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[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210301135325/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/trump-exaggerates-china-trade-impact-on-farmers/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
President Donald Trump claimed that the new trade agreement with China “will boost American agriculture by $50 billion every year.”
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The answers show that is is 40 to 50 billion so the claim is refuted as it states 50 billion every year.
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"answers": [
{
"answer": "If U.S. ag exports to China do reach $40 billion in the future, that would be a 54% increase, and $50 billion would be 93% — not “two and a half, three times what China had purchased at its highest point.”\n\nThat is still a substantial increase, but not nearly as high as Trump said, and we don’t know if U.S. agricultural exports to China will ever get that high.",
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"question": "Would the new Trump-trade agreement between US and China boost American agriculture by $50 billion every year?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Mnuchin told Fox News Channel that the deal reached on Dec. 13 still calls for China to buy $40 billion to $50 billion worth of U.S. agricultural products annually and a total of $200 billion of U.S. goods over two years.\n\n“It wasn’t changed in translation. I don’t know where that rumor started,” Mnuchin said on the “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo” show.\n\n“We have been going through a translation process that I think we said was really a technical issue,” Mnuchin said. “And the language will be released this week. So I think it is -- the day of the signing, we will be releasing the English version.”",
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}
],
"question": "What does the China-US trade deal mean for US agriculture?"
}
] |
30-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200910164238/https://www.facebook.com/groups/520754444797060/permalink/1060933617445804/
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Facebook
|
Supported
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[
"Position Statement",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210301215616/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/feb/11/blog-posting/donald-trump-signed-bill-aimed-part-removing-marin/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Trump signed a bill "to clean millions of tons of garbage from world’s oceans.
|
the evidence supports the claim
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US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200910164238/https://www.facebook.com/groups/520754444797060/permalink/1060933617445804/
|
[
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"answer": "President Donald Trump recently signed into law a bill that lawmakers have called a point of unity among Republicans and Democrats.\n\nThe Ketchikan Daily News reports the Save our Seas Act, which Trump signed Thursday, reauthorizes the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Marine Debris Program through 2022.",
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}
],
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30-1-2020
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https://archive.ph/pCX2V
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The QI Elves
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Facebook
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210307020045/https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/viral/quick-fact-check-the-5-second-rule-is-a-food-hygiene-myth-experts-dismiss-the-resurfaced-claim/
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[
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Germ scientists have confirmed that the ‘five-second rule’ for eating food off the floor is fairly accurate.
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From the last Q&A you can see that the results were dismissed and so the claim is refuted.
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GB
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https://archive.ph/pCX2V
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[
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}
] |
30-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530201809/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffammtvnj%2Fposts%2F1260262041028721%2F
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FammTV
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Facebook
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721063329/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/02/fake-news-kobe-bryant-not-assassinated-by-nba-big-pharma.html
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Kobe Bryant's business ventures in China, posed a threat to the NBA's success.
|
Kobe Bryant does not have any business ventures in China, he does have a charitable foundation but this is not the same as a business venture as the Q/A has established.
|
US
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https://www.facebook.com/fammtvnj/posts/1260262041028721/
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[
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"answer": "No. Kobe Bryant set up a charitable foundation in China but not business ventures.",
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}
],
"question": "Did Kobe Bryant have business ventures in China?"
}
] |
29-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530201809/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffammtvnj%2Fposts%2F1260262041028721%2F
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Fammtv
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Facebook
|
Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210721063329/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/02/fake-news-kobe-bryant-not-assassinated-by-nba-big-pharma.html
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Kobe Bryant was locked in a legal battle with big pharma over the right to use the phrase "Black Mamba”.
|
It seems that Kobe Bryant was in a legal battle with a firm about the phrase'Black mamba" but it was not with a big Pharma.
|
US
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https://www.facebook.com/fammtvnj/posts/1260262041028721/
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}
] |
29-1-2020
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null | null | false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210501200310/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/no-clorox-and-lysol-didnt-already-know-about-new-coronavirus/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Clorox and Lysol Already Knew About New Coronavirus
|
Assuming the claim regards "new" coronavirus as Sars-Cov-2, then the companies were aware of Coronavirus but not the Sars-Cov-2 version.
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US
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[
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] |
29-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530201809/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Ffammtvnj%2Fposts%2F1260262041028721%2F
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FammTV
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Facebook
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721063329/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/02/fake-news-kobe-bryant-not-assassinated-by-nba-big-pharma.html
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Kobe Bryant was assassinated by the NBA
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The death of the NBA star was an accident
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US
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https://www.facebook.com/fammtvnj/posts/1260262041028721/
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[
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{
"answer": "Investigators say the pilot of the helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and his daughter likely became disoriented in fog during the flight. The basketball star's death sent shockwaves throughout the sports world.\n\nNTSB chairman Robert Sumwalt said the pilot, Ara Zobayan, \"was flying under visual flight rules (VFR) which legally prohibited him from penetrating clouds. However, he continued this VFR flight through the clouds, into instrument meteorological conditions.\"",
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],
"question": "What was the cause of the helicopter crash according to experts?"
}
] |
29-1-2020
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null | null | false |
Facebook
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200210044246/https://www.boomlive.in/fake-news/fake-newspaper-clip-claims-arvind-kejriwal-was-accused-of-rape-in-college-6699
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Viral newspaper clipping shows Arvind Kejriwal Was Accused Of Rape In College
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The clip is fake and was generated by an online newspaper clip generator.
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IN
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
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],
"question": "What is known about the newspaper clipping?"
}
] |
29-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202247/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FEvilShatner%2Fphotos%2Fa.463096647128083%2F2410391142398614%2F%3Ftype%3D3&wtsid=rdr_0YLpFAqBZBJKd9sfW
|
Evil Shatner
| true |
Facebook
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Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200508025615/https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/31/fact-check-who-coronavirus-infographic-unprotected-animal-sex/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
The World Health Organization (WHO) infographic advises people to avoid unprotected sex with animals to reduce their risk of contracting coronavirus.
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The claim relates to a photoshopped infographic so fake.
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US
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https://www.facebook.com/EvilShatner/photos/a.463096647128083/2410391142398614/?type=3
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200410065229/https://twitter.com/UN/status/1222973114692382722"
}
],
"question": "What is the World Health Organization's (WHO) guideline regarding COVID-19 interaction with animals?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The infographic has been photoshopped to replace the word “contact” with “sex.”",
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"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Did a World Health Organization's (WHO) Coronavirus Bulletin Warn Against Unprotected Sex with Animals?"
}
] |
29-1-2020
|
https://perma.cc/E2LB-P93S
|
Haro Tube - ሐሮ ቱብ
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210224192703/https://factcheck.afp.com/no-confirmed-cases-novel-coronavirus-have-been-recorded-ethiopia-february-17-2020
|
[
"Consultation"
] |
The novel coronavirus has been found in Ethiopia.
|
According to the QA there has been zero cases of Coronavirus in Ethiopa slightly after the date of the claim was made, so the claim is refuted.
|
ET
|
https://perma.cc/E2LB-P93S
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "0",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_url": "https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/ethiopia/"
}
],
"question": "How many cases of coronavirus have been found in Ethiopia as of February 17th 2020?"
}
] |
28-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
WhatsApp and Facebook
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210308083406/https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/fact-check-this-viral-advisory-on-coronavirus-has-not-been-issued-by-the-health-ministry-1640988-2020-01-28
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
In India, the health ministry warns people not to keep their throats dry and to avoid spicy and fried foods.
|
The 2nd Q&A pair point out that the measures given in the claim are not included in a list of India's health ministries health measures
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IN
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "28/01/2020",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
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}
],
"question": "When was the claim made?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Reduce your risk of coronavirus infection:\n\nFrequently clean hands by using alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water\n\nWhen coughing and sneezing cover mouth and nose with flexed elbow or tissue throw tissue away immediately and wash hands\n\nAvoid close contact with anyone that has fever and cough\n\nThoroughly cook meat and eggs\n\nAvoid unprotected contact with live wild or farm animals",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202312/https://twitter.com/MoHFW_INDIA/status/1222006964059664385",
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}
],
"question": "What were India's Ministry of Health's most recent preventive measures as of January 28, 2020?"
}
] |
28-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530202433/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshahzad9289%2Fphotos%2Fa.407707363308626%2F637386717007355%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater
|
Islamic Page
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
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[
"Causal Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210308103707/https://factcheck.afp.com/china-coronavirus-pakistani-officials-deny-they-issued-warning-over-dangers-eating-goat-meat
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Punjab province in Pakistan issued a warning against eating goat meat for 60 days following a coronavirus outbreak in the livestock.
|
The claim was found to be fake, as confirmed by the Punjab Food Authority, which posted a statement on January 28, 2020, labeling the image that contained the warning about not eating goat meat due to coronaviruses appearing in goats as fake. Hence, the claim is refuted.
|
IN
|
https://www.facebook.com/shahzad9289/photos/a.407707363308626/637386717007355/?type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
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}
],
"question": "Did an official authority in the Punjab province of Pakistan issue a warning against eating goat meat for 60 days due to a coronavirus outbreak in the livestock?"
}
] |
28-1-2020
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null | null | true |
Citizen digital
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Supported
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200331164239/https://pesacheck.org/true-a-kenyan-showing-flu-like-symptoms-has-been-quarantined-at-the-kenyatta-national-hospital-2aead24d7358
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
A Kenyan showing flu-like symptoms has been quarantined at the Kenyatta National Hospital
|
Confirmed in Multiple QA pairs.
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "They were a Kenya Airways passenger who arrived in Nairobi from Guangzhou with flu-like symptoms.",
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}
],
"question": "How did they come to the attention of the authorities?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A statement from Kenya Airways confirmed that the Kenyan passenger had travelled to Nairobi from Guangzhou on Tuesday [January 28th 2020].\n“Decision to quarantine the passenger was reached by the Kenya Government port health authorities stationed at JKIA,” the statement reads",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "Was any public statement made about their quarantining?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "They were quarantined at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH)",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://archive.vn/HTvPb#selection-523.85-523.136",
"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "Where was the passenger quarantined at?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "flu-like symptoms",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_url": "https://archive.vn/HTvPb#selection-523.58-523.75"
}
],
"question": "What symptoms led to them being quarantined?"
}
] |
28-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230514141215/https://ria.ru/20200127/1563927253.html
|
Igor Nikulin
| false |
RIA Novosti
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210308134003/https://www.polygraph.info/a/russia-coronavirus-conspiracy-fact-check/30402622.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
China is surrounded by American military labs, and there is a U.S. consulate in Wuhan, the staff of which could have delivered Covid-19 to the People’s Republic of China.
|
There is not enough evidence to back up the claim
|
CN
|
https://ria.ru/20200127/1563927253.html
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No evidence found.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230327001613/https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/12005/chapter/2",
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"source_url": "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/12005/chapter/2#3"
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],
"question": "Dos the US military have labs in or around China?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
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"source_url": "https://china.usembassy-china.org.cn/embassy-consulates/wuhan/"
}
],
"question": "Is there a US consulate in Wuhan?"
}
] |
27-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721013245/https://perma.cc/Q9CG-47JV
|
Latifa Dee
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721013245/https://factcheck.afp.com/china-coronavirus-australian-authorities-refute-hoax-about-contaminated-foods-and-locations
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
People in Australia are warned not to consume certain foods made or held in neighbouring areas close to Wuhan China and to not visit certain locations in Sydney Australia to avoid the risk of becoming infected with coronavirus.
|
There has been no such warning by any official place.
|
AU
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721013245/https://perma.cc/Q9CG-47JV
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The claim in the posts is false; the New South Wales health authority told AFP that visiting the locations listed in the misleading posts poses “no risk” to individuals and the foods named in the posts do not appear in the New South Wales food authority’s list of recalls and advisories.",
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}
],
"question": "Are People in Australia warned not to consume certain foods made or held in neighbouring areas close to Wuhan China and to not visit certain locations in Sydney Australia to avoid the risk of becoming infected with coronavirus?"
}
] |
27-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530203008/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FUmmah.is.Sleeping%2Fphotos%2Fa.381584435379121%2F1526375754233311%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater
|
Islam Means Peace
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210301202242/https://factcheck.afp.com/social-media-posts-misrepresent-muslim-womans-contribution-president-bidens-inauguration-ceremony
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
American Muslim woman, Dr. Debbie Almontaser, made history by reciting the Koran during the inauguration ceremony of US President Joe Biden.
|
The second question and answer shows that she did not read the Koran at Biden's inauguration so the claim is refuted.
|
US
|
https://www.facebook.com/Ummah.is.Sleeping/photos/a.381584435379121/1526375754233311/?type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Dr. Debbie Almontaser was the founding and former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, New York. A 25-year veteran of the NYC Public School System, she taught and served as a director in special education and inclusion, trained teachers in literacy, and served as a multicultural specialist and diversity advisor. Currently, she is the Founder and CEO of Bridging Cultures Group Inc and a Professor at the College of Staten Island’s School of Education in the Post Masters Advanced Certificate Program for Leadership in Education.",
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"answer": "Debbie Almontaser is the founding and former principal of the Khalil Gibran International Academy in Brooklyn, New York, the first Arabic Dual Language public school in the United States. Dr. Almontaser is the Founder and CEO of Bridging Cultures Group Inc., and a Professor at the College of Staten Island’s School of Education in the Post Master's Advanced Certificate Program for Leadership in Education.\n\nA 25-year veteran of the NYC Public School system, Dr. Almontaser has taught and served as a director in special education and inclusion, trained teachers in literacy, and served as a multicultural specialist and diversity adviser. She was a featured speaker at the 2016 National Democratic Convention and has been featured on the front page of The New York Times and profiled in Time Magazine, Newsweek and The Daily News.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "Who is Dr. Debbie Almontaser?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
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}
],
"question": "Did Dr. Debbie Almontaser recite the Koran during the inauguration ceremoney of US President Joe Biden?"
}
] |
27-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
Nambian social media
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226181248/https://namibiafactcheck.org.na/report/false-viral-message-about-coronavirus-is-a-global-hoax/
|
[
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
Namibian social media posts claim that Coronavirus is a hoax
|
The answer and credible source show that coronavirus is not a hoax and so the claim is refuted.
|
NA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered coronavirus.\n\nMost people infected with the COVID-19 virus will experience mild to moderate respiratory illness and recover without requiring special treatment. Older people, and those with underlying medical problems like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer are more likely to develop serious illness.\n\nThe best way to prevent and slow down transmission is to be well informed about the COVID-19 virus, the disease it causes and how it spreads. Protect yourself and others from infection by washing your hands or using an alcohol based rub frequently and not touching your face. \n\nThe COVID-19 virus spreads primarily through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose when an infected person coughs or sneezes, so it’s important that you also practice respiratory etiquette (for example, by coughing into a flexed elbow).",
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}
],
"question": "How real is COVID-19"
}
] |
27-1-2020
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null | null | false |
Instagram,
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210624072123/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/05/fact-check-doctored-image-spreads-false-claim-age-consent/4392438001/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
U.S. President Joe Biden has lowered the age of consent.
|
Q&A 1 shows that no, joe biden did not lower age of consent as claimed and that the claim was made on a purely entertainment basis.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
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],
"question": "Has U.S. President Joe Biden lowered the age of consent?"
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{
"answers": [
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"answer": "As the first column in Table 1 shows, the age of consent varies by state. In the majority of states (34), it is 16 years of age. In the remaining states, the age of consent is either 17 or 18 years old (6 and 11 states, respectively).",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210609235428/https://aspe.hhs.gov/report/statutory-rape-guide-state-laws-and-reporting-requirements-summary-current-state-laws/sexual-intercourse-minors#:~:text=As%20the%20first%20column%20in,and%2011%20states%2C%20respectively).&text=For%20example%2C%20in%20Massachusetts%2C%20the%20age%20of%20consent%20is%2016.",
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],
"question": "What is the age of consent in the U.S.?"
}
] |
27-1-2020
|
null | null | true |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210712200359/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/comedian-sam-hyde-not-behind-spread-of-coronavirus/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Comedian, Samuel Whitcomb Hyde is behind the spread of Coronavirus.
|
There is no evidence at all that Hyde has anything to do with Covid, and the Q&As show the most likely causes of Covid spread.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "In late December, the World Health Organization learned that several patients in Wuhan, China had contracted pneumonia from a virus that did not match any known viruses. In early January, officials in China concluded that the virus was a new coronavirus, a group of viruses that can cause illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe acute respiratory syndrome, known as SARS, and Middle East respiratory syndrome, known as MERS.",
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],
"question": "Where was the first COVID outbreak detected?"
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"answer": "Absent that, the burden of proof that this outbreak did not occur naturally is high, because as mentioned above, there are a lot of reasons to suggest that Covid-19 is exactly what it appears to be – an infectious coronavirus that spilled over from bats into a population that has already experienced a previous spillover event from a related virus. And regardless of its origin, we still need to handle it in the same way: social distancing, mask wearing, increased testing and contact tracing until a reliable therapy or vaccine is developed.",
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{
"answer": "A genetic study of samples from more than 7,500 people infected with COVID-19 suggests the new coronavirus spread quickly around the world after it emerged in China sometime between October and December last year, scientists say. \n\nScientists at University College London’s Genetics Institute found almost 200 recurrent genetic mutations of the new coronavirus - SARS-CoV-2 - which the UCL researchers said showed how it is adapting to its human hosts as it spreads.\n\n“Phylogenetic estimates support that the COVID-2 pandemic started sometime around Oct. 6, 2019 to Dec. 11, 2019, which corresponds to the time of the host jump into humans,” the research team, co-led by Francois Balloux, wrote in a study published in the journal Infection, Genetics and Evolution.\n\nBalloux said the analysis also found that the virus was and is mutating, as normally happens with viruses, and that a large proportion of the global genetic diversity of the virus causing COVID-19 was found in all of the hardest-hit countries.\n\nThat suggests SARS-CoV-2 was being transmitted extensively around the world from early on in the epidemic, he said.",
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"answer": "No",
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}
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27-1-2020
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Facebook
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210721152551/https://misbar.com/en/factcheck/2020/06/01/the-simpsons-didnt-really-predict-the-coronavirus-in-1993
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American TV series 'The Simpsons' predicted the outbreak of Coronavirus.
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Although the source link of the QA2 is correct, a further question would have provided more evidence that this wasn't a prediction, ie what was the episode about? answer: it was about Marge being put into prison for shop lifting. The flu epidemic scenerio was arbitrary.
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}
],
"question": "DId the episode mention coronovirus?"
}
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26-1-2020
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Donald Trump
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Refuted
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210530012337/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/05/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-fact-check.html
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"Written Evidence"
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Nobody had ever even heard of Ebola before 2014
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Seems like Ebola has been present since the 1976s. Therefore the claim isrefuged
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[
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"answer": "Ebola virus disease is a serious, often fatal condition in humans and nonhuman primates. Ebola is one of several viral hemorrhagic fevers, caused by infection with a virus of the Filoviridae family",
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"answer": "Since then, eruptions or asymptomatic cases of Ebola in humans and animals have surfaced intermittently in the following locations due to outbreaks, laboratory contamination, and accidents:\n\nThe Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)\nSudan (South Sudan)\nSenegal\nUnited Kingdom\nUnited States (U.S.)\nPhilippines\nItaly\nSpain\nGabon\nIvory Coast\nSouth Africa\nRussia\nUganda\nGuinea\nLiberia\nSierra Leone",
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}
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25-1-2020
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Facebook
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Refuted
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210720081012/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/28/blog-posting/no-evidence-chinese-officials-will-say-coronavirus/
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"Consultation"
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The Chinese Communist Party "will finally admit that the real source of the coronavirus is from ‘a lab in Wuhan’ linked to its covert biological weapon programs.
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No evidence to show that the CCP will say this, and they would be unlikely to if it is true.
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"answer": "Officials are still working to determine the source of the coronavirus outbreak. In its most recent situation summary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that both it and Chinese authorities had isolated the genome of the 2019 coronavirus.\n\nTheir findings suggest \"a likely single, recent emergence from a virus related to bat coronaviruses and the SARS coronavirus.\" The disease appears to have originated at a seafood and animal market in Wuhan, and it spread from there to several Asian countries, Australia, France, Canada and the United States. Researchers believe the current outbreak pattern suggests the coronavirus may have spread from animal to human at first, and now from human to human.",
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25-1-2020
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@chiefpolice2
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Twitter
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Refuted
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210604161553/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/01/fake-news-no-proof-that-spray-can-protect-against-coronavirus.html
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A spray known as Miracle Mineral Solution can offer protection against coronavirus
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The third source shows that the solution can not protect against coronavirus so the claim is refuted.
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US
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[
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"answers": [
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],
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"answer": "Miracle Mineral Solution is perhaps the most prominent but not the only product targeted by the FDA in what it has dubbed Operation Quack Hack. Since March, the FDA has issued 42 warning letters demanding that firms stop making false claims about preventing or treating Covid-19. \n\n“We are actively monitoring for any firms marketing products with fraudulent COVID-19 prevention and treatment claims,” the agency said, noting that it has discovered “hundreds of such products including fraudulent drugs, testing kits and personal protective equipment (PPE) sold online with unproven claims.”",
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24-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071408/https://perma.cc/88K6-NFY8%C2%A0
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Our Economics
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Facebook
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071408/https://factcheck.afp.com/chinese-doctors-have-not-projected-11-million-people-quarantined-wuhan-china-will-die-coronavirus
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[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
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Doctors have expressed fears that the entire population of the Chinese city of Wuhan will die following the global outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
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Seems from the question and answer pair that the actual estimate was only 20%. Therefore the claim is refuted
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CN
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071408/https://perma.cc/88K6-NFY8%C2%A0
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[
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"answer": "Dr Shawn Vasoo, the acting clinical director at Singapore’s National Centre for Infectious Diseases, estimated that around 20 percent of the people infected with the virus would become very ill.",
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}
],
"question": "How many people did Doctors estimate would become seriously ill or die with COVID-19?"
}
] |
24-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210722192723/http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8c36ae58a7ba4934b0fc669fa9ccf13e
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AFP Hong Kong
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Facebook
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Not Enough Evidence
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[
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210722192723/https://factcheck.afp.com/video-shows-hong-kong-police-did-not-engage-woman-during-attempt-disperse-protesters
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[
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] |
Video shows Hong Kong police did not engage the woman during an attempt to disperse protesters
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Seems thatchers is not enough evidence to deduce the claim label as it is unclear what the police did
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HK
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210722192723/http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/8c36ae58a7ba4934b0fc669fa9ccf13e
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[
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"answer": "Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters began marching in Hong Kong on New Year’s Day, demanding concessions from the city’s embattled government as the civil unrest that convulsed the Chinese-ruled city for over half a year spills into 2020.",
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"source_url": "https://www.france24.com/en/20200101-thousands-of-hong-kong-protesters-march-new-year-s-day-newly-elected-supporters-route-china-carrie-lam"
}
],
"question": "Did Anti-government protesters in Hong Kong gathered again on New Year’s Day ?"
}
] |
24-1-2020
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Chris Kirckof
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Facebook
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Refuted
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"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210713174042/https://factcheck.afp.com/coronavirus-plaguing-china-was-not-created-us-government-agency
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[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
The coronavirus recently discovered in China was lab created and patented in 2015 by the CDC, the leading US public health agency.
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The lab created coronovirus is not the same as COVID-19
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CN
| null |
[
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"answers": [
{
"answer": "US7220852B1 Coronavirus isolated from humans",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
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"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "SARS-CoV",
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],
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{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.who.int/china/news/detail/09-01-2020-who-statement-regarding-cluster-of-pneumonia-cases-in-wuhan-china"
}
],
"question": "Is the coronavirus that began in Wuhan different to SARS-CoV?"
}
] |
23-1-2020
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Jude Michael
| true |
Twitter
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Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210308112450/https://www.boomlive.in/health/coronavirus-patented-why-social-media-posts-are-misleading-6661
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Coronavirus is Patented
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It appears it is patented but its not for the current COVID-19 but another avian coronavirus from 2015. So this claim is cherrypicking information.
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US
| null |
[
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"answers": [
{
"answer": "Pirbright University",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The present invention relates to an attenuated coronavirus comprising a variant replicase gene, which causes the virus to have reduced pathogenicity. The present invention also relates to the use of such a coronavirus in a vaccine to prevent and/or treat a disease.\nThe coronavirus is the \nAvian infectious bronchitis virus (IBV)",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
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},
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{
"answer": "Filled in 2015, patented in 2018",
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}
],
"question": "When did Pirbright University patent coronavirus?"
},
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}
],
"question": "What did the patent say it was to cover the invention of?"
}
] |
23-1-2020
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null | null | false | null |
Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210308192913/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/28/jay-sekulow/trump-lawyer-sekulow-says-trumps-hold-ukraine-aid-/
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Trump's lawyer Jay Sekulow says Trump’s hold on Ukraine aid is like Obama with Egypt in 2013
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The sources and answers below show that the 2 scenarios are different and so the claim is refuted.
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[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The Trump administration is slow-walking $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine, annoying lawmakers and advocates who argue the funding is critical to keeping Russia at bay.",
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}
],
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{
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{
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}
],
"question": "Why did the Obama government put a hold on Egypt aid?"
}
] |
22-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071442/https://perma.cc/KJ9V-3DDL
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Henselle Babor Locsin
| false |
Facebook
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Refuted
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[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071442/https://factcheck.afp.com/china-coronavirus-health-experts-refute-misinformation-about-how-wear-face-masks
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[
"Consultation"
] |
Correct way” to wear a disposable blue and white face mask, coloured side out,(If you are sick & dont want to spread the germs around and white side out when you are not sick & want to keep germs from getting in.
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There is only one safe way to wear a mask.
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LK
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210612071442/https://perma.cc/KJ9V-3DDL
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[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "There is only one way to wear a disposable surgical mask the right way: the blue or colored part must be worn on the outside and the white panel should be worn on the inside.",
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],
"question": "Is the correct way to wear a disposable blue and white face mask, coloured side out,(If you are sick & dont want to spread the germs around and white side out when you are not sick & want to keep germs from getting in."
}
] |
22-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20211025204944/http://www.thewheelerreport.com/wheeler_docs/files/012220roth.pdf
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Roger Roth
| false |
Wisconsin State Senate
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Supported
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[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201103203758/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/mar/11/roger-roth/wisconsin-state-senator-hits-mark-tax-burden-50-ye/
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[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
The average Wisconsin resident’s tax burden is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years, while incomes continue to grow.
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The source shows that the tax burden is at its lowest in 50 years so the claim is supported.
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US
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http://www.thewheelerreport.com/wheeler_docs/files/012220roth.pdf
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[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Our annual review of state and local taxes shows that the state’s tax burden – defined as the total of those taxes as a share of state residents’ income – dropped once again in 2019. This extends a long-running trend that is attributed both to limited growth in taxes and relatively strong growth in income.",
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}
],
"question": "Why did the average Wisconsin resident tax burden fall"
}
] |
22-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530204724/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/saudi-involved-in-hacking-of-amazon-boss-bezos-phone-u-n-report-will-say-idUSKBN1ZL0C9
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Joseph Menn, Raphael Satter
| false |
Reuters
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Supported
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210127155327/https://www.polygraph.info/a/saudi-hacking-bezos-fact-check/30395801.html
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
iPhone belonging to Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked via a WhatsApp account used by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
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Q&A pair 1 does corroborate the claim with a statement from the U.N that says that Mr. Bezos was subjected to intrusive surveillance via hacking of his phone as a result of actions attributable to the WhatsApp account used by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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US
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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-people-bezos-saudi/saudi-involved-in-hacking-of-amazon-boss-bezos-phone-u-n-report-will-say-idUSKBN1ZL0C9
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[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "U.N. experts said FTI Consulting’s forensic analysis established “grounds for a reasonable belief (medium to high confidence) that Mr. Bezos was subjected to intrusive surveillance via hacking of his phone as a result of actions attributable to the WhatsApp account used by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman",
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}
],
"question": "Was Jeff Bezos Phone hacked?"
}
] |
22-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530204844/https://twitter.com/benedictevans/status/1352540768129474560?s=20
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Benedict Evans
| false |
Twitter
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Supported
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[
"Causal Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210126204607/https://misbar.com/en/factcheck/2021/01/25/google-threatens-to-shut-down-search-in-australia
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Google threatened to shut down search in Australia if they pass a digital news code.
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Google would withdraw if the code was released, since it would become an unmanageable operational and operational risk
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AU
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https://twitter.com/benedictevans/status/1352540768129474560?s=20
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[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "To pay for the content it provides users.\nGoogle said - Paying for links and snippets undermines the basic principle of the internet––the ability to freely link between websites.",
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}
],
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}
],
"question": "Have Google said they may withdraw from Australia?"
}
] |
22-1-2020
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null |
US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
| false | null |
Supported
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195910/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/22/fight-between-joe-biden-and-bernie-sanders-over-so/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Presidential candidate Joe Biden fought for decades to cut social security in the US.
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Well written
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US
| null |
[
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{
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}
],
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},
{
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{
"answer": "Biden has been proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare for decades on exactly these grounds. In 1984 he proposed freezing Social Security benefits — that is, ending cost-of-living adjustments that boost benefits to keep up with inflation. In January 1995 he gave a speech endorsing a balanced budget amendment (an utterly lunatic policy) and boasted about his previous record of proposing \"that we freeze every single solitary program in the government, anything the government had to do with, every single solitary one, that we not spend a penny more, not even accounting for inflation, than we spent the year before.\" In November 1995 he did so again, boasting that \"I tried with Senator Grassley back in the '80s to freeze all government spending, including Social Security, including everything.\"",
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}
],
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}
] |
21-1-2020
|
null |
US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210410195910/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/22/fight-between-joe-biden-and-bernie-sanders-over-so/
|
[
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
In 2018, US presidential candidate Joe Biden lauded Paul Ryan for proposing cuts to Social Security and Medicare
|
The source shows that Biden does not back cuts to social security so the claim is refuted.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Biden is in fact arguing the exact opposite. Not only is Biden making the argument that Social Security needs to be saved, he is advocating redistributing money from top earners to pay for it",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210416172525/https://thedailybanter.com/2019/01/02/david-sirota-bernie-left-now-smearing-joe-biden/",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210416172525/https://thedailybanter.com/2019/01/02/david-sirota-bernie-left-now-smearing-joe-biden/"
}
],
"question": "Was Biden supporting Paul Ryan concerning making cuts to Medicare and Social Security in 2018"
}
] |
21-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200120192324/https://twitter.com/cbpunjabi/status/1219326954672918534
|
@cbpunjabi
| false |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201129180919/https://www.altnews.in/man-accused-of-sexual-harassment-of-minor-girls-falsely-claimed-to-be-muslim/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Man accused of sexual Harassment of minor girls is a muslim.
|
Ambala police officials confirmed that the accused Pawan Kumar is not a Muslim.
|
IN
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200120192324/https://twitter.com/cbpunjabi/status/1219326954672918534
|
[
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"answer": "Pawan Kumar.",
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{
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"answer": "Ambala police officials confirmed that the accused Pawan Kumar is not a Muslim.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230316003336/https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/case-of-sexual-harassment-from-ambala-shared-with-communal-spin",
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}
],
"question": "was Pawan alias Sonu a muslim?"
}
] |
21-1-2020
|
null |
Pat Cipollone
| true | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210530161620/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/21/pat-cipollone/senate-trial-pat-cipollone-was-wrong-gop-access-sc/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
In the Senate trial, not even House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff’s Republican colleagues were allowed into the SCIF during the House impeachment investigation.
|
The House impeachment investigation was conducted by members from both Democrats and Republicans.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Overall, though, the distribution of the questioning is obvious. About 44 percent of the transcript is made up of questions or answers from Democratic members or staff. About 41 percent is from the Republicans. The remaining 15 percent was discussion and objections.",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201214021051/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/12/heres-how-little-republicans-were-allowed-participate-closed-door-depositions/",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201214021051/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/12/heres-how-little-republicans-were-allowed-participate-closed-door-depositions/"
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],
"question": "Were republican members of the house able to question and participate in the Trump impeachment hearing"
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{
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{
"answer": "Of the 197 Republicans in the House, 48 had authorization to attend the hearings, either by virtue of their positions or their membership on relevant committees",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201214021051/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/12/heres-how-little-republicans-were-allowed-participate-closed-door-depositions/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201214021051/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/12/heres-how-little-republicans-were-allowed-participate-closed-door-depositions/"
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],
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},
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{
"answer": "The transcripts from the meeting show that there were various people from this group present.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "So is there proof Schiffs colleagues were allowed in during impeachment investigation?"
}
] |
21-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210120223004/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2905441716358968
|
Bob Mayo
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210202181004/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/01/fact-check-gold-fringe-does-not-represent-maritime-or-martial-law.html
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Gold fringe on a U.S. flag signifies maritime and martial law is in effect.
|
The answer and source show that the fringe is not about martial law so the claim is refuted. The source is credible and trustworthy.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210120223004/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2905441716358968
|
[
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{
"answer": "Records indicate that fringe was first used on the flag as early as 1835. It was not until 1895 that it was officially added to the national flag for all regiments of the Army. For civilian use, fringe is not required as an integral part of the flag, nor can its use be said to constitute an unauthorized addition to the design prescribed by statute. It is considered that fringe is used as an honorable enrichment only. (Military tradition)\n\nThe courts have deemed without merit and frivolous, lawsuits that contend that the gold fringe adorning the flag conferred Admiralty/Maritime jurisdiction.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210201201506/https://www.legion.org/flag/questions-answers/91475/what-significance-gold-fringe-which-we-see-some-united-states-flags",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210201201506/https://www.legion.org/flag/questions-answers/91475/what-significance-gold-fringe-which-we-see-some-united-states-flags"
}
],
"question": "What does the Gold Fringe on the USA flag signify?"
}
] |
20-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530205625/https://twitter.com/NathanKalmoe/status/1351936902027481089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
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Nathan Kalmoe
| false |
Twitter
|
Supported
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210414032605/https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-biden-first-president-denounce-white-supremacy-his-inaugural-address-1563203
|
[
"Consultation",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
Biden Is The First President to Denounce White Supremacy in His Inaugural Address?
|
The Q&A shows that the claim is correct and that Biden was the 1st president to denounce white supremacy.
|
US
|
https://twitter.com/NathanKalmoe/status/1351936902027481089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210414032605/https://www.newsweek.com/read-full-text-joe-bidens-inauguration-speech-1563142"
}
],
"question": "Did Biden dennounce white supremacy in his speech"
}
] |
20-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210311064822/https://www.wisn.com/article/upfront-recap-baldwin-hopes-for-fair-honest-impeachment-trial/30579712
|
Tammy Baldwin
| false |
WISN-TV Upfront
|
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210124031156/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/21/tammy-baldwin/Trump-every-other-senate-impeachment-had-witnesses/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Witnesses have been part of "every other impeachment trial the US Senate has ever had.
|
The Senate has conducted 15 impeachment trials in its 231-year history. And It heard witnesses in every one.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210311064822/https://www.wisn.com/article/upfront-recap-baldwin-hopes-for-fair-honest-impeachment-trial/30579712
|
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],
"question": "How many impeachment trials have there been in the United States?"
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"source_url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/09/senate-has-conducted-15-impeachment-trials-it-heard-witnesses-every-one/"
}
],
"question": "Did witnesses attend all the impeachment trials?"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530205812/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D2240909632869427%26set%3Da.1385747511718981%26type%3D3%26theater
|
Mike Batton
| false |
Facebook
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210616102106/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/accounting-for-net-worth-of-trump-clintons-and-obamas/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Hilary Clinton had $480, 000 before running for president and $100 million afterwards.
|
The answers and source do not give enough evidence to show that Hillary Clinton had those amounts of money so there is not enough evidence to support or refute the claim.
|
US
|
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2240909632869427&set=a.1385747511718981&type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Her financial disclosure form showed that the Clintons had between $10 million and $50 million in the bank or invested in an index fund in 2015.",
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],
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{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "What was Hilary Clinton's net worth in 2020?"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
President Muhammadu Buhari
| false |
https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-population-economy-and-history-fact-checking-buharis-independence-day
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
At independence, Nigeria had a population of 45 million
|
The population at Independence was 44,928,342
|
NG
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Nigeria. won independence from Britain in 1960,",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230325022139/https://www.rescue.org/article/african-nations-struggle-independence",
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"source_url": "https://www.rescue.org/article/african-nations-struggle-independence"
}
],
"question": "When did Nigeria declare independence?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "44,928,342",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530205936/https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NGA/nigeria/population-growth-rate",
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"source_url": "https://www.macrotrends.net/countries/NGA/nigeria/population-growth-rate"
}
],
"question": "What was Nigeria's population in 1960?"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
President Muhammadu Buhari
| false |
https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-population-economy-and-history-fact-checking-buharis-independence-day
|
[
"Consultation"
] |
52% of Nigeria’s current population lives in urban areas
|
The QA supports the numbers in the claim.
|
NG
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "In 2021, urban population for Nigeria was 52.7 %",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://knoema.com/atlas/Nigeria/Urban-population"
}
],
"question": "What is the urban population of Nigeria"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
President Muhammadu Buhari
| false |
https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-population-economy-and-history-fact-checking-buharis-independence-day
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
There has been a 60% drop in Nigeria's government revenue
|
Evidence shows 2019 net oil revenue was down against budget by over 60%, but claim implies Nigeria’s overall revenue was down by 60% - no evidence to support overall revenue was down by 60%.
Also it is not clear whether the claim is a 60% drop against budget or against prior year revenue.
|
NG
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
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}
],
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},
{
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{
"answer": "in 2019, net oil revenue was short by 62.8% and net non-oil revenue by 11.9%.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.budgetoffice.gov.ng/index.php/2021-2023-mtef-fsp?task=document.viewdoc&id=814"
}
],
"question": "Was any revenue down by 60%?"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530205812/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D2240909632869427%26set%3Da.1385747511718981%26type%3D3%26theater
|
Mike Batton
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210616102106/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/02/accounting-for-net-worth-of-trump-clintons-and-obamas/
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Barack Obama had $3 million before running for president and $40 million after.
|
Seems that the president had more money to start off with. Therefore from the QAs numbers the claim is refuted
|
US
|
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2240909632869427&set=a.1385747511718981&type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "He has made $8.8 million from his bestseller Audacity of Hope and children’s book Of Thee I Sing: A Letter To My Daughters. Sales of his memoir Dreams From My Father, originally published in 1995, also took off once he landed in the nation's capital, resulting in a $6.8 million windfall for the president. Obama made another $3.7 million from government salaries.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530041817/https://gum.criteo.com/syncframe?origin=publishertag&topUrl=www.forbes.com",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/20/how-barack-obama-has-made-20-million-since-arriving-in-washington/?sh=33ed25b35bf0"
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],
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"answer": "$10.8 million majorly from book deals",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/20/how-barack-obama-has-made-20-million-since-arriving-in-washington/?sh=33ed25b35bf0"
}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "He had 5.6 Million",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530210435/https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/20/how-barack-obama-has-made-20-million-since-arriving-in-washington/?sh=33ed25b35bf0",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2017/01/20/how-barack-obama-has-made-20-million-since-arriving-in-washington/?sh=33ed25b35bf0"
}
],
"question": "How much did Barack Obama have before entering office"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
President Muhammadu Buhari
| false |
https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-population-economy-and-history-fact-checking-buharis-independence-day
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Nigeria’s urban population at independence was approximately 7 million
|
6.96 million
|
NG
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "1st October 1960",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230403131035/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/"
}
],
"question": "When did Nigeria become independent?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "6.96 million",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230512071415/https://population.un.org/wup/Country-Profiles/",
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"source_url": "https://population.un.org/wup/Country-Profiles/"
}
],
"question": "What was Nigeria's urban population at the time of it's independence?"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
President Muhammadu Buhari
| false |
https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-population-economy-and-history-fact-checking-buharis-independence-day
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Nigeria has a population exceeding 200 million.
|
The answer and source shows that the population is over 200 million so the claim is supported.
|
NG
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "211.4 million",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530210655/https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/population",
"source_medium": "Web table",
"source_url": "https://tradingeconomics.com/nigeria/population"
}
],
"question": "What is the population of Nigeria"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
President Muhammadu Buhari
| false |
https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-population-economy-and-history-fact-checking-buharis-independence-day
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
For a cumulative 29 of 60 years of existence as a nation, Nigeria has been under military rule.
|
Support 13+16 = 29 years of military rule.
|
NG
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The first military government in Nigeria was installed in January 1966 after a partially successful coup on 15 January 1966. This coup was led by a group of middle-rank officers of the Nigerian Armed Forces, and effectively ended the ‘broad-based’ national government led by the Northern People’s Congress (NPC), which was installed after the controversial federal elections held from December 1964 to March 1965.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530210720/https://books.openedition.org/ifra/634?lang=en",
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"source_url": "https://books.openedition.org/ifra/634?lang=en"
}
],
"question": "When was Nigeria's first experience of military rule?"
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{
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{
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}
],
"question": "How long did Nigeria's first military rule last?"
},
{
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}
],
"question": "Did Nigeria go through military rule again after 1976?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "16 years, from 1983 to 1999.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "How long did the second military rule last"
},
{
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{
"answer": "1999",
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},
{
"answer": "1999",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Military_coups_in_Nigeria"
}
],
"question": "When was the last time Nigeria went through a military rule?"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
President Muhammadu Buhari
| false |
https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-population-economy-and-history-fact-checking-buharis-independence-day
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
There was a 40% drop in oil prices
|
True
|
IN
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210526202243/https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/01/nigeria-at-60-president-buharis-independence-anniversary-speech-full-text/
|
[
{
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}
],
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},
{
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"answer": "Oil prices dropped 73% between January and April 2020",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210405033525/https://nnpcgroup.com/NNPCDocuments/Performance%20Data/FullReports/NNPC%20Monthly%20Financial%20and%20Operations%20Report%20for%20the%20Month%20of%20July%202020.pdf",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210405033525/https://nnpcgroup.com/NNPCDocuments/Performance%20Data/FullReports/NNPC%20Monthly%20Financial%20and%20Operations%20Report%20for%20the%20Month%20of%20July%202020.pdf"
}
],
"question": "By how much did the oil prices drop"
}
] |
19-1-2020
|
null | null | true |
News@7
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210122072645/https://ghanafact.com/2020/01/fact-check-mtn-loses-qwikloan-data-to-undersea-fibre-cut-is-satire/
|
[
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
All data relating to Qwikloan have been lost and cannot be restored
|
The Q&As show that the claim was on a satirical website and the company have denied the claim so it is refuted.
|
GH
|
https://news7pm.com/mtn-loses-qwikloan-data-to-undersea-fibre-cut/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Qwikloan is owned by MTN",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530211206/https://www.ghpage.com/mtn-qwikloan-defaulters-daily-graphic/78368/",
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"source_url": "https://www.ghpage.com/mtn-qwikloan-defaulters-daily-graphic/78368/"
}
],
"question": "Who owns Qwikloan?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Have there been news reports about Qwikloan losing all data?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "It was published by a satirical website, News7.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200809163044/https://news7pm.com/disclaimer-who-we-are/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200809163044/https://news7pm.com/disclaimer-who-we-are/"
}
],
"question": "Where was this claim first published?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "“MTN wishes to inform its loyal customers to debunk rumours about loss of data on its QWIKLOAN services,\" the disclaimer stated.\n\n“Data on Qwikloan are stored securely and under no circumstance will an undersea fibre cut affect data storage for the service.”",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530211317/https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/mtn-rejects-claims-of-lost-qwikloan-data-and-records/8tbhj0w",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.pulse.com.gh/news/mtn-rejects-claims-of-lost-qwikloan-data-and-records/8tbhj0w"
}
],
"question": "What did MTN say about the claim?"
}
] |
18-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210715131428/https://healthfeedback.org/claimreview/colloidal-silver-does-not-treat-infections-when-taken-orally-and-can-cause-side-effects/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Colloidal silver is effective for any infection when applied topically and taken orally and can be used to fight infections and heal wounds, support the immune system, and eliminate nasty germs
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According to the answer found Colloidal silver isnt safe or effective for treating any diseases and conditions and has no benefits when taken by mouth, so it would seem the evidence would refute the claim.
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16-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230326034846/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-01-16/debates/8FF34846-E79D-40FD-9B8C-B0DF1CDC96F6/HealthAndSocialCare
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Jeremy Hunt
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Hansard
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Refuted
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[
"Numerical Claim",
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200308041915/https://fullfact.org/health/botched-surgeries/
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[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
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The NHS operate on the wrong part of someone’s body four times a day.
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The first answer and source show that Jeremy Hunt said the quote but he made a mistake and corrected it later so the claim is refuted.
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GB
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https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2020-01-16/debates/8FF34846-E79D-40FD-9B8C-B0DF1CDC96F6/HealthAndSocialCare
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16-1-2020
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Hard News TV
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Refuted
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"Event/Property Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201001192923/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/01/fake-news-casting-call-for-crisis-actors-is-not-coinciding-with-pro-gun-rally-in-virginia.html
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A casting call for crisis actors coincided with a pro-gun rally in Virginia on 16th January 2020.
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The answers show that the dates of the events were a day apart and was not possible for the crisis actors to get to the rally in time so the claim is refuted.
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US
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16-1-2020
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Rep Mark Pocan
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Twitter
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Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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[
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210603195214/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/28/mark-pocan/pocan-money-lagging-wages-claim/
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US Rep Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet:
“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”
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this is mostly true, the wages today have the same buying more as 30 years ago.
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16-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230530211708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
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Uhuru Kenyatta
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YouTube
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Not Enough Evidence
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210719170422/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checking-president-kenyatta-kenyas-small-businesses-its-data-tower-babel
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MSMEs create around 75% of the jobs in the Kenyan economy.
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The answer and source below do not show enough evidence to say that the specific job type has 75% of the work force in Kenya.
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KE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
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14-1-2020
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null |
Donald Trump
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Rally in Milwaukee
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Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210515005432/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/17/donald-trump/trump-claim-madison-milwaukee-are-sanctuary-cities/
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Madison and Milwaukee County both carry sanctuary status for illegal immigrants and released undocumented immigrants who have committed multiple crimes including sexual assault of a child.
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There is some evidence of the claim happening in Madison county but not in Milwaukee so the claim can not be supported or refuted.
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US
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14-1-2020
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Elizabeth Warren
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Refuted
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210602023407/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/15/elizabeth-warren/democratic-debates-biggest-electoral-losers-number/
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Elizabeth Warren is the only person out of the six candidates for the US presidency on stage at the January 2020 debate in Iowa, who has beaten an incumbent Republican in the past 30 years.
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Evidence shows that Bernie Sanders has also beaten an incumbent Republican in the past 30 years.
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US
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}
],
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] |
14-1-2020
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Elizabeth Warren
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Supported
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210602023407/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/15/elizabeth-warren/democratic-debates-biggest-electoral-losers-number/
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The remaining male candidates for the US presidency in January 2020 (Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer) have collectively lost 10 elections.
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Q&A pair state that 10 elections have collectively been lost by the entity's in the statement.
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}
],
"question": "How many elections has Joe Biden lost"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "He has lost 7 elections",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "How many elections has Senator Bernie Sanders lost"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530212229/https://twitter.com/mrafobaje/status/1217147849424691205?s=21
|
Ahmed Ibn Mustapha
| false |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721113656/https://dubawa.org/fact-checking-claims-regarding-emeka-iheadioha/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Emeka Ihedioha won just 9 LGAs and lost in 18 during the 2020 elections.
|
The answers show that the politician won 11 LGAs and lost in 16 so the claim is refuted.
|
NG
|
https://twitter.com/mrafobaje/status/1217147849424691205?s=21
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Ihedioha won in 11 of the 27 local government areas, defeating about 69 other candidates.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530212257/https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/20191218/281599537395771",
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}
],
"question": "How many IGAs did Ihedioha win?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Ihedioha won in 11 of the 27 local government areas - so he lost in 16",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_url": "https://www.pressreader.com/nigeria/thisday/20191218/281599537395771"
}
],
"question": "How many LGA's did he lose in?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
null |
AJUANews.com
| false |
AJUANews.com
|
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201226003749/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/16/blog-posting/spam-news-site-circulates-hoax-linking-obama-forme/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Satirical Source Identification",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
Former U.S President Barack Obama said "He's low risk" in reference to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before he was released from U.S custody.
|
It seems that the release happened during Obama presidency, therefore the claim is refuted
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "It is believed al-Baghdadi helped establish the terrorist group Jamaat Jaish Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jamaa.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230325184602/https://www.newsweek.com/2014/12/19/who-isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-290081.html",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.newsweek.com/2014/12/19/who-isis-leader-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-290081.html"
}
],
"question": "Who is ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "January 2004 – U.S. forces swept up Abu Dua in a raid near Falluja that targeted his brother-in-law. He was processed and detained at Camp Bucca. At the camp, he befriended members of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI).\n\nDecember 8, 2004 – Abu Dua was released from Camp Bucca and connected to AQI through a family relative. He traveled to Damascus and worked on aligning the group’s online propaganda with Salafi-Jihadist ultraorthodoxy.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530212403/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-the-life-and-death-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi",
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"source_url": "https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-the-life-and-death-abu-bakr-al-baghdadi"
}
],
"question": "Was ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi released from U.S custody in 2004?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "On November 4, 2008, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois defeats Senator John McCain of Arizona to become the 44th U.S. president, and the first African American elected to the White House.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230313211345/http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barack-obama-elected-as-americas-first-black-president",
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"source_url": "https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/barack-obama-elected-as-americas-first-black-president"
}
],
"question": "When was Barack Obama president of the USA?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
null |
Bernie Sanders
| false |
Speech at Washington
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210609125636/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/15/bernie-sanders/sanders-medicare-all-plan-targets-health-industrys/
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Senator Bernie Saunders told a Democratic presidential primary debate that the healthcare industry makes $100 billion a year.
|
Correct
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://eu.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2020/01/14/democratic-debate-transcript-what-the-candidates-said-quotes/4460789002/"
}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The total U.S. healthcare industry's profits are forecast to grow some five percent a year through 2024, with the fastest growth in medtech and healthcare IT. Healthcare IT's profits are expected to increase from 14 billion in 2019 to 28 billion U.S. dollars in 2024.",
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}
],
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{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Tax Law Puts Corporate Profits up by Showering Major Health\nCompanies with $100 Billion in Tax Windfalls",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530212635/https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Wyden%20Report%20-%20Trump%20Tax%20Law%20and%20the%20Health%20Care%20Industry%20041718.pdf",
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"source_url": "https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Wyden%20Report%20-%20Trump%20Tax%20Law%20and%20the%20Health%20Care%20Industry%20041718.pdf"
}
],
"question": "Does the US health care industry receive any tax breaks?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530211708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
|
Uhuru Kenyatta
| false |
YouTube: KTN News Kenya (2020 National Address)
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210719170422/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checking-president-kenyatta-kenyas-small-businesses-its-data-tower-babel
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
MSMEs create around 75% of the jobs in the economy in Kenya.
|
The 1st and 2nd Q&A pairs do attempt to give figures for the claim , however these are many years before the claim date and so are not accurate, this is explained in Q&A pair 3 which state the reason for outdated and unavailable data is the statistics bureau is chronically underfunded, and so more up to date evidence is required for the claim.
|
KE
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
|
[
{
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],
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{
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{
"answer": "15.2 million",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210719170422/https://africacheck.org//wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Final-Economic-Survey-2019.pdf#page=64",
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}
],
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{
"answers": [
{
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530213113/https://www.worldbank.org/en/results/2019/12/02/building-capacity-to-improve-data-collection-in-kenya",
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}
],
"question": "What challenges do statiscians face when collecting data on small businesses in South Africa?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530211708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
|
Uhuru Kenyatta
| false |
YouTube: KTN News Kenya (2020 National Address)
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210719170422/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checking-president-kenyatta-kenyas-small-businesses-its-data-tower-babel
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
The MSME sector accounts for more than 80% of all businesses in Kenya.
|
The 2nd Q&A pair does give a total for how many MSME's there are but fails to show their share of the total number of business's in Kenya so more information is needed for this particular claim stating the MSME's apparent share of the total number of businesses
|
KE
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
|
[
{
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"answer": "Micro, small and medium enterprises",
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],
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{
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"answer": "According to the The 2016 survey estimated that there were about 1.56 million MSMEs licensed by the 47 county governments, and 5.85 million unlicensed businesses, making for a total of 7.41 million micro, small and medium businesses.\n\nTo estimate this, the statistics office sampled 50,043 licensed businesses from March to June 2016. An additional 14,000 households were targeted so as to capture household-based enterprises, which it said were largely unlicensed.",
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}
],
"question": "How many small businesses are there in Kenya?"
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{
"answers": [
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"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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}
],
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},
{
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{
"answer": "For MSME's to constitute 80%, as Kenyatta claimed, Kenya would have 9.26 million businesses in total.",
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"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "How many businesses would there need to be in Kenya for MSME's to take up an 80% share?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
https://mtonews.com/nfl-star-patrick-mahomes-i-believe-george-zimmerman-is-innocent
| null | false |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210208162208/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/06/blog-posting/no-evidence-patrick-mahomes-said-he-thinks-george-/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Patrick Mahomes thinks George Zimmerman is innocent.
|
Direct quotes from Mahomes on social media.
|
US
|
https://mtonews.com/nfl-star-patrick-mahomes-i-believe-george-zimmerman-is-innocent
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A now deleted tweet that was taken out of context in relation to assaults on cops and a second tweet from Mahomes disagreeing with a class mate, who stated that the crime Zimmerman committed was \"not a crime\"",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530213303/https://twitter.com/white_jesus_/status/1217898513075462148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1217898513075462148&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2Fsports%2Fnfl%2Fsuper-bowl%2Farticle239495843.html",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "\"there was no reason for Zimmerman to follow him and Trayvon just defended himself and Zimmerman had a (gun) so he shot him\" and \"I still don’t understand what the point of him following him with a (gun) was.\"",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Image/graphic",
"source_url": "https://twitter.com/hoohg_/status/1219268777231167490?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fsports%2Fpatrick-mahomes-heat-george-zimmerman-tweets"
}
],
"question": "What did Mahomes really say about Zimmerman?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530211708/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
|
Uhuru Kenyatta
| true |
YouTube
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210719170422/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checking-president-kenyatta-kenyas-small-businesses-its-data-tower-babel
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
The MSME sector accounts for more than 80% of all businesses in Kenya.
|
Not enough evidence found.
|
KE
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAppABMVmiA
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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],
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{
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],
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}
],
"question": "What is an MSME that the query refers to?"
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{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "no recent data is available.",
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"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "How many micro, small and medium businesses are in Kenya ?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
null |
Elizabeth Warren
| true | null |
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210602023407/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/15/elizabeth-warren/democratic-debates-biggest-electoral-losers-number/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
The remaining female candidates for the US presidency in January 2020, Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, have won every election they have been in.
|
Supported by elections stated in claim.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Warren said, \"Look at the men on this stage. Collectively, they have lost 10 elections. The only people on this stage who have won every single election that they’ve been in are the women, Amy and me\". We checked the electoral histories of the candidates on stage and found that Warren spoke accurately. We rate her statement True.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530213927/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcnn%2Fvideos%2Fwarren-only-the-women-on-this-stage-have-won-every-election-theyve-been-in%2F511946072768110%2F",
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"source_url": "https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/warren-only-the-women-on-this-stage-have-won-every-election-theyve-been-in/511946072768110/"
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],
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},
{
"answers": [
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"answer": "Yes",
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}
],
"question": "Has Elizabeth Warren won every election she has been in?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Klobuchar"
}
],
"question": "Has Amy Klobuchar won every election she has been in?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "Pete Buttigieg has one loss, Joe Biden has two losses, Sanders has seven losses and Tom Steyer has never run.",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210530171326/https://uselectionatlas.org/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210530171326/https://uselectionatlas.org/"
}
],
"question": "Have any other of the 6 candidates in the debate, won every election?"
}
] |
14-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530214123/https://www.yemiosinbajo.ng/groundbreaking-ceremony-of-opening-of-cancer-treatment-centre-at-muhammadu-buhari-specialist-hospital/
|
Yemi Osinbajo
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721111405/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-major-cancer-problem-did-vice-president-osinbajo-get-his-facts
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Nigeria’s cancer cases are about 15% of all cases in West Africa.
|
The total number of cases in Nigeria is more than 15% of the total number of cases in West Africa
|
NG
|
https://www.yemiosinbajo.ng/groundbreaking-ceremony-of-opening-of-cancer-treatment-centre-at-muhammadu-buhari-specialist-hospital/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Total: 233 911",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210712190515/https://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/populations/566-nigeria-fact-sheets.pdf",
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}
],
"question": "What is the total number of cancer cases in Nigeria in 2020?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Total 247 611",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210707201547/https://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/cancers/39-All-cancers-fact-sheet.pdf",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210707201547/https://gco.iarc.fr/today/data/factsheets/cancers/39-All-cancers-fact-sheet.pdf"
}
],
"question": "What is the total number of cancer cases in West Africa in 2020?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
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"boolean_explanation": "Using a calculator says that this is not 15%",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230407164924/https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/basic.php",
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"source_url": "https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/math/basic.php"
}
],
"question": "Is 233 911 15% of 247 611?"
}
] |
13-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530214310/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FIStandwithGota%2Fphotos%2Fa.201239350336959%2F853543861773168%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater
|
I Stand with GOTA
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210719232855/https://factcheck.afp.com/sri-lankas-presidential-office-dismisses-baseless-claim-it-investigating-theft-state-owned-bus
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of state-owned goods, including a bus and “other priceless, high technological equipment”.
|
Claims were officially denied.
|
LK
|
https://www.facebook.com/IStandwithGota/photos/a.201239350336959/853543861773168/?type=3&theater
|
[
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"answer": "13th January 2020.",
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"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Did President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has order an investigation into the whereabouts of state-owned goods including a bus and “other priceless, high technological equipment on 13th January 2020?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "Yes",
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}
],
"question": "Did the government or President Gotabaya Rajapaksa make a statement about an investigation into the whereabouts of state-owned goods around January 2020?"
}
] |
13-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530214123/https://www.yemiosinbajo.ng/groundbreaking-ceremony-of-opening-of-cancer-treatment-centre-at-muhammadu-buhari-specialist-hospital/
|
Yemi Osinbajo
| true | null |
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721111405/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerias-major-cancer-problem-did-vice-president-osinbajo-get-his-facts
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
The World Health Organization reports that in 2018, 4% of deaths in Nigeria were caused by cancer.
|
Data provided doesn't prove that 4% of deaths in 2018 were caused by cancer
|
NG
|
https://www.yemiosinbajo.ng/groundbreaking-ceremony-of-opening-of-cancer-treatment-centre-at-muhammadu-buhari-specialist-hospital/
|
[
{
"answers": [
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "How many deaths were there yearly in Nigeria?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes, or CRD between ages 30 and 70 among females is 17.1%.\n \nMortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes, or CRD between ages 30 and 70 among males is 16.3%.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "What's the percentage of deaths caused by cancer in 2018 in Nigeria?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "What did the WHO mention in its report about cancer mortality rates in Nigeria in 2018?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "In 2018, no less than 115,950 Nigerians were diagnosed with cancer, and 70,327 died from the disease, according to figures from the Global Cancer Observatory – up from 102,079 new cancer cases and 72,000 cancer deaths in 2012.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_url": "https://www.equaltimes.org/with-one-of-the-world-s-highest?lang=en#.Y48fSOzP2-U"
}
],
"question": "Are there any other studies about the number of deaths from cancer in Nigeria?"
}
] |
13-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530212939/https://twitter.com/login
|
@SaketGokhale
| false |
twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210218144704/https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/indian-oil-privatisation-26913
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
Indian Oil is now owned by the Adani group.
|
The answers and sources show that the claim is refuted as Adani Group do not own IOC.
|
IN
|
https://twitter.com/search?q=Indian%20oil%2C%20adani&src=typed_query
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Adani Group is one of the joint ventures of IOC along with many other corporates.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://iocl.com/AboutUs/GroupCompanies_JVs.aspx"
}
],
"question": "Does the Indian oil corp have joint ventures and subsidiaries?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "It is being claimed on social media that Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. has been sold to a private entity.\n\n#PIBFactCheck: This claim is #Fake. The image exhibited is of IndianOil-Adani Gas Pvt. Ltd. which is a joint venture company of \n@IndianOilcl\n and Adani Gas Ltd.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215018/https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1361987382510198784",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://twitter.com/PIBFactCheck/status/1361987382510198784"
}
],
"question": "What does the government PIB twitter account say?"
}
] |
12-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215056/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWearRedStandUpAndBeCounted%2Fphotos%2Fa.565485143485372%2F2908868002480396%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater&wtsid=rdr_0nDmsZo1kMGwJpoPd
|
Wear Red
| false |
Facebook
|
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201031232141/https://fullfact.org/online/universal-credit-review-2000-deaths/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Iain Duncan Smith has been awarded a knighthood for services to the country.
|
Confirmed.
|
GB
|
https://www.facebook.com/WearRedStandUpAndBeCounted/photos/a.565485143485372/2908868002480396/?type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "He has been knighted in the New Years Honours for political and public service.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Is Iain Duncan Smith been awarded a knighthood for services to the country?"
}
] |
11-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215056/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FWearRedStandUpAndBeCounted%2Fphotos%2Fa.565485143485372%2F2908868002480396%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater&wtsid=rdr_0nDmsZo1kMGwJpoPd
|
Wear Red 0 stand up and be counted
| false |
Facebook
|
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201031232141/https://fullfact.org/online/universal-credit-review-2000-deaths/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
6 months ago the DWP promised a review of Universal Credit for the terminally ill.
|
It's right there on the gov.uk website.
|
GB
|
https://www.facebook.com/WearRedStandUpAndBeCounted/photos/a.565485143485372/2908868002480396/?type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes, Citing her own personal experiences, Amber Rudd has asked the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to set up an honest and in depth evaluation of how the benefits system supports people nearing the end of their life and those with severe conditions",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200716033932/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/terminally-ill-benefit-claimants-deserve-a-fresh-and-honest-evaluation-of-the-way-the-system-supports-them"
}
],
"question": "Did the DWP announce a review of universal credit for the terminally in July 2019 ? (6 months before the claim)"
}
] |
11-1-2020
|
null | false |
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram user posts
|
Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201121092515/https://factcheck.afp.com/australian-bushfires-animals-take-refuge-wombat-burrows-usually-uninvited-experts-say
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Images show wombats taking animals into their burrows in a bid to protect them from bushfires in Australia
|
Although evidence suggests that other animals use burrows, it is suggested that the animals go into the burrows of their own accord. Wombats definitely do not shepherd other animals into their burrows. However, wombats are generally tolerant of other animals. Hence, the claim is misleading.
|
AU
|
[
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}
],
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{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
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}
],
"question": "Are these animals invited in or taken in by wombats?"
}
] |
11-1-2020
|
||
null |
Demola Olarewaju
| false |
Twitter
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210719161954/https://factcheck.afp.com/it-unlawful-buharis-daughter-use-state-funded-presidential-jet-private-trips-here-what-we-know
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
It is unlawful for President Buhari's daughter to use state-funded Nigerian presidential jet for private trips
|
There is no evidence as to whether it's lawful or not for President Buhari's daughter to use state-funded Nigerian presidential jet for private trips.
|
NG
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
"answer_type": "Unanswerable",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Does Nigeria have a law regulating presidential privileges?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "Under National Security Adviser",
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web table",
"source_url": "https://budgetoffice.gov.ng/index.php/2020-approved-budget-details?task=document.viewdoc&id=781"
}
],
"question": "Is there a budget for he Nigerian presidential jet?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "No mention is made",
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://budgetoffice.gov.ng/index.php/2020-approved-budget-details?task=document.viewdoc&id=781"
}
],
"question": "Does the budget mention who may use the presidential jet?"
}
] |
10-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
pillarlink.com
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180135/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/01/fake-news-breaking-jussie-smollett-charges-reinstated-today.html
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Jussie Smollett Charges Reinstated
|
It seems that 5hevcharges were not reinstated, therefore the claim is refuted
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The “Empire” actor first claimed that early in the morning on Jan. 29, 2019, two men came up to him in the bitter cold on Lower North Water Street as he was heading to his apartment. He said they yelled racial and homophobic slurs at him, told him “this is MAGA country,” poured a chemical on him and put a rope around his neck.\n\nBut as police investigated the case, they began saying that indicators pointed to Smollett orchestrating the attack. Police concluded that Smollett paid two brothers – Abel and Ola Osundairo – to stage the attack, because he was upset with his salary on his Fox show.\n\nSmollett was indicted on 16 counts of disorderly conduct in March,",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210801163710/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/08/judge-signs-off-on-search-warrants-demanding-jussie-smolletts-data-from-google/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210801163710/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/08/judge-signs-off-on-search-warrants-demanding-jussie-smolletts-data-from-google/"
}
],
"question": "what was Jessie Smollett charged for"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx dismissed the case without a plea, after Smollett agreed to surrender his $10,000 bail and perform 16 hours of community service.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210801163710/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/08/judge-signs-off-on-search-warrants-demanding-jussie-smolletts-data-from-google/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210801163710/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/01/08/judge-signs-off-on-search-warrants-demanding-jussie-smolletts-data-from-google/"
}
],
"question": "how was the case resolved"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Webb took on the case for free after a judge appointed him to investigate the circumstances that led the state’s attorney’s office to drop the initial charges against Smollett.\n\nThough Webb found no evidence of criminal misconduct by Foxx and her staff in the office’s decision to drop the charges, he accused the county’s top prosecutor of “substantial abuses of discretion.”\n\nWebb’s full report on his finding remains under seal and has not been released to the public.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211210193507/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/9/22826356/jussie-smollett-jurors-verdict-guilty",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211210193507/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/12/9/22826356/jussie-smollett-jurors-verdict-guilty"
}
],
"question": "were the charges against Jessie Smollett reinstated"
}
] |
10-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200109063839/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/to-counter-deepika-bjp-enlists-shaan-tanisha/articleshow/73162532.cms
|
The BJP
| true |
Twitter
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201026094410/https://newsmeter.in/fact-check-medias-shaan-claims-about-deepika-jnu-visit-false/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
To counter Deepika, BJP enlists Shaan, Tanisha
|
No evidence the claim is true or not
|
IN
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200109063839/https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/to-counter-deepika-bjp-enlists-shaan-tanisha/articleshow/73162532.cms
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Shaan (born Shantanu Mukherjee on September 30, 1972), is an Indian playback singer.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215646/https://www.last.fm/music/Shaan/+wiki",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.last.fm/music/Shaan/+wiki"
}
],
"question": "Who is Shaan?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
"answer_type": "Unanswerable",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Has Shaan commented on the claim?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Has Indian singer Shaan been enlisted by the BJP to counter Deepika?"
}
] |
10-1-2020
|
false |
Daily Express
|
Supported
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200923231716/https://fullfact.org/health/vision-loss-delays/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Each month 22 NHS patients with glaucoma unnecessarily lose their sight due to NHS treatment delays.
|
From the Q&As it seems the figures are correct so its supported.
|
GB
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The British Ophthalmological Surveillance\nUnit (BOSU) found that up to 22 people\nper month were experiencing permanent\nand severe vision loss due to health serviceinitiated delays",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230517055111/https://hsib-kqcco125-media.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/documents/hsib_report_lack_timely_monitoring_patients_glaucoma.pdf",
"source_medium": "PDF",
"source_url": "https://hsib-kqcco125-media.s3.amazonaws.com/assets/documents/hsib_report_lack_timely_monitoring_patients_glaucoma.pdf"
}
],
"question": "How many people with glaucoma lose sight each month due to NHS waiting times"
}
] |
9-1-2020
|
|||
null | null | false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210712200613/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/posts-spread-fake-omar-tweet-calling-for-violence/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Rep. Ilhan Omar said, “There is no way to overstate how ASHAMED I am to be called an ‘American.’ We need every world leader to rise and demand that someone stops Trump from starting a catastrophic war with Iran. THE TIME FOR VIOLENCE IS NOW!
|
There is not evidence he said this.
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No. There appears to be no record of Omar posting the tweet.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215727/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/posts-spread-fake-omar-tweet-calling-for-violence/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/posts-spread-fake-omar-tweet-calling-for-violence/"
}
],
"question": "Did Rep. Ilhan Omar tweet \"The time for violence is now\" in January 2020?"
}
] |
9-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20211109111148/https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4844705/user-clip-president-trump-remarks-national-environmental-policy-act
|
Donald Trump
| false |
C-Span
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210712200553/https://www.factcheck.org/2020/01/pelosi-did-not-defend-soleimani/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Nancy Pelosi defended Qassem Soleimani, Iran's top military commander.
|
The answer shows that Nancy Pelosi did not defend the military commander so the comment was misconstrued.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20211109111148/https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4844705/user-clip-president-trump-remarks-national-environmental-policy-act
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No she stated that she felt that the attack was going to affect the American public that Congress was sworn to protect and they were not informed about it by the president",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210528044520/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/1920-0",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210528044520/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/1920-0"
}
],
"question": "Did Nancy Pelosi make statements to condemn the killing of Soleimani"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "She felt he was a very bad man",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210528044520/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/1920-0",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210528044520/https://www.speaker.gov/newsroom/1920-0"
}
],
"question": "What was Nancy Pelosi's view of Soleimani"
}
] |
9-1-2020
|
null |
IceAgeNow.info
| true | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201209105056/https://sciencefeedback.co/claimreview/studies-do-not-support-blogs-claim-that-volcanic-activity-is-causing-melting-of-west-antarctic-glaciers/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Volcanoes Melting West Antarctic Glaciers, Not Global Warming. Three new research studies confirm that geothermal heat flow, not man-made global warming, is the dominant cause of West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) melting.
|
From the Q&As it seems that this claim is not correct and certain aspects were a mistake on an article. The claim is refuted.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "This study found that the ice sheet retreated about 10,000 years ago before then stabilizing and expanding. The researchers used a model to investigate why it stabilized and applied this knowledge to discuss how the ice sheet will behave as it continues to retreat today.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024108/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0208-x",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201109024108/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-018-0208-x"
}
],
"question": "What conclusion was reached by the West Atlantic Ice Sheet study concerning its melting"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Recent studies have identified significant ongoing ice loss from West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) in response to recent climate and ocean changes",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201211044334/https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6395/1335",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201211044334/https://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6395/1335"
}
],
"question": "What is causing the melting of the West Atlantic ice Sheet"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The PlateClimatology.com article mistakenly lists the title of a press release about the study as the title of the study. The study does not claim that this volcanic heat flow is the cause of modern ice loss measured there. It explains that “the existence of subglacial volcanism impacts both the stable and unstable dynamics of an ice sheet such as the [West Antarctic Ice Sheet]”.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Is volcanic activity the dominant cause of West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) melting?"
}
] |
9-1-2020
|
https://perma.cc/B9N4-D8NR
|
zbcnewsonline_
| false |
Twitter
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721115531/https://factcheck.afp.com/no-evidence-zimbabwe-minister-sent-missive-united-states-warning-refrain-targeting-iran
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Zimbabwe Deputy Minister of Defence, Cde Victor Matemadanda, warned the US that if they do not retreat from Iran, Zimbabwe may be forced to intervene.
|
There's no evidence found as to whether Victor Matemadanda issued this warning or not.
|
ZW
|
https://perma.cc/B9N4-D8NR
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Victor Matemadanda",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215813/https://reliefweb.int/report/zimbabwe/zpp-monthly-monitoring-report-december-2019",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://reliefweb.int/report/zimbabwe/zpp-monthly-monitoring-report-december-2019"
}
],
"question": "Who was the Zimbabwe Deputy Minister of Defence when this claim was made?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
"answer_type": "Unanswerable",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Did Victor Matemadanda issue any statement to the US regarding Iran?"
}
] |
8-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210125195557/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2021/01/fact-check-olive-garden-did-not-revoke-pasta-pass-for-sean-hannity-and-capitol-insurrectionists.html
|
[
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
Olive Garden Revoke 'Never Ending Pasta Pass' For Sean Hannity And Capitol Insurrectionists
|
Evidence confirms the claim was a joke.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "The author of the tweet, Louie Manita, confirmed it was a joke and explained why he made it and deleted it.",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530215838/https://twitter.com/Mantia/status/1347654651231883266",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://twitter.com/Mantia/status/1347654651231883266/photo/1"
}
],
"question": "Did Olive Garden announce that it was revoking an 'unlimited pasta pass' for Sean Hannity and Capitol insurrectionists?"
}
] |
8-1-2020
|
null | null | false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201203213921/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/08/fact-checking-trumps-address-iran-missile-attacks/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Iran’s hostilities substantially increased after the foolish Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2013 and they were given $150 billion, not to mention $1.8 billion in cash
|
This claim is refuted. Firstly, the Iran nuclear deal was signed in 2015 not 2013- so this part of the claim is false. Also the "$1.8 billion in cash" deal is true but completely unrelated to the Iran nuclear deal. Therefore, the claim is refuted.
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "July 14th 2015 so not 2013 as stated in claim.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230516051905/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/122460/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal.pdf",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/122460/full-text-of-the-iran-nuclear-deal.pdf"
}
],
"question": "When was the Iran nuclear deal signed?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes but it had nothing to do with the Iran Nuclear agreement and was an old settlement between the countries.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2018/03/01/was-obamas-1-7-billion-cash-deal-with-iran-prohibited-by-u-s-law/?tid=lk_inline_manual_23&itid=lk_inline_manual_10"
}
],
"question": "Were Iran given $1.8 Billion in cash?"
}
] |
8-1-2020
|
null |
Donald Trump
| true | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201209104944/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/07/us/politics/trump-ukraine-aid-fact-check.html
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
By the way, in terms of the money, it got there two or three weeks ahead of schedule, long before it was supposed to be there
|
Not all of the aid was spent before the deadline. Due to limited time, the Pentagon was unable to fully disburse the funds.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Sept. 30 2019.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201209164655/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201209164655/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html"
}
],
"question": "What date was the aid meant to get to Ukraine?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Congress then extended the deadline to the 2020 fiscal year to allow for the disbursement of the remaining aid.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201041446/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4378/text",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201041446/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4378/text"
},
{
"answer": "The 2019 federal fiscal year ended on Sept. 30, the date by which all appropriated aid to Ukraine was supposed to be disbursed.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201041446/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4378/text",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201041446/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4378/text"
}
],
"question": "What date was the aid sent to Ukraine?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Because of the freeze ordered by Mr. Trump, not all of the aid was spent before the deadline.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201209164655/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201209164655/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/29/us/politics/trump-ukraine-military-aid.html"
}
],
"question": "Was any aid designated for Ukraine delayed?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "With just two weeks left in the fiscal year, the Pentagon was unable to fully disburse the funds. According to testimony from Mark Sandy, an official in the Office of Management and Budget, about $35 million was left unspent. Congress then extended the deadline to the 2020 fiscal year to allow for the disbursement of the remaining aid.\n\n“Had that provision not been included, then any unobligated funds as of Sept. 30 would have expired,” Mr. Sandy said.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201041446/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4378/text",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201041446/https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4378/text"
}
],
"question": "Were the remaining funds sent at a later date?"
}
] |
7-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
tatersgonnatate.com
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210721144926/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/01/fake-news-trump-owned-property-in-agrabah-not-burned-to-the-ground-by-terrorists.html
|
[
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
Trump-Owned Property In Agrabah Burned To The Ground By Terrorists
|
The answer clearly shows that the claim is refuted as the place is not a real area.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The president does not own property there, as Agrabah exists only in the minds of Disney fans as the fictional home of Aladdin.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Trump-Owned Property In Agrabah Burned To The Ground By Terrorists?"
}
] |
6-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530220324/https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/ratan-tata-tata-trust-jnu-19882
|
Akhil Kumar
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210118005639/https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/ratan-tata-tata-trust-jnu-19882
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
Ratan Tata has stated that Tata Group will not recruit students from Jawaharlal Nehru University.
|
This claim is refuted. According to the QA pairs, Mr Tata has issued no such statement about not recruiting students from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Therefore, this claim is refuted.
|
IN
|
https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/ratan-tata-tata-trust-jnu-19882
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "no Mr Tata jas not issued any such statement.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230419062341/https://twitter.com/Amyth49/status/699214567348555776",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://twitter.com/Amyth49/status/699214567348555776"
}
],
"question": "Did Ratan Tata Announce Recruitment Ban On JNU Students?"
}
] |
6-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
Massachusetts Daily
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201227070705/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/09/blog-posting/no-pelosi-never-told-iran-trump-will-pay-soleimani/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Nancy Pelosi assured Iran that Trump will "pay for his crimes."
|
Q&A pair 1 show the name of the site with Q&A pair 2 showing that that site lists itself as a junk news and satire website so the claim is one of either and refuted.
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Taters Gonna Tate",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204151007/https://tatersgonnatate.com/nancy-pelosi-assures-iran-that-trump-will-pay-for-his-crimes/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204151007/https://tatersgonnatate.com/nancy-pelosi-assures-iran-that-trump-will-pay-for-his-crimes/"
}
],
"question": "Where was this claim published?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Tatersgonnatate.com is a subsidiary of the “America’s Last Line of Defense” network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery, or as Snopes called it before they lost their war on satire: Junk News.\nEverything on this website is fiction.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201225051151/https://tatersgonnatate.com/sample-page/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201225051151/https://tatersgonnatate.com/sample-page/"
}
],
"question": "What is Taters Gonna Tate?"
}
] |
6-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720115139/https://twitter.com/Andrew_Adonis/status/1214093032116625408
|
Andrew Adonis
| true |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210307090543/https://factcheckni.org/articles/are-there-only-dup-members-in-the-house-of-lords/
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
There are only DUP members (who are/were members of a Northern Ireland political party) in the House of Lords.
|
The total amount of non DUP members in the house of Lords is greater than those that are indeed members of the DUP
|
IE
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720115139/https://twitter.com/Andrew_Adonis/status/1214093032116625408
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Lord Alderdice of Knock\n\t\nLord Browne of Belmont\tDUP\t\nLord Empey of Shandon\n\nLord Hay of Ballyore\tDUP\n\t\nLord Kilclooney of Armagh\n\t\nLord Maginnis of Drumglass\n\t\nLord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown\tDUP\n\nLord Morrow of Clogher Valley\tDUP\t\n\nBaroness Ritchie of Downpatrick\t\n\nLord Rogan of Lower Iveagh\n\nLord Trimble of Lisnagarvey",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210227051148/https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210227051148/https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords"
}
],
"question": "How many peers in the House of Lords are DUP members (who are/were members of a Northern Ireland political party)?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "1. Lord Alderdice of Knock was Alliance Party and now Liberal Democrat.\n\n2. Lord Browne of Belmont was DUP and now DUP.\n\n3. Lord Empey of Shandon was UUP now UUP.\n\n4.Lord Hay of Ballyore was DUP now DUP.\n\n5.Lord Kilclooney of Armagh was\tUUP now Crossbench.\n\n6.Baroness Ritchie of Downpatrick was\tSDLP now Non-affiliated.\n\n7.Lord Maginnis of Drumglass was UUP now Independent Ulster Unionist.\n\n8.Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown was DUP now DUP.\n\n9.Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley was DUP now DUP.\n\n10.Lord Rogan of Lower Iveagh was UUP now UUP.\n\n11.Lord Trimble of Lisnagarvey was UUP now Conservative.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210227051148/https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210227051148/https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords"
}
],
"question": "Which members in the House of Lords are or were members of a political party in Northern Ireland?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Lord Browne of Belmont, Lord Hay of Ballyore, Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown, Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210227051148/https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210227051148/https://members.parliament.uk/members/Lords"
}
],
"question": "Which House of Lords members have the DUP listed as their party affiliation?"
}
] |
6-1-2020
|
null | null | true |
Facebook post
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200305221008/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/10/facebook-posts/fact-checking-facebook-post-about-saudi-terrorists/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Saudi's rent the entire 45th floor of Trump Tower, And pay him in cash.
|
The floor was sold so is not rented making how they pay their rent part of the claim redundant.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "Trump sold the 45th floor of Trump World Tower to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for $4.5 million in June 2001, according to a city Finance Department spokeswoman.",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530220615/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/exclusive-donald-trump-made-millions-saudi-government-article-1.2777211?cid=bitly",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/exclusive-donald-trump-made-millions-saudi-government-article-1.2777211?cid=bitly"
}
],
"question": "Does Trump rent out the 45th floor of Trump towers?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
"answer_type": "Unanswerable",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Was the purchase made in cash?"
}
] |
6-1-2020
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230530220722/https://tatersgonnatate.com/nancy-pelosi-says-trump-must-apologize-to-iran-or-else/
| null | false |
Taters Gonna Tate
|
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200425065708/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/01/fake-news-nancy-pelosi-says-trump-must-apologize-to-iran-or-else.html
|
[
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
Nancy Pelosi Said Trump Must Apologize To Iran "Or Else".
|
The answer and source explains that the post was put on a satirical website so the claim is refuted.
|
US
|
https://tatersgonnatate.com/nancy-pelosi-says-trump-must-apologize-to-iran-or-else/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "The site that the claim was published on is a satirical site. \n\nOne clue can be seen in the title of the site, \"Taters Gonna Tate\".",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200425122250/https://tatersgonnatate.com/nancy-pelosi-says-trump-must-apologize-to-iran-or-else/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200425122250/https://tatersgonnatate.com/nancy-pelosi-says-trump-must-apologize-to-iran-or-else/"
}
],
"question": "Did Nancy Pelosi Say Trump Must Apologize To Iran \"Or Else\"?"
}
] |
4-1-2020
|
null | null | false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210425024922/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/05/facebook-posts/new-york-isnt-trying-pass-bill-put-non-mask-wearer/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
New York is trying to pass a bill that would place non mask wearers and unvaccinated people in concentration camps for forced vaccination.
|
A dormant, years-old bill in New York that would allow officials to detain contagious patients during a health emergency has reemerged amid the COVID-19 pandemic and has quickly become the subject of rapidly spreading conspiracy theories, some of which claim it’s a scheme by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to throw people in detainment camps.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A416",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210429081457/https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A416#:~:text=A416%20(ACTIVE)%20%2D%20Summary,dangerous%20to%20the%20public%20health.",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210429081457/https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A416#:~:text=A416%20(ACTIVE)%20%2D%20Summary,dangerous%20to%20the%20public%20health."
}
],
"question": "What is the name of the bill?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "No",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210429081457/https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A416#:~:text=A416%20(ACTIVE)%20%2D%20Summary,dangerous%20to%20the%20public%20health."
}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
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}
],
"question": "Is the bill active?"
}
] |
4-1-2020
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null |
Amy Klobuchar
| false | null |
Supported
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226034403/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Amy Klobuchar has won Michele Bachmann's district every one of her 3 U.S Senate campaigns.
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Yes in 2012, 2018 and 2006.
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US
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[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes in 2012, 2018 and 2006.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_url": "https://www.vox.com/2019/2/10/18136170/amy-klobuchar-running-president-announcement"
}
],
"question": "Did Klobuchar win the three U.S Senate campaigns against Michele Bachman?"
}
] |
3-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200417073632/https://www.instagram.com/p/B67GvTsgghT/
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Ilhan Omar
| false |
Instagram
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Refuted
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[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200417073632/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/01/fake-news-ilhan-omar-time-for-violence-is-now.html
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Iihan Omar tweeted "There is no way to overstate how ASHAMED I am to be called an 'American'. We need every world leader to rise up and demand that someone stops Trump from starting a catastrophic war with Iran." THE TIME FOR VIOLENCE IS NOW! #NoWarWithIran
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From the 2nd QA it is evident that the account is fake, Therefore the claim is refuetd
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US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20200417073632/https://www.instagram.com/p/B67GvTsgghT/
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[
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"answers": [
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"answer": "No",
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],
"question": "Did Iihan Omar tweet There is no way to overstate how ASHAMED I am to be called an 'American'. We need every world leader to rise up and demand that someone stops Trump from starting a catastrophic war with Iran. THE TIME FOR VIOLENCE IS NOW! #NoWarWithIran on the 3rd Jan 2020?"
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}
],
"question": "Who post this fake tweet claim?"
}
] |
3-1-2020
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210225172621/https://storage1.grabien.com/clipsbank/0789/clean/789465.mp4
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Joe Biden
| false | null |
Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210225172621/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/01/08/bidens-claim-that-he-didnt-tell-obama-not-launch-bin-laden-raid/
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Biden’s didn’t tell Obama not to launch bin Laden raid.
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Biden said more work needed to be done before launching the raid but did not say to not do it.
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US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210225172621/https://storage1.grabien.com/clipsbank/0789/clean/789465.mp4
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[
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}
],
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}
] |
3-1-2020
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null |
Amy Klobuchar
| false | null |
Supported
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[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226034403/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Donald Trump was given $413 million from his dad over the course of his career.
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It seems that he has received at least this amount of money from his father, therefore the claim is supported
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US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A Times investigation found that he received at least $413 million in today’s dollars from his father’s real estate empire, much of it through tax dodges in the 1990s.",
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}
],
"question": "Are there reports that Trump received money from his father?"
}
] |
3-1-2020
|
null |
Amy Klobuchar
| false | null |
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226034403/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Trump had not brought pharmaceutical costs down, as he claimed he would, in May 2019.
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Evidence provided backs the claim.
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US
| null |
[
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"answers": [
{
"answer": "The White House pointed to the Consumer Price Index for drugs, and using one particular time period, there was a small decline.\n\nBut that index leaves out the actual prices people pay, and it only covers retail drugs, about three-fourths of all prescriptions.\n\nBeyond those limitations, the latest numbers show drug prices rising by about 3.9% in December 2019.",
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"question": "Did Trump lower drug prices?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "This executive order is the latest in a series of moves from the Trump administration on health care price transparency recently. As NPR reported, just last month the White House announced its legislative priorities for ending surprise medical bills, which included patients receiving a \"clear and honest bill upfront\" before scheduled care. That same week, HHS announced a final rule requiring drugmakers to display list prices of their drugs in TV ads.",
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}
],
"question": "Will president Trump’s executive orders lower prescription drug costs?"
}
] |
3-1-2020
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null |
Amy Klobuchar
| true | null |
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226034403/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
A biodiesel plant in Crawfordsville, Iowa, closed, "partly due to the trade war but mostly due to the waivers that Trump secretly gave to the oil companies"
|
It does look like the biodiesel plant in Crawfordsville, Iowa, had to close due to waivers made by Trump and that the administration's actions have unfairly benefited the oil industry.
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US
| null |
[
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] |
3-1-2020
|
null |
Amy Klobuchar
| true | null |
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226034403/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
The U.S was seeing a 50% increase in homeowners insurance, as of 03/01/2020.
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No figures are shown for the period of the claim.
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US
| null |
[
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}
],
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{
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"answer": "Senator Amy Klobuchar did say that Trump got $413 million from his dad, based on that New York Times investigation.",
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],
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"answer": "Yes, though the data changes from month to month, but on average Affordable Care Act is 10% more higher than \n Trump’s popularity.",
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}
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3-1-2020
|
null |
Amy Klobuchar
| true | null |
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226034403/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
There are 64 mental health beds in the state of Iowa.
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Number is confirmed in QA pair.
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{
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"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "Are there 64 public health mental health beds in the state of Iowa in 2016 ?"
}
] |
3-1-2020
|
null |
Amy Klobuchar
| true | null |
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226034403/https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jan/23/stump-speech-analyzer-amy-klobuchar/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
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A non-profit, public health care option was Barack Obama's plan from the beginning of his presidency.
|
Yes, the public option was included in his plan for healthcare reform, but he never really ran on it and barely even pushed it during 2008.
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}
],
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}
],
"question": "When did Barak Obama start his presidency?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Obama said, \"I didn't campaign on the public option.\"",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20221204055800/https://www.salon.com/2009/12/22/obama_public/",
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}
],
"question": "Did Barak Obama campaign for a “public option” for health insurance, at the start of his presidency?"
},
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{
"answer": "The president's claim that he \"didn't campaign on the public option\" is at best on shaky ground, factually speaking.",
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}
],
"question": "Was he correct in saying he didn't campaign on a public option?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "It's unmistakably true that during the campaign his plan for reform included a public option.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "What makes what Obama said 'factually inaccurate''?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A summary of Obama's proposal -- on BarackObama.com -- says it \"Offers a public health insurance option to provide the uninsured and those who can’t find affordable coverage with a real choice.\"",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20221204055800/https://www.salon.com/2009/12/22/obama_public/",
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}
],
"question": "What did his public option plan proposal state?"
}
] |
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null | null | false |
Facebook
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Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210419185012/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/06/facebook-posts/facebook-posts-attack-hillary-clinton-over-benghaz/
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"Written Evidence"
] |
Hillary ignored multiple requests for security
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One set of QA appears to suggest that theres no evidence to suggest that Hilary Clinton was aware of the requests for more security prior to September 11 2012 where as the second QA suggests that the state department ignored the requests but makes no mention specifically of Hilary Clintons involvement.
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US
| null |
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{
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{
"answer": "There is no evidence to suggest Hilary Clinton was made aware of requests for more security from the U.S Ambassador to Libya, prior to September 11th 2012.",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530222333/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2013/may/22/rand-paul/rand-paul-says-hillary-clinton-was-asked-repeatedl/",
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],
"question": "Was Hilary Clinton aware of requests for more security from the U.S Ambassador to Libya, prior to September 11th 2012?"
},
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{
"answer": "True.",
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"source_url": "https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2016/oct/07/paul-ryan/state-department-under-hillary-clinton-refused-sec/"
}
],
"question": "Did the State Department ignore requests for more security from the U.S Ambassador to Libya made prior to September 11th 2012?"
}
] |
1-1-2020
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