does YOGI ADITYANATH’s comment on Women’s Rights in India have anything to do with Hinduism or Indian culture?", "answer": "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s comments on women may be in the garb of 'Indian culture', but there is nothing particularly Indian or even Hindu about them.", "url": "https://www.womensweb.in/2017/03/yogi-adityanaths-comments-on-women/" }, { "question": "Who are the people who dare to harm the cows in UP?", "answer": "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday stated that no one in his state would dare harm cows.", "url": "https://www.thequint.com/neon/social-buzz/yodi-adityanath-uttar-pradesh-gau-rakshaks-cow-reddit" }, { "question": "Has the Chief minister called any meeting to take action against the attack on two Muslim dry-fruit vendors in Uttar pradesh?", "answer": "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, a hardline Hindu monk known for his anti-Muslim remarks, called a meeting in state capital Lucknow on Tuesday.", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/12/6/outrage-over-indian-police-officers-killing-by-cow-vigilantes" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 233, "claim": "There has been a 60% drop in government revenue.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What percentage revenue does Entity B get from Entity C?", "answer": "customer and had recognised 60% of the revenue. Although Entity A ", "url": "https://assets.ey.com/content/dam/ey-sites/ey-com/en_gl/topics/ifrs/ey-applying-revenue-september-2019.pdf" }, { "question": "What percentage of revenues are recognized in a given year?", "answer": "Approximately 60% of our revenue is recognized at a point in time, with the remaining 40% recognized over time.", "url": "https://www.teledyne.com/en-us/investors/Documents/TDY_AR2018.pdf" }, { "question": "How can a company prove it has lost 20% in revenues in a month?", "answer": "employer that can prove a 20% y/y drop in revenue in March is also ", "url": "https://www.ugogentilini.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Country-SP-COVID-responses_May15.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 234, "claim": "Kamala Harris called Joe Biden Trash.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Sen Harris have a history of calling people trash?", "answer": "The claim: Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, called former Vice President Joe Biden \"trash\"", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/24/fact-check-kamala-harris-never-called-joe-biden-trash/5615871002/" }, { "question": "What was Vice president Biden's reaction to Kamla Harris's acceptance speech?", "answer": "Remarks by Vice President Joe Biden Introducing Kamala Harris as His Vice Presidential Running Mate in Wilmington, Delaware", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-vice-president-joe-biden-introducing-kamala-harris-his-vice-presidential-running" }, { "question": "What is the name of the congressman who congratulated President-elect Biden and vice-president elect Harris?", "answer": "Congressman Brad Sherman Congratulates President-Elect Joe Biden & Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris", "url": "https://sherman.house.gov/news-archive" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 235, "claim": "In England You can get a £3,000 fine for not wearing a cloth over your face at the time of this claim.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How do you tie a cloth facemasksksk over the nose and mouth to make it fit better?", "answer": "- You can improve the fit and effectiveness of a facemask by tying a layer of cloth over it, although you are likely to find this less comfortable and you should not tie the cloth so tight that it makes breathing harder.", "url": "http://www.ivhhn.org/index.php/ash-protection" }, { "question": "What is the best way to wash your cloth cloth mask?", "answer": "recommendations for face mask and covering wearing for ", "url": "https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/set-c/set-c-facemasks.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the rules for wearing masks in the UK?", "answer": "Regulation 4 - reasonable excuse for not wearing a face covering when entering or remaining within a relevant place", "url": "https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/coronavirus-health-protection-coronavirus-wearing-face-coverings-relevant-place" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 236, "claim": "Covid 19 Will Go Away If You Stop Getting Tested, It's Just The Elderly Dying and People Are Being Intentionally Infected", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the factors associated with mortality among elderly people in COVID-19 pandemic?", "answer": "Factors Associated with Mortality among Elderly People in the COVID-19 Pandemic (SARS-CoV-2): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32474561/" }, { "question": "What was the number of people who were infected with Covid-19 at the time of this outbreak?", "answer": "19 outbreak and concerns for bringing Covid 19 into the residential facility. Fortunately we", "url": "https://documentingcovid19.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/Williamson%20County%20and%20Cities%20Health.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the number of people who were infected with Covid-19 at the time of this outbreak?", "answer": "19 outbreak and concerns for bringing Covid 19 into the residential facility. Fortunately we", "url": "https://documentingcovid19.sfo2.digitaloceanspaces.com/Williamson%20County%20and%20Cities%20Health.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 237, "claim": "The alleged concerns of the United States over Cuba's cooperation, in this case about the ‘More Doctors’ program, are neither legitimate nor pertinent to be discussed at PAHO [Pan American Health Organization].", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the relationship between Cuba and Brazil and Pan-American health organization (PHO)?", "answer": "The cooperation agreement between the Brazilian government, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and the island ties in with a long-standing fixture of Cuba’s soft power.", "url": "https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/04/cuban-doctors-brazil-coronavirus.html" }, { "question": "What are the purposes of the PAHO?", "answer": "and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Its purposes are to inform the American public about", "url": "https://www.american.edu/centers/latin-american-latino-studies/upload/impact-of-us-embargo-on-health-nutrition-in-cuba-1997.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the benefits of Cuba's medical system?", "answer": "the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have all funded Cuba’s medical education ", "url": "https://cubaarchive.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Haiti-Med.Mission-ASCE-2011-FINAL-.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 238, "claim": "The number of police decline when National Party leader Judith Collins’ was police minister.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the claim that police in NZ have increased their numbers since Ms. Collins became police chief true?", "answer": "Police NZ data shows actual police numbers rose between 2008 and 2016, during which time Ms Collins served two distinct periods as police minister.", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-police-numbers-declined-under-nationals-leader/" }, { "question": "Is the claim that police in NZ have increased their numbers since Ms. Collins became police chief true?", "answer": "Police NZ data shows actual police numbers rose between 2008 and 2016, during which time Ms Collins served two distinct periods as police minister.", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-police-numbers-declined-under-nationals-leader/" }, { "question": "How did police force numbers increase during the time of Ms. Collins as Police Minister?", "answer": "While there were some year-on-year decreases in the number of police officers during Ms Collins’ stints as police minister, officer numbers increased overall by 688.", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/nz-prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-says-police-numbers-declined-under-nationals-leader/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 239, "claim": "Judith Collins, the National Party leader stated that New Zealand was using more coal to generate electricity because of the oil and gas exploration ban.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was the ban on oil & gas explorations likely to affect prices and coal use in 2019 and 2020?", "answer": "Energy industry experts and government reports indicate the oil and gas exploration ban was unlikely to have had a short-term impact on prices or coal consumption in the past two years.", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/new-zealands-oil-and-gas-ban-hasnt-led-to-energy-price-spike/" }, { "question": "What is the PCE report on the impacts of oil exploration bans?", "answer": "The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) investigated the impact of the government’s oil and gas exploration ban and found it was likely to have an impact on gas and electricity prices only once the current exploration and mining permits expired (page 36).", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/new-zealands-oil-and-gas-ban-hasnt-led-to-energy-price-spike/" }, { "question": "Is the NZ Government’s decision to stop new oil, gas or coal exploration a good decision for the economy?", "answer": "AAP FactCheck Investigation: Has the New Zealand government’s ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration resulted in an increase in energy prices and a rise in the consumption of imported coal?", "url": "https://www.aap.com.au/factcheck/new-zealands-oil-and-gas-ban-hasnt-led-to-energy-price-spike/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 240, "claim": "Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden received the questions for the first presidential debate in advance.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the topic of debate between Donald J. Trump & Joe B. Biden in their first debate?", "answer": "President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden faced off in the first presidential debate on Tuesday night in Cleveland.", "url": "https://www.nbcboston.com/news/politics/trump-biden-debate-by-topic-supreme-court-covid-more/2203736/" }, { "question": "When will the first Presidential debate take place between Donald Trump and Joe Biden?", "answer": "The first presidential debate is set for Tuesday between President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden.", "url": "https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/28/trump-biden-presidential-debate-2020-how-watch-stream/3562050001/" }, { "question": "When will the first presidential debate be held between the two candidates, Donald Trump vs Joe Biden?", "answer": "The first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Sept. 29.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-virus-outbreak-ruth-bader-ginsburg-1fe452dc5cefb421907b0a952a232faa" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 241, "claim": "President Joe Biden is abusing the prescription drug Adderall.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long has adderal been available for prescription?", "answer": "A. The History of Adderall as a prescription drug ", "url": "https://www.canr.msu.edu/iflr/uploads/files/Student%20Papers/Geist_Focusing-on-Adderall.pdf" }, { "question": "Does the Biden administration have a plan to fight prescription drugs?", "answer": "\"Today, we are making an unprecedented commitment to combat the growing problem of prescription drug abuse,\" said Vice President Joe Biden as he announced the administration's plan Tuesday morning.", "url": "http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/04/19/drug.abuse/index.html" }, { "question": "What are the side effects of adderal?", "answer": "Adderall is a prescription stimulant drug that contains a combination of amphetamine and dextroamphetamine.", "url": "https://www.healthline.com/health/how-long-does-adderall-stay-in-your-system" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 242, "claim": "U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention downgrades COVID-19, rating it less fatal than seasonal flu", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the similarities between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and seasonal influenza?", "answer": "6. Similarities and differences between flu and COVID-19. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.", "url": "https://www.influenza-defense.org/wp-content/uploads/12-covid-fact-sheet-121322.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the difference between a flu shot and a seasonal flu vaccine?", "answer": "- Fluzone high-dose seasonal influenza vaccine. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/qa_fluzone.htm.", "url": "https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flu/expert-answers/fluzone/faq-20058032" }, { "question": "What is the recommended age for getting the flu vaccine in US?", "answer": "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends annual flu vaccinations for everyone age 6 months and older.", "url": "https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flu/expert-answers/fluzone/faq-20058032" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 243, "claim": "Eating millets will protect you from Coronavirus.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is it important to promote the use and consumption of Millets in packaged foods?", "answer": "The use of millets in commercial/packaged food will encourage farmers to grow millets and will open new opportunities and revitalize the farmers.", "url": "https://agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40066-018-0183-3" }, { "question": "Why was rice not preferred from millet?", "answer": "millets, thus rice from millets were less preferred over white rice.", "url": "https://www.millets.res.in/pub/2018/The_Story_of_Millets.pdf" }, { "question": "Is resistant starches from millets/legumes good for gut health?", "answer": "of resistant starch from minor millets on intestinal ", "url": "https://nutricereals.dac.gov.in/Publication/Pub_HealthyBenfits_Sep2018.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 244, "claim": "Claims that there were links between Trumps 2016 election campaign and Russia were part of a hoax that Hilary Clinton was behind.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What other contacts were there between Trump and Russian officials?", "answer": "There were a number of other electronic or personal contacts between people in the 2016 Trump campaign and Russians.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2018/04/25/591260379/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-russia-investigations-alleged-collusion" }, { "question": "What evidence was there that links were found between the Trump administration and Russia?", "answer": "Regardless of any personal views that any individual law enforcement officials may have had about presidential candidates in the 2016 election, it is striking that in the months running up to the 2016 presidential election, neither Strzok, Page, nor any of the investigators working on the counterintelligence investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election disclosed the fact that there was evidence of links between Russia and Trump campaign.", "url": "https://www.acslaw.org/projects/the-presidential-investigation-education-project/dojs-inspector-general-report-myths-and-facts-on-russia-inquiry-origins/" }, { "question": "What are the links that Mueller found between Russia and Trump’s campaign?", "answer": "But the special counsel noted in his report that there were “numerous links (i.e., contacts) between the Russian government and the Trump Campaign.”", "url": "https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-collusion-confusion-helps-trump" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 245, "claim": "Potential voter fraud in the 2020 U.S Presidential Election is caused by mail-in ballots being sent to a mans deceased parents in Mercer County in New Jersey.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many votes were cast in May 2020 in paterson New jersey?", "answer": "the May municipal election in Paterson, New Jersey, at least 800 mail-in ballots were set aside ", "url": "https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2020-09-23-How-Democrats-Are-Attempting-to-Sow-Uncertainty-Inaccuracy-and-Delay-in-the-2020-Election.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the other county websites in new jersey that mercer county uses?", "answer": "The other search websites that Mercer County uses are used in other counties in New Jersey as well so if you use", "url": "https://www.mercerbar.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/June-2017-Newsletter.pdf" }, { "question": "How is the mail-in voting system implemented in new Jersey?", "answer": "Pursuant to State law, the November 3, 2020 General Election will be conducted primarily by Mail-In Ballot in New Jersey.", "url": "https://midjersey.news/category/monmouth-county/brielle/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 246, "claim": "A “new virus” disease called Novel Bunya V!rus that is caused by ticks is diagnosed as severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is spreading in China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the symptoms of SFTS virus infection in human?", "answer": "Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by a novel bunyavirus (SFTSV) in China.", "url": "https://bmcinfectdis.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1471-2334-14-366" }, { "question": "What are the signs and symptoms of SFTS virus infection?", "answer": "designated severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS),", "url": "http://www.innocua.net/web/download-3074/piis1201971214014970.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the symptoms of SFTS virus infection?", "answer": "Severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is caused by a novel bunyavirus: severe fever and thrombocytopenia syndrome virus (SFTSV).", "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7223615/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 247, "claim": "There is more chance of an asteroid hitting Earth on 02/11/2020 than dying from COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is there a trend of more asteroid impact on earth for interior super earths?", "answer": "There is a general trend for the total number of asteroid impacts on Earth for super-Earths located interior to Earth's orbit.", "url": "https://academic.oup.com/mnras/article/473/1/295/4160101" }, { "question": "Is an Amor asteroid approaching Earth?", "answer": "is an Apollo asteroid. Amor asteroids approach Earth’s", "url": "https://www.ll.mit.edu/sites/default/files/publication/doc/lincoln-near-earth-asteroid-research-(linear)-stokes-ja-7600.pdf" }, { "question": "Is NASA tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth?", "answer": "Asteroid alert: NASA is tracking a speedy asteroid on Earth approch", "url": "https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1240340/Asteroid-alert-NASA-spots-asteroid-hit-Earth-close-approach-asteroid-news" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 248, "claim": "Sadiq Khan faked getting the flu jab as the plastic cap was still on the needle.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does this modification solve the problems with the plastic needles ?", "answer": "simple modification solves this problem (Fig. 31-8). Cut the end off a plastic needle cap to form ", "url": "https://www.fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar/Laboratorio-farmaceutico-conjunto/files/Internacional/Ambientes%20Desfavorables_Pr%C3%A1ctica%20M%C3%A9dica/2016%20Improvised%20Medicine.pdf" }, { "question": "How can you remove the plastic needle cap from a syringe without puncturing the skin?", "answer": "The plastic cap should be removed from the needle (by pulling it off, but be careful not to stab yourself with the needle!).", "url": "https://icatcare.org/advice/how-to-give-subcutaneous-fluids-to-your-cat/" }, { "question": "Is it safe to use a plastic needle sheath to make a safety guard for aspirating peritonillar fluid?", "answer": "the spinal needle’s plastic sheath, as is done when making a needle guard to aspirate peritonsillar ", "url": "https://www.fuerzas-armadas.mil.ar/Laboratorio-farmaceutico-conjunto/files/Internacional/Ambientes%20Desfavorables_Pr%C3%A1ctica%20M%C3%A9dica/2016%20Improvised%20Medicine.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 249, "claim": "AARP endorsed President Biden and gave financial support to planned parenthood.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the purpose of this financial support to District-based small business and entrepreneurs?", "answer": "financial support to District­based small businesses and entrepreneurs.", "url": "https://dccouncil.gov/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/disb.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the response of Aarp to their investigation?", "answer": "When AARP gave their responses to this investigation, they posted their response on their website.", "url": "https://community.aarp.org/t5/Medicare-Insurance/Silver-Sneakers-being-droped-by-AARP-recommended-insurer/m-p/2097022/highlight/true" }, { "question": "Does Aarp have a financial interest in and how does it compare to other financial interests of other members of Congress?", "answer": "market leader, AARP has a significant financial stake in ", "url": "https://seniorsavingsnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AARP_REPORT_FINAL_PDF_3_29_11.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 250, "claim": "Indian legendary singer Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam's family asked the Tamil Nadu government for help to pay the hospital bills after his death, but it was Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's daughter who stepped in.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the truth about the story that Tamilnadu did not help India pay for the treatment of Covid19 patients in India?", "answer": "\" \"Billing was very high, we couldn't pay, Tamil Nadu didn't help us, Indian Vice President 's daughter came and paid the bill\" - all these stories came and these are absolutely baseless rumors.", "url": "https://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/sp-charan-press-meet-about-spbs-time-of-death-medical-details-and-hospital-bill.html" }, { "question": "What was the reason for SP’s daughter to pay the money to a hospital in India?", "answer": "Rumours have further stated that SP Charan had to request Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu to take care of the situation and on VP’s insistence, his daughter paid the amount to the hospital.", "url": "https://filmyfocus.com/sp-charan-issues-clarity-on-spb-hospital-stay-and-bills" }, { "question": "What is the name of Vice president of india M. Venkayyaiah naidu?", "answer": "Subsequently, the rumors suggested that the Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu had stepped in. Mentioning all these reports, SP Charan said these baseless rumors hurt them and their family members who are grieving the passing away of SPB.", "url": "https://telugucinema.com/news/sp-charan-quashes-rumors-about-the-hospital-bill" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 251, "claim": "FAcebook meme shows real stats on Black v White Violence and Police shootings", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the statistics of police violence?", "answer": "749 Mapping Police Violence, “2017 Police Violence Report,” https://policeviolencereport.org/ (last accessed Nov. 3,", "url": "https://www.usccr.gov/files/pubs/2018/11-15-Police-Force.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the statistics of police violence?", "answer": "714 Mapping Police Violence, “2017 Police Violence Report,” https://policeviolencereport.org/ (last accessed Nov. 3,", "url": "https://www.usccr.gov/files/pubs/2018/11-15-Police-Force.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the statistics of police violence against black men?", "answer": "Mapping Police Violence, a crowdsourced database that includes deaths by vehicle, tasering or beating in addition to shootings, estimates 25 police killings of unarmed Black men in 2019.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/23/fact-check-how-many-unarmed-black-men-did-police-kill-2019/5322455002/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 252, "claim": "New Zealand opposition leader Judith Collins is opposed to new environmental legislation because of her connection to Oravida, a local water and dairy company that exports produce to China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is Judith collins not transparent in her meetings with Oravaida in New Zealand?", "answer": "NZ Cabinet Minister, Judith Collins, has dug a hole for herself by not being very transparent about her relationship and meetings in China with the Chinese-owned milk company Oravida.", "url": "https://community.scoop.co.nz/2014/04/dave-wolland-cartoons-april-19-2014/" }, { "question": "Why is Judith collins not transparent in her meetings with Oravaida in New Zealand?", "answer": "NZ Cabinet Minister, Judith Collins, has dug a hole for herself by not being very transparent about her relationship and meetings in China with the Chinese-owned milk company Oravida.", "url": "https://community.scoop.co.nz/2014/04/dave-wolland-cartoons-april-19-2014/" }, { "question": "How did she visit the office of a company that exports dairy products from NZ to a country that has banned dairy imports from China?", "answer": "One News reported that while Ms Collins was in China last October she visited the offices of Oravida, a New Zealand company which exports milk products to China.", "url": "https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/judith-collins-accused-of-potential-conflict-of-interest/NXKZLIY4IZNGIN6GKTNQZQSJWQ/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 253, "claim": "The Nigerian government is donating $600 million to Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s campaign.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What were the guarantees given by President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians in 2017?", "answer": "guarantees, security aid of $600 million and economic aid of $500 million since the revolution ", "url": "https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/imo/media/doc/2020-08-31-Painter%20Interview%20with%20Exhibits.pdf" }, { "question": "How did Biden get the money back from his donors?", "answer": "A Biden campaign official confirmed that the full donation was returned. Biden is now the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-louis-c-k-campaign-donation-return/" }, { "question": "What is the cost of renewing the licenses for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas in Nigeria?", "answer": "The letter goes on to say that the licences were renewed by MPN for $600 million “without recourse” to CNOOC’s $3.75 billion bid.", "url": "https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/probe-murky-exxonmobil-deal-shows-why-strong-us-transparency-rules-are-needed-oil-companies/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 254, "claim": "Olive Garden prohibits its employees from wearing face masks depicting the American flag.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the statement from an employee of Olive garden correct?", "answer": "Note: A commenter shared feedback from the manager of an Olive Garden, who said that the information from Olive Garden corporate isn't accurate.", "url": "http://www.knoxvegan.com/blog/everything-vegan-at-olive-garden" }, { "question": "Does Olive garden lack a location strategy?", "answer": "Furthermore, Olive Garden lacked in its Location Strategy as well. Due to its low sales, Red Lobster was replacing Olive Garden, making the restaurant chain far from its customers.", "url": "https://opsmgt.edublogs.org/2014/10/07/olive-garden-success-or-failure/" }, { "question": "What are the employees of Olive garden being treated like in India?", "answer": "\"We will continue the fight for Amira and hold Olive Garden responsible for its treatment of employees.\"", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/03/09/indiana-olive-garden-employee-quits-job-after-alleged-racist-incident/4999266002/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 255, "claim": "Amy Coney Barrett has a written track record, disagreeing adamantly with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Barrett's record on the supreme court's ruling on health reform?", "answer": "\"[Barrett] has a written track record of disagreeing with the U.S. Supreme Court's decision upholding the Affordable Care Act.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/delaware-valley-elected-officials-react-to-president-trump-naming-judge-amy-coney-barrett-as-supreme-court-nominee/" }, { "question": "Does Barrett have a record criticizing the court’s decisions on health care issues?", "answer": "\"Barrett has a track record of disagreeing with the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the ACA. She critiqued Chief Roberts’ opinion upholding the law in 2012.", "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/celebrities-react-trump-judge-amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court" }, { "question": "What is Barrett's track records of disagreement with Supreme court's decision on the A. C.A. Act?", "answer": "\"Barrett \"has a written track record of disagreeing with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision upholding the Affordable Care Act.", "url": "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/amy-coney-barrett-supreme-court-nomination-trump-ginsburg" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 256, "claim": "A child died in Germany from wearing a mask.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the best age to start wearing masks for children?", "answer": "If an adult can supervise the child whilst they’re wearing the mask.", "url": "https://www.unicef.org/rosa/stories/child-mask-use-everything-you-need-know" }, { "question": "Is wearing surgical masks a risk to health?", "answer": "- Does wearing a mask pose any health risks? https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-mask-pose-health.html.", "url": "https://pws.byu.edu/covid-19-and-masks" }, { "question": "How to talk to a child who is wearing a mask Question answer: You can use a face shield to protect your eyes and face from splashes and sprays. Face shields can be made from a variety of materials, such as plastic, cloth, paper, foam, vinyl, etc.?", "answer": "- Talk to your child through your mask. The mask will muffle your voice so it’s helpful to find a speaking volume that your child can hear.", "url": "https://www.brookings.edu/articles/are-you-happy-or-sad-how-wearing-face-masks-can-impact-childrens-ability-to-read-emotions/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 257, "claim": "A Maryland man was sentenced to a year in jail for throwing parties.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the jail sentence for violating the governor's order to stop large gathering?", "answer": "HUGHESVILLE, Md. (WJZ) -- A Charles County man who held multiple large gatherings earlier this year in violation of Gov. Larry Hogan's emergency order banning gatherings of 10 or more people due to the coronavirus has been sentenced to a year in jail, the county's state's attorney's office said Friday.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-man-who-held-parties-despite-coronavirus-order-sentenced-latest/" }, { "question": "Has a man been jailed in Maryland for violating the 10 person limit on gathering?", "answer": "A Maryland man has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined $5,000 for throwing two large parties in violation of the state’s ban on gatherings of more than 10 people.", "url": "http://ccsao.us/in-the-news-2-2/" }, { "question": "How many months was the man sentenced for his crime?", "answer": "A suspect was sentenced to multiple months in prison and ordered to pay ", "url": "https://www.fincen.gov/sites/default/files/shared/sar_tti_09.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 258, "claim": "A Supreme Court nominee has never been nominated and installed while a presidential election is already underway.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does the constitution say the President can make a nomination and Senate can not confirm it?", "answer": "\"This has never been about who the nominee is. It is about a basic principle. Under our Constitution, the president has every right to make this nomination, and the Senate has every right not to confirm a nominee.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2016/03/16/470664561/mcconnell-blocking-supreme-court-nomination-about-a-principle-not-a-person" }, { "question": "What were the 15 cases where there was a vacancies and a new president was nominated in presidential elections in US history?", "answer": "“There have been 15 situations in U.S. history where a Supreme Court vacancy arose in a presidential election year and the president nominated someone that same year.", "url": "https://www.thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2020/9/thune-democrats-undemocratic-threats-will-not-deter-the-senate-from-doing-its-job" }, { "question": "linked to the Supreme Court of India and has often been referred to as a court which is not independent in fact or law from its ersterstory government that it was created by an executive decree signed on May 22 1?", "answer": "Supreme Court, a Court which in fact has often been very closely", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-CHRG-KENNEDY/pdf/GPO-CHRG-KENNEDY.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 259, "claim": "Govt of India is providing money to bereaved families of COVID-19 - Insurance benefits for Covid-19 deaths can be claimed under the schemes of PMJJBY and PMSBY.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much is the insurance coverage under PMBY?", "answer": "reported Rs.3 lakhs as the maximum insurance cover under PMJJBY and PMSBY. It ", "url": "https://iaeme.com/MasterAdmin/Journal_uploads/JOM/VOLUME_5_ISSUE_4/JOM_05_04_023.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the benefits available under these schemes for coronavirus related death?", "answer": "Claim: The benefits under the PMJJBY and PMSBY schemes can be claimed for COVID-19 related deaths.", "url": "https://factly.in/covid-19-related-deaths-are-covered-under-pmjjby-but-not-under-pmsby/" }, { "question": "What are the benefits available under these schemes for coronavirus related death?", "answer": "Claim: The benefits under the PMJJBY and PMSBY schemes can be claimed for COVID-19 related deaths.", "url": "https://factly.in/covid-19-related-deaths-are-covered-under-pmjjby-but-not-under-pmsby/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 260, "claim": "Jo Biden the U.S Democratic Presidential nominee calls Donald Trump supporters the \"dregs of society\".", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Biden support the term \"dregs\" for supporters of President Donald J. Trump?", "answer": "Biden called Trump supporters the dregs of society\" during a", "url": "https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6472-us-2020-facebook-disinformation/d53c6e6fe884c9d2aa27/optimized/full.pdf" }, { "question": "Did President Trump call all Trump supporters the dreds society?", "answer": "But despite reports that he called all supporters of President Donald Trump “the dregs of society,” video of Biden’s speech shows otherwise.", "url": "https://people.com/politics/joe-biden-trump-supporters-dregs-of-society/" }, { "question": "Did Biden call Trump supporters the \"dregs\" of the society?", "answer": "Politics Joe Biden Did Not Call Trump Supporters the 'Dregs of Society' — Despite Don Jr.'s Claims Despite reports that he called all supporters of President Trump \" the dregs of society,\" video of Joe Biden's speech shows otherwise By Dave Quinn Dave Quinn Dave Quinn is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE.", "url": "https://people.com/politics/joe-biden-trump-supporters-dregs-of-society/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 261, "claim": "Distance between Gandhi and Green thread can determine if Rs 500 note is genuine or fake", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the green thread on a 500 rupee note mean?", "answer": "Figure 7: Paper currency note of 500 showing green colour security thread in visible light ", "url": "https://ijiset.com/vol6/v6s6/IJISET_V6_I6_12.pdf" }, { "question": "Does the RBI’s thread turn blue when it comes in contact with the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi on a banknote?", "answer": "Regarding the security thread, as per RBI, it will turn from green to blue if the note is tilted. However, it does not mention anything about the distance of the thread from Gandhi’s portrait printed on the note.", "url": "https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/are-500-notes-with-green-strip-close-to-gandhis-image-fake" }, { "question": "Is it smaller than the previous Rs 1000 note?", "answer": "The new Rs 500 note at 63mm x 150mm is smaller in size than previous one.", "url": "https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/fears-over-fake-new-notes-here-are-some-easy-ways-identify-authenticity-52889" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 262, "claim": "Nigeria performed poorly in Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the past five years.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the SDGs mean for the world?", "answer": "identified the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a key ", "url": "https://www.erm.com/globalassets/erm-sr-2018/erm-sustainability-report-2018.pdf" }, { "question": "What does this report mean for the SDGs in Africa?", "answer": "This report analyses progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Asia and the Pacific and its five subregions.", "url": "https://data.unescap.org/publications" }, { "question": "What do the SDGs mean for the people of Kenya?", "answer": "ing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The international community ", "url": "https://agritrop.cirad.fr/601812/1/ID601812.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 263, "claim": "No news coverage was given to US President Donald Trump's executive order on September 24, 2020 guaranteed health coverage protections for those with preexisting conditions.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the purpose of executive orders issued on 24th September,2017?", "answer": "issued an executive order on September 24, 2017, which ", "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/17/17-965/36175/20180221192736374_Final%20Trump%20v.%20Hawaii%20JA%20-%20REVISED%20for%20filing.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the President's Executive Order on Pre-Existing Medical Conditions mean for Americans with health problems?", "answer": "CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- During a Charlotte, N.C. event on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced an executive order on preexisting medical conditions, amid a global pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of protections guaranteed by the Obama-era health law his administration is still trying to overturn.", "url": "https://abc7ny.com/donald-trump-executive-order-president-preexisting-conditions/6543235/" }, { "question": "What are the executive actions taken by the president to improve medical care for Americans with pre existing conditions?", "answer": "Sept. 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a series of executive orders to ensure medical protections for people with pre-existing conditions, prevent surprise medical bills and guarantee price transparency.", "url": "https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/09/24/Trump-outlines-healthcare-plan-ensures-coverage-for-pre-existing-conditions/1021600993448/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 264, "claim": "Donald Trump has not appoointed any black federal judges.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What percentage of Trump’s judges were white and what percentage were black?", "answer": "Trump's judges have been 86 percent white, while DeSantis has appointed just four black judges to the lower courts out of 32 total.", "url": "https://www.facingsouth.org/2019/10/floridas-judicial-pipeline-filled-right-wing-federalist-society" }, { "question": "What is Trump doing to appoint judges?", "answer": "Donald Trump is appointing federal judges at a blistering pace", "url": "https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/02/14/donald-trump-is-appointing-federal-judges-at-a-blistering-pace" }, { "question": "Why is Trump picking more men to be judges?", "answer": "Trump choosing more white men as judges than any president in decades", "url": "https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2017/11/23/trump-choosing-more-white-men-judges-than-any-president-decades/868579001/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 265, "claim": "A mail-in ballot application for voting in the US presidential election which was sent to a deceased grandfather in the State of New Mexico is evidence of potential widespread voter fraud via mail-in ballots.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What evidence is there that there was widespread vote fraud during the 2020 election?", "answer": "- Research into the 2016 election found no evidence of widespread voter fraud.", "url": "https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/debunking-voter-fraud-myth" }, { "question": "What is the name of Oregon’s first presidential elections with the use of mail in voting?", "answer": "Two years later, Oregon became the first state in the U.S. to conduct a presidential election with mail-in voting.", "url": "https://www.opb.org/news/article/history-vote-by-mail-oregon-elections/" }, { "question": "What evidence is there that there was widespread vote fraud during the 2020 presidential elections?", "answer": "They found no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2016 presidential election nor any striking abnormalities in states flagged as potentially problematic.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/14/fact-check-mailing-ballots-dead-people-not-leading-voter-fraud/3214074001/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 266, "claim": "Raveer Singh requested Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to let him join anxiety-prone Actor Deepika Padukone during drug interrogation.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the role of NCB in combating narcotics in China?", "answer": "continue to work, closely with the Chinese Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to target the ", "url": "https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Testimony/2018/ChinaFentanylTestimony.pdf" }, { "question": "Did Ranvir Singh's wife and Bollywood actor Deepik Padukaon join NCB probe on drug related case on saturday?", "answer": "The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday said that it has not got any request from Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone's husband Ranveer Singh to join the probe along with his wife on Saturday in a drug-related case.", "url": "https://www.sacnilk.com/news/No_Request_From_Ranveer_Singh_To_Attend_Questioning_Along_With_Deepika_Padukone_NCB" }, { "question": "Did Ranvir Singh's wife and Bollywood actor Deepik Padukaon join NCB probe on drug related case on saturday?", "answer": "The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday said that it has not got any request from Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone's husband Ranveer Singh to join the probe along with his wife on Saturday in a drug-related case.", "url": "https://www.sacnilk.com/news/No_Request_From_Ranveer_Singh_To_Attend_Questioning_Along_With_Deepika_Padukone_NCB" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 267, "claim": "Pennsylvania ballots will be rejected without outer and inner envelopes.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is required of voters in Pennsylvania to receive mail votes in an mail balloting in election?", "answer": "Pennsylvania requires voters to be given two envelopes with a mail ballot, the outer postmarked one and an inner secrecy envelope meant to keep the contents of the ballot protected from tampering.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naked-ballots-pennsylvania-court-ruling-100000-rejected/" }, { "question": "What are the requirements for the outer envelope of a maile in balloting in USA?", "answer": " The absentee ballots, including inner and outer envelopes and absentee ballot ", "url": "https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/document_library/files/recanvass_manual.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the number of votes that could have been rejected because of missing envelope information in Pennsylvania?", "answer": "It’s difficult to know how many ballots could be rejected due to missing secrecy envelopes, both because Pennsylvania drastically expanded mail voting for this year’s election, and because missing envelopes weren’t closely tracked in the past.", "url": "https://whyy.org/articles/pa-is-poised-to-take-an-unusually-restrictive-approach-to-mail-in-ballots/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 268, "claim": "US President Donald Trump's executive order on September 24, 2020 legally ensures health coverage protections for those with pre existing medical conditions.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the executive actions taken by the president to improve medical care for Americans with pre existing conditions?", "answer": "Sept. 24 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a series of executive orders to ensure medical protections for people with pre-existing conditions, prevent surprise medical bills and guarantee price transparency.", "url": "https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2020/09/24/Trump-outlines-healthcare-plan-ensures-coverage-for-pre-existing-conditions/1021600993448/" }, { "question": "What was the purpose of this new Executive Order issued by Trump on the 22nd September 2020?", "answer": "On September 22, 2020, President Trump issued a new executive order intended “to combat offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping.”", "url": "https://www.wilmerhale.com/en/insights/client-alerts/20200924-executive-order-on-diversity-training-and-promotion-of-divisive-concepts-implications-for-universities" }, { "question": "What does the President's Executive Order on Pre-Existing Medical Conditions mean for Americans with health problems?", "answer": "CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- During a Charlotte, N.C. event on Thursday, President Donald Trump announced an executive order on preexisting medical conditions, amid a global pandemic and growing uncertainty about the future of protections guaranteed by the Obama-era health law his administration is still trying to overturn.", "url": "https://abc7chicago.com/donald-trump-executive-order-president-preexisting-conditions/6543235/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 269, "claim": "Sunil Gavaskar said that \"Virat Kohli has only trained against Anushka [Sharma]'s balls during the lockdown\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is there any evidence that Virat has trained with Anuska during lockdown?", "answer": "(Virat Kohli has only trained against Anushka’s bowling during the lockdown).", "url": "https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2020-sunil-gavaskar-creates-controversy-with-remark-on-virat-kohli-anushka-sends-strong-message-330161" }, { "question": "What is Virat saying about the bowling practice during lockdown?", "answer": "“Inhone lockdown me to bas Anushka ki bowling ki practice ki hain”. (Virat Kohli has only trained against Anushka’s bowling during the lockdown), said Gavaskar.", "url": "https://crictoday.com/cricket/former-player-jumps-into-anushka-gavaskar-controversy-accuses-her-of-creating-unnecessary-issue/" }, { "question": "What was the reaction to Sunil\" distasteful\" comment on Anusha Sharma after Virat\" poor\" performance against Kings XI Punjab?", "answer": "ALSO READ | Sunil Gavaskar's 'Distasteful' Comment On Anushka Sharma After Virat Kohli's Poor Performance Against KXIP Creates Controversy", "url": "https://news.abplive.com/sports/ipl/sunil-gavaskar-reacts-after-facing-backlash-for-remark-on-virat-kohli-during-ipl-commentary-1348578" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 270, "claim": "House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said of US employers, “Employers cutting hours is a good thing. It then gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is Nancy pelosi saying that employers should cut hours to give employees time for their passions and dreams?", "answer": "- Says U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi said, “Employers cutting hours is a good thing. It then gives that person time to pursue their dreams and passions.”", "url": "https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/turning-point-usa/" }, { "question": "Why did Democrats pick Nancy pelosi as House speaker?", "answer": "Democrats Pick Nancy Pelosi As House Speaker, Despite Earlier Internal Opposition", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2018/11/28/671493966/democrats-pick-nancy-pelosi-as-house-speaker-despite-earlier-internal-opposition" }, { "question": "What was the purpose of Nancy pelosi's one minute speech on March 3, 2020?", "answer": "Shortly after 10am on Wednesday morning, Nancy Pelosi, the minority leader in the US House of Representatives, took the floor to deliver a routine “one-minute” speech.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/feb/08/nancy-pelosi-gives-record-eight-hour-speech-on-dreamers" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 271, "claim": "False Facebook posts claim Philippine vice president demanded multi-billion dollar budget for her office in 2021", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the standards of Facebook for false news?", "answer": "532 Facebook, Facebook Community Standards, ‘False News’. Available at: https://www.facebook.com/communitystandards/", "url": "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2021/653633/EXPO_STU(2021)653633_EN.pdf" }, { "question": "What is Vice President Kamala Harris’ position in her current role?", "answer": "vated the office of vice president to a position of", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-104sdoc26/pdf/CDOC-104sdoc26.pdf" }, { "question": "Who was the first Vice President to step down from office?", "answer": "only the second vice president to resign the office", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CDOC-104sdoc26/pdf/CDOC-104sdoc26.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 272, "claim": "The State of Massachusetts committed voter fraud by deleting over one million ballot images during the 2020 Presidential Election.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many ballot images are there will there be in 2022 General election?", "answer": "The ballot images from the 2022 Gubernatorial General Election will be ready approximately 6-8 weeks after the election.", "url": "https://elections.maryland.gov/voting_system/ballot_audit_plan_automated.html" }, { "question": "How do you how do the the electronic ballot image images are encrypted?", "answer": "Electronic ballot images utilized by the ballot on demand system must be encrypted.", "url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/regulations/current-regulations/elections/ballot-printing" }, { "question": "What are the statistics for the 2020 presidential primary in Massachusetts?", "answer": "Massachusetts Election Statistics. 2020 Presidential Primary. Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2020/03/no-huge-red-flag-that-fraud-occurred-in-mass-primary/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 273, "claim": "George Soros connected to U-Haul operated by antifa activists distributed “shields, weapons & black bloc” to protesters in Louisville, Ky.", "evidence": [ { "question": "is there a connection between Antifascists and George soros?", "answer": "sion claims, “George Soros is backing ‘climate activist’ ", "url": "https://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/Dave%2520et%2520al%2520-%2520Targetting%2520Greta%2520Thunberg_July%252022.pdf" }, { "question": "is there a link between the Soros/antifa narrative and the Trump presidency?", "answer": "ical concerns. The antifa and Soros narratives were ", "url": "https://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/Dave%2520et%2520al%2520-%2520Targetting%2520Greta%2520Thunberg_July%252022.pdf" }, { "question": "What will be the name of U-haul's new location in Preston Highway?", "answer": "U-Haul, Self-Storage Rooms Coming to U-Haul at Preston Hwy. in Louisville", "url": "https://www.insideselfstorage.com/development/u-haul-announces-several-self-storage-development-projects" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 274, "claim": "Adani Logistics Limited has established a food silo in the aftermath of the three farm and agriculture-related bills passing Parliament.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the three agricultural areas that are covered in this report?", "answer": "economic importance of agriculture in Spain. There are three agriculture-related areas covered by the", "url": "https://www.oecd.org/greengrowth/sustainable-agriculture/2739771.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the three bills that were passed in parliament in september 2020?", "answer": "three farm bills in Parliament in September 2020: the Farmers’ ", "url": "http://www.lcs-tcs.com/PDFs/50_12/Navsharan%20Singh.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the four silos that were built by AALL for the state of Uttar pradesh and bihar?", "answer": "Adani Agri Logistics Ltd (AALL), a subsidiary of Adani Logistics Ltd, on Friday said that the company has recently won a contract from state-owned FCI to build four silo complexes in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.…", "url": "https://krishijagran.com/cold-storage/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 275, "claim": "Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is acquiring a 1.28 per cent stake in Reliance Retail at Rs 5,500 crore", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the investment made by American private equity firm KKR in Indian retail giant Reliajce Retail?", "answer": "The American PE major on Wednesday announced a ₹7,500-crore investment in Reliance Retail for 1.76 per cent stake valuing the retail company at ₹4.21-lakh crore.", "url": "https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/reliance-retail-taps-facebook-for-stake-sale/article32574957.ece" }, { "question": "How much equity will KKRs have in RRRV?", "answer": "KKR’s investment will translate into a 1.28 per cent equity stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis.", "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/business/reliance-retail-kkr-investment-6607072/" }, { "question": "What percentage of the equity is owned by Reliances Retailing Limited (RRVL) and how much of that is held by KK R & Co. Limited?", "answer": "This investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of Rs 4.21 lakh crore. KKR’s investment will translate into a 1.28 per cent equity stake in RRVL on a fully diluted basis.", "url": "https://www.thestatesman.com/business/mukesh-ambani-led-reliance-retail-asset-monetization-picks-pace-1502925643.html" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 276, "claim": "Due to coronavirus schools and colleges have been closed and because of this, the education of students has been affected. The government is providing free laptops to all the students so that they can complete their education and also give exams with the help of the internet", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it true that schools should provide laptops and tablets for students during covid19?", "answer": "When asked about the role of schools in providing technology to students, 37% of adults say K-12 schools have a responsibility to provide all students with laptop or tablet computers in order to help them complete their schoolwork at home during the COVID-19 outbreak.", "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2020/04/30/53-of-americans-say-the-internet-has-been-essential-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/" }, { "question": "How is it going for schools during this time?", "answer": "As we all know, schools have been shut for a number of weeks now due to the coronavirus outbreak. A question on everybody’s mind was, “How is the government going to support schools, teachers, parents and students through this difficult time?”.", "url": "https://edde.education/laptops-offered-to-students-for-online-school-lessons-at-home/" }, { "question": "Is it true that students at the the school had access internet access that they provided themselves?", "answer": "But at The Piney Woods School, students went home due to COVID-19 with their Chromebooks and they all have access to the internet that the students had to provide themselves.", "url": "https://tcf.org/content/commentary/schools-need-now-internet-teachers-front/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 277, "claim": "New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio officially ordered all police and citizens to stop sharing the booking photo of his daughter caught up during rioting", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was de blasio daughter's arrest during protests on Saturday?", "answer": "NYC Mayor de Blasio's daughter arrested during Saturday night protests", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/blog/nationwide-protests-over-george-floyd-s-death-live-updates-n1220126" }, { "question": "Was de blasio daughter's arrest during protests on Saturday?", "answer": "NYC Mayor de Blasio's daughter arrested during Saturday night protests", "url": "https://news.yahoo.com/nyc-mayor-blasios-daughter-arrested-024345490.html" }, { "question": "What is the name of Mayor DeBlasio’s daughter who has been arrested during the protests in the United States?", "answer": "NEW YORK - Mayor Bill de Blasio's daughter was arrested in New York City during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.", "url": "https://www.fox5dc.com/news/nyc-mayors-daughter-among-protesters-arrested" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 278, "claim": "The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews of the state of Victoria in Australia accepted a multi-million dollar bribe from the IMF conditional on Andrews locking down the state of Victoria unnecessarily during the COVID-19 pandemic.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the additional measures announced by Premier Andrews for people who are stuck inside the house during this lockdown period?", "answer": "Premier Daniel Andrews on Sunday announced additional support measures for those stuck in the lockdown.", "url": "https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/melbournes-public-housing-tenants-voice-concerns-about-prison-like-lockdown-conditions/sso6fbsw0" }, { "question": "What was the breach that led Victoria's Premier to identify the growth of cases in Victoria as being from an “infection control breech in quarantine hotels”?", "answer": "Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews identified growth in cases a month ago as coming from “an infection control breach in the hotel quarantine program.”", "url": "https://viewfromthewing.com/new-australian-covid-outbreak-linked-to-sex-scandal-in-quarantine-hotels/" }, { "question": "What is Victoria's state disaster declaration for COVID-19?", "answer": "Andrews also declared a state of disaster in Victoria for the first time since the bushfires earlier this year.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/02/victoria-premier-daniel-andrews-stage-four-coronavirus-lockdown-restrictions-melbourne-covid-19" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 279, "claim": "Premier Daniel Andrews of the state of Victoria in Australia borrowed money from the IMF and now is in default.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How does this differ from an IMF loan?", "answer": "The IMF will on-lend any borrowed funds from Australia through a separate process in which the IMF holds the repayment risk.", "url": "https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Joint/Treaties/SocialSecurity-NZ/Report_170/section?id=committees%2Freportjnt%2F024055%2F24476" }, { "question": "What does Premier Andrews announce in his press conference on July 1?", "answer": "Premier Daniel Andrews announces royal commission into Informer 3838", "url": "https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/premier-daniel-andrews-announces-royal-commission-into-informer-3838-20181203-p50jvn.html" }, { "question": "Is the Premier of Victoria, Australia, hit by a multi billion dollar lawsuit?", "answer": "Vic Premier Daniel Andrews hit with multi-billion dollar class action claim", "url": "https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/vic-class-action-233952091.html" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 280, "claim": "False positives and rapid tests put the rate of infection near zero and that there will be no second wave of infections", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the difference between a rapid and an accurate test. Evidencce: Rapid tests can be used to screen large numbers of people in order to identify those who may have been exposed to COVID-19 and to determine whether they have the disease. Rapid?", "answer": "Accurate and rapid diagnostic tests will be critical ", "url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/370/bmj.m2516.full.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the accuracy rate of a rapid urinalysis test to diagnose UTI?", "answer": "The diagnostic accuracy of rapid dipstick tests to predict urinary tract infection", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1951183/" }, { "question": "What is the accuracy rate of a rapid urinalysis test to diagnose UTI?", "answer": "The diagnostic accuracy of rapid dipstick tests to predict urinary tract infection", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1951183/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 281, "claim": "Americans advised to reconsider travel to Ghana due to COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What strategies have been employed by Ghana to control the spread of COVID-19?", "answer": "5. Ghana’s Strategies Employed to Control COVID-19", "url": "https://www.scirp.org/journal/paperinformation.aspx?paperid=100937" }, { "question": "Is it safe to visit Ghana now?", "answer": "It is advisable that travel to Ghana be postponed, but that all travelers who may be permitted to come to Ghana observe", "url": "https://assets.kpmg.com/content/dam/kpmg/gh/pdf/gh-KPMG-Gh-Update-Ghana-COVID-19-Related-Travel-Restrictions-and-Safety-Directives.pdf" }, { "question": "How does mobility analysis support Ghana's response against COVID-19?", "answer": "Mobility analysis to support the Government of Ghana in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak", "url": "https://statsghana.gov.gh/gsspublications.php?category=MTkwMDE4MjI2Ny4xMDg=/webstats/90r897632o" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 282, "claim": "Premier Daniel Andrews of the state of Victoria in Australia sold the rights to water to China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the role of Australia Australia's Prime Minister's office in dealing with China China coronavirus?", "answer": "|The Hon John Brumby, Premier, National President,Australia China Business Council; Former Premier, Victoria State Government of", "url": "https://english.ckgsb.edu.cn/new/2019-china-australia-business-forum-melbourne/" }, { "question": "What is Daniel Andrews' claim that he signed the BelT and road agreement in october 2019?", "answer": "- Daniel Andrews signed Belt and Road agreement with China in October 2019", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8393957/Chinas-Jean-Dong-Belt-Road-deal-Daniel-Andrews-exaggerated-achievements-PwC.html" }, { "question": "Why did the Victorian Premier apologise to Chinese communities?", "answer": "State Premier Daniel Andrews issued the apology on the steps of the Parliament of Victoria on Thursday after meeting Chinese community leaders.", "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2096026/160-years-apology-racist-tax-chinese-australia" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 283, "claim": "Transitioning to 100 per cent renewable electricity generation increase power prices in New Zealand", "evidence": [ { "question": "What percentage of electricity generation is renewable in New Zeland?", "answer": "About 70 per cent of New Zealand’s electricity is generated from renewable sources, which is the third highest", "url": "https://www.mcguinnessinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/116.-New-Zealand-Energy-Strategy-to-2050-Powering-our-Future-Towards-a-Sustainable-Low-Emissions-Energy-System-2007.pdf" }, { "question": "How is electricity generated in australia and neyork?", "answer": "Electricity generation in Australia and New Zealand is projected to increase ", "url": "https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/e2be51f1-b04c-433f-9a68-93bfd46c7ad4/WorldEnergyOutlook2004.pdf" }, { "question": "What percentages of electricity is generated from hydro and wind in New Zeland?", "answer": "In 2005, renewable sources accounted for about 66 per cent of New Zealand’s electricity generation, with hydro-electricity providing 56 per cent of New Zealand’s total electricity generation.", "url": "https://environment.govt.nz/publications/environment-new-zealand-2007/chapter-5-energy/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 284, "claim": "Former US vice-president Joe Biden is showing pretty severe signs of dementia.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the 10 common signs of dementia?", "answer": "Here are 10 of the most common warning signs for dementia.", "url": "http://alzheimer.ca/en/about-dementia/do-i-have-dementia/10-warning-signs-dementia" }, { "question": "What does the person with dementia look like?", "answer": "wheelchair and has severe dementia and the inability to speak. ", "url": "https://jcesom.marshall.edu/media/24114/PracticeMiniBoardQuestions.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the 10 common symptoms of Alzheimer's disease?", "answer": "There are ten common signs of dementia. If you have any one of the ten signs, you should tell your GP.", "url": "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/ten-common-signs-dementia" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 285, "claim": "California Governor Gavin Newsom made it so that convicted sexual predators have lighter sentences.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the California governor doing to save the lives of people on death row?", "answer": "California Governor Gavin Newsom (pictured) has signed into law a bill that provides death-row prisoners relief from convictions or death sentences obtained “on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin.", "url": "https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/state-and-federal-info/state-by-state/california" }, { "question": "What are the 21 prisoners who were commuted by California governor Gavn Newsome?", "answer": "California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that he is commuting the sentences of 21 inmates, most of whom were serving life terms.", "url": "https://californiaglobe.com/fr/governor-newsom-grants-clemency-to-rapists-murderers-violent-felons-for-serious-crimes-involving-firearms/" }, { "question": "Does California Gov Gavins proposal to allow convicted criminals to avoid jail time by completing a diversionary program violate the constitution?", "answer": "California prosecutors are calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would threaten public safety by allowing repeat convicted drunk drivers, elder abusers, and people convicted of weapons charges to have their cases dismissed after completing diversion instead of being held accountable.", "url": "https://atascaderonews.com/news/cdaa-and-california-prosecutors-urge-gov-newsom-to-veto-bill-that-threatens-public-safety/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 286, "claim": "U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the first woman in American history to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What will happen to Ruth bader ginsburger's body after she dies?", "answer": "Ruth Bader Ginsburg to lie in repose at Supreme Court this week", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ruth-bader-ginsburg-lie-in-repose-supreme-court-lie-in-state-capitol/" }, { "question": "How old was Ruth bader ginsberg when she became the second woman to serve as a Supreme court justice in US history?", "answer": "Here is a look at the life of US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2013/03/07/us/ruth-bader-ginsburg-fast-facts/index.html" }, { "question": "What has been said by the court regarding the death of Ruth bader ginsberg?", "answer": "|Statements from the Supreme Court Regarding the Death of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg", "url": "https://www.supremecourt.gov/publicinfo/press/pressreleases.aspx" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 287, "claim": "Judge Amy Barret said \"gays have a right to be discriminated against because they are against Gods wishes and won't be allowed Heaven\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the agency mean by “discriminated”?", "answer": "agency’s system. Employees who believe that they have been discriminated against due to their sexual", "url": "https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/diversity-equity-inclusion-and-accessibility/reference-materials/addressing-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-discrimination-in-federal-civilian-employment.pdf" }, { "question": "Should we grant the same rights to gays and polygamous people?", "answer": "should not discriminate against polygamists should we? If gays are granted the right to marry others of", "url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/splsession2013b/SB1_TESTIMONY_JDL_10-28-13_PART7.pdf" }, { "question": "What are some of the laws or regulations that discriminate against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity?", "answer": "against discrimination, and a number of laws and regulations discriminated against ", "url": "https://www.congress.gov/112/cprt/JPRT75842/CPRT-112JPRT75842.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 288, "claim": "Black Lives Matter wants to destroy the nuclear family.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is it important to remove language about disrupting nuclear family from Black lives Matter website?", "answer": "Black Lives Matter Removes Language about Disrupting the Nuclear Family from Website", "url": "https://news.yahoo.com/black-lives-matter-removes-language-185621063.html" }, { "question": "What does the black lives matter agenda include?", "answer": "Black Lives Matter’s agenda is about more than race", "url": "https://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/civil-rights/294451-black-lives-matter-agenda-is-about-more-than-race/" }, { "question": "What are the documents that show the United States is monitoring Black lives Matter?", "answer": "Documents show US monitoring of Black Lives Matter", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/11/28/documents-show-us-monitoring-of-black-lives-matter" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 289, "claim": "Fact Check: WHO has not approved home remedy for COVID-19, don’t fall for misinformation", "evidence": [ { "question": "Has a WHO approved a remedy for COVID-19?", "answer": "573. Hoax circulates that the WHO has approved Indian student's ginger juice 'COVID-19 remedy'", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" }, { "question": "What is the name of this remedy and where can I find it online?", "answer": "According to the viral message, an Indian student from Pondicherry University has discovered this home remedy for COVID-19, which has also been accepted by WHO.", "url": "https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/black-pepper-honey-and-ginger-juice-cures-covid-19-fact-check" }, { "question": "What are the drugs that have FDA approval for Covid-19 treatment?", "answer": "The FDA has approved drug treatments for COVID-19 and has authorized others for emergency use.", "url": "https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/counterterrorism-and-emerging-threats/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 290, "claim": "Basketball superstar Michael Jordan is joining NASCAR as a team owner.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is this basketball team called and where is it located?", "answer": "North Carolina basketball legend Michael Jordan is the majority owner of this NBA Team. Loyal fans rejoice!", "url": "https://baileysglen.com/surrounding-area/" }, { "question": "Who is Michael J. Jordan's partner in purchasing the Cup series charter?", "answer": "Basketball legend Michael Jordan has entered the realm of NASCAR by purchasing a Cup Series charter in partnership with Denny Hamlin.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/bubba-wallace-to-race-for-michael-jordan-and-denny-hamlin-in-2021-nascar-cup-series/" }, { "question": "What is Toni kukoc's role in Bulls team Question answer: Who is a special advisor to Bulls president Michael reynold Evident: The Chicago Bears announced Monday the hiring of former Chicago Bulls star Toni Kuko as an advisor. Kukok, 41, will wi?", "answer": "The Bulls announced on Monday that former Bulls great Toni Kukoc who contributed to the team's second trio of titles upon Michael Jordan's return will join the team as a \"special advisor\" to team president (and owner) Michael Reinsdorf.", "url": "https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/bulls-great-toni-kukoc-joins-team-as-special-advisor-to-owner/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 291, "claim": "Ruth Bader Ginsburg waged an \"active campaign\" to repeal the Mann Act and to lower the age of consent for sex", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the position of Ruth bader ginsberg on lowering the legal age for sexual consent?", "answer": "Fact check: Ruth Bader Ginsburg wanted gender-neutral language, not lower age of consent", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/19/fact-check-ruth-bader-ginsburg-didnt-advocate-lower-age-consent/5838998002/" }, { "question": "Did Ruth bader ginsberg say that she wants to reduce the legal age for sexual consent?", "answer": "No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t say she wanted to lower the age of consent", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/11/viral-image/no-ruth-bader-ginsburg-didnt-say-she-wanted-lower-/" }, { "question": "Did Ruth bader ginsberg say that she wants to reduce the legal age for sexual consent?", "answer": "No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t say she wanted to lower the age of consent", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/aug/11/viral-image/no-ruth-bader-ginsburg-didnt-say-she-wanted-lower-/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 292, "claim": "30% to 40% of Americans will have voted by Oct. 1. 2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "Republicans Question answer: What percentage of Americans have voted for President Trump in 2020?", "answer": "Trump 43% 40% 41% 48% 41% 40% 44%", "url": "https://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2020/images/09/02/rel9a.-.2020.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the percentages of Americans who voted for Trump and Biden in 2020 ?", "answer": "30% of America is base Democratic – 30% of America is base Republican – the 40 % in the middle always decide who will be President.", "url": "https://news.stonybrook.edu/facultystaff/maverick-modeller-helmut-norpoth-predicts-another-win-for-trump/" }, { "question": "How much of a difference is there between the two disability rates of 30% and 40%?", "answer": "1. The two disabilities of 40% and 30% leave efficiencies of 60% and 70%. ", "url": "https://militarypay.defense.gov/Portals/3/Documents/CRSC_Guidance_104.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 293, "claim": "The recently deceased US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was known for her gruelling fitness regime.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How old was Ruth Gingsburg when she became a justice of US Supreme court?", "answer": "WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg moved slowly.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-new-york-ruth-bader-ginsburg-voting-rights-courts-c07e92e4f9891954c3e7d8dc7f0be2c2" }, { "question": "What was the question asked by the the Ruth bader ginsgburg Supreme court Question answer: In In - the question was asked by Ruth b ader g G ins burg in her hospital room on August 5th 2019 during a Supreme Court impeachment?", "answer": "- Listen to Ruth Bader Ginsburg conduct Supreme Court questioning from her hospital room", "url": "https://theweek.com/uk/archive/2020/05" }, { "question": "What was the treatment given to to Ruth bader ginsberg?", "answer": "- US Supreme Court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg receives treatment in hospital", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/sitemaparchive/day_20200506.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 294, "claim": "The Trump campaign only asked that Biden to release his list of potential Supreme Court nominees after Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Biden support releasing the names of his potential Cabinet members?", "answer": "FACT: Biden's ignoring that he pledged to release a list of potential nominees back in June.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-correct-the-record-fact-checking-bidens-philadelphia-speech" }, { "question": "Did the President's campaign call on the Biden campaign to disclose their list?", "answer": "- On September 9, after President Trump released his new list of potential nominees, the Trump campaign called on Biden to release his list and highlighted that he had so far refused to do so.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-correct-the-record-fact-checking-bidens-philadelphia-speech" }, { "question": "Did the Biden campaign say the same thing about Trump before the death of Justice Ruth Bader Gingsburg?", "answer": "Facts First: This is just wrong. The Trump campaign and Trump himself had repeatedly said prior to Ginsburg’s death that Biden should release a list of prospective Supreme Court nominees.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/20/politics/fact-check-biden-supreme-court-list-ginsburg/index.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 295, "claim": "Trump campaign asked Joe Biden to release a list of potential Supreme Court picks only after Ginsburg’s passing", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did the President's campaign call on the Biden campaign to disclose their list?", "answer": "- On September 9, after President Trump released his new list of potential nominees, the Trump campaign called on Biden to release his list and highlighted that he had so far refused to do so.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-correct-the-record-fact-checking-bidens-philadelphia-speech" }, { "question": "Did Biden's campaign put together a potential list for a Supreme court nomination?", "answer": "- In June, Biden announced that his campaign was \"putting together\" a list of potential Supreme Court nominees, and that it would later release the list.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-correct-the-record-fact-checking-bidens-philadelphia-speech" }, { "question": "Was Biden's speech on Sept 20, 2019, about Ruth bader ginsberg's passing?", "answer": "Joe Biden gave a speech in Philadelphia, PA on September 20 where he talked about the ongoing Supreme Court controversy after Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing.", "url": "https://www.rev.com/blog/transcripts/joe-biden-philadelphia-speech-transcript-sept-20-accuses-trump-republicans-of-abuse-of-power-over-scotus" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 296, "claim": "The family or Justine Damond received a $55 million settlement after she was gunned down by a Minneapolis police officer.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the amount of money that the city paid to her family in relation to what the family was owed in legal fees and damages?", "answer": "The city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with Damond’s family over her death.", "url": "https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/mohamed-noor-justine-damond-minneapolis-shooting-prison" }, { "question": "What was the amount of money that the family of Damon received in settlement from Minneapolis city?", "answer": "Damon and Castille also received different settlements from the city of Minneapolis. Damond's family received $20 million from the city, while Castile's family received $3 million:", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ricky-ellsworth-black-cop/" }, { "question": "What is the amount of money that Minneapolis paid to family for the shooting of Sandra Bland?", "answer": "MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis will pay $20 million to the family of an unarmed woman shot by a police officer after she called 911 to report a possible crime, city leaders announced Friday — a move that comes just three days after the former officer was convicted of murder.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/6362cd8e99c74816863622f7daf9ebf1" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 297, "claim": "Flu shot is 2.4x more deadly than Covid-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the effectiveness of flu shots for preventing flu in 2015-16?", "answer": "Flu shot effectiveness for 2015-16 disappointing, data shows", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-flu-shot-vaccine-skowronski-h1n1-1.3669427" }, { "question": "What is the difference between the flu and flu virus and influenza virus?", "answer": "Flu, Russian Flu, and Avian Flu). www.dhhs.gov/nvpo/pandemics", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/professionals/hhspandemicinfluenzaplan.pdf" }, { "question": "Is it safe to get the flu shot during COVID-19 pandemic?", "answer": "Fact: Flu shot ingredients do not pose a risk to most people", "url": "https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/11/24/457103549/worried-about-the-flu-shot-lets-separate-fact-from-fiction" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 298, "claim": "MPs are not following workplace Covid guidance by wearing masks.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the reason for the MPs to wear the masks?", "answer": "He and the other MPs were wearing masks during the ongoing session.", "url": "https://sg.news.yahoo.com/covid-19-all-m-ps-now-required-to-wear-face-masks-in-parliament-060846663.html" }, { "question": "What are the rules for wearing face masks in public in the United States?", "answer": "distancing, and wearing personal masks was encouraged but not necessarily followed nor enforced ", "url": "https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1290039.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the evidence that masks negatively impacts the ability to work in an isolation area?", "answer": "individual enters the isolation room. If wearing masks will negatively impact ", "url": "https://www.ice.gov/doclib/coronavirus/eroCOVID19responseReqsCleanFacilities.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 299, "claim": "You could text RBG to 50409 to sign a petition to tell your senator not to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg in the Supreme court until after the 2020 election", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did you text US Postal Service to 5409 to tell them to deliver your mail?", "answer": "Telling people to text, say, USPS, to 50409 is also easy to communicate verbally; a URL is not.", "url": "https://resist.bot/news/2020/01/14/introducing-petitions" }, { "question": "What does the name Ruth bader ginsberg mean?", "answer": "Meet Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Also known as the notorious RBG, Ginsburg is only the second female Supreme Court justice in America&;s history.", "url": "https://www.nypl.org/blog/2020/09/18/ruth-bader-ginsburg-booklist" }, { "question": "What are the two Senators that will receive the letter?", "answer": "You simply text RESIST to 50409 and it will walk you through the process. Essentially you type a text message about your concerns, and they’ll automatically turn it into a letter format, then fax it directly to your two senators.", "url": "https://coolmomtech.com/2017/03/best-political-apps-countable-resistbot-5-calls/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 300, "claim": "A man died in police custody after a 19th September 2020 anti-lockdown protest in London.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the cause of this clash between police and protesters?", "answer": "— Police clash with anti-lockdown protesters in London", "url": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/09/19/the-latest-south-koreas-daily-virus-total-drops-slightly/" }, { "question": "Was there a man in Met Police custody who wasn’t released?", "answer": "Met police did not release the name of the man, who remains in custody.", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8676875/Thousands-anti-maskers-believe-pandemic-HOAX-march-against-lockdown-London.html" }, { "question": "What was the name of the man who was attacked in brixton and died a few hours later?", "answer": "|Attacked in Brixton, London, died later in hospital", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unsolved_murders_in_the_United_Kingdom_(2000%E2%80%93present)" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 301, "claim": "Melissa Francis is married to Wray Thorn.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Francis say about his children’s involvement in his life?", "answer": "5. Francis Says Thorn Is ‘Very Involved’ in His Children’s Lives", "url": "https://heavy.com/news/2017/05/melissa-francis-husband-wray-thorn-age-kids-fox-news-family-instagram-job-biography/" }, { "question": "What year was Melissa's husband born?", "answer": "Melissa Francis’s husband, Wray Thorn was born on N/A in . He is currently N/A years old and his birth sign is N/A. Wray Thorn is best known for being a Spouse.", "url": "https://www.datingcelebs.com/who-is-melissa-francis-dating/" }, { "question": "What is the relationship between Melissa and her ex-husband, Michael Francis?", "answer": "|What is Melissa Francis marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce):", "url": "https://marriedwiki.com/wiki/melissa-francis" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 302, "claim": "Two Sigma Investments is owned by George Soros.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the responsibilities of two sigma investments, llc?", "answer": "responsibilities for Two Sigma Investments, LLC’s portfolios of futures trading strategies. In the ", "url": "http://www.lexissecuritiesmosaic.com/resourcecenter/ADV2B/Two_Sigma_Investments.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the assets of two sigma securities?", "answer": "(3) Two Sigma Securities — Like Citadel, Two Sigma is comprised of an asset manager and a market maker.", "url": "https://medium.com/automation-generation/15-well-known-high-frequency-trading-firms-f45292c56d05" }, { "question": "What is the name of two sigma investments l.p?", "answer": "Two Sigma may also be known as or be related to Two Sigma, Two Sigma Investments LP and Two Sigma Investments, LP.", "url": "https://www.zippia.com/two-sigma-careers-1579998/history/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 303, "claim": "There is a double standard in how Senate Republicans handled the confirmations for Obama's and Trump's high court picks.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the reason for the Senate Republican Party to ignore a vacant seat on Supreme court?", "answer": "\"But flat-out ignoring a vacancy on the nation's highest court, which Senate Republicans have vowed to do", "url": "http://www.judgingtheenvironment.org/press/op_eds/op-ed-full-texts/Editorials-on-SCt-vacancy-by-state-Oct-13-2016.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the views of Oregon's two senates on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to be a Supreme Court justice?", "answer": "Oregon senators offer views on how to block Trump's court nominee", "url": "https://bonamici.house.gov/media/in-the-news/oregon-senators-offer-views-how-block-trumps-court-nominee" }, { "question": "What is the difference between a judicial confirmation and a presidential confirmation?", "answer": "\"Republicans have given President Barack Obama a hard time, too, delaying judicial confirmations for", "url": "http://www.judgingtheenvironment.org/press/op_eds/op-ed-full-texts/Editorials-on-SCt-vacancy-by-state-Oct-13-2016.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 304, "claim": "Zimbabwe recorded its first coronavirus Infection before 20 February 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long has Zimbabwe had a COVID-19 case?", "answer": "Zimbabwe recorded its first case of COVID-19 on 20 March and ", "url": "https://interagencystandingcommittee.org/sites/default/files/migrated/2020-05/Global%20Humanitarian%20Response%20Plan%20%28GHRP%29-COVID19_MayUpdate_Annexes_0.pdf" }, { "question": "Has Zimbabwe recorded any confirmed coronavirus case?", "answer": "71. No cases of the novel coronavirus have been confirmed in Zimbabwe as of February 20, 2020", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" }, { "question": "What is the name of Zimbabwe's first confirmed coronavirus case?", "answer": "Articles shared hundreds of times on Facebook claim that Zimbabwe has confirmed its first case of the novel coronavirus.", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 305, "claim": "Photo Showing the remains of Vladimir Komarov, a man who fell from space, in 1967.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the name of this astronaut who fell from space in 1967?", "answer": "#20 The Remains Of The Astronaut Vladimir Komarov, A Man Who Fell From Space, 1967", "url": "https://www.demilked.com/unseen-rare-historical-photos/" }, { "question": "What happened to Vladimir Komarov in 1967 that caused the Soviet to hesitate to send a man into space?", "answer": "Kaminin pointed to the April 1967 death of a cosmonaut, Vladimir Komarov, as one event that led to Soviet hesitation.", "url": "https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/space-race-diary/" }, { "question": "What was the cause of death of Vladimir KOMAROV, who was killed in 1967 during a space mission?", "answer": "Valentina Komarov, the widow of Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov during official funeral - April 26, 1967 (source: AFP/Getty Images)", "url": "https://steemit.com/history/@npatou/the-tragic-death-of-the-man-who-fell-from-space-cosmonaut-vladimir-komarov-1967" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 306, "claim": "Brucellosis is caused by a new virus from China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is brucellosis a contagious disease?", "answer": "Causative Agent: Brucellosis is a systemic zoonotic disease caused by one of four Brucella ", "url": "https://www.azdhs.gov/documents/preparedness/emergency-preparedness/zebra-manual/zm-s5-brucellosiss.pdf" }, { "question": "Is brucellosis a contagious disease?", "answer": "Causative Agent: Brucellosis is a systemic zoonotic disease caused by one of four Brucella ", "url": "https://www.azdhs.gov/zebramanual.pdf" }, { "question": "What causes brucellosis in cows?", "answer": "Brucellosis in cattle and other Bovinae is primarily caused by Brucella abortus, a ", "url": "https://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Factsheets/pdfs/brucellosis_abortus.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 307, "claim": "Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed 43 days before an election.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the date of Ruth bader ginsberg’s nomination to be a justice on Supreme court?", "answer": "search” before nominating Ruth Bader Ginsburg to the Court.79 After Justice Blackmun’s", "url": "https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R44235.html" }, { "question": "What was the topic of conversation between Clinton and Ruth bader ginsburger before she was nominated to the Supreme Court?", "answer": "Former President Bill Clinton reveals abortion conversation with Ruth Bader Ginsburg before nomination", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-bill-clinton-reveals-abortion-conversation-ruth-bader/story?id=66633389" }, { "question": "What was the reaction to the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth BADER GINSBURG in Indiana politics?", "answer": "Indiana politicians react to death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg", "url": "https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/18/ruth-bader-ginsburg-dies-indiana-politicians-react/5831661002/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 308, "claim": "Sightway Capital is owned by Two Sigma Investments.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the relationship between SIGHTWAY CAPITAL, L.P. and the Biden family?", "answer": "Dext Capital is backed by Sightway Capital, LP, a Two Sigma company focused on private equity investments.", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dext-capital-launches-as-newhealthcare-equipment-leasing-company-300730044.html" }, { "question": "What are the responsibilities of two sigma investments, llc?", "answer": "responsibilities for Two Sigma Investments, LLC’s portfolios of futures trading strategies. In the ", "url": "http://www.lexissecuritiesmosaic.com/resourcecenter/ADV2B/Two_Sigma_Investments.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of SIGHTWAY CAPITAL?", "answer": "Sightway Capital is a Two Sigma company focused on private equity investments.", "url": "https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sightway-capital" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 309, "claim": "US Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, fought cancer for decades before she passed away in September 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long will Ruth bader ginsberg be in hospital?", "answer": "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves hospital after cancer surgery, Supreme Court says", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-leaves-hospital-after-cancer-surgery-supreme-court-says/" }, { "question": "What is the cause of death of Justice Ruth D. Gingsburg, Supreme Court Justice of United States of America, died on September 18th,2020?", "answer": "After battling metastatic pancreatic cancer since 2009, Ruth Bader Ginsburg died Friday, September 18, 2020 in Washington, DC.", "url": "https://www.abclegal.com/blog/justice-of-the-ages-ruth-bader-ginsburg" }, { "question": "Who is Ruth GINSBRUGG, a Supreme court Justice?", "answer": "Humanities › Issues Biography of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Justice Print Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the US Supreme Court.", "url": "https://www.thoughtco.com/ruth-bader-ginsburg-biography-4173010" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 310, "claim": "Wray Thorn is managing director of Sightway Capital.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the 14 companies that SIGHTWAY CAPITAL currently owns?", "answer": "Sightway Capital currently has 14 portfolio companies.", "url": "https://www.hedgeweek.com/two-sigma-appoints-new-private-investment-business-chairman/" }, { "question": "What is the relationship between SIGHTWAY CAPITAL, L.P. and the Biden family?", "answer": "Dext Capital is backed by Sightway Capital, LP, a Two Sigma company focused on private equity investments.", "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dext-capital-launches-as-newhealthcare-equipment-leasing-company-300730044.html" }, { "question": "What was the problem identified by the managing Director?", "answer": "One managing director identified a problem when a function in his purview was relocated ", "url": "https://www.sixsigmacouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Six-Sigma-A-Complete-Step-by-Step-Guide.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 311, "claim": "Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said, “Pedophilia is good for the children.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Justice BADER GINSBURG say about the upcoming court cases?", "answer": "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warns of \"sharp divisions\" in upcoming Supreme Court cases", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/census-question-gerrymandering-among-cases-still-to-be-decided-by-supreme-court-2019-06-08/" }, { "question": "What is Ruth bader ginsberg's position on abortion?", "answer": "17 Nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Be Associate Justice of the Supreme ", "url": "https://www.law.buffalo.edu/content/dam/law/content/cle/210324-materials/ross-materials.pdf" }, { "question": "What does Supreme court justice Ruth bader ginsberg die mean?", "answer": "More: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies, setting up nomination fight", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/09/18/ruth-bader-ginsburg-supreme-court/545704001/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 312, "claim": "John Cammo was the only one to predict that President Trump would be infected with Covid-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Trump mean by \"it’s impossible\"?", "answer": "As Trump defends his Administration’s response to the pandemic, he has suggested repeatedly that COVID-19 was impossible to predict.", "url": "https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/20/how-anthony-fauci-became-americas-doctor" }, { "question": "What is Trump's assertion that 15 Americans have been infected with the coronavirus and they are going to be “zero” in a few days?", "answer": "Two days later, Trump asserted that only 15 people in the U.S. were infected and that number would go down “close to zero.”", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/travel-police-reform-latin-america-china-ap-fact-check-0aa783aa734b2ac3d984c5116b3e8039" }, { "question": "Who else predicted Trump would win the 2016 election?", "answer": "Norpoth was not the only academic who predicted President Trump’s victory in 2016, and those same folks who predicted the President Trump’s are predicting Bidens victory.", "url": "https://news.stonybrook.edu/facultystaff/maverick-modeller-helmut-norpoth-predicts-another-win-for-trump/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 313, "claim": "English Playwright William Shakespeare’s plays are the work of Amelia Bassano, a black woman who died unpublished and in poverty.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the names of three Shakespearean plays that use the work of Christine de Pizan?", "answer": "Finally Amelia’s own poetry draws heavily from the feminist, Christine of Pisan, whose work is used in three of the Shakespeare plays, but appear nowhere else in English literature of the period.", "url": "https://spydersden.wordpress.com/2010/11/08/did-shakespeare-write-shakespeare/" }, { "question": "Is it true that Shakespeare was actually a woman?", "answer": "There are a couple of recent books that argue that Amelia Bassano Lanier was in fact the real Shakespeare, and that she indeed penned the plays attributed to him.", "url": "https://feminismandreligion.com/2016/03/09/rewriting-religion-as-feminism-the-ground-breaking-poetry-of-aemilia-bassano-lanier/" }, { "question": "Where is William Bass’ poem on Shakespeare’s death from published in?", "answer": "The same volume contains William Basse’s poem from 5d above, entitled “On the death of William Shakespeare, who died in Aprill, Anno.", "url": "https://shakespeareoxfordfellowship.org/rebuttal-to-reedy-and-kathman/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 314, "claim": "The passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg will have a profound effect on the future of the Supreme Court of America.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What year was it that Ruth bader ginsberg was confirmed to be a Supreme court justice?", "answer": "The original version of this story misstated the 25th anniversary of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court.", "url": "https://time.com/5357068/ruth-bader-ginsburg-anniversary-confirmation-fight-standard/" }, { "question": "What is Adams statement on Ruth Gingsburg passing?", "answer": "Adams Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg", "url": "http://adams.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/adams-statement-passing-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg" }, { "question": "What is McConnel's statement on Ruth Gingsburg's passing?", "answer": "McConnell Statement on the Passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg", "url": "https://www.republicanleader.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/mcconnell-statement-on-the-passing-of-justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 315, "claim": "The fastest Supreme Court justice ever confirmed in the U.S. was 47 days.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was George W. Bush's record for the shortest time to reject a nominee to a Supreme Court seat?", "answer": "The fastest anyone has been rejected was five days. That record belongs to George Washington's nomination of John Rutledge to be chief justice in 1795.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2016/02/14/466723547/7-things-to-know-about-presidential-appointments-to-the-supreme-court" }, { "question": "What was the age of Justice Story when he became the youngest justice on the bench?", "answer": "The youngest new Supreme Court justice ever was Joseph Story, who joined the court in 1812 at age 32.", "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/02/08/younger-supreme-court-appointees-stay-on-the-bench-longer-but-there-are-plenty-of-exceptions/" }, { "question": "What does the requirement of confirmation mean for a candidate to be confirmed by the Senate to serve as a justice on a US Supreme court?", "answer": "requirement to get confirmed to the Supreme Court? ", "url": "https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/GPO-CHRG-ALITO.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 316, "claim": "Canada would like to reopen the border with the U.S", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the original border closure date between Canada and the United States ?", "answer": "The border was originally closed March 21, restricting non-essential travel between Canada and the U.S.", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-saturday-covid-19-update-1.5537251" }, { "question": "Does Canada have a plan for reopening the Canadian border with the United States?", "answer": "Canada still has no plans to reopen its side of the border.", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-u-s-deal-could-close-small-border-crossings-1.1060666" }, { "question": "How is Canada going to expand the operation of precautionary clearance with US?", "answer": "Canada is one step closer to expanding preclearance operations with the U.S.", "url": "https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/brdr-strtgs/nws-rlss-en.aspx" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 317, "claim": "Turkish-backed armed groups did not commit human rights violations in the Syrian conflict", "evidence": [ { "question": "Do you support the rights groups strongly condemning violence and violations of rights in Egypt?", "answer": "Rights groups strongly condemn escalating violence and human rights violations in ", "url": "https://euaa.europa.eu/sites/default/files/COI%20Turkey_15nov%202016.pdf" }, { "question": "What is Turkey’s role in supporting the opposition forces in Northern Syria?", "answer": "FILE: Turkish-backed Syrian opposition armed groups in northern Syria", "url": "https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/90478/US-concerned-over-Turkey-backed-fighters-in-Syria-human-rights" }, { "question": "What are the armed opposition groups fighting for in Syria?", "answer": "FILE - Turkish-backed Syrian opposition armed groups in northern Syria", "url": "https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/90478/US-concerned-over-Turkey-backed-fighters-in-Syria-human-rights" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 318, "claim": "Joe Biden would be the first person without an Ivy League degree to be elected president.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Biden's VP pick mean the Biden ticket has an ivy league graduate for VP for the first time since 1984?", "answer": "- Biden tapping Kamala Harris to be his VP means the Democratic ticket does not have an Ivy League grad for the first time since 1984", "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/howard-university-reacts-to-kamala-harris-vice-president-candidate-2020-8" }, { "question": "Does President Obama have an ivy league education?", "answer": "When one is president of an Ivy League school, there is, as one would ", "url": "https://exhibits.library.dartmouth.edu/files/original/e8e35d255e4f8a278771aec17b8171300ca8f164.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the word \"ivy\" mean in this context?", "answer": "So there you go -- you don't need an Ivy league undergrad degree to become President of an Ivy League University!", "url": "http://annanagurney.blogspot.com/2013/02/you-dont-need-ivy-league-degree-to-be.html?m=0" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 319, "claim": "Nigeria is the leading producer of cassava in Africa and the world.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Nigeria's annual production of Cassava in tons?", "answer": "Nigeria is the world's largest cassava producer with an annual output of 45 million tons and an output value of 18 billion US dollars.", "url": "https://www.starchprojectsolution.com/news/economic_importance_of_cassava_1286.html" }, { "question": "How many MT of Cassava Nigeria produces annually?", "answer": "Nigeria is Africa’s largest producer of cassava harvesting an average of 40 million MT annually between 2008 and", "url": "https://epar.evans.uw.edu/sites/default/files/EPAR_UW_Request_223_Cassava_Integrated_Value_Chain_03.05.13_public.pdf" }, { "question": "How much is Nigeria's annual production of Cassava?", "answer": "Nigeria is known to be the leading producer of cassava in the world with an annual output of 52 ", "url": "https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/58920/1/MPRA_paper_58920.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 320, "claim": "The White House blocked a plan to send facemasks to every household in April 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the purpose of the 650 Million face Masks that will be sent to every home in the United states?", "answer": "- A draft press release obtained by The Post showed that the Postal Service was preparing to send out 650 million face masks in April to supply every household with them.", "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-blocked-usps-from-sending-face-masks-to-all-households-2020-9" }, { "question": "How many masks will be sent to each US household?", "answer": "The White House scrapped a plan by the US Postal Service to send every American household a face mask in April, The Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing documents obtained through public-records requests.", "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/white-house-blocked-usps-from-sending-face-masks-to-all-households-2020-9" }, { "question": "What is the best way to ensure that everyone in the household has a plan for a disaster?", "answer": "Ensure that household members have a copy of your household disaster plan and emergency contact information to keep in their wallets and backpacks.", "url": "https://www.nyc.gov/site/em/ready/get-prepared.page" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 321, "claim": "In 2019, 10 million fell ill from tuberculosis and 1.5 million died but nobody needs to wears a mask for tuberculosis", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is estimated to be the total number people who fell sick with tuberculosis in 2018?", "answer": "Tuberculosis remains a leading cause of poor health and death worldwide. An estimated 10 million people fell ill with the disease in 2017.", "url": "https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/report/2019/goal-03/" }, { "question": "What was the death toll from TB in 2018?", "answer": "In 2019, an estimated 10 million people had newly developed TB, and nearly 1.4 million people died from the disease.", "url": "https://www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work/programs/global-health/tuberculosis" }, { "question": "people) from HIV, TB and HIV co-infection, according to WHO data from 2016. Evidentiary question: What was the death rate for TB in 2016?", "answer": "• In 2019, 1.4 million people died from TB, including 208 000 (177 000–242 000) ", "url": "https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/hq-tuberculosis/global-tuberculosis-report-2020/factsheet.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 322, "claim": "Trump nixes aid for California fires but offers help to Putin for Siberian wildfires.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the emergency projects for the fires in the state of California?", "answer": "and Maria, as well as the California wildfires for emergency work projects—", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-18-472.pdf" }, { "question": "What is Trump offering Putin to fight the wildfire in Siberia?", "answer": "Russian Embassy: Trump offers Putin help in fighting Siberian wildfires (Politico)", "url": "https://www.cleveland.com/news/g66l-2019/08/3a189f898d7759/dispute-over-mansion-divided-trump-epstein-report-says-am-news-links.html" }, { "question": "What is Trump offering Putin to help with the wildfires in California?", "answer": "US President Donald Trump has since offered Mr Putin help in putting out the fires.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49125391" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 323, "claim": "Donald Trump is in federal court trying to do away with the Affordable Care Act, 100 million people with preexisting conditions like your mom would not have to pay more for their insurance under now.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the arc think about the affordable care act for people with intellectual disabilities and their families in the united states of america today is it a good thing or bad to have this law that has been passed?", "answer": "The Arc views the Affordable Care Act (ACA) as critical for people with I/DD and their ", "url": "https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press_releases/Texas%20v.%20HHS%20-%20Motion%20to%20Intervene.pdf" }, { "question": "Why is it difficult for for insurance to become more more expensive for pre existing existing conditions conditions?", "answer": "‘become more difficult’ for people with [preexisting] conditions to purchase insurance because", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00938ck.pdf" }, { "question": "What happens to people like my mom who has a heart condition and has had it for a long time?", "answer": "A hundred million people with preexisting conditions like your mom would not have to pay more for their insurance under now, but guess what happens if in fact he wins.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-town-hall-meeting-with-anderson-cooper-cnn-pnc-field-moosic-pennsylvania" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 324, "claim": "US Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Giminez kept his taxpayer-funded Mercedes-Benz after slashing $400 million in government jobs and spending.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did the mayor of Miami, Francis Suarez, keep a Mercedes Benz while he was cutting 400 million dollars in job cuts and investments in his own city?", "answer": "In his time in office, Giménez gave himself a 67% pay raise, and kept a taxpayer funded Mercedes while cutting $400 million in Miami-Dade jobs and investment.", "url": "https://dccc.org/the-case-against-carlos-gimenez/" }, { "question": "What is the total amount of money that has been contributed to Miami Dade county by outside sources?", "answer": "inside Miami-Dade County contributed $187 million to the economy, with $69", "url": "https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED459889.pdf" }, { "question": "Is the Mayor of Miami Dade holding an online press briefing?", "answer": "Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez is holding a Zoom news conference Monday morning along with several members of his team of medical experts.", "url": "https://www.local10.com/news/local/2020/07/13/watch-live-gimenez-and-medical-experts-give-latest-coronavirus-updates/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 325, "claim": "Joe Biden was the first in his family to go to college.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Where did Biden's family move to when Joe was a teenager?", "answer": "Biden was 10 when his family moved away from Scranton.", "url": "https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/joe-biden-scranton-roots-trump-fact-check-20200829.html" }, { "question": "Did Biden talk about how his mother was a college graduate and played football in high school and college?", "answer": "Side-by-side clips showed Biden aping Kinnock talking about his wife being the first in her family to go to college, and about his ancestors playing football for hours after a long day of working in the mines.", "url": "https://www.newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/rich-noyes/2019/09/17/flashback-even-liberal-media-blasted-biden-during-his-1987-scandals" }, { "question": "Why did Biden say that he went to college and he to and and went and was he the only one to get a law degree in his generation?", "answer": "Biden’s version was: “I was thinking to myself why was it that I was the first person, the first Biden to in probably a thousand generations to go to university and to law school. . . .", "url": "https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-18-mn-5748-story.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 326, "claim": "COVID-19 was developed as a bioweapon from a research facility in China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the term bioweapon mean in relation to COVID-19?", "answer": "The latter topic (bioweapon) was formed by the tweets of individuals debating whether or not the COVID-19 virus originated from a Chinese biological military laboratory.", "url": "https://www.jmir.org/2020/4/e19016/" }, { "question": "Is there any truth to the theory that China is working secret bioweapons?", "answer": "One version popularized outside China suggested that a Chinese lab had been secretly working on a bioweapon that got leaked.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/04/health/debunking-coronavirus-myths-trnd/index.html" }, { "question": "What is the death rate from covid19 in china Question answer: The death rates from COVID 19 in different countries are as follows: Evidently, there is a lot of confusion and misinformation out there about the virus and its treatment. I hope this?", "answer": "in China. Because the risk for death from COVID-19 is ", "url": "https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/content/26/6/pdfs/v26-n6.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 327, "claim": "Carlos Gimenez approved a 67% pay raise for himself and increased his own pension.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the Mayor of Miami say he plans to do with his salary?", "answer": "There seems to be some question as to whether or not Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez is going to actually increase his own salary.", "url": "https://www.politicalcortadito.com/2018/09/22/3-reasons-why-carlos-gimenez-will-jack-his-salary-pension-suarez-mo-money/" }, { "question": "How far did Carlos get from where he started?", "answer": "Carlos Arancibia managed to get himself to within a few blocks from his ", "url": "https://www.usip.org/sites/default/files/resources/collections/truth_commissions/Chile90-Report/Chile90-Report.pdf" }, { "question": "Why is the mayor of Miami getting a raise of $100k a year?", "answer": "Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez gets a $100,000-a-year raise, nearly doubling his salary to $250,000-a-year beginning in October, because, well, because he can.", "url": "https://www.politicalcortadito.com/2018/09/21/salary-raise-mayor-carlos-gimenez/" } ], "pred_label": "Not Enough Evidence" }, { "claim_id": 328, "claim": "24 of every 100 kids in US schools speak Spanish.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the structural aspects of speaking Spanish?", "answer": "Chapter 10. Structural Aspects of Speaking Spanish in the US", "url": "https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/?k=9781788928298" }, { "question": "How many people speak Spanish in your home?", "answer": "say that they personally speak only Spanish at home, ", "url": "https://www.hispanicfederation.org/advocacy/reports/HFFloridaReport2016.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the percentage of students who speak Spanish in American schools?", "answer": "years in US schools, particularly for the large number of English learners coming from Spanish-", "url": "https://tea.texas.gov/academics/special-student-populations/english-learner-support/bilingual-education-programs-literature-review-jan-2019.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 329, "claim": "Minneapolis City Council has defunded the police.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What percentage of Minneapolis city council members support the disbandment of their police force?", "answer": "A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said Sunday they support disbanding the city’s police department.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/american-protests-police-donald-trump-ap-top-news-crime-157539e98d2b6a546ca5ecdf4f88f098" }, { "question": "Was the meeting on the topic of reforming the police department in Minneapolis?", "answer": "The meeting was slated as a Minneapolis City Council study session on police reform.", "url": "https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/09/15/with-violent-crime-on-the-rise-in-mpls-city-council-asks-where-are-the-police" }, { "question": "What is the minimum number of police that must be in a city to meet a charter requirement?", "answer": "The Minneapolis Council could reduce the police force by 100+ officers and still meet the City Charter mandate (the force has more officers than the charter’s formula requires).", "url": "https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2020/07/what-we-know-and-dont-know-so-far-about-the-effort-to-dismantle-the-minneapolis-police-department/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 330, "claim": "Ventura County election officials are reducing voting locations in order to limit in-person voter turnout.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it possible for election workers to know know the location of of voters during voting voting A:?", "answer": "workers can lead to the use of voting locations that are new to voters and the election officials ", "url": "https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/electionofficials/workinggroup/Lessons_Learned_From_the_2020_Primary.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the guidelines to follow for voting in person during covid?", "answer": "public health and safety guidelines for in-person voting locations. ", "url": "https://ocvote.gov/election-library/docs/2020%20COVID-19%20Report.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the model used to determine the number of polling places?", "answer": "To best allocate resources for voting locations, election officials should model the turnout by ", "url": "https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/electionofficials/workinggroup/Lessons_Learned_From_the_2020_Primary.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 331, "claim": "Australian politician, Daniel Andrews said “In fact, you’d be surprised at how much can be avoided if people stop insisting on their personal freedoms. Because insisting on human rights is not only selfish, it’s stupid.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is Victoria Daniel the Premier of New South Wales, Australia?", "answer": "It’s great for jobs, great for our environment and great for Victoria,” Daniel Andrews said.", "url": "https://www.energy-storage.news/australian-farm-to-benefit-from-neoens-green-power-hub-that-includes-34mwh-battery/" }, { "question": "What is the name of Daniel Andrew's political party in Victoria, Australia?", "answer": "Victorian strongman Daniel Andrews yesterday dismissed anger over the state’s harsh lockdown as a small number of “selfish and stupid” citizens making a fuss over human rights.", "url": "https://www.spectator.com.au/2020/09/if-you-dont-want-to-be-kicked-in-the-head-dont-put-your-head-under-a-jackboot-its-not-only-selfish-its-stupid/" }, { "question": "What surprised you about the interest in it?", "answer": "But what surprised me is how much interest it sparked, ", "url": "https://www.civitas.org.uk/content/files/RetreatofReason2ndEd-1.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 332, "claim": "Kim Martin Morrow the CEO of Netflix has just been charged with 15 charges for child pornography and 31,000 files have been found on his personal computers for child porn from ages 8 and as young as toddlers.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the charge against Netflix CEO Kim Martin-Morrow?", "answer": "“Kim Martin Morrow the CEO of Netflix has just been charged with 15 charges for child pornography”", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/search/factcheck/?page=4&q=%E5%8A%A0%E6%8B%BF%E5%A4%A7+%E4%B8%89%E4%BB%A3%E8%AF%95%E7%AE%A1+%E5%93%AA%E5%AE%B6%E5%A5%BD-%28%E5%BE%AE%E4%BF%A138332747%29-%E6%AD%A6%E6%B1%89%E4%BA%8C%E4%BB%A3%E8%AF%95%E7%AE%A1%E6%9C%80%E5%A5%BD%E7%9A%84-%E9%95%BF%E6%B2%99%E4%BA%BA%E5%B7%A5%E8%AF%95%E7%AE%A1%E5%93%AA%E5%AE%B6%E5%A5%BD-%E4%B8%8A%E6%B5%B7%E5%93%AA%E5%AE%B6%E8%AF%95%E7%AE%A1%E6%9C%80%E5%A5%BD%E7%9A%84%E5%8C%BB%E9%99%A2%E6%8E%92%E5%90%8D-%28%E5%BE%AE%E4%BF%A138332747%29-%E5%90%88%E8%82%A5%E5%8D%B5%E5%B7%A2%E6%97%A9%E8%A1%B0%E8%AF%95%E7%AE%A1%E5%93%AA%E5%AE%B6%E5%A5%BDMA" }, { "question": "What are the charges against the 2 ACSCD child sex offenders arrested recently in California?", "answer": "ACSD: 2 arrested in recent weeks on child pornography charges", "url": "https://www.wyshradio.com/2015/08/news-archive-before-82/" }, { "question": "What are the penalties for possession and distribution of Child Pornography in California?", "answer": "possession of child pornography and promotion of child pornography, both third degree felony ", "url": "http://www.girardslaw.com/library/Tex-Med-Board-Press-Releases-2016-thru-2022.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 333, "claim": "Development Control Department of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC), an agency of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA)of Nigeria, in 2020 marked 37 Estates for demolition.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the functions of AMMC?", "answer": "6.3.2.4 Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) ", "url": "https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/30381/1/Segun.Ogunsola-2016.pdf" }, { "question": "What does Development control come under?", "answer": "1 Development Control comes under the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council AMMC, which is ", "url": "https://www.habitants.org/content/download/31541/342143/file/Evitions%20Demolitions%20in%20Sabon%20Lugbe-Nigeria%20Maartje%20IHS.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the reasons for stopping the demolitions of other Housing Estates?", "answer": "However the committee has stopped the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) from going ahead with the planned demolition of 37 other housing estates in Abuja.", "url": "https://www.channelstv.com/2012/10/21/senate-orders-fcta-to-stop-demolition-of-houses-in-abuja/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 334, "claim": "The US government has plans to force a COVID-19 vaccine on everyone.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much money was spent on the COVID-19 vaccines in 2020?", "answer": "US$700 million for a polyvalent vaccine (Anderson, 2020). Production of a COVID-19 vaccine ", "url": "https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/cedep/novel-coronavirus/NASEM_Framework.pdf" }, { "question": "What criteria did the committee use to allocate COVID-19 vaccines?", "answer": "The committee based its framework for equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine on ", "url": "https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/health/documents/cedep/novel-coronavirus/NASEM_Framework.pdf" }, { "question": "What is Moderna's COVID-19 vaccination approved to prevent COVID-19?", "answer": "The FDA approved a second COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine has been known as the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine; the approved vaccine will be marketed as Spikevax for the prevention of COVID-19 in individuals 18 years of age and older.", "url": "https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparedness-and-response/counterterrorism-and-emerging-threats/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 335, "claim": "In India, actor Kangana Ranaut was forced to vote for the Shiv Sena in the elections as they were in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Kangna Rani support the BJP in Bihar election?", "answer": "1. We were unable to find the broadcast where the graphic was aired. In fact, we did not find any media organisation carrying reports that said Kangana Ranaut will aid the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Bihar elections.", "url": "https://www.altnews.in/fake-abp-news-graphic-plates-on-kangana-ranaut-and-reopening-of-schools-viral/" }, { "question": "What were the reasons for the formation of this alliance between BJP and SHS?", "answer": "Pre-election alliance of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) was formed between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena (SHS).", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Maharashtra_Legislative_Assembly_election" }, { "question": "Why did the Sena break the alliance and decide to stand alone in 2014 elections?", "answer": "The Sena broke its longtime political alliance with the BJP in the state assembly elections of 2014 and decided to contest the elections independently.", "url": "https://thewire.in/politics/existential-fears-dictate-shiv-senas-fickle-politics" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 336, "claim": "A US voter can vote 4 times because he got 4 vote by mail forms.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the best way to protect your vote from being stolen or tampered with in mail voting?", "answer": "vote by mail up until very close to election day. Having an efficient mail service ", "url": "https://agportal-s3bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/uploadedfiles/Another/News/Press_Releases/Mtn_PI_PlusDeclarations.pdf" }, { "question": "How do you know if a person is voting by by vote mail or voting at a polling place?", "answer": "Any voter who declares to the managers of the election that he requires assistance to vote by ", "url": "https://secretballotatrisk.org/Secret-Ballot-At-Risk.pdf" }, { "question": "The Michigan Secretary of State's office has the following information on how you can register to get a Michigan absent absent vote vote ballot ballot by vote: You can get an Michigan Michigan vote absent absent vote ballot by ballot mail by voting?", "answer": "All registered voters in Michigan have the right to vote by absent voter ballot (vote by mail). You must be a registered voter to receive an absent voter ballot.", "url": "https://www.ci.northville.mi.us/services/elections_and_voting/absent_voter_ballots___vote_by_mail_" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 337, "claim": "Crime has increased in Minneapolis in 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many 911 calls have been made in Minneapolis for shooting incidents in Minnesota in January 2021 compared to January 2020?", "answer": "In Minneapolis, gunshot wound victims have increased by 161% year over year for the first 20 weeks in 2021 (74 to 187) while 911 response staffing (Patrol: Lieutenant, Sergeant, Officer) has decreased from 478 in April 2020 to 317 in May 2021.", "url": "https://stories.opengov.com/yr10CetdQ/published/undefined" }, { "question": "How many 911 calls have been made in Minneapolis for shooting incidents in Minnesota in January 2021 compared to January 2020?", "answer": "In Minneapolis, gunshot wound victims have increased by 161% year over year for the first 20 weeks in 2021 (74 to 187) while 911 response staffing (Patrol: Lieutenant, Sergeant, Officer) has decreased from 478 in April 2020 to 317 in May 2021.", "url": "https://stories.opengov.com/yr10CetdQ/published/undefined" }, { "question": "What are the causes of juvenile crime in Minnesota?", "answer": "3. The Rise of Juvenile Crime in Minneapolis: The Need for a", "url": "https://www.policeforum.org/assets/docs/Critical_Issues_Series/a%20gathering%20storm%20-%20violent%20crime%20in%20america%202006.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 338, "claim": "A Democratic Vice Presidential nominee, Kamala Harris, said that there will be \"a federal tax on your home for slavery reparations.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is a Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) proposed to be imposed by Senator Kamala Harris on financial transactions?", "answer": "Sen. Harris also called for a financial transaction tax as a presidential candidate. Under her plan, there would be a 0.2% tax on stock trades, a 0.1% tax on bond trades, and a 0.002% tax on derivative transactions.", "url": "https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/601220/kamala-harris-tax-policy-proposals" }, { "question": "What is the name of Harris' first female vice president?", "answer": "\"While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last,\" Harris said after getting elected in November.", "url": "https://www.history.com/topics/womens-history/womens-history-us-timeline" }, { "question": "What does reparation mean in relation to slavery in US history?", "answer": "\"Racism and slavery was our original sins, and we've got to deal with reparations by dealing exactly with that,\" Malveaux said, arguing that reparations needed to be a separate issue from just assisting all low-income Americans.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/slavery-reparations-hearing-house-committee-lawmakers-debate-bill-today-2019-06-19/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 339, "claim": "Actor Mukesh Khanna has called for a boycott of Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the reason behind the refusal of Amitabha Bachchans to act in this film?", "answer": "Feroz Khan approached Amitabh Bachchan to play Mukesh Khanna's role. Amitabh declined the role for unknown reasons.", "url": "https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105866/trivia/" }, { "question": "What are the reasons why veteran actor mukesh khanna is in news?", "answer": "Veteran actor Mukesh Khanna, popularly known for his role of Shaktimaan, has been ruling the headlines these days for a number of reasons.", "url": "https://www.indiatvnews.com/entertainment/tv/mukesh-khanna-wants-to-know-the-person-who-spotted-cooler-in-viral-mahabharat-photo-612093" }, { "question": "What’s the Mukhesh Khannas phone number?", "answer": "Indian Actor Mukesh Khanna Phone Number, House Address, Email ID, Contact Details. Indian Film Actor Mukesh Khanna’s contact address details information.", "url": "https://bollysuperstar.com/mukesh-khanna-phone-number/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 340, "claim": "A 6 year old boy begged God to save his mother's life after she was ambushed. Today the NFL honored the organization that yelled \"hope they die\" outside the mothers hospital.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the age of your 6-year old daughter?", "answer": "I have a 6 year old. My husband was a stay-at-home Dad. We miss him.", "url": "https://myheart.net/articles/the-widowmaker/" }, { "question": "Who was this boy's mother?", "answer": "2. The young boy began shouting at his mother, and she ", "url": "https://www.iowacourts.gov/static/media/cms/In_the_Loop_A_Reference_Guide_to_Am_34A595424C1B1.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the name of hospital that killed mother of actor Tom Cruise?", "answer": "Im certain hospital killed my mother oct/09/2016. She had a heart attack but after having stents put in she was recovering.", "url": "https://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare/brutality-of-sepsis/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 341, "claim": "Muslim regiment of the Indian Army had refused to fight in India’s 1965 war with Pakistan.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many days does the Indian army have to prepare for a war with Pakistan?", "answer": "The Indian Army may not have ammunition to fight the next war (with Pakistan, not to mention China) beyond three to five days.", "url": "https://forceindia.net/indian-military/indianarmy/at-the-crossroad/" }, { "question": "What is the Muslim Regiment that India is planning to raise in response to Pakistan's actions in Kashmir?", "answer": "If this violence is being done in the name of Islam and Muslims, I would request the Indian government to help raise a Muslim regiment that will fight this battle against Pakistan.", "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/malegaon-ex-mla-wants-muslim-regiment-in-army-to-take-on-pakistan-5587615/" }, { "question": "How did India and Pakistan resolve the issue of East and West Pakistan within one month after India intervened in Pakistan's internal affairs?", "answer": "Pakistan surrenders to India within a month of Indian intervention in the war to suppress East Pakistan", "url": "https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780191737916.timeline.0001" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 342, "claim": "Fact Check: AARP Did NOT Spend 'Millions In TV Ads Targeting Republican Candidates' -- Nonprofit AARP Is Prohibited From Involvement In Any Political Campaigns", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is Aarp a non-partisan organization?", "answer": "Fact check: AARP maintains nonpartisan stance, makes no political donations", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/08/29/fact-check-aarp-maintains-nonpartisan-stance/3393410001/" }, { "question": "What publications are produced by Aarp?", "answer": "AARP also produces the nation’s largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and AARP Bulletin.", "url": "https://press.aarp.org/2019-10-24-AARP-Ad-Council-Launch-Tribute-to-Our-Sheroes" }, { "question": "What are the issues on which the candidates are standing on?", "answer": "AARP Working to Let Voters Know Where Election 2020 Candidates Stand on Issues", "url": "https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2019/jenkins-empowering-voters-election.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 343, "claim": "McDonald’s take down American flags at their fast-food restaurants in support of Black Lives Matter and antifa (an umbrella term for far-left anti-fascism groups).", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many McDonalds restaurants are there in SA?", "answer": "Collectively McDonald’s utilize their restaurants, advertising dollars, packaging and crew to create customer awareness and support of the charity.", "url": "https://www.rmhc-ctma.org/staying-with-us/faq" }, { "question": "How did MCD support Black lives?", "answer": "McDonald’s (MCD) reaffirmed its support for Black Lives Matter in a statement to CNN Business, but declined to directly address to questions about its workers forming a union.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/12/business/strike-for-black-lives-union-wages/index.html" }, { "question": "Why is McDonalds joining the black lives matter conversation with this powerful new ad?", "answer": "McDonald’s Joins Black Lives Matter Conversation With Powerful New Ad – B&T Magazine", "url": "https://superbrandsnews.com/mcdonalds-joins-black-lives-matter-conversation-with-powerful-new-ad-bt-magazine/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 344, "claim": "A Rafale Aircraft crashed during training and two pilots are dead.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long has training started for pilots?", "answer": "training of pilots and technicians has commenced in ", "url": "https://www.ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annual-Report-2018-2019.pdf" }, { "question": "What training does academy provide for its pilots?", "answer": "Academy undertakes training of pilots and ground duty ", "url": "https://www.mod.gov.in/sites/default/files/AR1718.pdf" }, { "question": "What training does academy provide for its pilots?", "answer": "Academy undertakes training of pilots and ground duty ", "url": "https://www.ddpmod.gov.in/sites/default/files/Annual-Report-2017-2018.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 345, "claim": "The Indian UPSC examination is discriminatory in favour of Muslim candidates.(Sudarshan News Editor-in-Chief, Suresh Chavhanke, 11 September, 2020, UPSC Jihad Par Ab Tak Ka Sabse Bada Khulasa (The Biggest Expose of All Time on UPSC Jihad)", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is there a date for UPSC exam 2020 ?", "answer": "UPSC exam date 2020: UPSC Prelims dates have been released at upsc.gov.in.", "url": "https://www.ndtv.com/jobs/upsc-exam-date-upsc-prelims-exam-date-2020-upsc-gov-in-live-updates-2241234" }, { "question": "What date was UPSC Preliminary Exam held in 2020?", "answer": "The UPSC Prelims exam was held on 28th May at various exam centres across the country. The UPSC Mains 2023 is scheduled to take place on 15th September 2023.", "url": "https://pwonlyias.com/upsc-exam/" }, { "question": "How many candidates were selected in UPSC Preliminary Exam 2023?", "answer": "The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) officially announced the UPSC Prelims Result 2023 on June 12th.", "url": "https://pwonlyias.com/upsc-exam/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 346, "claim": "US state of Georgia has “almost 100,000 more COVID-19 cases, almost twice as many deaths and almost 600 more nursing home deaths than North Carolina, US.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the number of nursing home deaths in north carolina by 2020?", "answer": "Despite this apparently clean record, North Carolina’s nursing homes have been ravaged by COVID-19. Nursing home residents make up more than half of the state’s deaths.", "url": "https://www.propublica.org/article/nursing-homes-fought-federal-emergency-plan-requirements-for-years-now-theyre-coronavirus-hot-spots" }, { "question": "What are the numbers of deaths in nursing homes in GA due to COVID 19?", "answer": "PruittHealth, one of the South’s largest nursing home chains, has reported more than 360 COVID-19 fatalities in Georgia.", "url": "https://www.georgiahealthnews.com/2020/08/nursing-home-chain-suffers-big-toll-covid/" }, { "question": "What are the numbers of coronavirus deaths in US nursing homes?", "answer": "This has resulted in more than 222,000 confirmed cases and more than 40,000 deaths. Nursing home deaths—including both residents and staff—account for over 40% of all U.S. deaths from coronavirus, which passed the grim 100,000 mark in late May.", "url": "https://www.expertinstitute.com/resources/litigation-guides/covid-19-nursing-home-negligence/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 347, "claim": "Tourism, lockdown key to deep New Zealand recession.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the recession of 2008 in new Zealand before all the other recession countries?", "answer": "2008 as New Zealand entered recession before most countries. However, the global ", "url": "http://www.beehive.govt.nz/sites/default/files/April_Labour_Market_Update.pdf" }, { "question": "Which organisation is responsible to promote tourism in NZ?", "answer": "Tourism New Zealand Tourism New Zealand is the organisation responsible for marketing New Zealand to the world as a tourist destination.", "url": "https://www.tourismnewzealand.com/about-us/what-we-do/" }, { "question": "How will Tourism NZ change its digital strategy to attract more tourists to New?", "answer": "Tourism New Zealand’s new digital marketing strategy, which will change the way New ", "url": "https://www.mbie.govt.nz/assets/2274440475/nz-tourism-sector-forecasts-2010-2016-summary-document.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 348, "claim": "Wildfires do not Affect Mexico And Canada", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the wildfires that occurred in 2018 in canada?", "answer": " – P. Fuglem and B. Stocks, Wildfires in Canada: members ", "url": "https://cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/pubwarehouse/pdfs/39429.pdf" }, { "question": "How is economic valuation of wildland fire impacts done in Canada?", "answer": "Keywords: Canada; Economic valuation; Health impact analysis; PM(2.5); Wildfires; Wildland fires.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32302851/" }, { "question": "What is the difference between a wildfire and a prescribed fire?", "answer": "Figure 1. Wildfires and prescribed fires acres burned in Arizona and New Mexico, 2002 to 2018.3", "url": "https://www.swfireconsortium.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/2018_Wildfire_Season_Overview_WebFINAL.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 349, "claim": "Former FBI Director James Comey and former CIA Director John Brennan have been charged with multiple counts of treason.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was the term “leakin'” used to describe James Comey's behavior?", "answer": "to the former FBI Director as “Leakin’ James Comey,” called him a liar multiple times, a ", "url": "https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Barr%20Responses%20to%20QFRs.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the name of the former CIA director who is now a guest on CNN?", "answer": "Please, stick with us. Former CIA Director John Brennan is my guest. We'll be right back.", "url": "https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/rachel-maddow-interviews-john-brennan-read-the-full-transcript-msna1135011" }, { "question": "intelligence director James Evidentiary: Clapper and Brennan Brennan and John Brennan and John James and John and and John James and James and James John John and John and John James James and James?", "answer": "intelligence James Clapper, former CIA director John Brennan, former national", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/18-0323ce_-_20190404_redacted.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 350, "claim": "The rate of abortions under Democratic presidential administrations has actually fallen more precipitously.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Has the rate of abortion decreased in recent years?", "answer": "The number of reported abortions decreased by 1,004 abortions per year, and the abortion rate actually increased by 0.02 abortions per 1,000 women per year.", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss6015a1.htm" }, { "question": "What are the rates of abortion in other countries?", "answer": "a consistent rate of just under five abortions per 1,000 ", "url": "https://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/compilations/IUSSP/abortion-methodologies.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the differences between the Republican and Democratic administrations in terms of abortion rates?", "answer": "Red portions of the lines show the ratio and rates of abortions occurring under Republican administrations, and blue under Democratic administrations:", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/abortion-rates-presidencies/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 351, "claim": "Donald Trump tweeted that he was donating $500,000 each toward the expenses of the two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies who were shot and critically injured on September 12, 2020.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the county of los angeles probation department doing about the coronavirus pandemic in Los Angles County?", "answer": "12  Los Angeles County Probation COVID-19 Weekly Update June 5, 2020, County of L.A. Probation Dep’t (June 5, 2020), http://file.", "url": "https://defundpolice.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/CareFirstLABudget.pdf" }, { "question": "Why were the two deputy shot in their duties on Saturday?", "answer": "Both of the deputies who were shot Saturday were members of the sheriff’s transportation detail.", "url": "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-09-12/l-a-sheriffs-deputy-shot-in-compton-near-blue-line-station" }, { "question": "What is the name of this Los Angles County Sheriff's deputy who was helping people to leave their homes?", "answer": "Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were helping residents of some homes evacuate \"out of an abundance of caution.\"", "url": "https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2017/06/26/santa-clarita-fire-scorches-almost-900-acres--prompts-evacuations--1-firefighter-injured" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 352, "claim": "Iran has stockpiled 10 times as much enriched uranium as it had in 2016.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Iran stocking up on 10 times more than the limit allowed by international law?", "answer": "Iran's enriched uranium stockpile '10 times limit'", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-54033441" }, { "question": "What is Iran stocking up on 10 times more than the limit allowed by international law?", "answer": "Iran's enriched uranium stockpile '10 times limit'", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-54033441" }, { "question": "Does Iran have a uranium enrichment facility?", "answer": "Iran had produced a small amount of uranium metal in February 2021, but it was not enriched.", "url": "https://iranprimer.usip.org/blog/2019/oct/02/iran%E2%80%99s-breaches-nuclear-deal" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 353, "claim": "The UK public won’t be able to claim compensation if unlicensed vaccines damage our health.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does compensation support claims?", "answer": "compensation may not be used to support a claim for compensation. ", "url": "https://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Workers-Compensation/publications/Documents/WC%20Act/wcact.pdf" }, { "question": "How can the public effectively be protected from COVID-19 by means other than vaccines?", "answer": "The public can’t be effectively protected by other means in a more cost-beneficial manner. ", "url": "https://doh.wa.gov/sites/default/files/legacy/Documents/Pubs//631045.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the vaccines recommended for Leptospirosis in UK?", "answer": "leptospira vaccines. The UK authorised products for leptospira recommend ", "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5f6ca24ed3bf7f7234487d0b/MB_23.09.20_V2_-_281595-v7-VMD_Position_paper_on_Authorised_Vaccination_Scedules_for_Dogs.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 354, "claim": "unemployment rate in the state of Edo, Nigeria reduced from 25% to 19% during Godwin Obaseki's tenure.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is an example of an economic policy that has been implemented in Edo state to reduce the unemployment rates in that state?", "answer": "*[/b][b]Edo unemployment rate falls from 25.1% to 19% on back of Obaseki’s job creation drive*https://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/edo-unemployment-rate-reduces-to-19/amp/", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/6054560/edo-unemployment-rate-falls-25.1" }, { "question": "How high is Nigeria's Unemployment Rate in 2021?", "answer": "- Nigeria unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.94%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.", "url": "https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NGA/nigeria/unemployment-rate" }, { "question": "What was the range of unemployment rates in Nigeria from 1998 to 2005?", "answer": "from 59% in 1998 (range: 25% - 75%) to 47% in 2005 and ", "url": "https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/tocta/TOCTA_Report_2010_low_res.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 355, "claim": "Ignat Shchetinin And Sammy Scott Piatt, charged with arson connected to Clackamas County, Oregon wildfires.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the purpose of LOMC centers in Portland, Clackama and Washington County?", "answer": "centers of Clackamas, Portland and Washington County to communicate with LOCOM. ", "url": "https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/sites/default/files/fileattachments/publicaffairs/webpage/11405/cd04302012.pdf" }, { "question": "Was there a fire in the city of Portland in May 1900?", "answer": "Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon. Sanborn Map Company, May, 1900.", "url": "https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn07432_005/" }, { "question": "Was there a fire in the city of Portland in May 1900?", "answer": "Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Oregon City, Clackamas County, Oregon. Sanborn Map Company, May, 1900.", "url": "https://www.loc.gov/item/sanborn07432_005/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 356, "claim": "Nigerian Government had placed a ban on alcohol in sachet and polythene.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is Nigeria banning sachets and bottles for shampoos and soaps?", "answer": "Why Nigeria wan ban shayo for sachet and small-small bottle", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-46817446" }, { "question": "Why should the government increase prices on sachets?", "answer": "They should increase the price more then ban sachet.", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/6116342/fg-bans-alcohol-satchets-polythene/2" }, { "question": "How is it possible for a government to ban the sale of small bottles of liquor and allow the importation of large quantities of it?", "answer": "How can a responsible government ban alcohol in small containers ( consumption) and yet allow alcohol coming in big bottles and drums.?", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/6116342/fg-bans-alcohol-satchets-polythene/4" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 357, "claim": "Edo State in Nigeria has a 19% unemployment rate.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is an example of an economic policy that has been implemented in Edo state to reduce the unemployment rates in that state?", "answer": "*[/b][b]Edo unemployment rate falls from 25.1% to 19% on back of Obaseki’s job creation drive*https://www.google.com/amp/s/thenationonlineng.net/edo-unemployment-rate-reduces-to-19/amp/", "url": "https://www.nairaland.com/6054560/edo-unemployment-rate-falls-25.1" }, { "question": "What are the states with higher unemployment than Nigeria as a whole?", "answer": "All the South-South states but Edo have unemployment rates higher than the national unemployment rate.", "url": "https://businessday.ng/short-take/article/salient-facts-in-nigerias-q2-2020-unemployment-figures/" }, { "question": "How high is Nigeria's Unemployment Rate in 2021?", "answer": "- Nigeria unemployment rate for 2021 was 5.94%, a 0.06% decline from 2020.", "url": "https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NGA/nigeria/unemployment-rate" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 358, "claim": "Antifa is recruiting people to dress as President Trump supporters and police to riot on Election Day 2020 in the United States", "evidence": [ { "question": "Who are the top Trump supporters that Trump needs to win the election in 2020?", "answer": "President Trump is counting on top supporters like you to step up and become 2017 ", "url": "https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-08/documents/abboud_combined_080819_production_0.pdf" }, { "question": "What day was Tuesday November 17th, the 14th day in the US election?", "answer": "Tuesday, November 17, 2020 (14th day after Election Day)", "url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2020-17.shtml" }, { "question": "How many days do we have before election day?", "answer": "Friday, October 2, 2020 (32nd day before Election Day)", "url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2020-17.shtml" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 359, "claim": "Netflix tweets that its content is \"mostly pedophilia-free\" in response to criticism over its streaming of \"Cuties\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the Netflix tweet about the controversy?", "answer": "\"Cuties\" Netflix Controversy - Netflix apology tweet", "url": "https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1885725-cuties-netflix-controversy" }, { "question": "What is Netflix's policy on pedophile content on their site?", "answer": "\"It's important to remember that our content is mostly pedophilia-free,\" the Netflix Twitter account posted in response to the uproar over the movie.", "url": "https://babylonbee.com/news/netflix-responds-to-backlash-clarifies-its-content-is-mostly-not-pedophilia" }, { "question": "Does Netflix apologize for using inappropriate art for their movie?", "answer": "Netflix previously apologized for \"inappropriate artwork\" the company used for the \"Cuties\" movie poster, which sparked criticism on social media in August.", "url": "https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/hawley-netflix-cuties-congress" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 360, "claim": "These unlicensed vaccines will be administered by non-medical staff, such as your employer in the UK.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it true that Gov has not been consulted with public about the roll out of Unlicenced Vaccines?", "answer": "As the Gov is not consulting with the public (via media&other platforms) about this they have no right to change the prohibition&rollout of unlicensed vaccines administering it with non-medical staff.", "url": "https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/550786" }, { "question": "Can Intervaccine BC G vaccine be legally administered in Australia?", "answer": "As it is unlicensed, InterVax BCG vaccine cannot lawfully be administered or supplied ", "url": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/south/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2014/06/gp-bull-171-vaccine-update-jun16.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the protocol for administering the vaccine?", "answer": "it can be accessed and administered by clinical or non-clinical staff as per the local protocol.", "url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a821e3340f0b62305b92945/clinical_guidelines_2017.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 361, "claim": "Joe Biden’s own chief of staff said that when Biden managed swine flu in 2009, they quote, “Did every possible thing wrong.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What did the Chief Of Staff of the vice President say when he was managing the 2009 swine flue pandemic?", "answer": "And his own Chief of Staff said that when Biden helped manage the swine flu in 2009, they, ", "url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/DCPD-202000662/pdf/DCPD-202000662.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the Biden administration did wrong when dealing with the 2009 pandemic of H1N1?", "answer": "Joe Biden's own chief of staff said that when Biden managed swine flu in 2009, they, quote, \"Did every possible thing wrong.\"", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-make-america-great-again-rally-minden-nevada" }, { "question": "Did Biden do everything possible wrong in 2009 pandemic H1N1 response?", "answer": "- Biden \"did every possible thing wrong\" responding to the 2009 H1N1 swine flu pandemic.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-47-years-failure-the-joe-biden-story" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 362, "claim": "Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was arrested by the FBI on child porn charges.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the name of Utah's CEO who was arrested and charged with child sex abuse?", "answer": "RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Utah CEO arrested on child porn charges, former friends speak out", "url": "https://kutv.com/news/local/utah-ceo-gets-210-days-in-jail-for-having-13k-files-of-infant-child-rape-bestiality" }, { "question": "What is Netflix's CEO talking about in his speech?", "answer": "FILE - This Aug. 2, 2011 file photo shows Netflix CEO Reed Hastings speaking at a meeting in Palo Alto, Calif.", "url": "https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Netflix-says-it-s-sorry-then-creates-new-uproar-12682109.php" }, { "question": "What was the name of Netflix's CEO at that time?", "answer": "- ↑ Business Insider, \"My conversation with Netflix CEO Reed Hastings,\" May 9, 2016", "url": "https://ballotpedia.org/Reed_Hastings" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 363, "claim": "Antifa Admit to Igniting Fires All Over The Country To Draw Attention To Climate Change", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the climate crisis and why are young people leading strikes to call attention to it?", "answer": "- ^ \"Millions Of Young People Around The World Are Leading Strikes To Call Attention To The Climate Crisis\".", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_2019_climate_strikes" }, { "question": "Is there a link between the Patriots and Antifas?", "answer": "Patriot Prayer Urges Supporters To Let The Antifa Beat Them Up In Oregon ", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00413ce.pdf" }, { "question": "Is climate change a direct threat to national security?", "answer": "• Foreign Policy: In Landmark Move, GOP Congress Calls Climate Change ‘Direct Threat’ To Security.", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00413ce.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 364, "claim": "Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was arrested by the FBI after being caught with 13,000 files of child pornography.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the real story behind the arrest of netflix CEO Reed Hastings for allegedly distributing child sexual abuse images on his personal account?", "answer": "A fake news story about Netflix CEO being arrested for child pornography is still spreading on social media.", "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=Reed+Hastings+arrested+child+porn&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS890US890&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjloZuduuvrAhWBTt8KHcg3BBUQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1440&bih=721" }, { "question": "Is Netflix's CEO arrested for downloading thousands files from the US government?", "answer": "Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts claim that Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was arrested by the FBI for possessing thousands of files of...", "url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=Reed+Hastings+arrested+child+porn&rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS890US890&source=lnms&tbm=nws&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjloZuduuvrAhWBTt8KHcg3BBUQ_AUoAXoECAsQAw&biw=1440&bih=721" }, { "question": "What is the emotional intelligence of CEO Netflix Reed Hasting?", "answer": "Netflix (NFLX 0.38%) CEO Reed Hastings has an emotional IQ of zero, according to Gina Keating, author of Netflixed:", "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/11/12/9-fascinating-things-about-reed-hastings-and-netfl.aspx" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 365, "claim": "The eligibility criteria for applying to take the exam for the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) of India, differentiates depending on whether you are a Hindu or a Muslim.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the eligibility criteria for the post of assistant section officer in UPSC?", "answer": "Assistant Section Officer at Union Public Service Commission( UPSC )", "url": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/union-public-service-commission-upsc-" }, { "question": "How many employees are there at union public service commission(UPSC)?", "answer": "Employees at Union Public Service Commission( UPSC )", "url": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/union-public-service-commission-upsc-" }, { "question": "What is the name of UPSC's set for Civil Services Exam?", "answer": "Abstract: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) offers its set of exam-", "url": "https://people.hamilton.edu/documents/%5BInternational%20Journal%20of%20the%20Sociology%20of%20Language%5D%20Language%20medium%20and%20a%20high-stakes%20test%20Language%20ideology%20and%20coaching%20centers%20in%20North%20India1.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 366, "claim": "Biden called law enforcement the enemy.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Biden mean by \"there is absolutely\"?", "answer": "Former Vice President Joe Biden says there is \"absolutely\" systemic racism in law enforcement, but noted the problem is much broader than just law enforcement.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/joe-biden-systemic-racism-exists-law-enforcement/" }, { "question": "What tools do law enforcers use to combat organized crime?", "answer": "In order to fight this new enemy, law enforcement and the intelligence community needed to be able to use the same tools that law enforcement has successfully used over the years to fight the mob, drug cartels, public corruption and other types of organized criminal activity.", "url": "https://www.justice.gov/archive/ll/archive.htm" }, { "question": "What is Biden proudest legislation legislation of his life?", "answer": "Biden has called that law, the Violence Against Women Act, the legislation he is “proudest” of from his career in the Senate.", "url": "https://time.com/5675029/violence-against-women-act-history-biden/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 367, "claim": "Muslim candidates are allowed more attempts at the UPCS (i.e. Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil Services of the Government of India) exam than others", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does the commission delegate recruitment to private companies?", "answer": "the Commission also recommended that the Public Service Commission delegate its recruitment ", "url": "https://production-new-commonwealth-files.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/documents/P14763_PSG_PGSU.pdf" }, { "question": "How many employees are there at union public service commission(UPSC)?", "answer": "Employees at Union Public Service Commission( UPSC )", "url": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/union-public-service-commission-upsc-" }, { "question": "What is UPSC’s proposal to treat a candidate who doesn‘t appear in civil service exam as an attempt candidate?", "answer": "New Delhi: If a civil services aspirant applies to take the exam to become a civil servant but does not eventually appear for the test, it should be treated as one of the handful of attempts candidates are allowed, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has proposed to the Modi government.", "url": "https://theprint.in/india/governance/application-for-ias-exam-must-be-treated-as-an-attempt-in-itself-upsc-tells-govt/172942/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 368, "claim": "Muslim candidates can qualify with lower marks than others in the UPCS (i.e. Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil Services of the Government of India) exam", "evidence": [ { "question": "How is the services examination conducted?", "answer": "Services Examination, administered by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).3 All col-", "url": "https://www.rochester.edu/college/faculty/alexander_lee/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/BL_Does_AA_worsen_bureaucratic_performance.pdf" }, { "question": "How is the selection process for UPSC exams conducted?", "answer": "Those who qualify in the written examination are recruited after an interview (100 marks) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).", "url": "https://byjus.com/free-ias-prep/examinations-conducted-by-union-public-service-commission/" }, { "question": "Has the government consulted the union public service commission in all these matters?", "answer": "- It is generally compulsory for the Government of India to consult the Union Public Service Commission in respect of all the above matters.", "url": "https://www.civilsdaily.com/union-public-service-commission-upsc-powers-functions-responsibilities/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 369, "claim": "CDC announces that ordinary (non-N95) masks (which most people are wearing) will do nothing to protect you against wildfire smoke because they do not catch small particles", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it safe to wear a dust mask while breathing in wild fire smoke?", "answer": "This #WeatherReady Wednesday, remember that dust masks aren’t enough to protect you from the wildfire smoke particles.", "url": "https://www.weather.gov/wrn/fall2019-wrw-sm" }, { "question": "Is the CDC contradicting itself on this?", "answer": "Social media posts claim the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) contradicted itself by advising people to wear cloth masks against the novel coronavirus while also saying masks do not stop smoke inhalation during a wildfire.", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" }, { "question": "What are the different types of masks available for protection against COVID-19 ?", "answer": "• There are some important differences between masks that protect you from smoke (N95 masks) and those that protect you and others from COVID-19.", "url": "https://lookinside.kaiserpermanente.org/protect-yourself-from-wildfire-smoke/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 370, "claim": "Government of India has imposed taxes on all school books", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why did India scrap the tax?", "answer": "India has scrapped its 12% tax on all sanitary products following months of campaigning by activists.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-44912742" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of supplying textbooks to government schools?", "answer": "text books and work books to the State Government for onward supply ", "url": "https://icmai.in/upload/Taxation/Advance_Ruling.pdf" }, { "question": "How has the government in india molded Indians into an obedient and submissive people?", "answer": "Government in India has moulded the Indian people into a ", "url": "https://mea.gov.in/Images/attach/amb/Volume_08.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 371, "claim": "The upper age-limit for Muslim candidates for the UPCS (i.e. Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil Services of the Government of India) exam is relaxed to be higher than that of other applicants", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the reasons for relaxing the age limit for recruitment into the civil service of South Africa?", "answer": "relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be ", "url": "https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/AdvtNo-16-2023-engl-250823_0.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the reasons for relaxing the age limit for recruitment into the civil service of South Africa?", "answer": "relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be ", "url": "https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Advt-No-18-2023-engl-220923.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the reasons for relaxing the age limit for recruitment into the civil service of South Africa?", "answer": "relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be ", "url": "https://upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Advt-No-18-2023-engl-220923.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 372, "claim": "Greater number of Muslim aspirants are suddenly taking the UPCS (i.e. Union Public Service Commission for recruitment to higher Civil Services of the Government of India) exam", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many employees are there in Union public service commission(UPSC)?", "answer": "Empleados en Union Public Service Commission( UPSC )", "url": "https://pa.linkedin.com/company/union-public-service-commission-upsc-" }, { "question": "How many employees are there in Union public service commission(UPSC)?", "answer": "Empleados en Union Public Service Commission( UPSC )", "url": "https://ec.linkedin.com/company/union-public-service-commission-upsc-?trk=jobs_jserp_job_listing_company_name" }, { "question": "How many employees are there at union public service commission(UPSC)?", "answer": "Employees at Union Public Service Commission( UPSC )", "url": "https://in.linkedin.com/company/union-public-service-commission-upsc-" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 373, "claim": "the Indian Government set up 5 coaching centres for UPSC exams, 4 of which were in Muslim universities.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the retention rate of free coaching centers for govt jobs in mumbai?", "answer": "Free coaching centres for government jobs face retention test in Mumbai", "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/ugc-s-free-coaching-centres-for-government-jobs-face-retention-test-in-mumbai/story-4cOs8Yf7tCAujChfAiLGnK.html" }, { "question": "What are the five government coaching centres for under-privileged community?", "answer": "The facility is one of five centres set up by the government between 2009 and 2010 to provide underprivileged communities with free residential coaching for the civil services and other government exams.", "url": "https://theprint.in/india/education/jamia-centre-at-heart-of-sudarshan-news-upsc-jihad-row-has-coached-500-govt-officers/500738/" }, { "question": "What is the best coaching center for civil service exams in India?", "answer": "Coaching Center, Top 10 IAS coaching in india, Top 10 IAS coaching in Delhi, Top 10 ias coaching in Gurgaon, Best ias coaching in delhi with fees, Top 10 UPSC Coaching in india, Top 10 UPSC coaching in delhi, Top 10 UPSC coaching in delhi with fees, UPSC classes, Sociology Optional classes, Upsc coaching for English medium, Ias coaching for English medium, Cse coaching institute, Best civil services exam coaching, CSE coaching in delhi", "url": "https://blog.oureducation.in/best-ias-coaching-institutes-in-delhi/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 374, "claim": "Police: Political Activists Didn’t Cause Oregon’s Wildfires", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the health harms from the wildfires in Oregon?", "answer": "Up in Smoke: Oregon Wildfires Cost Billions in Health Harms", "url": "https://www.nrdc.org/bio/juanita-constible/smoke-oregon-wildfires-cost-billions-health-harms" }, { "question": "What is the impact of wildfires on employment in Oregon?", "answer": "Oregon Employment Department, “Wildfires’ Impact on September Employment Figures.” Oct. ", "url": "https://oregonforests.org/sites/default/files/2018-01/OFRI%202017%20Wildfire%20Report%20-%20FINAL%2001-02-18.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the wildfires that have occurred in Oregon in recent years?", "answer": "- Common Questions about Wildfires in Central Oregon", "url": "https://www.deschuteslandtrust.org/news/blog/2019-blog-posts/fire-central-oregon-climate-change" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 375, "claim": "Nigeria was the third most terrorised in the world in 2020, after Afghanistan and Iraq.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is Nigeria third in terms of terror attacks in sub-Saharan Africa?", "answer": "Nigeria remains third most terrorised nation, says report", "url": "https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria-remains-third-most-terrorised-nation-says-report/" }, { "question": "Is Nigeria the third most terrified nation in world?", "answer": "A global report released yesterday says Nigeria remains one of the three most terrorised nations in the world.", "url": "https://guardian.ng/news/nigeria-remains-third-most-terrorised-nation-says-report/" }, { "question": "What was Afghanistan’s highest terrorist attack in 2019?", "answer": "Afghanistan was the country most affected by terrorism in terms ", "url": "https://www.economicsandpeace.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/GTI-2019web.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 376, "claim": "Clinical trials of a vaccine against COVID-19 were paused", "evidence": [ { "question": "What happened to Johnson and Johnson’s vaccine trial after a participant was diagnosed with COVID-19?", "answer": "UPDATE: Johnson & Johnson paused trials of its SARS-CoV-2 vaccine because of “an unexplained illness in a study participant”.", "url": "https://changingtimes.media/2020/09/09/covid-19-concerns-mount-over-fast-tracking-as-sars-cov-2-vaccine-race-accelerates/" }, { "question": "What is the standard for pausing clinical trial of vaccine against covid-19?", "answer": "One of the leading covid-19 vaccine candidate trials has been voluntarily paused as part of a standard review", "url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/370/bmj.m3525.full.pdf" }, { "question": "Is AstraZeneca pausing its vaccine trials?", "answer": "AstraZeneca has “voluntarily paused” late-stage trials of the highly-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with the University of Oxford after one of the study volunteers developed an unexplained illness, the company said on Wednesday.", "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2020/9/9/astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-trial-on-hold-over-safety-issue" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 377, "claim": "Western Wildfires Are evidence Of A Coordinated Antifa Campaign To 'Burn The Country Down", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the Western wildfires that threaten the national parks in Western Australia?", "answer": "• NPR: Western Wildfires Endanger Beloved Sites At National Parks.", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00413ce.pdf" }, { "question": "Is Montana's wildfires part of a growing national emergency, should be treated like the hurricanes and floods that have happened in recent years?", "answer": "Montana’s Wildfires Are Part Of Growing National Emergency, Should Be Treated Like", "url": "https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/17-00413ce.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the major causes of wildfire in Alaska and the West?", "answer": "of Western Wildfires and The Age of Alaskan Wildfires. Trends for wildfires in the 11 western states of", "url": "https://assets.climatecentral.org/pdfs/westernwildfires2016v2.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 378, "claim": "Kasab was fed biriyani.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did you feed him Biryani?", "answer": "We treated Ajmal Kasab (the loose cannon from Pakistan who was arrested in Mumbai during the 26/11/08 event) well in jail, and to say that we fed him biryani is nonsense.", "url": "https://www.pgurus.com/26-11-anniversary-badly-exposed-some-of-our-so-called-professionals/" }, { "question": "What was the food provided to Ajay Kasaba in his police cell?", "answer": "Kasab was provided non-veg food even when he was in police custody.", "url": "https://www.oneindia.com/2012/05/21/killer-terrorist-amir-ajmal-kasab-turns-vegetarian-1004419.html" }, { "question": "How many people have had the opportunity to taste Baba Biriyani since Baba started his business in 1980?", "answer": "Over a crore people are estimated to have tasted Baba's biriyani in the past forty years.", "url": "https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/meet-biryani-baba-the-man-who-has-fed-more-than-one-crore-poor-people-254592.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 379, "claim": "US Congress voted 49-46 to add the repeal of Section 230 — legislation which shields online platforms from liability for user-generated content — into the country’s annual defense bill in December 2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does the section 230 protect online content moderation?", "answer": "- Clarify when Section 230’s liability protections apply to instances where online platforms choose to restrict access to certain types of content;", "url": "https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/9/wicker-graham-blackburn-introduce-bill-to-modify-section-230-and-empower-consumers-online" }, { "question": "What does the section 230 mean for users of online platforms?", "answer": "The importance of Section 230 for user-generated content ", "url": "https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/110075/documents/HHRG-116-IF16-20191016-SD003.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the meaning of section 230 is in terms of internet law?", "answer": "By contrast, Section 230 does provide immunity to Internet intermediaries from liability for user-generated content under state criminal law.", "url": "https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/09/stop-sesta-section-230-not-broken" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 380, "claim": "Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden talk about how the Chevrolet Corvette is \"one of the best cars in the world\" while he was visiting a Ford plant.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Biden make this statement about the visit to Ford's plant on March 10th?", "answer": "Biden, who won Michigan's March 10 presidential primary and is the presumptive Democratic nominee to face Trump in the Nov. 3 general election, made the statement ahead of Trump's visit on Thursday afternoon to a Ford Motor Co. plant in Ypsilanti.", "url": "https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/05/21/joe-biden-donald-trumps-michigan/5235021002/" }, { "question": "What is Chevrolet's best selling car?", "answer": "2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport review: Corvette Grand Sport is the best of both worlds", "url": "https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/reviews/2017-chevrolet-corvette-review/" }, { "question": "Why is Ford building a new plant to produce electric vehicles in Michigan?", "answer": "The Dearborn-based automaker is refurbishing the factory to make it Ford's \"most flexible high-volume plant in the world.\"", "url": "http://unifor584retirees.ca/caw_retirees/news_12.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 381, "claim": "Nita Ambani is to give Rs 200 crore for Kangana Ranaut’s new studio", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many movies has Kangna Ranasu made?", "answer": "Keep track of how much of Kangana Ranaut’s work you have seen. Go to your list.", "url": "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2144007/" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of NITA AMBANI being on board?", "answer": "It is a pleasure to welcome Nita Ambani to the board.”", "url": "https://www.artforum.com/news/nita-ambani-elected-to-board-of-the-met-245387/" }, { "question": "What was the reason for imposing a penalty of 200 crores on Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for violating the FDI norms in telecom sector?", "answer": "In June 2016, the Business Standard published a report on the ministry’s decision against imposing the Rs 200 crore penalty.", "url": "https://scroll.in/article/869582/adani-mundra-project-first-rs-200-crore-fine-cancelled-now-officials-find-company-did-no-wrong" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 382, "claim": "US Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Kamala Harris tweeted that she ‘filed a complaint’ to remove a specific Instagram account.", "evidence": [ { "question": "When was Vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris' nomination request submitted?", "answer": "The deadline for requesting a nomination in the Vice Presidential category is January 31.", "url": "https://www.academyadmissions.com/apply/nomination/" }, { "question": "What does Harris say about her nomination?", "answer": "Harris herself tweeted the news, saying she was “honored” to be chosen as nominee for vice president, and touting Biden’s record.", "url": "https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/08/11/nation/joe-biden-nailed-this-decision-heres-how-people-are-reacting-kamala-harris-being-bidens-vp-pick/" }, { "question": "Did Kamla Harris eat a Dosa before she was nominated for VP?", "answer": "‘I’ve never made a dosa’: After her nomination, Kamala Harris’ old video resurfaces", "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/i-ve-never-made-a-dosa-after-her-nomination-kamala-harris-old-video-resurfaces/story-KYL1WvWXloMbMMozrwhl8K.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 383, "claim": "Asha Ranaut tweeted ‘you havent crushed my daughter’s office but Bal Thackeray’s soul.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Who was the daughter of director mahesh bhat and who is Kangana Ranasut?", "answer": "Director Mahesh Bhat’s daughter Pooja Bhat pose with Kangna Ranaut at the celebration party of Raaz.", "url": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/Sanjay_Dutt/" }, { "question": "Who was the daughter of director mahesh bhat and who is Kangana Ranasut?", "answer": "Director Mahesh Bhat’s daughter Pooja Bhat pose with Kangna Ranaut at the celebration party of Raaz.", "url": "https://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/Sanjay_Dutt/" }, { "question": "Did Kangna Ranasut reveal that she has held puja for safety of daughter?", "answer": "Team Kangana Ranaut earlier took to social media, revealing that Asha Ranaut has been very scared about her daughter’s safety and recently held a puja at their Manali residence.", "url": "https://www.idiva.com/entertainment/bollywood/kangana-ranauts-mother-scared-chants-mantras-for-safety/18012360" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 384, "claim": "Brazil preserves its native forests better than any other country in the world", "evidence": [ { "question": "Where are the forests in Brasil located?", "answer": "forests and native vegetation in Brazil are located ", "url": "https://pure.iiasa.ac.at/id/eprint/16007/1/2019-FABLE-Report_Full_High-Resolution.pdf" }, { "question": "How did Brazil reduce its forest loss in 2019 compared to previous years?", "answer": "Detailed analyses of publicly available satellite photos show that Brazil has reduced deforestation in the Amazon enough over the past five years to lower heat-trapping emissions more than any other country on Earth.", "url": "https://www.ucsusa.org/resources/brazils-success-reducing-deforestation" }, { "question": "What is Brazil's primary forests loss from fire in 2019?", "answer": "Brazil’s primary forest loss in 2018 was lower than its 2016-2017 fire-related spike, but still more than it was from 2007-2015, when the country had reduced its deforestation rate by 70 percent.", "url": "https://www.wri.org/insights/world-lost-belgium-sized-area-primary-rainforests-last-year" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 385, "claim": "$400,000 ... is more money than I’ve ever made” in a year", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the investment that was made by Fred Fred DonaldDonald TrumpTrump Trump Trump?", "answer": "It was an investment made with Fred Trump’s money and connections. But in Donald Trump’s version of his life, Starrett City is always and forever “one of the best investments I ever made.”", "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/10/02/us/politics/donald-trump-tax-schemes-fred-trump.html" }, { "question": "How do I decide if I should start investing more in my 401k?", "answer": "$400,000 at age 35 - should I start spending more?", "url": "https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=129364" }, { "question": "How do I decide if I should start investing more in my 401k?", "answer": "$400,000 at age 35 - should I start spending more?", "url": "https://www.bogleheads.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=129364" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 386, "claim": "The CDC has removed the “Covid-19 Pandemic” and replaced it with “Covid-19 Outbreak” on their website.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why has it removed this tool?", "answer": "it has removed the decision tool, Schools During the Covid-19 Pandemic, ", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/710/709934.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the results of CDC’s investigation?", "answer": "summary of their findings from “an internal investigation conducted by CDC” on the causes of ", "url": "https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/imo/media/doc/221208_HSGACMajorityReport_Covid-19.pdf" }, { "question": "Coronavirus is not the same as COVID-19 Evident: The virus is named SARS-CoV-2 and it is called COVID-19 Question Answered: What is Coronavirus and what is COVID-19?", "answer": "been named “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes has been named “coronavirus ", "url": "https://www.slps.org/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=104654&dataid=79360&FileName=September_9_12.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 387, "claim": "In England only 69.4% of COVID-19 contacts are now reached and asked to self-isolate.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentage of contacts that are reached by the contact tracing system?", "answer": "In the same period, 56.6% of these household contacts were successfully reached and asked to self-isolate.", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-england-and-coronavirus-testing-uk-statistics-20-august-to-26-august-2020/weekly-statistics-for-nhs-test-and-trace-england-and-coronavirus-testing-uk-20-august-to-26-august" }, { "question": "What is the percentage of contacts that are reached by the contact tracing system?", "answer": "In the same period, 58.9% of these household contacts were successfully reached and asked to self-isolate.", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-england-and-coronavirus-testing-uk-statistics-13-august-to-19-august-2020/weekly-statistics-for-nhs-test-and-trace-england-and-coronavirus-testing-uk-13-august-to-19-august" }, { "question": "What is the percentage of contacts that are reached by the contact tracing system?", "answer": "In the same period, 56.6% of these household contacts were successfully reached and asked to self-isolate.", "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-test-and-trace-england-and-coronavirus-testing-uk-statistics-20-august-to-26-august-2020/weekly-statistics-for-nhs-test-and-trace-england-and-coronavirus-testing-uk-20-august-to-26-august" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 388, "claim": "Rhea Chakrabortys father Indrajit Chakraborty said ‘I Should Die, No Father Can Bear Injustice On His Daughter’.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Ret. Col. Indrajits father say about his sons arrest in sushants case?", "answer": "Rhea Chakraborty's father, Retd Col Indrajit Chakraborty comments on his son Showik Chakraborty's arrest by the NCB in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case.", "url": "https://www.india.com/entertainment/bollywood-news-rhea-chakrabortys-father-breaks-silence-on-ssr-case-congratulations-india-you-have-effectively-demolished-a-middle-class-family-4132853/" }, { "question": "What did Indrajits Chakrabaty say about Rheas Chakrborty's arrest?", "answer": "Indrajit Chakraborty, father of actress Rhea Chakraborty, has issued a statement denouncing the arrest of his son Showik Chakraborty, adding his apprehension that Rhea might be next.", "url": "https://www.gulftoday.ae/culture/2020/09/06/rhea-chakraborty-is-ready-for-arrest-lawyer-satish-maneshinde" }, { "question": "What did Indrajits Chakrabaty say about Rheas Chakrborty's arrest?", "answer": "Indrajit Chakraborty, father of actress Rhea Chakraborty, has issued a statement denouncing the arrest of his son Showik Chakraborty, adding his apprehension that Rhea might be next.", "url": "https://www.thenewsminute.com/news/congrats-india-youve-demolished-middle-class-family-rheas-father-issues-statement-132429" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 389, "claim": "The cardinal and unforgivable sin of a French magazine Charlie Hebdo in insulting the holy face of the Prophet once again revealed the hatred and hostility of the political and cultural institutions of the Western world against Islam and the Muslim community.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why did Jordan's press association condemn French weekly Charlie hebdo for the new caricature of prophet Muhammad?", "answer": "The Jordan Press Association (JPA) on Wednesday condemned French magazine Charlie Hebdo (Charlie Weekly) for publishing a new cartoon of Prophet Mohammad.", "url": "http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/social-media-campaign-calls-boycotting-french-products" }, { "question": "What does the French magazine Charlie hebdo mean by the phrase \"Islamic State\"?", "answer": "CAIRO —The French weekly Charlie Hebdo has continued to draw a somewhat contradictory reaction across the Muslim world.", "url": "https://www.denverpost.com/2015/01/17/latest-charlie-hebdo-cartoon-roils-muslim-world/" }, { "question": "What does this mean for France and France's relations with Muslims?", "answer": "In a message released on Tuesday, the Leader said “the grave and unforgivable sin committed” by the French magazine once again “revealed the hostility and malicious grudge harbored by the political and cultural organizations in the west against Islam and the Muslim community.”", "url": "https://www.taghribnews.com/en/news/475228/leader-on-french-weekly-cartoons-anti-islam-zionists-behind-desecration-of-prophet-muhammad" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 390, "claim": "The NFL, NBA and MLB have Tax-Exempt status.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the differences between the NBA and NFL in terms of charitable giving?", "answer": "NFL charities. MLB charities also have significantly greater net assets than NBA ", "url": "https://www.ship.edu/contentassets/569211b0c6f243808c3c64f54e816cd2/v1mcgowanp45-p82.pdf" }, { "question": "Why do MLBs have more revenue than NBA or NHL?", "answer": "Answer: Yes. MLB charities have significantly greater revenues than both NBA and ", "url": "https://www.ship.edu/contentassets/569211b0c6f243808c3c64f54e816cd2/v1mcgowanp45-p82.pdf" }, { "question": "The NFL is not a non-profit organization. Evidently, the NBA, NFL, NBA and MLBs are all non-profits.?", "answer": "How Is the NFL a Non-Profit? And Why Aren’t the NHL, MLB, and NBA?", "url": "https://freedmarcroft.com/blog/how-is-the-nfl-a-non-profit-and-why-arent-the-nhl-mlb-and-nba/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 391, "claim": "Schools have resumed in New Brunswick, Canada despite the COVID-19 pandemic", "evidence": [ { "question": "How is COVID-19 being handled in different provinces in canada?", "answer": "COVID-19 in Canada: This is how each province is handling the pandemic", "url": "https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/covid-19-in-canada-this-is-how-each-province-is-handling-the-pandemic-1.4867626?cache=pawumraq" }, { "question": "Is the school closure in new brunswick permanent or will it be lifted soon?", "answer": "Schools will remain closed in New Brunswick indefinitely because of COVID-19, the province said Friday.", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/nb-covid-19-schools-closures-1.5504887" }, { "question": "What are the 7 reasons why schools should reopen on May 4th in Nova Scotia?", "answer": "7 Reasons Why New Brunswick Schools Should Re-Open On May 4", "url": "https://huddle.today/2020/04/28/7-reasons-why-new-brunswick-schools-should-re-open-on-may-4/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 392, "claim": "The sky has turned orange to blood red in several parts of the United States.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why has Auckland sky turned orange?", "answer": "Dramatic photos show that the sky in Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, has turned an eerie shade of orange.", "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-australia-bushfires-new-zealand-sky-2020-1" }, { "question": "What are the colours red, orange, blue, green, purple, yellow, brown, white, black, grey, pink, silver, gold, light blue and dark blue?", "answer": "Furthermore, apparently bright colours often consist of dark mixes. A blood red sky can be achieved by a mixture of permanent rose and burnt umber; bright orange often contains a hint of violet.", "url": "https://rachel-shirley.blogspot.com/2010/09/the-colours-in-my-sunset-paintings-look.html" }, { "question": "Does the color red mean that blood is red blood blood?", "answer": "The colour blood red is a dark shade of the colour red meant to resemble the colour of human blood (which is composed of oxygenated red erythrocytes, white leukocytes, and yellow blood plasma).[2]", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_red" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 393, "claim": "80 million ballots for the US November 3 2020 election will be mailed to US voters who didn’t request them.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many military and overseas voters are eligible for mail balloting?", "answer": "Military and Overseas voters will be mailed their ballots 45 days before Election Day.", "url": "https://www.sos.ca.gov/administration/news-releases-and-advisories/2020-news-releases-and-advisories/ap20067-99-days-until-11032020-general-election-sos-office-launches-vote-safe-california-campaign" }, { "question": "How much does the government subsidize the cost of mail voting in UK elections?", "answer": "3 ❏ Subsidize postage on election-related materials mailed to voters (e.g., sample ballots", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-02-3.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the requirements for voters to be present to cast a ballot for mail-in voting in a election in usa?", "answer": "replacement ballots must be voted and mailed by election day. ", "url": "https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/documents/vbm_manual.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 394, "claim": "Under Trump's watch, auto assembly plants have been added at an unprecedented rate in Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and possibly other states.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the plants being constructed in?", "answer": "By the way, many plants are being built right now — auto plants — in Michigan, just like I said. They’re being built in Ohio; they’re being built in South Carolina, North Carolina.", "url": "https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-press-conference-september-7-2020/" }, { "question": "Which of these states has the largest number of auto manufacturing plants?", "answer": "Trump said of the U.S. auto industry in his June 18 rally in Orlando: “Many, many plants are now under construction in Michigan and Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/trumps-repeated-falsehood-on-auto-plants/" }, { "question": "Which of these states has an assembly plant for a car company, General Motors, located in Detroit, MI?", "answer": "It includes assembly plants within the ten states of Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, and Tennessee.", "url": "https://www.chicagofed.org/publications/economic-perspectives/2017/6." } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 395, "claim": "PGA star Bubba Watson wrote a post that says, \"I see signs all over saying black lives matter. I’m just trying to figure out which black lives matter.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the police doing the same thing as Black LIVES Matter is?", "answer": "The truth. The police on this show are doing exactly what black lives matter has been protesting about.", "url": "https://flintbeat.com/opinion-flint-pd-owes-residents-an-apology-for-abusive-behavior-displayed-in-documentary/" }, { "question": "What was the first time that the phrase \"Black Lives Matters\" was used in any context?", "answer": "The phrase “black lives matter” was born in July of 2013, in a Facebook post by Alicia Garza, called “a love letter to black people.”", "url": "https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/03/14/where-is-black-lives-matter-headed" }, { "question": "What does the phrase “black lives Matter” mean?", "answer": "I’m so confused right now. I see signs all over saying black lives matter. I’m just trying to figure out which black lives matter.", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/bubba-watson-blm/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 396, "claim": "Photo of three officers at the Indian Police Service who belong to the same family.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Who are the three officers who are senior to all other officers in South Africans Police Force?", "answer": "amongst three senior-most officers of the state Police Service, ", "url": "https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/ModelAct06_30_Oct_0.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the difference between the two police services in India?", "answer": "administration, including the Indian Police Service that trains officers for the police forces of the", "url": "https://www.saferworld-global.org/downloads/police-decentralisation---saferworld.pdf" }, { "question": "Does the Indian police service officer have to be from North Carolina?", "answer": "Indian Police Service officer who is on deputation to a higher police post outside the State, he ", "url": "https://dopt.gov.in/sites/default/files/Revised_AIS_Rule_Vol_III_IPS_Rule_11.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 397, "claim": "Wearing a face mask can cause pleurisy.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the best way to wear a mask to prevent coronavirus infection?", "answer": "(4) Wearing a face mask makes the exhaled air go into the eyes. This generates an uncomfortable feeling and an impulse to touch your eyes.", "url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-40" }, { "question": "What is the best way to wear a mask to prevent coronavirus infection?", "answer": "(4) Wearing a face mask makes the exhaled air go into the eyes. This generates an uncomfortable feeling and an impulse to touch your eyes.", "url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-40" }, { "question": "What does wearing masks show us about our care for others?", "answer": "Wearing a mask shows that we care about each other.", "url": "https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covid-19-and-masks-tips-families" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 398, "claim": "The Indian government has launched an online health consultation scheme.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What guidance has the Royal College of General Practitioners produced on online consultations?", "answer": "RCGP have also produced guidance on choosing an online consultation system.", "url": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/online-consultations-implementation-toolkit-v1.1-updated.pdf" }, { "question": "How do I get anonymised consultation online?", "answer": "and complete an online consultation. This gives you the ", "url": "https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/online-consultations-implementation-toolkit-v1.1-updated.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the vision of this scheme look like?", "answer": "The scheme has a vision to drive the rise of India ", "url": "https://www.meity.gov.in/writereaddata/files/MeitY_AR_English_2020-21.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 399, "claim": "The Daily Trust news report about a UK judge ruling on how Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo detected the Process and Industrious Development Limited (P&ID) fraud against Nigeria is fake news.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why did they fail to investigate fraud?", "answer": "contain. On the one hand P&ID is saying that Nigeria should have investigated fraud ", "url": "https://www.brickcourt.co.uk/images/uploads/documents/CL-2019-000752_-_Judgment.pdf" }, { "question": "Why did they fail to investigate fraud?", "answer": "contain. On the one hand P&ID is saying that Nigeria should have investigated fraud ", "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200926194342/https://www.lawyard.ng/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Federal-Republic-of-Nigeria-v.-Process-Industrial-Developments-Ltd-20....pdf" }, { "question": "What is the Nigerian government’s position on P & I D’s alleged fraudulent activities in Nigeria?", "answer": "Nigeria’s case in brief is that it has established a prima facie case of fraud against P&ID, ", "url": "https://www.brickcourt.co.uk/images/uploads/documents/CL-2019-000752_-_Judgment.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 400, "claim": "Math Mistake Caused U.S. Leaders To Panic And Order COVID Lockdowns", "evidence": [ { "question": "How effective are lockdowns in controlling the spread and severity of pandemias?", "answer": "3.1. Lockdowns’ Effectiveness in Controlling Pandemics", "url": "https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9295" }, { "question": "What is the basic math error that likely caused the global panic about coronavirus?", "answer": "Jim Holt. “Revealed: Basic Math Error Likely Cause Of Global Coronavirus Panic!”,” Principia Scientific International, March 18", "url": "https://www.desmog.com/covid-denier-conspiracy-theories/" }, { "question": "What are the symptoms of panic disorder?", "answer": "EXHIBIT 4.9. Diagnostic Criteria for Panic Disorder ", "url": "https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/pep20-02-01-004.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 401, "claim": "Video of a man blowing vape smoke through various face masks shows that they do not help prevent the spread of coronavirus.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is this video from India showing police using force to enforce the wearing of masks during coronavirus?", "answer": "413. This video shows a police drill in India during the coronavirus pandemic, it does not show police detaining people for failing to wear face masks", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" }, { "question": "What is the video of a nurse who gave misleading face mask advice?", "answer": "514. Video of nurse giving misleading advice about face masks spreads on social media", "url": "https://factcheck.afp.com/busting-coronavirus-myths" }, { "question": "What are the risks of smoking or vaping during coronavirus?", "answer": "Q. Are people who smoke or vape at higher risk of getting the coronavirus?", "url": "https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Coronavirus-How-smoking-and-vaping-increase-your-15225572.php" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 402, "claim": "Spraying of Naira notes is an offence punishable by imprisonment in Nigeria.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the penalties for mutilation of naira notes or coins?", "answer": "- Mutilation: A person who tampers with the Naira note or coin is guilty of an offence, punishable by law (CBN Act Section 21).", "url": "https://www.cbn.gov.ng/Currency/cleanpolicy.asp" }, { "question": "Is it illegal to spray nairaland notes?", "answer": "The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revealed that spraying naira notes is an offence punishable by 6 months in jail.", "url": "https://www.bellanaija.com/2018/07/spraying-naira-six-months-jail-cbn/" }, { "question": "Is there a law that prohibits dancing on naira note in nigeria?", "answer": "Please note that is illegal to spray, sprinkle, shower or throw Naira notes in any part of Nigeria. It is also illegal to dance, step or match on Naira notes in any event including social gatherings in any part of Nigeria.", "url": "https://thenigerialawyer.com/is-it-illegal-to-spray-or-dance-on-naira-notes-money-in-nigeria/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 403, "claim": "53 Johannes Ramokhoase street Pretoria is a human trafficking hotspot.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long is Johannes Ramochose Street in Kilifi County, Kenya?", "answer": "Johannes Ramokhoase Street has a length of 1.1 kilometres. But it is splittet in seperate ways: 1 2 .", "url": "https://za.geoview.info/johannes_ramokhoase_street,56160627w" }, { "question": "What is the address of 535 Johnes Ramokhose St?", "answer": "Map search results for 535 Johannes Ramokhoase St.", "url": "http://www.maphill.com/search/535-johannes-ramokhoase-st/" }, { "question": "What is Johannes ramokhaase street in Johannesburg Question answer: Is Johannes ramsam street Johannesburg South African A: The answer to this question is: The to to answer this is that the the answer is: The answer is is is is the the the?", "answer": "460 Johannes Ramokhoase Street, Cnr. De Veer and Johannes Ramokhoase Street,", "url": "https://rcftd.com/contact-us/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 404, "claim": "Indian Railways has been completely privatized, and as a result, scores of people working in the Railways would lose their jobs.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Are there any safety jobs available in railways?", "answer": "Sarkari jobs: Railways notifies 1,40,640 vacancies in safety and non safety category", "url": "https://www.zeebiz.com/indian-railways/news-sarkari-jobs-railways-notifies-140640-vacancies-in-safety-and-non-safety-category-130487" }, { "question": "How much did the railway produce in terms of revenue and freight during the period 1874 to 1912?", "answer": "6.1 The Productivity of Indian Railways 1874-1912 ", "url": "https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics/intranet/manage/calendar/railways_may_2010-all.pdf" }, { "question": "How has Indian railways modernized its infrastructure in recent times?", "answer": "upgrading and modernization. In the recent past, Indian Railways took", "url": "https://www.unescap.org/sites/default/files/bulletin73_Article-3.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 405, "claim": "Tweet shows Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray showing their support of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the reaction of MNS chief to Bollywood actor Rishikapoor's death?", "answer": "Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Thursday condoled the death of Bollywood veteran Rishi Kapoor.", "url": "https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/a-fearless-tweet-takes-a-bow-raj-thackeray-on-rishi-kapoors-death/585185" }, { "question": "Is MNS supporting the liquor ban in Maharashtra?", "answer": "Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray wrote an open letter to his cousin and Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray advocating sale of liquor in the state.", "url": "https://www.businesstoday.in/latest/economy-politics/story/dont-get-caught-in-moral-issues-open-liquor-shops-raj-thackeray-writes-to-uddhav-thackeray-256276-2020-04-23" }, { "question": "What are the aims of MNS?", "answer": "Along with its more recent offshoot, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Shiv", "url": "https://politicalscience.yale.edu/sites/default/files/gaikwad_nellis_2015.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 406, "claim": "Willie Obiano, the Governor of Anambra State in Nigeria, procured over 100 SUVs as gifts for Anambra state traditional monarchs.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the purpose of Governor Obianan’s reception in Abuja and Ilorina for the national sports festival and youth games respectively?", "answer": "Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State yesterday held a reception for contingents of the state to National Youths Games and National Sports Festival held in Ilorin, Kwara state and Abuja respectively in 2019.", "url": "https://www.peoplesdailyng.com/gov-obiano-named-onyali-anambra-sports-ambassador/" }, { "question": "What is the name of the traditional ruler in Nigeria who has been suspended by Willie Willie Obianno Governor Anambram of Anamambra State for alleged Misconduct and misuse abuse of power over his subjects ?", "answer": "Willie Obiano, governor of Anambra, has approved the suspension of 12 traditional rulers in the state over alleged misconduct.", "url": "https://www.thecable.ng/obiano-suspends-12-monarchs-who-travelled-without-permission" }, { "question": "Was the picture of Willie obiano at a funeral of a bishop in Nigeria taken in 2019?", "answer": "Picture of Chief Willie Obiano, Governor of Anambra State at the Funeral of the Late Bishop Simon Okafor in 2014.", "url": "https://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Obiano" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 407, "claim": "Donald Trump tweeted “THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS WILL BE THE BIGGEST DRAINING OF THE SWAMP EVER”", "evidence": [ { "question": "What do they mean by \"the next 30 to 60 days\"?", "answer": "The tweet reads: \"THE NEXT 30 TO 60 DAYS WILL BE THE BIGGEST DRAINING OF THE SWAMP EVER! ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, THE TIME HAS ARRIVED!\"", "url": "https://www.boomlive.in/world/fake-donald-trump-account-promises-to-drain-the-swamp-in-60-days-9680" }, { "question": "What are the benefits of recovering the species?", "answer": "SUBSTANTIAL BENEFITS TO ENCOURAGE RECOVERY OF THE SPECIES", "url": "https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Fully_Releasable_Redacted_1.pdf" }, { "question": "?", "answer": "MISSIONS. MAKE CORRECTIONS OF NO MORE THAN 100 METERS BY CREEPING THE ROUNDS TO THE TARGET. ", "url": "https://www.milsci.ucsb.edu/sites/secure.lsit.ucsb.edu.mili.d7/files/sitefiles/resources/Ranger%20Handbook.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 408, "claim": "Mark Zuckerberg Banned Richard Jewells Defence from raising money on Facebook.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did Facebook CEO Mark Zukerberg survive the leadership votes?", "answer": "Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg 'survives' leadership vote", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-48472408" }, { "question": "Is Mark Zukerberg still a CEO for Facebook?", "answer": "Mark Zuckerberg is still working as the CEO of Facebook.", "url": "https://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/thesocialnetwork.php" }, { "question": "What is the name of Mark Zukerberg's Harvard classmate who started Facebook?", "answer": "February 2004: Mark Zuckerberg starts Facebook as a sophomore at Harvard University.", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2014-02-timeline-key-dates-facebook-year.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 409, "claim": "Taiwan Shot down a Chinese SU-35 Jet.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Has Taiwan fact check center reported a crash of any kind on Taiwan from July 1, 2006 to July 31, 2019?", "answer": "BOOM reached out to Taiwan FactCheck Center who told us no credible local news organisation had reported about a plane crash or a Chinese fighter jet being shot down.", "url": "https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/taiwan-refutes-indian-media-reports-about-shooting-down-a-chinese-jet-9617" }, { "question": "Why did Taiwan use the American missile defense system against China’s jet?", "answer": "It was reported that Taiwan used the US Patriot missile defence system to bring down the Chinese jet.", "url": "https://www.india.com/viral/fact-check-did-taiwan-really-shoot-down-chinese-fighter-jet-for-violating-its-airspace-heres-the-truth-4131634/" }, { "question": "What was the response from Taiwan to China’s claim that Taiwan shotdown a fighter jet that flew into its air space?", "answer": "Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence refuted on Friday claims that it has shot down a Chinese fighter aircraft that had trespassed into Taiwanese airspace.", "url": "https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/taiwan-refutes-indian-media-reports-about-shooting-down-a-chinese-jet-9617" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 410, "claim": "Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has come forward in support of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and would welcome her back to Mumbai, India.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the Maharashtra navnirmen sena chief raj thakreya said in office meeting on january 23?", "answer": "Addressing office bearers meet in Mumbai on January 23, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray signalled a major shift in his party’s overall ideology.", "url": "https://thewire.in/politics/raj-thackeray-uddhav-mns-saffron" }, { "question": "How does MNS chief adopt Balakot style politics of Balasheb Balachandra Thakkar?", "answer": "Not only his oratory, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has also adopted his late uncle and Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray’s style of politics.", "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/lok-sabha-elections/is-raj-doing-now-what-bal-thackeray-did-in-1980/story-10vwsQQrGOkeHCKJOQPgJI.html" }, { "question": "Why is MNS not in Grand Alliance?", "answer": "The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is not a part of the grand alliance.", "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/raj-thackeray-campaign-for-congress-ncp-sharad-pawar-1495102-2019-04-05" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 411, "claim": "Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook declared Richard Jewell to be a Mass Murderer in 1996", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the role of Jewel in this case?", "answer": "of Richard Jewell as a possible suspect in the July 1996", "url": "https://www2.gvsu.edu/oatesr/Congressional%20Quarterly.pdf" }, { "question": "Why is Facebook's former chief privacy officer saying that Zuckerberg is going to win the biggest battle of his political career?", "answer": "- Facebook former privacy chief on why Mark Zuckerberg will win his biggest political battle", "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/site-map/articles/2019/October/30/" }, { "question": "How did Mark Zuckeberg use Facebook data?", "answer": "2020-12-10: Mark Zuckerberg leveraged Facebook user data to fight rivals and help friends, leaked documents show", "url": "https://samsclass.info/old_news_2020.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 412, "claim": "Taiwan claimed to have brought down a Chinese Air Force Su-35 that allegedly violated its airspace over Taiwan Strait.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Taiwan have an agreement with China regarding the air defence zone over the East China Sea?", "answer": "ADIZ.102 Although Taiwan demarcates its ADIZ as extending west of the Taiwan Strait to cover part of the mainland,103 Taiwan's Air Force and the PLA Air Force have a tacit understanding that their fighters should not cross the median line in the Taiwan Strait (Taiwan does not attempt to administer the portion of the ADIZ over mainland China).", "url": "https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R43894.html" }, { "question": "What were the key factors concerning air power over Taiwan strait in 2020?", "answer": "Key Factors Concerning Airpower over the Taiwan Strait ", "url": "https://inss.ndu.edu/Portals/68/Documents/Books/chinese-air-force.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the response from Taiwan to China’s claim that Taiwan shotdown a fighter jet that flew into its air space?", "answer": "Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence refuted on Friday claims that it has shot down a Chinese fighter aircraft that had trespassed into Taiwanese airspace.", "url": "https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/taiwan-refutes-indian-media-reports-about-shooting-down-a-chinese-jet-9617" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 413, "claim": "Over the past 40 years, the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, in China, grew from 5.55 million to 12 million.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How much of a growth will the Muslim Population in south Asia have in 20 years time?", "answer": "The Muslim population in South Asia is projected to increase by 176.5 million, from 507.3 million in 2010 to 683.8 million in 2030.", "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2011/01/27/future-of-the-global-muslim-population-regional-asia/" }, { "question": "What was the growth rate of the Xinjiang-Uyghurs population from 1978 to 2018?", "answer": "In a response to the report, the Chinese government said that between 1978 and 2018, the Uyghur population in Xinjiang had grown from 5.5 million to more than 11 million.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/asia/xinjiang-sterilization-women-human-rights-intl-hnk/index.html" }, { "question": "What ethnic minority groups are in Xinjiang, north-western China?", "answer": "Xinjiang, in northwestern China, is home to 10 million Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities.", "url": "https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/12/13/china-minority-region-collects-dna-millions" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 414, "claim": "Between 2010 and 2018, the Uighur population had the region’s highest birthrate, at about 12 newborns per 1,000 people in Xinjiang, China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why is China the country with the lowest child and infant mortalities in Asia?", "answer": "In fact, the Uighur people had the highest child mortality. Xinjiang region had the highest infant mortality of all 28 provinces, primarily due to its large Uighur population.", "url": "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12343590/" }, { "question": "What are the numbers for Xinjiang-Uyghur sterilization in China?", "answer": "In 2016, there were 28 sterilizations per 100,000 people in Xinjiang, and by 2018 that number rose to 243 sterilizations per 100,000 people, showing a deliberate campaign to reduce the Uighur’s population (the national average is 32 sterilizations per 100,000 people).", "url": "https://raiagroup.org/xi-jinpings-heat-level-chinas-freezing-repression-of-the-uighurs" }, { "question": "What was the reason for the sudden decline in birthrates in China?", "answer": "While Xinjiang had long had higher birth rates than the national average, in 2018, the birthrate in Xinjiang suddenly and sharply declined by 33%.", "url": "https://www.pop.org/genocide-in-china/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 415, "claim": "Raj Thackeray tweeted \"On 9 September, Hindu lioness Kangana Ranaut will be given a grand welcome in Maharashtra’s capital, Mumbai.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "When did Kangna Ranaut tweet that she will be returning to mumbai on september 9?", "answer": "On Friday, after being criticised for her tweet, Kangana informed that she would be heading back to Mumbai on September 9.", "url": "https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-Kangana-Ranaut-calls-Mumbai-unsafe-compares-to-POK-Bollywood-celebrities-respond-325201" }, { "question": "What was the Maharashtra navnirmen sena chief raj thakreya said in office meeting on january 23?", "answer": "Addressing office bearers meet in Mumbai on January 23, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray signalled a major shift in his party’s overall ideology.", "url": "https://thewire.in/politics/raj-thackeray-uddhav-mns-saffron" }, { "question": "Is the actor still in Mumbai?", "answer": "Kangana Ranaut PoK Controversy: Actor has now decided to return back to Mumbai on September 9 and said that she will post the time of her landing.", "url": "https://www.india.com/entertainment/kangana-ranaut-decides-to-come-back-to-mumbai-on-september-9-kisi-ke-baap-mein-himmat-hai-toh-rok-le-4131242/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 416, "claim": "US President Donald Trump plans to cut social security, resulting in social security becoming permanently depleted by the middle of calendar year 2023.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the benefits of using a Social security Number?", "answer": "of social security records and (2) to use a social security number", "url": "https://www.ssa.gov/history/1972amend.html" }, { "question": "What does the term ‘Social Security Number’ mean?", "answer": "‘social security number’ means a social security number issued ", "url": "https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1/BILLS-115hr1enr.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the difference between Social security benefits and retirement and disability benefits benefits?", "answer": "Stephen Goss, the chief actuary at the Social Security Administration, told the senators in his response that the hypothetical cut would cause the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund to be depleted by mid-2021 and the Social Security Trust Fund reserves \"would become permanently depleted by the middle of calendar year 2023, with no ability to pay… benefits thereafter.\"", "url": "https://www.salon.com/2020/08/29/social-security-fund-would-run-out-of-money-in-3-years-if-trump-eliminates-payroll-tax-ssa-analysis-2/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 417, "claim": "450,000 people attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, and there were only 88 positive Covid-19 tests, so a .02% infection rate.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many fatalities and injuries did the SturGIS motorcycles rally have in 2020 compared with the same rally in previous years?", "answer": "STURGIS, S.D. -- Fatal and serious injury accidents increased substantially at the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally compared to last year, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.", "url": "https://www.inforum.com/news/fatal-injury-accidents-surge-at-sturgis-motorcycle-rally" }, { "question": "How many fatalities and injuries did the SturGIS motorcycles rally have in 2020 compared with the same rally in previous years?", "answer": "STURGIS, S.D. -- Fatal and serious injury accidents increased substantially at the 77th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally compared to last year, according to the South Dakota Department of Public Safety.", "url": "https://www.inforum.com/news/fatal-injury-accidents-surge-at-sturgis-motorcycle-rally" }, { "question": "What was the percentage of infected people in south dakota in February 2020?", "answer": "Before the rally, the infection rate in South Dakota had been “hovering at 8 to 10 percent,” Huber said.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/weeks-after-sturgis-motorcycle-rally-first-covid-19-death-reported-n1239088" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 418, "claim": "People are trying to lower the legal age of consent to four years old in the U.S.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it legal to have sex with a 16 year old?", "answer": "- The legal age of consent to sexual activity is 16;", "url": "https://www.gov.scot/publications/child-sexual-exploitation-definition-practitioner-briefing-paper/" }, { "question": "What age is required to ask for consent from a child to consent to sexual intercourse?", "answer": "In the US a minimum age of 7 years old is defined for asking assent (as opposed to legal consent) from children [3].", "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5422908/" }, { "question": "What are the ages of legal consent for sexual intercourse in USA?", "answer": "years of age are legal in cases where the defendant is less than 5 years older than the victim.3 ", "url": "https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_legacy_files/42881/report.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 419, "claim": "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fraudulently add deaths from poisoning, trauma, and unintentional injury to their tally of COVID-19 deaths.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the trends in drug poisonings deaths in US in 2019?", "answer": "U.S. House of Rep.:Trends in unintentional drug poisoning deaths ", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/pictureofamerica/pdfs/picture_of_america_poisoning.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the new code for death from COVID-19 in Icd 10 A: The answer to your first question is that the CDC is not tracking the number of people who are infected with COVID-19. The CDC does not have a database that tracks cases of infection, but i?", "answer": "- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: New ICD code introduced for COVID-19 deaths", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/04/17/fact-check-covid-19-death-toll-likely-undercounted-not-overcounted/2973481001/" }, { "question": "What is the CDC definition for chronic diseases?", "answer": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Chronic diseases. The power to ", "url": "https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/communityengagement/pdf/PCE_Report_508_FINAL.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 420, "claim": "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally resulted in no more positive Covid results than the rest of the state, South Dakota, average stating 88 positive tests to Sturgis Rally, 0.02% infection rate of attendees.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was the Sturgeon Motorcycles Rally responsible for the 250, 000 Coronavirus cases in South Dakota?", "answer": "Was Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Responsible for 250K Coronavirus Cases?", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/search/motorcycle/" }, { "question": "What was the number of motorcyclists that attended the Sturgeon Motorcycles Rally in 2020?", "answer": "Sturgis Motorcycle Rally could draw 250,000 people in South Dakota despite COVID pandemic", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/US/sturgis-motorcycle-rally-draw-250000-people-south-dakota/story?id=72198988" }, { "question": "What are the numbers of people attending the sturgis' motorcycles rally in south dakota?", "answer": "The hundreds of thousands of bikers who attended the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally have departed western South Dakota.", "url": "https://www.valleynewslive.com/2020/08/25/revved-by-sturgis-rally-covid-19-infections-move-fast-far/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 421, "claim": "The CDC recommended wearing only certain beard styles to help prevent the spread of coronoavirus.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the CDC’s recommendations for hand washing?", "answer": "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) develops recommendations about hand hygiene to prevent the spread of diseases in both community and healthcare settings, based on peer-reviewed data and scientific studies.", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/handwashing/faqs.html" }, { "question": "What are CDC’s recommendations for preventing respiratory disease?", "answer": "The CDC recommends preventive actions every day to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases, including:", "url": "https://interactive.wttw.com/coronavirus-information" }, { "question": "What are the recommendations of CDC for prevention of spread in polling location?", "answer": "The CDC has issued recommendations for preventing the spread of coronavirus specifically in election polling locations.", "url": "https://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/laws/advisory2020-19.shtml" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 422, "claim": "Viral message claims that all Haldiram’s food products were banned in USA", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the reason for FDA's ban on haldirom in USA?", "answer": "- In 2018, FDA(Food and Drugs Administration ) in America banned Haldiram from the USA.", "url": "https://bizzbucket.co/the-story-of-haldiram-company/" }, { "question": "Is the viral message about all haldirams products being banned by USA true?", "answer": "Fact Check: Viral message that all Haldiram's food products were banned in USA is FALSEBy Satya Priya BN Published on 3 Sep 2020 9:30 AM GMT", "url": "https://newsmeter.in/fact-check-viral-message-that-all-haldirams-food-products-were-banned-in-usa-is-false/" }, { "question": "What is the reason for ban on Haldi Ram products in USA?", "answer": "According to the USFDA, Haldiram products were ‘unfit for consumption’, and cookies, biscuits and wafers were banned.", "url": "https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/unhealthy-coconut-oil-beef-ban-maggi-row-food-controversies-that-didnt-fail-to-amuse-us-this-decade/articleshow/73082472.cms" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 423, "claim": "Sen. Martha McSally “supported a plan to turn Medicare into a voucher program and ‘shift costs’ onto seniors” and “even supported raising the retirement age.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is a voucher program and how does it differ from a premium support plan?", "answer": "The DSCC emphasizes that it’s a “voucher” program, while Ryan prefers “premium-support” plan. But whatever you call it, it wouldn’t “end” the federal health care program for seniors.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2018/11/democratic-closing-ads-health-care-and-taxes/" }, { "question": "What are the advantages and disadvantages of a voucher system for health coverage?", "answer": "Medicare voucher plan is designed as a precursor to a national system, ", "url": "https://www.milbank.org/wp-content/uploads/mq/volume-62/issue-02/62-2-On-the-Use-of-Vouchers-for-Medicare.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the pros and cons of vouchers for medicare?", "answer": "Despite some appealing aspects of a voucher program for Medicare, ", "url": "https://www.milbank.org/wp-content/uploads/mq/volume-62/issue-02/62-2-On-the-Use-of-Vouchers-for-Medicare.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 424, "claim": "Voters in North Carolina can send their Mail-in vote and then go to the polling place to vote again to check that their mail-in vote has been counted.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Do you need to check the voting location before going to your voting place?", "answer": "Always check your polling place at scVOTES.gov before leaving to vote.", "url": "https://scvotes.gov/voters/voter-faq/" }, { "question": "What are some examples of mail voting in other states?", "answer": "As voters face the difficult decision of how to vote in the upcoming elections, it is important to understand how mail-in absentee voting has been utilized historically in North Carolina.", "url": "https://democracync.org/research/2020-primary-election-report/" }, { "question": "What is mail voting in NC?", "answer": "While North Carolina is a “no-excuse” state that allows all voters to vote by mail, the Tarheel State has not been a big player in mail-in voting.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2020/08/voting-by-mail-in-the-swing-states/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 425, "claim": "Fox News is unavailable in Canada because the Radio Act makes it a crime to lie to the public via airwaves.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Fox News' Canadian ban violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?", "answer": "Fox News is \"banned in Canada\" because it violates a law that \"prevents 'news' channels from lying to their viewers.\"", "url": "https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2014/07/14/is-fox-news-banned-in-canada/" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of Canada's Canada radio act?", "answer": "Before Fox News even existed, Canada passed the Canada Radio Act, a law which stipulates that “a licenser may not broadcast… any false or misleading news.”", "url": "https://www.wgbh.org/news/2015-11-27/hes-just-not-ready-or-how-canada-came-up-with-the-worlds-nicest-attack-ad" }, { "question": "Is Fox new channel banned from Canada because of lying on the air waves?", "answer": "One version of the meme states that Fox New Channel is \"banned from operating in Canada\" because \"it's illegal in Canada to lie on airwaves.\"", "url": "https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2014/07/14/is-fox-news-banned-in-canada/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 426, "claim": "\"Jihadists\" attacked a Temple in West Bengal and charred the Hindu deity Kali", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Kali temple in Meghaila district?", "answer": "[…] radical Christians had destroyed a Kali Temple in Merenggapara in West Garo Hills district of Meghalaya after a similar incident was […]", "url": "https://hindupost.in/news/radical-christians-destroy-kali-temple-in-merenggapara-meghalaya/" }, { "question": "What is the name of a village in Bangladesh where the Maal Kali temple was burnt down by Jihadist terrorists?", "answer": "Maa Kali Temple burnt in Alampur Kali Temple, Nowda, Murshidabad. By Jihadi terrorists imported from Bangladesh.", "url": "https://www.altnews.in/images-of-charred-idol-of-hindu-deity-kali-in-west-bengal-viral-with-baseless-communal-angle/" }, { "question": "What temple is this called?", "answer": "Dakshineswar Kali Temple or Dakshineswar Kalibari is a Hindu navaratna temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakshineswar_Kali_Temple" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 427, "claim": "U.S. citizens should show up at polling places on Election Day and cast an in-person ballot if poll workers can’t confirm that their mail-in ballot was received.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the guidance given to poll workers at polling stations on election day?", "answer": "4 ❏ Poll workers received written guidance at the polls on Election Day", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-02-3.pdf" }, { "question": "How many polling locations are open on election day in California?", "answer": "Please include physical polling places in operation on Election Day and physical polling places in operation before", "url": "https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/2016_EAVS_Comprehensive_Report.pdf" }, { "question": "Is it possible to vote at a polling station on election day?", "answer": "voting at polling places on Election Day due to their physical and mental ", "url": "https://www.gao.gov/assets/gao-13-538sp.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 428, "claim": "More cops have died from COVID this year than have been killed on patrol.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentage of police officers killed or injured in a line duty incident in 2020 compared to 2019?", "answer": "More law enforcement officers were shot and killed in the line of duty in 2018 than last year, driving a 12 percent overall increase in the number of officers who died on the job, according to preliminary data from The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/2018/12/27/680410169/more-police-officers-died-from-gunfire-than-traffic-incidents-in-2018-report-say" }, { "question": "What is the number of police officers who have died in service since the end of World War II?", "answer": "More than 250 officers have been fatally shot since 1945, according to the National Police Memorial Day website.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/datablog/2015/oct/15/how-many-police-officers-harmed-line-of-duty" }, { "question": "What is the name of a police officer who died of COVID 19 in New Jersey in March 2020?", "answer": "The hundreds of law enforcement officers honored below have been verified by ODMP as having died after experiencing a confirmed or presumed exposure to COVID while on duty.", "url": "https://www.odmp.org/search/incident/covid-19" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 429, "claim": "A Pakistani website was hacked by an Indian cyber group to wish Pawan Kalyan a Happy Birthday.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did the Pakistani government hack the websites of their own government?", "answer": "More than 250 Pakistani websites, which included official website of Pakistan’s President, official website of Pakistani Govt., official website of Pakistani Railways were hacked within hours of the incident.", "url": "https://trak.in/tags/business/2015/09/28/indian-pakistan-hackers-hack-250-pakistani-websites/" }, { "question": "What is the name of this group and how did they hack the Pakistan Railways official website?", "answer": "This, in turn had happened after the CBI website was defaced. In August this year, an Indian hacker group that calls itself \"Black Dragon Indian Hacker Online Squad\" hacked and defaced the official Pakistan railways website.", "url": "https://m.timesofindia.com/tech-news/hackers-from-india-pakistan-in-full-blown-online-war/articleshow/44766898.cms" }, { "question": "Who hacked the Pakistan University website on India's Independence day?", "answer": "A Pakistan university website was 'hacked' by Indian hackers on Indian Independence Day on August 15.", "url": "https://newsable.asianetnews.com/crime/indian-cyber-troops-hack-pakistan-university-website-post-lord-ram-photos-ycb-qf55ur" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 430, "claim": "US President Trump opened a complaint platform to report censorship on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the reason for blocking the 41 users on Twitter?", "answer": "Donald Trump has been forced to unblock 41 Twitter users who had apparently irked the President on the social media platform.", "url": "https://mashable.com/article/trump-unblocks-twitter-accounts" }, { "question": "Did Trump open a platform on to to censor Facebook Twitter YouTube Question answer: What does the report say about Trump opening a censoring platform?", "answer": "- Claim: Trump opened “a platform to report censorship on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.”", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2020/05/facebook-posts-distort-facts-on-trump-actions/" }, { "question": "Is YouTube's Transparency Report a reliable source of information?", "answer": "YouTube releases a transparency report, which gives data on its removals of inappropriate content.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-47135058" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 431, "claim": "US President Trump issued an executive order for the White House to take over all electrical grids, which will include internet servers, broadcasting systems and electronic systems", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the systems on a power grid that are designed to buffer against power outages?", "answer": "Electric power grids have many systems that can benefit from buffering. These include the ", "url": "https://gridarchitecture.pnnl.gov/media/methods/Grid_Architecture_Principles_and_Consequences.pdf" }, { "question": "How many servers were removed and re-installed?", "answer": "140 servers, remove and reinstall all software, including the operating systems, for more than 180 ", "url": "https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2019-08/documents/abboud_combined_080819_production_0.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the safety standards for electrical systems for a wind power plant?", "answer": "Utility companies will typically require compliance with IEEE 1547, which addresses electrical safety requirements for wind turbine systems.", "url": "https://windexchange.energy.gov/small-wind-guidebook" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 432, "claim": "US President Trump canceled the Democrats’ HR6666 bill, known as the COVID-19 TRACE Act.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the TRACE Act a bill introduced by the US House of Representatives?", "answer": "H.R.6666: COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act, introduced May 1, 2020", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/28/facebook-posts/theres-no-plot-microchip-people-during-covid-19-te/" }, { "question": "What does the TRACE Act do?", "answer": "This Act may be cited as the “COVID–19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act”.", "url": "https://webegtodiffer.org/we-beg-to-differ-30/" }, { "question": "What does the TRACE Act say about the use of cell phones to track coronavirus cases?", "answer": "SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “COVID-19 Testing, Reaching, And Contacting Everyone (TRACE) Act“.", "url": "http://cephas-notes.com/?page_id=101" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 433, "claim": "US President Trump canceled Bill Gates’ project known as ID2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did the Gates Project ID2020 cancel due to a report of its censoring the population on social networks?", "answer": "4.- Canceled the Bill Gates project known as 'ID2020'. 5.- He opened a reporting platform so that the same population could denounce the censorship applied to it on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.", "url": "https://jeffblandford2016.wixsite.com/website/post/2100-caged-children-saved" }, { "question": "What does the group “ID2020” stand for?", "answer": "There is also a different group called ID2020 which Bill Gates is also involved with (He’s a pretty charitable guy remember).", "url": "https://www.amandablain.com/bill-gates-covid-19-5g-and-id2020-conspiracy-explained/" }, { "question": "What is the prediction of Bill gates in his book ‘the next pandemic’?", "answer": "2019: Bill Gates’ predictions in ‘The Next Pandemic’ ", "url": "https://www.understanding-ministries.com/docs/Its%20all%20planned%20duh.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 434, "claim": "US President Trump issued an executive order to reopen states in lockdown during COVID-19 pandemic; governors who refuse will be sued", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does President Trump have the authority to force states to open their borders to travelers from other states?", "answer": "Trump’s claim that he could force governors to reopen their states also represents a dramatic shift in tone.", "url": "https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-donald-trump-ap-top-news-politics-health-ba9578acf23bdb03fd51a2b81f640560" }, { "question": "Does President Trump have control over the reopening of states during the pandemic?", "answer": "President Donald Trump said it’s up to him — not the governors — to decide when to reopen the states amid the COVID-19 pandemic.", "url": "https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/04/14/fact-check-does-trump-have-authority-to-open-up-states/1356284007/" }, { "question": "Does Trump support states reopening during Covid-19 pandemic?", "answer": "Throughout the pandemic, Trump has tweeted his support for states to reopen various activities.", "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/president-trump-threatens-to-cut-off-school-funding-2020-7" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 435, "claim": "Igbo people In Nigeria (Igbo people are found in southeastern Nigeria) are the richest people per capita in Africa.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Where are Igbo people found?", "answer": "They are found mainly in Anambra, Abia, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States; some Igbo speaking people are also found in Delta and Rivers States.", "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6866251/" }, { "question": "Is Nigeria the second most populated country on the African continent?", "answer": "With an estimated population of 160 million people, Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. The Igbo-speaking people of the southeastern region are one of more than 300 ethnic groups that constitute Nigeria’s diverse cultural landscape.", "url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3888877/" }, { "question": "Why are Igbos from Nigeria called Ibo?", "answer": "are seven states in Nigeria where Igbo reside. Due to", "url": "https://www.fao.org/3/i0370e/i0370e13.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 436, "claim": "The US military will check purity and distribute COVID-19 vaccines in US.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What role will the military play in dealing with COVID-19 in America?", "answer": "- The US federal government has been slow to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, but the US military will assume a much larger role as the virus and its impact spread to other states.", "url": "https://www.ussc.edu.au/the-us-military-role-in-covid-19" }, { "question": "What is the current status of vaccine development for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by US Government laboratorys?", "answer": "US government military laboratories are working to develop a vaccine for the fast-spreading COVID-19, as they have for previous outbreaks, including during the Ebola crisis.41 US military researchers have an excellent track record and have played a major role in developing vaccines for diseases such as yellow fever, adenovirus, and many others throughout history.42", "url": "https://www.ussc.edu.au/the-us-military-role-in-covid-19" }, { "question": "Did Donald Trump say that he would use the military to distribute a COVID vaccine?", "answer": "There is no evidence that the US military will \"check the purity\" of vaccines. However, Trump said in this May, 2020 press conference that they would be involved in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine.", "url": "https://www.boomlive.in/world/misleading-list-of-donald-trumps-achievements-viral-on-social-media-8593" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 437, "claim": "A 21 year old can have sex with an 11-year-old, and not be listed on the sex registry as a sex offender", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long does a person have to register on a Sex Offender Registry?", "answer": "An offender on the sex offender registry as of June 30, 2009, and who is required to be", "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IC/LINC/Chapter.692A.pdf" }, { "question": "How long does a person have to be on a Sex Offender Registry in Louisiana?", "answer": "time. In Oklahoma and Louisiana, individuals on the sex offender registry are required to have a ", "url": "https://facjj.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh291/files/media/document/raised_on_the_registry_report.pdf" }, { "question": "What is sex offense registry?", "answer": "The focus of this initial report is on the sex offender registry. Enactment of sex offender ", "url": "https://ctsentencingcommission.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Sex_Offender_Report_December_2017.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 438, "claim": "In Massachusetts, \"anybody can go vote for anybody so long as they have their information. … They're not even checking IDs at the polling stations.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "How can I verify my identity at the polling place?", "answer": "If the information cannot be verified or you do not provide this information, you must provide identification at your polling location when you go to vote.", "url": "https://www.cambridgema.gov/departments/electioncommission/voterregistration" }, { "question": "What is the purpose of distributing election material to voting stations?", "answer": "distribution of election materials to polling stations and information to the public marks a", "url": "https://www.jcs.mil/Portals/36/Documents/Doctrine/pams_hands/uah_2governance.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the differences between voting by mail and voting at a polling station on Election Day?", "answer": "for voter verification at polling stations on election day.", "url": "https://www.idea.int/sites/default/files/publications/introducing-biometric-technology-in-elections-reissue.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 439, "claim": "Economic damage caused by the pandemic shows United States GDP (gross domestic product) falling by 33 percent compared to India's 23.9 percent drop.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How does India compare to other countries in terms of GDP?", "answer": "Figure 1 shows India’s nominal gross domestic product (GDP) for the years 2002 to", "url": "https://sgp.fas.org/crs/row/RL34161.pdf" }, { "question": "Why has the GDP of India fallen so drastically in recent years?", "answer": "plummeting the gross domestic product (GDP) of nations across the globe. India has reported ", "url": "https://forms.iimk.ac.in/research/wmc2021/docs/wmc21_conference_proceedings.pdf" }, { "question": "How does GDP compare to GDP?", "answer": "comparisons of the gross domestic product (GDP) and ", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/hus/hus16.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 440, "claim": "In Belfast, the digital sector employs 26 per cent of the workforce.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the salary of employees in digital technology sector in Belfast higher or lower than average salary in other sectors in Ireland?", "answer": "In Belfast, the digital tech sector now employs 60,000 people, with salaries that are 17% higher than the national average.", "url": "https://www.zdnet.com/article/python-developer-data-scientist-or-devops-which-tech-jobs-pay-best/" }, { "question": "What was the number of businesses in Belfast that were in operation by 2011?", "answer": "By 2011, Belfast’s SME sector was starting to regain confidence and buoyancy as 73 per cent of Belfast", "url": "https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/67850/1/casereport102.pdf" }, { "question": "What are some examples of small and medium sized enterprises in Belfast?", "answer": "sector employment in the country (385,000)41. In 2014, Belfast was home to 8,635 SMEs, 13 per cent of", "url": "https://eprints.lse.ac.uk/67850/1/casereport102.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Not Enough Evidence" }, { "claim_id": 441, "claim": "Hooligans from the Muslim community were behind the desecration of Goddess Kali Idol in a Bengal Temple in West Bengal's Murshidabad district by burning it.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is this idol called and why was it vandalized?", "answer": "#11 Kali Devi Idol Vandalized in Mirpur Temple, Bangladesh", "url": "https://hindugenocide.com/analysis/attacks-on-hindu-temples-in-2019-cultural-genocide-of-hindus/" }, { "question": "Which temple in West bengal is The Tallest Pancharatna Temple?", "answer": "Vrindavan Chandra temple of Gobarhati village in Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India is the The tallest PANCHARATNA temple of the district.", "url": "https://hubpages.com/@drasiskchatterji" }, { "question": "What are some first-ever features of this temple?", "answer": "Located in Mayapur in Nadia district of West Bengal, the Temple of Vedic Planetarium has multiple first-evers in the world.", "url": "https://www.indiatoday.in/mail-today/story/world-largest-temple-open-west-bengal-soon-1647770-2020-02-18" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 442, "claim": "Bill Gates was involved in crafting the TRACE Act.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the Gates foundation's statement about the Tracing, Ramping Up, Assessing and Closing the Epidemic (TRACE) Act?", "answer": "The Gates Foundation denied involvement in the crafting of the TRACE Act in a statement to USA TODAY.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/26/fact-check-bill-gates-did-not-help-craft-hr-6666-contact-tracing-bill/5220823002/" }, { "question": "What does the Tracing, Reporting, Accountability and Counseling Act (TRACE) do?", "answer": "Other Facebook users have posted the same claim in discussing the impacts of the TRACE Act.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/05/28/fact-check-trace-act-does-not-force-covid-19-carriers-into-quarantine/5191769002/" }, { "question": "What was the role of FBI and Gates in brainstorms?", "answer": "Lanza were involved in the brainstorming sessions. FBI, FD-302, Gates 10/25/2018. ", "url": "https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/documents/report_volume5.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 443, "claim": "It's NOT a SECOND WAVE of COVID-19 coming soon. It's the NORMAL COLD / FLU SEASON", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the difference between flu season and flu pandemic?", "answer": "Keywords: FLUA/B/RSV MULTIFACETED INTERVENTION FLU SEASON ", "url": "https://isirv.org/site/images/conferences/Optionsx/Options%20X_Abstracts%20_Oral%20and%20Poster.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the difference between a cold and a flu?", "answer": "*It's important to note that not everyone with flu will have a fever.", "url": "https://dpbh.nv.gov/Programs/Flu/Influenza/" }, { "question": "Is it possible that COVID-19 is a flu virus mutation?", "answer": "It's possible to have a test to diagnose both flu and COVID-19. You may have both COVID-19 and influenza at the same time.", "url": "https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/flu/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20351725" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 444, "claim": "The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is no proof that face masks protect against Covid-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is wearing a face mask a good idea for those who do not have symptoms of COVID-19?", "answer": "World Health Organization officials Monday said they still recommend people not wear face masks unless they are sick with Covid-19 or caring for someone who is sick.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/30/world/coronavirus-who-masks-recommendation-trnd/index.html" }, { "question": "Is wearing a face mask a good idea in this situation?", "answer": "A hot debate is taking place on the use of face masks (including cloth and surgical) as a prevention tool in the community vis-à-vis the recent World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations.", "url": "https://erj.ersjournals.com/content/early/2020/04/27/13993003.01260-2020" }, { "question": "What are the different types of medical masks?", "answer": "also protect against aerosols), medical face masks and non-medical facemasks. ", "url": "https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2020-08/Evidence-summary-face-masks-in-the-community.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 445, "claim": "Masks lower immune systems.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the requirements and test methods for standard surgical masks?", "answer": "[62] Standard E. Surgical Masks – Requirements and Test Methods. 2005.", "url": "https://vapotherm.com/blog/transmission-assessment-report/" }, { "question": "Do masks work better on people with facial hair?", "answer": "Masks fit best on clean-shaven skin. Masks do not work for people ", "url": "https://clark.wa.gov/sites/default/files/dept/files/public-health/wildfire%20smoke/DOH_Wildfire_Smoke_Face_Masks_Factsheet.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the three main uses of masks in health settings?", "answer": "II.E.3.a. Masks Masks are used for three primary purposes in healthcare ", "url": "https://www.in.gov/health/files/Tab_1_Resource_CD.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 446, "claim": "US President Trump made vaccines voluntary, not mandatory, in the US.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the difference between mandatory and voluntary vaccination?", "answer": "refuse (mandatory or even voluntary) vaccinations.", "url": "https://health.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2018-11/2018_vaccine_services_en_0.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the difference between voluntary and mandatory vaccination?", "answer": "voluntary, proactive voluntary, declination policies, mandatory policies, or combinations, ", "url": "https://health.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2019-11/020_vaccinationpgms_en_0.pdf" }, { "question": "what is the difference between mandatory and voluntary restrictions?", "answer": "address both voluntary and mandatory travel restrictions. ", "url": "https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pdf/pandemic-influenza-implementation.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 447, "claim": "A virus can easily pass through a mask.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does wearing a face mask filter out air pollution?", "answer": "Fact: Masks can filter larger particles in the air, but carbon dioxide can easily be exhaled through the filters.", "url": "https://news.llu.edu/health-wellness/infectious-disease-physician-breaks-down-coronavirus-mask-myths" }, { "question": "How long should I wear my mask after I have been exposed to someone with Covid19 Evident: The virus is transmitted through droplet transmission, so if you have not been in close contact with someone who has Covid 19, you should wear your masks unti?", "answer": "Any space between your face and the mask is a potential spot where a virus could pass through.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/reviewedcom/2020/04/30/8-things-you-need-know-before-making-buying-your-own-mask/3058402001/" }, { "question": "How can I tell if my mask has been worn correctly?", "answer": "mask design. A high efficiency mask material with low breathability will have air flow through ", "url": "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.19.20071779v1.full.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 448, "claim": "Kyle Rittenhouse failed to appear at his court hearing in Lake County, Illinois, on 28th August 2020 and was given an extra month to comply.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was the accused in custody in Lake county, Illinois as on December 17 2019, awaiting extradition to Milwauke County Wisconsin for a murder charge?", "answer": "At the time of the briefing the suspect was in the custody of the Lake County judicial system pending an extradition hearing to transfer custody from Illinois to Wisconsin, according to Antioch police.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/08/26/906145086/3-shot-1-fatally-in-kenosha-wis-as-protests-continue-over-police-shooting" }, { "question": "Is the judge in favor of delaying the hearing for Kyle's extradition to Illinois?", "answer": "The Illinois judge granted Kyle Rittenhouse's request to delay the extradition hearing to Sept. 25 during a brief hearing that was streamed online.", "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/jacob-blake-police-kenosha-wisconsin-1.5703414" }, { "question": "When is Kyle rittenhoussee to be arraigned?", "answer": "Meanwhile, Kyle Rittenhouse – the teenager charged in relation to Tuesday’s deadly shootings – is expected to appear in an Illinois court on Friday.", "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/28/jacob-blake-shackled-to-hospital-bed-father-says" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 449, "claim": "Some US mayors are fining people for going to church during the COVID-19 pandemic.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the differences between the churches and Christian churches in terms of their buildings and how are they different?", "answer": "The application for Christians and churches during this pandemic is the same. Church buildings were built for men, not men for church buildings.", "url": "https://julieroys.com/l-a-threatens-macarthur-grace-fines-arrest/" }, { "question": "Is Trump calling for churches to open in Chicago despite the stay at home orders?", "answer": "Some of the Chicago churches are standing in solidarity with President Donald Trump, who called for houses of worship across the country to reopen this weekend despite stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic.", "url": "https://abc7chicago.com/coronavirus-chicago-president-donald-trump-willie-wilson-metro-praise-international/6208087/" }, { "question": "How are people engaging with their government during COVID-19?", "answer": "How is citizen engagement changing as people stay home more during the pandemic?", "url": "https://cities-today.com/governing-in-a-pandemic-some-changes-will-be-permanent-says-berlin-mayor/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 450, "claim": "US President Trump declared places of worship as essential services during COVID-19 pandemic.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Trump mean by essential places providing essential service?", "answer": "More recently, Trump described houses of worship as “essential places that provide essential services.”", "url": "https://theconversation.com/when-it-comes-to-reopening-churches-in-the-pandemic-supreme-court-says-grace-aint-groceries-135287" }, { "question": "What does the guidance mean for churches and other religious organizations?", "answer": "More on this: Trump announced today that his administration is issuing guidance deeming places of worship \"essential\" during the coronavirus pandemic, calling on governors to reopen religious institutions for services.", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/us-coronavirus-update-05-22-20/index.html" }, { "question": "What is the president's position on reopening places for worship?", "answer": "Today in a politically divisive move, President Trump told governors they had to open houses of worship this weekend, and called places of worship \"essential,\" according to the New York Times.", "url": "https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/us-polls-show-partisan-divide-attitudes-covid-19" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 451, "claim": "PEDOPHILIA is now LEGAL in CALIFORNIA", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the California Minor Consent and Confidentiality Laws refer to?", "answer": "CALIFORNIA MINOR CONSENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS:", "url": "http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/dhsp/Providers/toolkit2.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the California Minor Consent and Confidentiality Laws refer to?", "answer": "CALIFORNIA MINOR CONSENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS:", "url": "http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/dhsp/Providers/toolkit2.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the California Minor Consent and Confidentiality Laws refer to?", "answer": "CALIFORNIA MINOR CONSENT AND CONFIDENTIALITY LAWS:", "url": "http://www.publichealth.lacounty.gov/dhsp/Providers/toolkit2.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 452, "claim": "Republican Maine Sen. Susan Collins said of President Donald Trump, “Yes, I said that I wouldn’t endorse him but that doesn’t mean I don’t fully support him.”", "evidence": [ { "question": "Did Governor Bill Haslam endorse Donald Trump?", "answer": "Ayotte, who had said she’d vote for him but wouldn’t endorse him, has now fully backed away from Trump.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-republicans-withdraw-endorsement/" }, { "question": "What did Trump mean when he said that he never made such a comment to himself?", "answer": "Trump claimed this shocked him: “I said, I never said they weren’t going to move, to myself.”", "url": "https://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2016-donald-trump/" }, { "question": "What did she say about Trump's behavior?", "answer": "“Donald Trump’s behavior makes him unacceptable as a candidate for president, and I won’t vote for him,” she said in a statement.", "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-republicans-withdraw-endorsement/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 453, "claim": "US President Trump instructed his administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review was conducted to assess the World Health Organization’s role regarding the spread of coronavirus.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does President Donald Trump mean when he says he wants to review the WHO's work on the Coronavirus pandemic?", "answer": "President Trump says he's halting U.S. funding for the World Health Organization for 60 to 90 days as his administration reviews the group's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.", "url": "https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/04/15/834666123/trump-and-who-how-much-does-the-u-s-give-whats-the-impact-of-a-halt-in-funding" }, { "question": "What is Trump's statement about the role of WHO in coronavirus pandemic?", "answer": "“Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding of the World Health Organization while a review is conducted to assess [its] role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus,” Trump said at an April 14 briefing.", "url": "https://time.com/5821122/who-funding-trump-covid19-coronavirus-china/" }, { "question": "What did Donald Trump instruct his administration on coronavirus funding?", "answer": "Speaking at a press conference on 14 April, Trump said, “Today I’m instructing my administration to halt funding to the WHO while a review is conducted to assess its role in severely mismanaging and covering up the spread of the coronavirus.", "url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1502" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 454, "claim": "Face masks cause hypoxia.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the different types of masks available for diving?", "answer": "Face masks are available in a variety of shapes and sizes for diver comfort. To ", "url": "https://www.navsea.navy.mil/Portals/103/Documents/SUPSALV/Diving/Dive%20Manual%20Rev%206%20with%20Chg%20A.pdf" }, { "question": "Is it legal for businesses to require face masks in the workplace?", "answer": "Face masks should not be required. Buisnesses have the right to make ", "url": "https://www.mccall.id.us/media/COUNCIL/Packets/2020.07.01%20Special%20Council%20Meeting%20Packet%20w_%20Agenda.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the facts about the use of masks in hospitals?", "answer": "The facts: Using face masks does not cause hypoxia nor excessive carbon dioxide intake.", "url": "https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/fact-check/263009-prolonged-use-face-mask-causes-hypoxia-hypercapnia/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 455, "claim": "US Cable news channel Fox News is unavailable in Canada due to media legislation.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the claim that a Canadian news outlet is allowed to broadcast in America because of its classification as \"an entertainment channel\" a valid one?", "answer": "(The claimed distinction that Fox News Channel is only allowed in Canada due to its being classified as an \"entertainment\" channel rather than as a \"news\" channel is a meaningless one, as those classifications only apply to Canadian media outlets, and Fox is an American company.)", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canadian-fox/" }, { "question": "Does Fox News' Canadian ban violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?", "answer": "Fox News is \"banned in Canada\" because it violates a law that \"prevents 'news' channels from lying to their viewers.\"", "url": "https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2014/07/14/is-fox-news-banned-in-canada/" }, { "question": "Is Fox banned from broadcasting in canada because they lie to Canadians?", "answer": "The meme claims that Fox News is \"banned from operating in Canada\" because it violates a law that \"prevents ‘news’ channels from lying to their viewers.\"", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/jul/14/facebook-posts/fox-news-banned-canada/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 456, "claim": "idol of goddess Kali was burnt in West bengals Murshidabad by the muslim community.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Why was the placement of an idol significant?", "answer": "The housing or placing of the idol was significant. It was as though the abode/shelter provided to the goddess indicated the prosperity of her vicinity.", "url": "https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/tracking-the-goddess-religion-community-and-identity-in-the-durga-puja-ceremonies-of-nineteenthcentury-calcutta/5375BC4C85A1A20AC99146F88F87C477" }, { "question": "Is there any evidence that shows that Goddess Kali is worshipped in any form in modern India?", "answer": "currency of goddess worship in the forms of Durga and Kali during", "url": "https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.psu.edu/dist/f/9944/files/2013/09/chatterjee.Goddess-Encounters.pdf" }, { "question": "What is your opinion on idol-worship in India?", "answer": "idol worship. Muslim women worshiped the goddess Kali Durga in secret ", "url": "https://ia801206.us.archive.org/21/items/AboutIslamInEnglish_20151119/RootsOfNorthIndianShiismInIranAndIraq.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 457, "claim": "The Radio Act in Canada makes it a crime to lie to the public via airwaves.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the Broadcast Act say about the use of copyrighted works in broadcasts?", "answer": "language of both the Broadcasting Act and the Copyright Act makes it abundantly clear that ", "url": "https://www.scc-csc.ca/WebDocuments-DocumentsWeb/34231/FM040_Respondents_Bell-Media-Inc-et-al.pdf" }, { "question": "What does it mean to be a Canadian radio broadcaster in 2020?", "answer": "The Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act is passed, establishing the Canadian Radio", "url": "https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/372/HERI/Reports/RP1032284/herirp02/herirp02-e.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the radio act mean for the internet?", "answer": "The Radio Act of 1927 established the Federal Radio Commission (FRC) to oversee regulation of the airwaves.", "url": "https://www.palomar.edu/users/lpayn/115/GC115-Understanding-Media-and-Culture-An-Introduction-to-Mass-Communication.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 458, "claim": "The South African Police Service kills three times more people per capita than the United States police force", "evidence": [ { "question": "How does the police service plan to reduce crime in SA?", "answer": "South African Police Service, Strategic Plan 2014-2019 (Pretoria: South African Police Service, 2015).", "url": "https://sur.conectas.org/en/fighting-fire-inferno/" }, { "question": "Is the police service impartial and professional in south africa?", "answer": "The South African Police Service is bound to provide an impartial, professional policing service to all the people of South Africa.", "url": "https://www.saps.gov.za/about/emblem_symbolism_hexagon.php" }, { "question": "What does the annual plan of South african police service 1996-1997 say about the number of police officers in south africa in 1997?", "answer": "South African Police Service, Annual Plan of the South African Police Service 1996/1997 (Pretoria: South African Police Service, 1996), 10.", "url": "https://sur.conectas.org/en/fighting-fire-inferno/" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 459, "claim": "In 2018, South African police service officers were accused of 217 cases of torture and 3,661 cases of assault.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the three most recent cases of torture in SA?", "answer": "South African media, where the South African State has been (made) complicit in torture and CIDT. In 2006 we found three cases that", "url": "https://www.files.ethz.ch/isn/104680/2009_06_torture_media_text.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the statistics on deaths in custody and torture in SA Police custody in 2019?", "answer": "In its annual report for the 2017–18 fiscal year, the IPID recorded 637 reported deaths either in police custody or as a result of police action, 105 reported rapes by police officers, 217 reports of torture, and 3,661 reports of assault.", "url": "https://freedomhouse.org/country/south-africa/freedom-world/2019" }, { "question": "Is there a report of rape in South Africa by a police officer or a prosecutor or community leader?", "answer": "The South African Human Rights Commission severely criticized the handling of reported rape cases by police, prosecutors and community leaders.", "url": "https://www.hrw.org/legacy/wr2k3/africa11.html" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 460, "claim": "Since 2002, South Africa’s police force has grown by 50%.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the numbers for crime recorded by the police in south africa for 2019?", "answer": "For the last few years South Africa’s police force has opted to publicise only the raw figures for the number of crimes recorded.", "url": "http://www.news.uct.ac.za/article/-2016-09-09-murder-on-the-rise-as-south-africa-fails-to-stem-high-crime-rates" }, { "question": "What are the numbers for crime recorded by the police in south africa for 2019?", "answer": "For the last few years South Africa’s police force has opted to publicise only the raw figures for the number of crimes recorded.", "url": "https://theconversation.com/murder-on-the-rise-as-south-africa-fails-to-stem-high-crime-rates-64912" }, { "question": "What are the functions of the police?", "answer": "South Africa’s police staff member (functional personnel and civilian staff) to", "url": "https://issafrica.s3.amazonaws.com/site/uploads/Mono88.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 461, "claim": "All India Institute of Medical Sciences Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test 2020 was postponed.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is AIIMS common eligibility test 2020?", "answer": "Claim Review:AIIMS Nursing Officer Recruitment Common Eligibility Test 2020 postponed", "url": "https://newsmeter.in/aiims-nursing-officer-recruitment-common-eligibility-test-2020-postponed-is-true/" }, { "question": "How many vacancies are there for Nurses in All india institute of medical sciences (aIIMS)?", "answer": "AIIMS New Delhi Nursing Officer Recruitment 2020: The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has released a notification inviting interested and eligible candidates to apply for the positions of Nursing Officer.", "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/jobs/aiims-new-delhi-invites-applications-for-3803-nursing-officer-posts-selection-via-norcet-2020-aiimsexams-org-sarkari-naukri-result-6553024/" }, { "question": "What are the courses offered by All india Institute Of Medical sciences Raiapur (Cg)?", "answer": "All India Institute of Medical Sciences Raipur (Chhattisgarh) ", "url": "https://www.aiimsraipur.edu.in/upload/vacancies/5d14b60d3a801__Final%20Staff%20Nurse%20advt%20approved%2021.06.2019%20(1).pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 462, "claim": "US cable news channel Fox News is not available in Canada due to media legislation in the country.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the claim that a Canadian news outlet is allowed to broadcast in America because of its classification as \"an entertainment channel\" a valid one?", "answer": "(The claimed distinction that Fox News Channel is only allowed in Canada due to its being classified as an \"entertainment\" channel rather than as a \"news\" channel is a meaningless one, as those classifications only apply to Canadian media outlets, and Fox is an American company.)", "url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/canadian-fox/" }, { "question": "Does FoxNews have cable in these towns?", "answer": "towns C, where Fox News is not available via cable. We denote by", "url": "https://eml.berkeley.edu/~sdellavi/wp/FoxVoteQJEAug07.pdf" }, { "question": "Is fox news the leader in viewership?", "answer": "Thus, Fox News is widely understood in the general press as the cable news leader in viewers, and at any given moment,", "url": "http://assets.pewresearch.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2017/05/24141554/State-of-the-News-Media-Report-2004-FINAL.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 463, "claim": "558 people were killed by the police in 2018, while 201 people died in police custody", "evidence": [ { "question": "What year did the police kill most people?", "answer": "More people were killed by police in 2023 than any other year in the past decade.", "url": "https://policeviolencereport.org/" }, { "question": "What is the cause of death of two people who died before the arrival of police?", "answer": "suicide before police arrived. Two people were killed; no one was wounded.", "url": "https://www.fbi.gov/file-repository/active-shooter-incidents-2000-2018.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the number of people shot dead by Police in 2019?", "answer": "990 persons shot and killed by the police in 2018, 209 (21.11%) were ", "url": "https://www.bu.edu/bulawreview/files/2020/05/07-FAGAN-CAMPBELL.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 464, "claim": "The number of North American bison has been reduced to only twenty-seven individuals due to colonizers.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What has the population of European Bison grown to since 2010?", "answer": "In the last 10 years, the number of free-roaming European bison has increased from just over 2500 to around 7000 individuals.", "url": "https://rewildingeurope.com/rewilding-in-action/wildlife-comeback/bison/" }, { "question": "What are the differences between the two sub species of North american Bison?", "answer": "The two modern North American subspecies (plains bison and ", "url": "https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2010-005.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the current population size of Bison in North America?", "answer": "By 1900 the number of bison population was believed to have dropped to only 500 individuals.", "url": "https://www.nps.gov/teachers/classrooms/bison-by-the-numbers.htm" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 465, "claim": "Jacob Blake raped a 14 year old teenage girl.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the Police shooting Jacob Blak because he raped a teenager?", "answer": "Another post that used a meme from TV sitcom ‘The Office’ said that the police won’t have shot if Jacob Blake had been in prison for raping the teenage girl.", "url": "https://xnewsweekly.com/did-jacob-blake-rape-14-year-old-girl/" }, { "question": "Is it possible for a rape victim to become pregnant after being raped?", "answer": "not typical for such a young girl who has been raped by a grown man to", "url": "https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/ad4/Clerk/Decisions/2019/04-26-19/all_decisions.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the name of Jacob Blakes mother?", "answer": "My name is ______ and I am calling to demand justice for Jacob Blake. Jacob Blake is currently in ", "url": "https://studentgovernment.nd.edu/assets/401127/how_to_be_an_advocate_for_racial_justice.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 466, "claim": "Amber Alert Issued For License Plate Q72B381", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does Amber alert mean for the victims of domestic violence?", "answer": "Learn more about AMBER Alert's programs, training, and services at: Amber Alert Training and Technical Assistance", "url": "https://www.lsp.org/community-outreach/alerts/amber-alerts/" }, { "question": "Is there a law that requires a radio station to provide an AMBER ALERT?", "answer": "Is our station(s) required to broadcast an Amber Alert?", "url": "https://www.in.gov/amberalert/broadcast-guidelines/" }, { "question": "When did the national Amber alert start in arlington texas?", "answer": "The National Amber Alert was started in 1996 after the disappearance of Amber Hagerman in Arlington, Texas.", "url": "https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/morgan-nick-alert-4441/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 467, "claim": "Suresh Raina, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) cricketer, has withdrawn from the upcoming 2020 edition of the IPL after testing positive for COVID-19.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of Chennai super kings player who returned from uae?", "answer": "In the latest development in IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings batsman Suresh Raina has returned home, India, from UAE due to personal reasons.", "url": "https://www.spotboye.com/trending/trending-news/ipl-2020-csk-player-suresh-raina-returns-to-india-for-personal-reasons-to-remain-unavailable-for-entire-tournament/5f49f975d3a3736d1b8cc0a6" }, { "question": "Who are the CSK players who will be in chennai?", "answer": "He is currently in Chennai along with Dhoni to participate in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) training camp for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL).", "url": "https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/glory-white-ball-cricket-suresh-raina-get-retired-anuranjan-singh" }, { "question": "What is the reason why the Indian Premier League (IPL) has decided to cancel the 2020 edition?", "answer": "Read Also: IPL 2020: Suresh Raina opts out of the upcoming IPL for “personal reasons”", "url": "https://circleofcricket.com/category/Latest_news/55968/suresh-rainas-uncle-killed-aunt-in-critical-condition-after-midnight-attack-in-pathankot-report" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 468, "claim": "Even with a voter ID card, you won’t be allowed to vote in Ghana on December 7 if your name is not found in the Register. So, people should take advantage of the exhibition exercise to verify their names.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is it true that people without voter ID can vote without having to show ID in some states?", "answer": "People without Voter ID cards should be permitted to vote if their name appears on the voters’ registry.", "url": "https://codeoghana.org/assets/downloadables/Observation%20Guidelines%202012%20Elections.pdf" }, { "question": "Is it true that people without voter ID card will not get to cast their vote in-person elections?", "answer": "People without Voter ID cards should NOT be permitted to vote if their name does NOT ", "url": "https://codeoghana.org/assets/downloadables/Observation%20Guidelines%202012%20Elections.pdf" }, { "question": "Is it true that people without voter IDs can NOT vote in elections?", "answer": "People without Voter ID cards should NOT be permitted to vote if their name does NOT appear on the ", "url": "https://codeoghana.org/assets/downloadables/Observation%20Guidelines%202012%20Elections.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 469, "claim": "A crowdfunding campaign on the Christian site GiveSendGo solicited donations to help Kyle Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old accused of killing two people at a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the status of Kyle rittenhousen, accused of killing 2 people in Wisconsin?", "answer": "More: Kyle Rittenhouse, charged in Kenosha protest homicides, considered himself militia", "url": "https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/26/wisconsin-open-carry-law-kyle-rittenhouse-legally-have-gun-kenosha-protest-shooting-17-year-old/3444231001/" }, { "question": "How much money was raised for Kyle?", "answer": "The post Christian site raises over $97K for Kenosha shooting suspect Kyle Rittenhouse appeared first on TheGrio.", "url": "https://news.yahoo.com/christian-raises-over-97k-kenosha-211803698.html" }, { "question": "Why did gofundme remove the fundraiser for Kyle rittenhoo?", "answer": "GoFundMe confirmed Thursday it removed fundraisers created on its site in support of Kyle Rittenhouse, a teen arrested for murder following a deadly shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin.", "url": "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/27/kyle-rittenhouse-gofundme-campaigns-removed/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 470, "claim": "Islamic study is a subject in UPSC exam", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is UPSC Prelims?", "answer": "- Among the three stages of the UPSC exam, the first stage is the Preliminary Exam.", "url": "https://www.eliteias.in/student-zone/upsc-exam-syllabus/" }, { "question": "What is a H3 subject?", "answer": "to study a subject area in more specialised depth. Students who study H3 subjects must take ", "url": "https://www.nuffieldfoundation.org/sites/default/files/files/Country_profiles_outlier_NuffieldFoundation18_04_11.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the eligibility criteria for this exam?", "answer": "(A) UPSC Prelims exam pattern - Objective and qualifying in nature", "url": "https://sprintupsc.com/upsc-exam-format.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 471, "claim": "The Trump RNC Acceptance Speech Was The First Time The White House Was Used For 'Purely Political Campaign Event'", "evidence": [ { "question": "What do the campaign legal center think of how White house has handled the rnc events?", "answer": "Q: What does Campaign Legal Center think about how the White House has failed to keep RNC events separate from federal activities?", "url": "https://campaignlegal.org/update/qa-do-white-houses-rnc-actions-violate-hatch-act" }, { "question": "What were the programs developed by each of these Presidents at their respective Republican National Committees and White Houses?", "answer": "White House, these presidents developed programs at the RNC and through the White ", "url": "https://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/documents/working-papers/2020/wp-20-18.pdf" }, { "question": "What was the speech about?", "answer": "Speech: Excerpt from “The Nobel Acceptance Speech ", "url": "https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/textbook/samples/sec_E_SB_ELA_G8.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 472, "claim": "Donald trump said \"We have already built 300 miles of border wall.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long does it take for Trump wall to complete?", "answer": "The paper said 260 miles of replacement and secondary walls have been built. The border is about 2,000 miles.", "url": "https://rollcall.com/2020/08/27/rnc-fact-check-pence-distorts-bidens-positions/" }, { "question": "What is the total length of Trump’s wall?", "answer": "\"We already have 650 miles of fencing and concrete barriers, but if you build a giant wall, especially across the flood-prone Rio Grande River, you’ll have the world’s biggest dam—it’s total folly.\"", "url": "https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local/report/042917_panorama_de_la_linea/" }, { "question": "What are the facts about Donald trump's claim that the president has built a wall on the south border?", "answer": "The facts on Donald Trump’s claim of 182 miles of border wall construction", "url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/20/donald-trump/facts-donald-trumps-claim-182-miles-border-wall-co/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 473, "claim": "Donald Trump says Biden \"is even talking about taking the wall down.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What would Trump do if Congress didn't fund his wall?", "answer": "Trump says he would 'totally be willing' to shut down the government over border wall funding", "url": "https://theweek.com/speedreads/809748/trump-says-totally-willing-shut-down-government-over-border-wall-funding" }, { "question": "How much money is needed for wall wall construction?", "answer": "President Trump is demanding $5.7 billion in funding for \"wall\" barrier that could potentially go to the", "url": "https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/no_mas_muertes_01_0.pdf" }, { "question": "What did Trump mean when he talked about ripping down a wall?", "answer": "Trump: Well, basically, as you know, what they’re going to do is they’re going to rip down the wall. They’re taking it down.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2020/07/trump-distorts-bidens-immigration-plans/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 474, "claim": "George Floyd died of drug overdose, not US police brutality", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is the medical examiner’s report that George died of a homicidal heart attack correct?", "answer": "- Medical examiner's report states George Floyd died by homicide", "url": "https://theweek.com/uk/archive/2020/06" }, { "question": "What was the cause of death for Floyd, as reported by the family?", "answer": "Family-ordered autopsy: George Floyd died of asphyxia due to sustained pressure", "url": "https://www.fox9.com/news/family-ordered-autopsy-george-floyd-died-of-asphyxia-due-to-sustained-pressure" }, { "question": "What are the similarities between the historic incidents of violence against George's Floyd and other black men and women in the US and around the world?", "answer": "- The horrific police violence that resulted in George’s Floyd’s tragic murder is not new, not different, and not worse than any of the other historic and present-day incidences of police brutality against black and brown people.", "url": "https://amazeworks.org/a-reflection-on-george-floyds-death-where-do-we-go-from-here-from-helplessness-to-action/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 475, "claim": "Donald Trump said: Biden \"has pledged a $4 trillion tax hike on almost all American families.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was the Clinton tax hike supported by Biden?", "answer": "Biden tax plan would raise $4 trillion, more than twice the hike proposed by Clinton in 2016", "url": "https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/publications/analysis-former-vice-president-bidens-tax-proposals/media?page=11" }, { "question": "What is the name of Biden’s proposed tax increase on American workers and entrepreneurs?", "answer": "Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., said Biden wants to levy \"$4 trillion in new taxes\" on \"American workers, entrepreneurs and small businesses.\"", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/fact-checking-night-3-republican-national-convention-n1238343" }, { "question": "What are his plans for tax hikes on all Americans?", "answer": "He has pledged a $4 trillion tax hike on almost all American families, which will totally collapse our rapidly improving economy and once again record stock markets.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/read-full-text-president-donald-trump-s-acceptance-speech-rnc-n1238636" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 476, "claim": "Biden has promised to abolish the production of American oil, coal, shale, and natural gas.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the percentage of US oil, gas production from natural fractures?", "answer": "of all US natural gas, crude oil and natural gas liquid production was derived from fracturing operations in", "url": "https://privatebank.jpmorgan.com/content/dam/jpm-wm-aem/global/pb/en/insights/eye-on-the-market/tenth-annual-energy-paper-full.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the characteristics that make the Shale Oil and Gas industry so efficient?", "answer": "9 Several characteristics of the shale oil and gas industry contribute to its ability to ramp production up and", "url": "https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2017/01/f34/Valuation%20of%20Energy%20Security%20for%20the%20United%20States%20%28Full%20Report%29_1.pdf" }, { "question": "Is there a difference between coal seam gas (CSG) production and tight oil production?", "answer": "includes major coal bed methane (CBM), tight gas sands, and shale gas production areas - ", "url": "https://archive.epa.gov/sectors/web/pdf/oil-gas-report.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 477, "claim": "Joe Biden had not condemned the violence and looting during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin by 27th August 2020", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Biden’s position on violence in protests and riots in USA?", "answer": "Biden has repeatedly condemned violent protests, riots and looting.", "url": "https://rollcall.com/2020/08/27/rnc-fact-check-pence-distorts-bidens-positions/" }, { "question": "How did the protests turn violent in Wisconsin on Monday, August 28, 2018?", "answer": "And during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, two people were killed and another person was injured when someone opened fire.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/fact-checking-trump-other-speakers-final-night-republican-national-convention-n1238578" }, { "question": "Was Joe Biden's tweet about the shooting in Wisconsin before the speech?", "answer": "In the hours preceding Noem's speech, Biden put out a video on Twitter condemning the violence that had occurred in Kenosha, Wisconsin in response to the police shooting of Jacob Blake.", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8668499/RNC-begins-night-S-D-governor-accusing-Democrats-wanting-bring-looting-U-S.html" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 478, "claim": "Duterte has signed order to open nuclear power plant.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How long does it typically take to build a new nuclear plant?", "answer": "Figure 7 shows the steps typically taken in order to start construction of the first nuclear power plant.", "url": "https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1625_web.pdf" }, { "question": "What does the efficiency mark mean for the nuclear plant power plants?", "answer": "Efficiency mark of the two-product power complex of nuclear power plant", "url": "https://www.science.gov/topicpages/k/kashiwazaki-kariwa+nuclear+power" }, { "question": "What are the alternative power sources at nuclear plants?", "answer": "alternate power source at the nuclear power plant shall include the requirements ", "url": "https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1715web-46541668.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 479, "claim": "Donald Trump said \"When the anarchists started ripping down our statues and monuments, right outside, I signed an order immediately, 10 years in prison.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the name of President trump's order on protecting monuments?", "answer": "WASHINGTON, June 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump Friday said on social media that he has signed an executive order to protect the country's monuments.", "url": "http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/27/c_139170436.htm" }, { "question": "Was President Donald J. Trump saying that his supporters are trying vandalizing monuments?", "answer": "\"The unhinged left wing mob is trying to vandalize our history, desecrate our monuments, our beautiful monuments,\" Trump said Saturday.", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-authorized-arrests-vandalizes-destroys-monuments/story?id=71400009" }, { "question": "What does President Trump mean when he says he is protecting monuments and monuments from protesters?", "answer": "President Donald J. Trump is combating violence and protecting America's monuments, memorials, and statues", "url": "https://ucsd.libguides.com/protests2020/whitehouse" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 480, "claim": "Donald Trump said: \"Biden also vowed to oppose school choice and close down charter schools, ripping away the ladder of opportunity for Black and Hispanic children.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Biden's plan to stop school choice and charter school closures?", "answer": "Biden also vowed to oppose School Choice and close down Charter Schools, ripping away the ladder of opportunity for Black and Hispanic children.", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/full-text-donald-trumps-2020-republican-national-convention/story?id=72659782" }, { "question": "What is Biden's plan to stop school choice and charter school closures?", "answer": "Biden also vowed to oppose School Choice and close down Charter Schools, ripping away the ladder of opportunity for Black and Hispanic children.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/read-full-text-president-donald-trump-s-acceptance-speech-rnc-n1238636" }, { "question": "What does Trump mean by \"close all charters schools\"?", "answer": "\"Biden also vowed to oppose school choice and close all charter schools, ripping away the ladder of opportunity for Black and Hispanic children,\" Trump claimed.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/fact-checking-trump-other-speakers-final-night-republican-national-convention-n1238578" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 481, "claim": "Donald Trump said: \"When asked if he supports cutting police funding, Joe Biden replied, ‘Yes, absolutely.’\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does Biden support efforts to redirect police funding?", "answer": "In July 2020, When Asked If He Supported Efforts To \"Redirect\" Police Funding, Biden Said \"Yes, Absolutely.\"", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-biden-supports-defunding-the-police" }, { "question": "What did Biden say about Trump's attacks on police funding during the interview?", "answer": "On Tuesday, Biden was asked about those attacks during a local television interview with ABC15’s Steve Irvin of Phoenix, Arizona, and Biden responded by pointing out that he supports increased funding for police, and that Trump has tried to cut funding.", "url": "https://www.mediaite.com/news/watch-joe-biden-says-trump-is-the-one-who-wants-to-defund-the-police/" }, { "question": "Does Biden support redirecting police funds to other areas?", "answer": "- When an activist recently asked him if he supported efforts to \"redirect\" some police funding, Biden didn't hesitate to say \"yes, absolutely\"", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/trump-campaign-press-release-biden-supports-defunding-the-police" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" }, { "claim_id": 482, "claim": "Donald trump said: \"Joe Biden recently raised his hand on the debate stage and promised he was going to give it away, your health care dollars to illegal immigrants, which is going to bring massive number of immigrants into our country.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Joe's plan for the healthcare of the illegal immigrant population?", "answer": "Joe Biden recently raised his hand on the debate stage and promised to give away YOUR healthcare dollars to illegal immigrants.", "url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/read-full-text-president-donald-trump-s-acceptance-speech-rnc-n1238636" }, { "question": "What is the name of Biden's bill guaranteeing all Americans the healthcare they deserve?", "answer": "\"We must elect Joe Biden. Each of us must be a hero for our communities, for our country, and then, with a compassionate and intelligent president, we must act together and put on his desk a bill that guarantees us all the health care we deserve,\" he said.", "url": "https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-discusses-healthcare-plan-dem-convention/story?id=72457748" }, { "question": "Is Biden's plan to provide health coverage to undetected immigrants right?", "answer": "The 10 candidates on stage — including Biden — were asked to raise their hand \"if your government plan would provide coverage for undocumented immigrants.\"", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/24/fact-check-biden-doesnt-say-taxpayers-must-pay-immigrant-health-care/5485242002/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 483, "claim": "Donald Trump said \"We have spent nearly $2.5 trillion on completely rebuilding our military, which was very badly depleted when I took office.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What was the cost of all the equipment that President Trump said he bought for his military?", "answer": "President Donald Trump has falsely claimed his administration invested “$2.5 trillion in all of the greatest equipment in the world” for the military.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2020/07/trumps-false-military-equipment-claim/" }, { "question": "Did the Trump administration spend more money on military than the previous administration in terms of spending on defence?", "answer": "Trump said, “I spent $2.5 trillion over the last almost three years rebuilding our military.”", "url": "https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/16/politics/fact-check-trump-12-false-claims-italian-president/index.html" }, { "question": "Did Trump tell the military is being completely rebuilt?", "answer": "\"We are completely rebuilding our military,\" Donald Trump reiterated. \"It was very depleted as you know.", "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rebuild-militarywhite-house-easter-egg-roll-1402647" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 484, "claim": "The Edo State government of Nigeria receives 600 million naira monthly as a security vote.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the monthly allocation for security for benue state?", "answer": "Benue State: N3.092B allocation to personnel and overhead costs monthly which cover security vote, among others.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_vote_in_Nigeria" }, { "question": "What was the security expenditure fund?", "answer": "“• State Security Expenditure Fund: From May 2000 till date, you have been extorting N1 million naira monthly from LGA Chiefs in Abia, purportedly for expenditures on security in the state, notwithstanding your huge security votes.", "url": "http://news.biafranigeriaworld.com/archive/thisday/" }, { "question": "How much support has the government of Nigeria given to refugees from Syria and other countries in Africa?", "answer": "• Support from the Edo State Government. The Edo State ", "url": "https://pubdocs.worldbank.org/en/629011518200593880/Briefs-Guarantees-NigeriaAzuraEdo.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 485, "claim": "Donald Trump said \"Last month, I took on Big Pharma. You think that is easy? I signed orders that would massively lower the cost of your prescription drugs.\"", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the 4 orders Trump is signing to change the drug industry?", "answer": "\"The four orders I'm signing today will completely restructure the prescription drug market,\" said Mr Trump, who has long criticised \"astronomical\" prices.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53534950" }, { "question": "Is there any evidence that Big pharma is raising prices for their medications month by month?", "answer": "Nearly thirty percent of American adults report skipping prescriptions because of cost, but the Trump Administration has done nothing to stop Big Pharma raising their prices month after month.", "url": "https://progressives.house.gov/2020/2/progressive-caucus-responds-to-trump-s-state-of-the-union" }, { "question": "What measures did Trump sign yesterday to reduce drug costs?", "answer": "“Yesterday I signed four measures that will massively reduce the prices of prescription drugs, in many cases by more than 50%.", "url": "https://nypost.com/2020/07/25/trump-takes-victory-lap-after-prescription-drug-executive-order/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 486, "claim": "President Trump marshalled the full resources of our federal government to deal with the coronavirus from the outset. He directed the US to forge a seamless partnership with governors across America in both political parties.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does President Trump mean when he says he is bringing the \"full resources\" of the federal government to bear on support governors' and states that are being affected by latest outbreak of coronavirus?", "answer": "And I — and I promise you that, as the President has directed from the very beginning, we’re going to continue to bring the full resources of the federal government to bear in support of governors and states that are being impacted by the latest outbreak of the coronavirus.", "url": "https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/press-briefing-vice-president-pence-members-coronavirus-task-force-rockville-mdxz/" }, { "question": "What is the meaning of “full resources”?", "answer": "I’ve directed the full resources of our intelligence and law ", "url": "https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/infocus/bushrecord/documents/Selected_Speeches_George_W_Bush.pdf" }, { "question": "What is President Donald Trump doing to fight the Coronavirus pandemic in America?", "answer": "President Trump marshalled the full resources of the federal government and directed us to forge seamless partnerships with governors across America in both parties.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-accepting-the-republican-vice-presidential-nomination-fort-mchenry-baltimore" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 487, "claim": "Kyle Rittenhouse, shooter in the Kenosha shootings, was a white supremacist.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was Kyle rittenhousen charged for killing 2 people in Wisconsin?", "answer": "2020-08-27: Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, an Illinois resident who was just charged with first-degree murder of two people last night in Kenosha", "url": "https://samsclass.info/old_news_2020.html" }, { "question": "What is the status of Kyle rittenhousen, accused of killing 2 people in Wisconsin?", "answer": "More: Kyle Rittenhouse, charged in Kenosha protest homicides, considered himself militia", "url": "https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/crime/2020/08/26/wisconsin-open-carry-law-kyle-rittenhouse-legally-have-gun-kenosha-protest-shooting-17-year-old/3444231001/" }, { "question": "Why is Kyle K.Rittenberg being invited by a white nationalist group to give a speech at their event?", "answer": "As part of his apparent shameless victory tour, acquitted Kenosha murderer Kyle Rittenhouse has been invited to speak at an event for Turning Point USA, a suspected white supremacist organization that cloaks its racism with so-called patriotism.", "url": "https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com/tag/kyle-rittenhouse/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 488, "claim": "Mobs torched our cities while popular members of Congress promote the same socialism my father fought against in World War II.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Is there a link between the socialist policies of progressive politicians and violence in America?", "answer": "The former NFL star said there is mob violence plaguing the streets in several cities, and progressive members of Congress are pushing socialism — which his father fought against in World War II.", "url": "https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/aug/26/burgess-owens-ex-nfl-player-running-congress-touts/" }, { "question": "Is there any evidence that the socialistic cities are less transparent than those which were not socialized?", "answer": "I think that especially the so called new cities in the former USSR are more transparent objects for the study of the impact of socialism on cities than the cities in those countries which became socialist after World War II.", "url": "https://web.natur.cuni.cz/~simon1/Jiri%20Musil%20-%20Why%20socialist%20and%20post-socialist%20cities%20are%20important%20for%20forward%20looking%20urban%20studies.html" }, { "question": "How did the city of Berlin become divided after WWII?", "answer": "century cities and became a divided city after World War II. This", "url": "https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED299570.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 489, "claim": "Kenosha police allowed Kyle Rittenhouse to walk away after he killed two protesters and injured a third with an AR-15-style rifle.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Was Kyle rittenhousen charged for killing 2 people in Wisconsin?", "answer": "2020-08-27: Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, an Illinois resident who was just charged with first-degree murder of two people last night in Kenosha", "url": "https://samsclass.info/old_news_2020.html" }, { "question": "Was Kyle killed because he killed two people and injured another person in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during protests on July 1, 2021?", "answer": "Police have also arrested 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse following a night of protests. He’s charged with intentional homicide after two demonstrators were shot and killed and a third was injured.", "url": "https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/agitators-among-crowd-at-oakland-planned-protest-create-civil-disturbance-police/2352807/" }, { "question": "What is the status of Kyle's case?", "answer": "Kyle Rittenhouse, 18, pleads not guilty to killing two protesters and injuring another in Kenosha05/01/21 14:51An Illinois teenager who fatally shot two people and wounded a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges including intentional homicide.", "url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/kyle-rittenhouse/index.html?page=2" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 490, "claim": "EU Trade Commissioner resigned after being accused of violating COVID-19 health rules in Ireland", "evidence": [ { "question": "What are the views expressed by EU Commissioner for Trade Cecilia Malmström on trade and economic relations with the African Economic Community?", "answer": "The AEM and the EU Trade Commissioner exchanged views on regional economic ", "url": "https://asean.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AEM-EU-15-JMS-Final.pdf" }, { "question": "What are the rules for EU citizens to travel to Ireland?", "answer": "EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned after the Irish government accused him of breaching Covid-19 guidelines.", "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-53923052" }, { "question": "What are the rules for EU citizens to travel to Ireland?", "answer": "EU trade commissioner Phil Hogan has resigned after the Irish government accused him of breaching Covid-19 guidelines.", "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53923052" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 491, "claim": "Joe Biden wants to end school choice.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What does the president Trump believe about school choices?", "answer": "Joe Biden wants to end school choice. President Trump believes every parent should have the right to choose where their children go to school regardless of their income or area code.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-accepting-the-republican-vice-presidential-nomination-fort-mchenry-baltimore" }, { "question": "What did Biden mean by 'end some forms' of School Choice?", "answer": "\"It would have been more accurate for him to say something like ‘Biden wants to end some forms of school choice,’ or ‘Biden wants to limit school choice.’\"", "url": "https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/07/20/fact-check-does-joe-biden-want-to-end-school-choice/42466037/" }, { "question": "What did Donald trump say about Joe biden's support for ending school Choice?", "answer": "Donald Trump: “Joe Biden wants to end school choice.”", "url": "https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/07/20/fact-check-does-joe-biden-want-to-end-school-choice/42466037/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 492, "claim": "Where President Donald Trump achieved energy independence for the United States, Joe Biden would abolish fossil fuels and end fracking.", "evidence": [ { "question": "Does President Trump want to reduce the use of coal in energy production in USA?", "answer": "President Donald Trump is promising major changes on climate and energy policy, including efforts to increase production from fossil fuel energy sources such as coal.", "url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2017/01/23/two-thirds-of-americans-give-priority-to-developing-alternative-energy-over-fossil-fuels/" }, { "question": "Does Biden want to end the US energy industry and replace it with a foreign energy company?", "answer": "Biden wants to ban U.S. fracking, which was the key to achieving energy independence.", "url": "https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/joe-biden-and-opec-threatening-us-oil-independence" }, { "question": "What does Biden mean by abolishing fossil fuel production and ending the use of coal, oil and natural gas?", "answer": "Where this President achieved energy independence for the United States. Joe Biden would abolish fossil fuels, end fracking, and impose a regime of climate change regulations that would drastically increase the cost of living for working families.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-accepting-the-republican-vice-presidential-nomination-fort-mchenry-baltimore" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 493, "claim": "Before the first case of the coronavirus spread within the United States, the president Donald Trump took unprecedented action and suspended all travel from China.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What were the travel bans imposed by the President on travelers from China?", "answer": "President Donald Trump imposed travel restrictions on China on Jan. 31 as the coronavirus began to spread early this year.", "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2020/06/03/trump-bans-china-flights-amid-tensions-over-coronavirus-hong-kong/3133820001/" }, { "question": "Why did Trump ban travel from China on January 23,2020?", "answer": "The U.S. imposed a travel ban on China in late January to try to reduce the coronavirus outbreak. The U.S. administration has credited that early ban for slowing the spread of the virus into the United States.", "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/trump-bans-travel-from-europe-here-what-you-need-to-know.html" }, { "question": "What action did Trump take to prevent the Coronavirus from spreading to America?", "answer": "At the outset, President Trump took action to stop travel from China to stem the spread to the United States as long as possible.", "url": "https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-trumps-historic-coronavirus-response/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 494, "claim": "The Obama-Biden administration secretly launched a surveillance operation on the Trump campaign.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the name of the surveillance program that was launched by the Obama Administration in 2012?", "answer": "recent surveillance leaks. The T-TIP talks were launched in 2013 as “an ", "url": "https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2013-12-12_rg_final_report.pdf" }, { "question": "What surveillance was conducted on Trump associates?", "answer": "the surveillance of U.S. persons affiliated with the Trump campaign began earlier than the ", "url": "https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/FOIA/DF-2020-00260-Letters_from_Senate.pdf" }, { "question": "Did Obama and Biden illegally spy on Trump during his presidential campaign?", "answer": "1. Obama-Biden FBI illegally surveilled then-candidate Trump’s campaign ", "url": "https://judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/republicans-judiciary.house.gov/files/2020-07/2020-07-28-Examining-Democrat-Allegations-Against-Attorney-General-William-P-Barr.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 495, "claim": "This Democratic Party of Joe Biden is pushing the so-called Green New Deal. If given power, they would essentially ban animal agriculture and eliminate gas-powered cars.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What would happen if the cost of green new deal were to go up?", "answer": "If the Green New Deal were not to take such an approach, the costs would almost certainly be much higher.", "url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2019/03/how-much-will-the-green-new-deal-cost/" }, { "question": "What does the resolution say about eliminating cars and planes?", "answer": "The Green New Deal resolution itself does not call for eliminating cows, cars, or air travel.", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/fact-check/2019/03/17/trump-green-new-deal-would-take-away-cars-and-airplanes-he-right/2865232002/" }, { "question": "Does the green new deal include eliminating cars and planes?", "answer": "White said the Green New Deal offers innovative ideas, but that he does not believe things like air travel, cows, and cars would have to be eliminated.", "url": "https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/fact-check/2019/03/17/trump-green-new-deal-would-take-away-cars-and-airplanes-he-right/2865232002/" } ], "pred_label": "Refuted" }, { "claim_id": 496, "claim": "Joe Biden is for open borders, sanctuary cities, free lawyers and health care for illegal immigrants.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is the difference between a city that is sanctuary and one that has sanctuary laws?", "answer": "sanctuary cities and the US-Mexico border, sanctuary cities work ", "url": "https://jmt.scholasticahq.com/article/11393-from-strangers-to-neighbors-toward-an-ethics-of-sanctuary-cities/attachment/27926.pdf" }, { "question": "What is the difference between open and closed borders in terms of immigration policy in America?", "answer": "* Open borders, no restrictions for the illegal aliens.", "url": "https://fillmorecountyjournal.com/letter-to-the-editor-why-the-left-hates-america-and-trump/" }, { "question": "Does Biden support open border policies?", "answer": "(Applause.) Joe Biden is for open borders. Their agenda calls for an end to deportations; support for sanctuary cities; and free lawyers and free healthcare for illegal immigrants, all paid for by American taxpayers.", "url": "https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-vice-president-pence-dangers-socialism/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 497, "claim": "Nancy Pelosi says that China would prefer Joe Biden.", "evidence": [ { "question": "What is Joe biden's position on the tariff war between the USA and China?", "answer": "- Joe Biden says President Donald Trump's tariffs on China have only hurt American businesses and consumers.", "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/11/joe-biden-slams-trump-china-trade-war-in-foreign-policy-speech.html" }, { "question": "Does China prefer a Trump or a Biden Biden presidency in America?", "answer": "China, for its part, may prefer another four years of Trump to an emboldened Biden, who would probably challenge China more on human rights and territorial aggression in the South China Sea.", "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-biden-would-do-about-trumps-china-tariffs-195835075.html" }, { "question": "Why does Nancy pelosi say that \"China prefers Biden\"?", "answer": "\"That sounds a lot like Communist China to me — maybe that's why Joe Biden is so soft on them. Why Nancy Pelosi says that 'China would prefer Joe Biden.'\"", "url": "https://www.wbtv.com/2020/08/27/tennessee-senator-marsha-blackburn-heroes-cant-be-canceled/" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 498, "claim": "As we speak the US are developing a growing number of treatments, including convalescent plasma, that are saving lives all across the country.", "evidence": [ { "question": "How many lives are being saved by convalescents plasma?", "answer": "As we speak we're developing a growing number of treatments, including convalescent plasma that are saving lives all across the country.", "url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/address-accepting-the-republican-vice-presidential-nomination-fort-mchenry-baltimore" }, { "question": "What are some challenges to using convalescents plasma in treating coronavirus?", "answer": "construct inventories of convalescent plasma to meet the growing demand. Nonetheless, there are nuanced challenges,", "url": "http://www.sah.org.ar/pdf/covid-19/138745.1-20200407100649-covered-253bed37ca4c1ab43d105aefdf7b5536.pdf" }, { "question": "What are some challenges to using convalescents plasma in treating coronavirus?", "answer": "construct inventories of convalescent plasma to meet the growing demand. Nonetheless, there are nuanced challenges,", "url": "http://www.sah.org.ar/pdf/covid-19/138745.1-20200407100649-covered-253bed37ca4c1ab43d105aefdf7b5536.pdf" } ], "pred_label": "Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking" }, { "claim_id": 499, "claim": "The first night of the US Republican National Convention had 128.4 million viewers", "evidence": [ { "question": "How did the Republicans get the ratings they did on Monday night's first day of their convention?", "answer": "Now, for the somewhat complicated look at TV ratings for Monday’s first night of the Republican National Convention.", "url": "https://www.poynter.org/newsletters/2020/controversy-and-a-comeback-highlight-night-two-of-the-republican-national-convention/" }, { "question": "How many viewers watched the convention?", "answer": "The second night of the Democratic convention had 19.2 million viewers across the same networks.[242] As per the table below, night two of the Republican convention had 18 million viewers across six major, traditional television and cable networks tracked by Nielsen.", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Republican_National_Convention#Broadcast_and_media_coverage" }, { "question": "What are the networks that were the viewers of this night's Democratic Convention?", "answer": "The second night of the Democratic convention had 18.5 million viewers across the same six networks.[243]", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Republican_National_Convention#Broadcast_and_media_coverage" } ], "pred_label": "Supported" } ]