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[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210713185246/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/warren-misleads-on-her-kids-schooling/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Sen. Elizabeth Warren said that her children “went to public schools,” not private ones
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QA pairs confirm she said the quote but later amended it.
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[
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"answer": "She and her first husband, Jim Warren, had two children before divorcing in 1980.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/24/politics/gallery/elizabeth-warren/index.html"
}
],
"question": "Does Sen. Elizabeth Warren have any children?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "Yes",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210801034025/https://freebeacon.com/politics/video-warren-confronted-by-school-choice-activist-over-sending-son-to-private-school/",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210801034025/https://freebeacon.com/politics/video-warren-confronted-by-school-choice-activist-over-sending-son-to-private-school/"
}
],
"question": "Did any of Sen. Elizabeth Warren's children attend a private school?"
},
{
"answers": [
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"answer": "No",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210801034025/https://freebeacon.com/politics/video-warren-confronted-by-school-choice-activist-over-sending-son-to-private-school/"
}
],
"question": "Did her other child attend a private school?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "yes but amended it later.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602152557/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_H-ZbV2tyY",
"source_medium": "Video",
"source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_H-ZbV2tyY"
}
],
"question": "Did she make the quote?"
}
] |
21-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230603130554/https://m.facebook.com/login.php?next=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2Fpolitifact%2Fposts%2Fjoe-biden-said-160-million-people-like-their-private-insurance-while-americans-s%2F10157636346418433%2F&refsrc=deprecated&_rdr
|
Joe Biden
| false |
Democratic Primary
|
Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210530163825/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/21/joe-biden/do-160-million-americans-like-their-health-insur/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
In US "160 million people like their private insurance."
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Q and As show evidence of people being grateful and also having issues with their employer or private health insurance - cannot conclude from this that 160m people ‘like’ their private insurance.
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US
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https://m.facebook.com/politifact/posts/joe-biden-said-160-million-people-like-their-private-insurance-while-americans-s/10157636346418433/
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[
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"answer": "Four in ten report that their family has had either problems paying medical bills or difficulty affording premiums or out-of-pocket medical costs, and about half say someone in their household skipped or postponed some type of medical care or prescription drugs in the past year because of the cost. Seventeen percent say they’ve had to make what they feel are difficult sacrifices in order to pay health care or insurance costs",
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"answer": "A Gallop poll conducted in January 2019 results indicated that 70 per cent of Americans describe the current U.S. healthcare system as being in a state of crisis or having major problems.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230516004405/https://news.gallup.com/poll/245873/seven-maintain-negative-view-healthcare-system.aspx",
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],
"question": "What do surveys and polls reveal about the attitude of people in the US towards their medical healthcare situations?"
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"answers": [
{
"answer": "In 2017, about 156 million people had employer-based coverage, representing almost half the total U.S. population and 60 percent of non-elderly adults.",
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"answer": "Twenty-eight percent of U.S. adults who have health insurance through their employer were underinsured in 2018.",
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"source_url": "https://www.commonwealthfund.org/press-release/2019/underinsured-rate-rose-2014-2018-greatest-growth-among-people-employer-health"
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"question": "Of the people in the US with employer-sponsored healthcare cover, how many are estimated to be underinsured?"
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{
"answer": "Of people who bought plans on their own, 42 percent reported a lack of adequate coverage in 2018.",
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],
"question": "How many people with private health insurance were underinsured in 2018?"
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{
"answer": "Approximately 193.9 million U.S. adults ages 19 to 64 in 2018.",
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}
],
"question": "What is the adults ages 19 to 64 population of the US"
}
] |
20-11-2019
|
null |
Sorcha Eastwood
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210308144703/https://factcheckni.org/articles/does-northern-ireland-have-the-highest-femicide-rate-in-western-europe/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
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Northern Ireland has the highest femicide rate in Western Europe
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it appears that it is the second highest femicide rate in western europe
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GB
| null |
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{
"answer": "Finland does with 0.61",
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"question": "What country has the highest femicide rate?"
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}
],
"question": "What is the femicide rate in Northern Ireland?"
}
] |
20-11-2019
|
null | null | false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210116152432/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/12/fact-check-saving-a-quarter-a-day-for-a-year-will-not-get-you-910025.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Saving A Quarter A Day For A Year Will Get You $9100.25.
|
$0.25 x 365 days = $91.25. $91.25 is less than $9100.25.
|
US
| null |
[
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{
"answer": "The calendar year is 365 days long,",
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}
],
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}
],
"question": "How long is a leap year?"
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{
"answer": "The quarter is worth 25 cents, or $0.25",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "How many U.S 'quarters' are there in $1"
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{
"answer": "3.640.10.",
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],
"question": "What is $9.100.25 divided by 0.25?"
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{
"answer": "91.25",
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"source_url": "https://www.online-calculator.com/"
}
],
"question": "What is 0.25 x 365?"
}
] |
20-11-2019
|
null | null | false |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210123231757/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/memes-overstate-yovanovitchs-wealth/
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch’s net worth is as high as $23 million.
|
The answer and credible source shows that the ambassador has a lot less than 23 million in assets so the claim is refuted.
|
UA
| null |
[
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{
"answer": "Yovanovitch has assets worth between $1.3 million and $3.3 million.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "What is Marie Yovanovitch’s net worth"
}
] |
20-11-2019
|
null |
Nancy Pelosi
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210225092644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/17/nancy-pelosis-bogus-talking-point-gun-deaths-children/
|
[
"Consultation"
] |
In the 266 days since we sent this bill, about 25,000 people have died from gun violence in our country, 47 percent of them teenagers or children younger than that.
|
It seems the numbers are quite a bit lower, therefore the claim is refuted
|
US
| null |
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{
"answer": "35,141",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210225112602/https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5abd2e193917ee76b134d846/t/5c93b98771c10bb1d3884d16/1553185159297/Brady-Campaign-5Year-Gun-Deaths-Injuries-Stats_08-23-2018",
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],
"question": "What is the percentage of death for fatalities as a result of gun violence aged between 0-19"
}
] |
20-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230603131146/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FRazorbacks.Eat.Drink.Be.Merry%2Fposts%2F1423469544483541
|
Eat,Drink and be merry
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210211145000/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/15/fact-check-benefits-bay-leaves-need-more-study/4079373001/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Bay leaves eliminate the need for a pharmacy as the plant cures or alleviates everything from digestive disorders to kidney stones.
|
Q&A 1 shows whilst bay leaves are good for many ailments, they certainly do not cure everything as claimed and may be harmful to some people with diabetes.
|
US
|
https://www.facebook.com/Razorbacks.Eat.Drink.Be.Merry/posts/1423469544483541
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20-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230602153440/https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/11/07/sean-duffy-gun-control-laws-sot-cuomo-newday.cnn
|
Social media User
| true |
Facebook
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Causal Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210117225123/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/21/viral-image/these-supposed-cnn-chyrons-are-fake-according-netw/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation",
"Fact-checker Reference"
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Facebook post stating that Democrats are asking why should their be a Second Amendment.
|
There is no evidence offered that Democrats are asking why should there be a Second Amendment.
|
US
|
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2017/11/07/sean-duffy-gun-control-laws-sot-cuomo-newday.cnn
|
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"source_url": "https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/5/23/17383644/second-2nd-amendment-gun-control-debate-santa-fe-parkland-heller-anniversary-constitution"
}
],
"question": "Do tighter gun laws mean the second amendment is effectively abolished?"
}
] |
20-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210813222857/https://wgxa.tv/news/local/police-13-arrested-in-undercover-prostitution-sting-in-statesboro
|
Young Veterans Podcast
| true |
Youtube
|
Refuted
|
[
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210406004921/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2019/11/fake-news-13-uber-drivers-not-arrested-for-sex-trafficking-in-georgia.html
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13 Uber drivers were arrested for alleged sex trafficking in Atlanta, Georgia.
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According to the sources 13 people were arrested in an undercover prostitution operation. It did not mention if they are Uber drivers and if kit was in Atlanta, Georgia.
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US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210813222857/https://wgxa.tv/news/local/police-13-arrested-in-undercover-prostitution-sting-in-statesboro
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20-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201019035606/https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/times-now/india/do-not-support-sena-it-ll-be-very-harmful-for-the-congress-says-muslim-body-jamiat-ulema-e-hind/46442
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TIMES NOW, ABP NEWS.
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Not Enough Evidence
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201019035606/https://www.boomlive.in/news-outlets-run-fake-letter-claiming-muslim-body-urged-congress-against-supporting-shiv-sena/
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"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
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Muslim Body Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind have urged Congress Against Supporting Shiv Sena.
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The answers explain the claim but do not provide any evidence for or against the claim.
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IN
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201019035606/https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/times-now/india/do-not-support-sena-it-ll-be-very-harmful-for-the-congress-says-muslim-body-jamiat-ulema-e-hind/46442
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] |
18-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201125025721/https://twitter.com/JeffJacksonNC/status/1196439138486108162?s=20
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US State Sen. Jerry Tillman
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Twitter
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201125025721/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/26/jerry-tillman/nc-republican-says-redistricting-partisan-process-/
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"Written Evidence",
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"Fact-checker Reference"
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The U.S. Constitution sets up the election redistricting process to be partisan.
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From the QA number 4th it does not seem being 0artisan is required. Therefore the label is ref5
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US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201125025721/https://twitter.com/JeffJacksonNC/status/1196439138486108162?s=20
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18-11-2019
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Michael Bloomberg
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210317161830/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/dec/02/michael-bloomberg/new-york-crime-did-drop-when-2020-hopeful-michael-/
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No other city in America did what (New York) did. We reduced murders by 50%, reduced police shootings to historic lows, reduced the number of people incarcerated by nearly 40% during Bloomberg's tenure
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Going by the figures - there definitely seems to be around a 50% drop in murders and 40% + decrease in incarcerated people.
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17-11-2019
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Rep. Ron Kind
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WISN-TV "Up-front"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210515012253/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/25/ron-kind/us-rep-ron-kind-batting-thousand-presidential-inqu/
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Ron Kind is the only member of Congress that voted for inquiries into Bill Clinton and Donald Trump
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The Q&A confirm that Ron Kind is the only one who voted for inquiries into Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.
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US
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17-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201111222152/http://www.conservatives.com/news/conservatives-announce-range-of-measures-to-take-back-control-of-our-borders
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210116030351/https://fullfact.org/election-2019/nhs-surcharge-tax-contributions/
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Under the current system, people on a work, study or family visa in the UK incur average NHS costs of £625 per year.
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From the QA it seems that the number is justified. Therefore the claim is su
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GB
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201111222152/http://www.conservatives.com/news/conservatives-announce-range-of-measures-to-take-back-control-of-our-borders
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17-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201111222152/http://www.conservatives.com/news/conservatives-announce-range-of-measures-to-take-back-control-of-our-borders
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210116030351/https://fullfact.org/election-2019/nhs-surcharge-tax-contributions/
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Increasing the international health surcharge in the UK to £625 and extending it to all foreign workers, including EU migrants after Brexit, will raise over £500 million a year.
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It seems from the last QA that there is no proof to the claim, therefore the label is not enough evidence
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GB
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https://web.archive.org/web/20201111222152/http://www.conservatives.com/news/conservatives-announce-range-of-measures-to-take-back-control-of-our-borders
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"question": "Will the increase in the immigration health surcharge from £400 - £625 raise over £500 million a year?"
}
] |
17-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230603131516/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D10156674379910732%26set%3Da.125680920731%26type%3D3%26theater
|
Ted Hicks
| false |
Facebook
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Causal Claim",
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201227063216/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/feb/27/facebook-posts/homeopathic-supplements-are-not-proven-treat-flu/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Sambucol can treat the flu and make you feel better within 48 hours and almost symptom-free by 72 hours.
|
Not enough evidence from this answer to confirm or deny this claim.
|
US
|
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156674379910732&set=a.125680920731&type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Some small studies have shown some homeopathic supplements can help relieve flu symptoms but there are not enough trials to conclusively state that Sambucol is an effective flu treatment.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230601013341/https://sambucolusa.com/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://sambucolusa.com/"
}
],
"question": "Is Sambucol an effective flu treatment?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The sambucolusa website does not claim this. It only states that sambucolusa can help support the immune system.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://sambucolusa.com/"
}
],
"question": "Does sambucolusa cure flu within 72 hours?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The sambucolusa website does not claim this. It only states that sambucolusa can help support the immune system.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://sambucolusa.com/"
}
],
"question": "Does sambucolusa make people feel better within 48 hours?"
}
] |
15-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602154858/https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsmeter.in%2Ffake-news-the-internet-kills-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-again%2F%3Futm_source%3Dweb-social-share%26utm_partner%3Dnewsmeter%26utm_campaign%3Dshare%26utm_medium%3Dtubmlr&posttype=link&title=Fake+News%3A+The+internet+%27kills%27+Dwayne+%27The+Rock%27+Johnson+again&caption=&content=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsmeter.in%2Ffake-news-the-internet-kills-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-again%2F%3Futm_source%3Dwe
| null | false |
Twitter, Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210722193501/https://newsmeter.in/fake-news-the-internet-kills-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-again/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
Dwayne Johnson 'The Rock' Johnson dies at 47
|
The question tackles the core of the question and has a straightforward answer.
|
US
|
https://www.tumblr.com/widgets/share/tool/preview?shareSource=legacy&canonicalUrl=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsmeter.in%2Ffake-news-the-internet-kills-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-again%2F%3Futm_source%3Dweb-social-share%26utm_partner%3Dnewsmeter%26utm_campaign%3Dshare%26utm_medium%3Dtubmlr&posttype=link&title=Fake+News%3A+The+internet+%27kills%27+Dwayne+%27The+Rock%27+Johnson+again&caption=&content=https%3A%2F%2Fnewsmeter.in%2Ffake-news-the-internet-kills-dwayne-the-rock-johnson-again%2F%3Futm_source%3Dwe
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "Death was a hoax.",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602154926/https://en.mediamass.net/people/dwayne-johnson/deathhoax.html",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://en.mediamass.net/people/dwayne-johnson/deathhoax.html"
}
],
"question": "Is Dwayne Johnson alive?"
}
] |
15-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602154956/https://twitter.com/MarkMeadows/status/1195453661759123457
|
Mark Meadows
| false |
Twitter
|
Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201222235901/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/21/mark-meadows/no-obama-didnt-fire-all-bushs-politically-appointe/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
President Obama fired every Bush appointed ambassador upon his election.
|
"Fired" is a strong word to be used in this claim. "Political ambassadors sometimes are permitted to stay on briefly during a new administration..." are the words used in the source evidence. Therefore cherry-picking is the claim label chosen.
|
US
|
https://twitter.com/MarkMeadows/status/1195453661759123457
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The incoming Obama administration has notified all politically-appointed ambassadors that they must vacate their posts as of Jan. 20, the day President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office, a State Department official said.\n\nThe clean slate will open up prime opportunities for the president-elect to reward political supporters with posts in London, Paris, Tokyo and the like. The notice to diplomatic posts was issued this week.\n\nPolitical ambassadors sometimes are permitted to stay on briefly during a new administration, but the sweeping nature of the directive suggests that Obama has little interest in retaining any of Bush's ambassadorial appointees.\n\nMost ambassadors, of course, are foreign service officers, but often the posts involving the most important bilateral relations (such as with Great Britain, Japan and India) or desirable locales (such as the Bahamas) are given to close friends and well-heeled contributors of the president.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201230205949/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/12/obama-gives-political-ambassad.html",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201230205949/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/12/obama-gives-political-ambassad.html"
}
],
"question": "Did Obama remove all previously appointed Bush Ambassadors when he took office?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No they rotated out of their positions as political appointees do with every administration.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Were they Fired?"
}
] |
15-11-2019
|
null |
Nikhil Rampal
| false |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210303171134/https://www.indiatoday.in/fact-check/story/there-is-sea-of-difference-between-cost-of-this-chinese-bridge-and-statue-of-unity-1619047-2019-11-14
|
[
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
The Chinese government spent the same amount -- Rs 3,000 crore -- to construct a bridge that the Indian government spent to build the Statue of Unity in Gujarat.
|
Stated that bridge cost 3.3x More than the statue.
|
IN
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes it was shown to be -Jiaozhou Bay Bridge",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230515051134/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8248197/China-builds-worlds-longest-bridge.html",
"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "$1.55 billion roughly Rs 10,000 Crore",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-pacific-1397628"
}
],
"question": "How much did this bridge cost to build?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Around Rs 3000 Crore",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602155313/https://statueofunity.guide/cost-height-construction.html",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://statueofunity.guide/cost-height-construction.html"
}
],
"question": "How much did it cost to build the Statue of Unity?"
}
] |
14-11-2019
|
null |
Social media users
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210113064748/https://www.boomlive.in/viral-posts-claiming-tirupati-balaji-temple-will-donate-rs-100-crores-for-ram-mandir-are-false/
|
[
"Consultation"
] |
Tirupati Balaji Temple Will Donate Rs. 100 Crores For Ram Mandir.
|
The temple trust has no made any decision for donating any amount to the Ram Mandir
|
IN
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The Supreme Court-mandated board of trustees will be set up on the lines of Gujarat's Somnath Trust and Ram temple in Ayodhya will be constructed with funds donated by the devotees.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200910093905/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/like-somnath-ram-temple-will-be-built-by-donations-from-devotees-vishva-hindu-parishad/articleshow/71985952.cms",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200910093905/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/like-somnath-ram-temple-will-be-built-by-donations-from-devotees-vishva-hindu-parishad/articleshow/71985952.cms"
}
],
"question": "How will the Ram Mandir temple be built"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The temple trust has no made any decision for donating any amount to the Ram Mandir",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "What is the official stand of the Tirupati Balaji temple in regards to making donations to the Ram Mandir"
}
] |
13-11-2019
|
null |
Premium Times Centre for Investigative Journalism
| false |
Dubawa
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720052724/https://dubawa.org/over-50-journalists-have-been-attacked-in-nigeria-this-year/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
In 2019 there have been over fifty reports of attacks and harassment on Nigerian journalists.
|
From the Qa it seems that ghe claim is supported
|
NG
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "there was 76 total reports of attacks and harassment on Nigerian journalists in 2019",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210723160512/https://pressattack.ng/report?flag=1",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210723160512/https://pressattack.ng/report?flag=1"
}
],
"question": "what's the total number of verified attacks and harassment against journalists in Nigeria in 2019?"
}
] |
13-11-2019
|
null | null | false | null |
Supported
|
[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210124214426/https://www.polygraph.info/a/fact-check-moldova-transnistria-russia/30269743.html
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Political Scientist Alexey Martynov said ‘Transnistria is an Independent State.’
|
The answer and source clearly show that the scientist did say the quote so the claim is supported.
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "Confirmed in video.",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191118214546/https://tv.pgtrk.ru/ru/news/20191030/88048",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191118214546/https://tv.pgtrk.ru/ru/news/20191030/88048"
}
],
"question": "is Political Scientist Alexey Martynov quoted as saying ‘Transnistria is an Independent State.’"
}
] |
13-11-2019
|
null |
Donald Trump
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201117222326/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/fact-check-trump-economy.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
The US is winning World Trade Organization cases for the first time.
|
Q&A pair say the statement is untrue
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The World Trade Organization’s history of decisions shows this to be untrue. The United States usually prevails in cases that it brings before the global body.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230528220011/https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_status_e.htm",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/dispu_e/dispu_status_e.htm"
}
],
"question": "Is The US winning World Trade Organization cases for the first time?"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
null |
Trump
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201117222326/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/fact-check-trump-economy.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Ivanka Trump has created 14 million jobs.
|
From the Q&As it is clear that Ivanka Trump has not created 14 million jobs, so its refuted.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "She has no created 12 million jobs, she's part of a committee that has plans that is estimated to create more than 6.5 million education, training and skill-building opportunities over the next five years",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602155429/https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-bloomberg-wilbur-ross-ivanka-trump-introduce-workforce-advisory-board",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/press-release-bloomberg-wilbur-ross-ivanka-trump-introduce-workforce-advisory-board"
}
],
"question": "How has Ivanka Trump created over 12 Million jobs"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602155455/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/12/true-cost-corbyn-2400-year-every-british-worker-claim-tories/
|
The UK Conservative Party
| false |
The Telegraph
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210620142251/https://fullfact.org/news/cost-of-corbyn-figure-flawed/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
Every UK taxpayer will have an additional bill of £2,400 per year under a Labour Government.
|
The claim was made prior to the release of Labours manifesto which means theres no actual confirmed policies to base the claim on, the claim was also made by the Conservative party and comes from the Telegraph which is known for being strongly right wing and leaning towards the Conservative party, so the claim is likely biased. The claim is likely just propaganda and therefore should be refuted as it's based on no hard facts and not on the current Labour manifesto as the QA discovered.
|
GB
|
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/11/12/true-cost-corbyn-2400-year-every-british-worker-claim-tories/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "Labour had not yet released their election manifesto at the time of this claim. It was due to be released 21/11/19",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602155549/https://labourlist.org/2019/11/corbyn-very-proud-of-new-manifesto-signed-off-by-top-labour-figures/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://labourlist.org/2019/11/corbyn-very-proud-of-new-manifesto-signed-off-by-top-labour-figures/"
}
],
"question": "Was the Labour election manifesto released when this claim was made?"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
null |
Trump
| false | null |
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201117222326/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/fact-check-trump-economy.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
After losing 60,000 factories America is now gaining over 10,000 brand-new, beautiful factories.
|
The answer does not give me any evidence for or against the claim so there is not enough evidence.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602155618/https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/76009/president-trump-highlights-economic-achievements-at-economic-club-of-new-york",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.swfinstitute.org/news/76009/president-trump-highlights-economic-achievements-at-economic-club-of-new-york"
}
],
"question": "What is the actual number of new factories added since the Trump administration?"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
null |
South African state-owned electricity provider Eskom
| false |
Eksom
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226013227/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/no-eskom-doesnt-generate-45-electricity-used-africa
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
South African public utility Eskom generates approximately 45% of the electricity used in Africa
|
Clear questions leading to a clear answer which shows the claim is exaggerated.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "In the year 2018-2019 Eksom sold 208,319 GWh of electricity.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603132009/https://www.eskom.co.za/investors/integrated-results/",
"source_medium": "PDF",
"source_url": "https://www.eskom.co.za/IR2019/Documents/Eskom_2019_integrated_report.pdf#page=16"
}
],
"question": "How much electricity does Eskom supply to Africa each year?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Africa Energy Outlook 2019 puts electricity demand in Africa at 700,000 GWh.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230601062817/https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/2f7b6170-d616-4dd7-a7ca-a65a3a332fc1/Africa_Energy_Outlook_2019.pdf",
"source_medium": "PDF",
"source_url": "https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/2f7b6170-d616-4dd7-a7ca-a65a3a332fc1/Africa_Energy_Outlook_2019.pdf"
}
],
"question": "How much electricity is used in Africa each year?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "208,319 / (700,000 / 100) = 29.76%",
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230527045942/https://percentagecalculator.net/",
"source_medium": "Other",
"source_url": "https://percentagecalculator.net/"
}
],
"question": "Is 208,319 45% of 700,000?"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20191116041440/https://www.facebook.com/163027947677736/photos/a.163128481001016/425163878130807/?type=3&theater
|
Nangi Baba
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20191118012139/https://factcheck.afp.com/sri-lankas-elections-commission-chairman-has-denied-imposing-social-media-ban-during-presidential
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Sri Lanka's Election Commissions announced a three-day social media ban around the country November 16 2019 election.
|
The ban has been ruled out by officials such as Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya, and Facebook suggested that fake and malicious content which would mislead voters would be removed. The claim appears to be refuted.
|
LK
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20191116041440/https://www.facebook.com/163027947677736/photos/a.163128481001016/425163878130807/?type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "Election Commission Chairman Mahinda Deshapriya yesterday ruled out any plans to block social media websites during the last leg of the election period.\n\nHe told Daily Mirror that there was no need for such drastic moves though there was speculation about social media platforms such as Facebook may be blocked.\n\nEarlier, Facebook announced that it had a mechanism to remove fake and malicious content which might mislead voters or discourage them from voting.",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/No-move-to-block-social-media-sites-EC/108-177662"
},
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "The Commission Chairman’s comments in Sinhala when translated to English say:\n\n“I saw it was posted that the Elections Commissioner decided like this, that I said to prepare VPN… I replied and said they are absolute lies. There is no such thing. But I request of them, to not drag us into that place.”",
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"source_medium": "Video",
"source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-2-c3IT21s&feature=youtu.be"
}
],
"question": "Was there a 3 day social media ban for the Sri Lankan 2019 election?"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
null |
South African state-owned electricity provider Eskom
| false |
Eksom
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226013227/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/no-eskom-doesnt-generate-45-electricity-used-africa
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
South African public utility Eskom generates approximately 95% of the electricity used in South Africa.
|
Although the two figures are for different months in 2018 and 2019 they give a result of 98%. Assuming that electricity generation is fairly stable I think the claim of "approximately 95%" is supported.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "South Africa Electricity Distribution: ESKOM: Western Cape data was reported at 18, 090 GWh in Sep 2018.",
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],
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],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "98%",
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}
],
"question": "What percentage of 18, 280 GWh is 18, 090 GWh"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
null |
Trump
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201117222326/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/12/us/politics/fact-check-trump-economy.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
US manufacturing jobs have increased by over 600,000
|
the answer shows the number is not over 600,000 as claimed
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The Labor Department shows that, through October, the United States has added 443,000 manufacturing jobs since Mr. Trump took office",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "How many new manufacturing jobs were there in the USA after Trump took office?"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
null |
Naomi Long
| true |
BBC
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210303213522/https://factcheckni.org/articles/are-2-of-pregnancy-terminations-between-20-and-24-weeks/
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
About 2% of pregnancy terminations are between 20 and 24 weeks in Great Britain in 2018.
|
The Q&A pair indicates a percentage of 1.8, which is about 2%. Going by this, the claim is valid.
|
GB
| null |
[
{
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{
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},
{
"answer": "Abortions at gestation at 20 weeks and over (3,962) which represents 1.8% of total abortions in Great Britain (218,580).",
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],
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"answer": "20 weeks and over 3,962",
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}
],
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}
] |
12-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20191128171906/https://twitter.com/scotgoveconomy/status/1194212994470809601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
|
Scot Gov Economy
| true |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200803180504/https://fullfact.org/election-2019/scottish-youth-unemployment/
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Scotland’s youth unemployment rate fell by 0.3 percentage points over 2019.
|
The evidence finds that the claim came from data which is not as reliable. The correct figure on Scotland's youth employment in 2019 was an increase of 0.9 percentage points.
|
GB
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20191128171906/https://twitter.com/scotgoveconomy/status/1194212994470809601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
|
[
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{
"answer": "experimental statistics, which are newly developed or innovative statistics.\nStatistics that have not been assessed as fully compliant with the Code of Practice.",
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],
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{
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],
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{
"answers": [
{
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],
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{
"answer": "It is based on a larger sample size.",
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}
],
"question": "Why are the ONS statistics considerered more reliable than those quoted in the claim?"
}
] |
12-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210515123549/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1911/11/se.01.html
|
Joe Biden
| false |
CNN
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210609024825/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/12/biden-exaggerates-science-on-burn-pits-and-brain-cancer/
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
More people are coming home from Iraq with brain cancer than any other war.
|
The 1st q7a pair state a study that was done relating to the claim, the 2nd q7a air state that the study found higher figures from another war which disputes that the war in the claim had the highest figures.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210515123549/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1911/11/se.01.html
|
[
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],
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}
] |
11-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210515123549/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1911/11/se.01.html
|
Joe Biden
| true |
CNN
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210609024825/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/12/biden-exaggerates-science-on-burn-pits-and-brain-cancer/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Burn pits - open air waste incineration sites — are behind the purported increase in brain cancer in veterans.
|
There is not enough evidence to say whether burn pits are the reason behind the increase.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210515123549/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1911/11/se.01.html
|
[
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],
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"source_url": "https://burnpits360.org/"
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],
"question": "Do many Veterans claim to have been diagnosed with brain cancer due to burn pits in Iraq war?"
}
] |
11-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602160346/https://punchng.com/america-has-removed-zamfara-from-list-of-terrorist-states-matawalle/
|
Governor Bello Matawalle
| false | null |
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210719125112/https://dubawa.org/zamfara-absent-from-high-risk-nigerian-destinations/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
The United States of America has removed Zamfara from the list of terrorist states in Nigeria
|
Zamfara seems to be on the list of 'do not travel' due to kidnapping and not due to it being a terrorist state. It is unclear if Zamfara was ever on the terrorist states list as the questions/answers do not clarify this.
|
NG
|
https://punchng.com/america-has-removed-zamfara-from-list-of-terrorist-states-matawalle/
|
[
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],
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"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
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}
] |
10-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230320181849/https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Paul T Clark
| false |
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720220224/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/police-violence-south-africa-what-do-numbers-show
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
In 2018, South African police service officers were accused of 217 cases of torture and 3,661 cases of assault
|
The quoted source supports the claim. However, the questions are too broad, they would not lead to this source. Q1.What offences, by whom?
Q2 Needs to say torture by police &, likewise Q3 needs to say police assault.
|
ZA
|
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
[
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}
],
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},
{
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"answer": "Torture figures\n2017-2018 217 \n2018 - 2019 270",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
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{
"answers": [
{
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "How many assaults were there in South Africa 2017/2018 compared to 2018/2019?"
}
] |
9-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230320181849/https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Paul T Clark
| false |
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720220224/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/police-violence-south-africa-what-do-numbers-show
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
558 people were killed by the police in 2018, while 201 people died in police custody
|
The answers and credible sources show that the numbers in the claim are correct so the claim is supported.
|
ZA
|
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
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],
"question": "How many people in South Africa died in police custody in 2018?"
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}
],
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}
] |
9-11-2019
|
null |
Sid Miller
| false |
Facebook post
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210411001556/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/15/sid-miller/did-congressional-acts-give-confederate-veterans-f/
|
[
"Consultation"
] |
Confederate veterans were conferred with many of the same benefits of other United States military veterans by Acts of Congress back in 1929 and 1957
|
It seems from the last QA as confederate veterans are not mentioned, in the documents, that the label is refuted
|
US
| null |
[
{
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"answer": "No portion of the law appears to confer any privilege other than markers for graves of Confederate soldiers, nor does it grant Confederate soldiers status equal to those of veterans of the United States military.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220126182021/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/confederate-soldiers-veterans/",
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}
],
"question": "Did Congress make a law to Designate Confederate Soldiers as United States Veterans?"
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{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The last recorded Confederate soldier deaths were in 1959, meaning that the 1957 law had negligible effects for those under its provisions, and in any event the law again conferred no status or other benefit to Confederate soldiers themselves.",
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}
],
"question": "When were the last recorded confederate solders deaths?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230520045852/https://www.benefits.gov/categories/Military:%20Active%20Duty%20and%20Veterans",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) furnishes upon request, at no charge to the applicant, a Government headstone or marker for the unmarked grave of any deceased eligible Veteran in any cemetery around the world, regardless of their date of death.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "What are some benefits confederate solders get in the U>S?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "38 USC Section 101 defines \"veteran\" for benefit purposes. with Confederacy not mentioned in it, \nChapter 38 is entitled \"Veterans' Benefits.\" The Spanish American War, but no 'Confederacy'",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230410201817/http://civildiscourse-historyblog.com/blog/2015/10/10/editorialthink-piece-are-confederate-veterans-united-states-veterans",
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}
],
"question": "Are confederate veterans equal to U.S veterans concerning benefits?"
}
] |
9-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230320181849/https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Paul T Clark
| false |
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720220224/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/police-violence-south-africa-what-do-numbers-show
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Since 2002, South Africa’s police force has grown by 50%
|
South Africa's police force grew by 45.3% from 2002 to 2019, not 50% as the claim suggests. Hence, the claim is refuted.
|
ZA
|
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
[
{
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{
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}
],
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}
],
"question": "What was the number of police staff in 2018/2019"
},
{
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{
"answer": "45.3%",
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"source_url": "https://www.symbolab.com/"
}
],
"question": "What was the percentage increase in the number of police staff in South Africa between 2002-2019"
}
] |
9-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230320181849/https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Paul T Clark
| false |
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720220224/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/police-violence-south-africa-what-do-numbers-show
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
The South African Police Service kills three times more people per capita than the United States police force
|
South african police kill 9 people per million people, and the US 3 per million, which is three times more people.
|
ZA
|
https://africasacountry.com/2019/09/its-time-to-talk-prison-abolition-in-south-africa
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "figures on the number of people who died as a result of police action show 558 in 2017/18",
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}
],
"question": "What is the South African Police Service killings in 2019?"
},
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{
"answer": "990 deaths",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "South Africa’s 2018 population 57,73 million in 2018,",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "What is south Africa's population?"
},
{
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{
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"source_medium": "Other",
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}
],
"question": "What is the U.S population?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "9.7 reported deaths as a result of police action for each million people in South Africa.",
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],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "3.0 deathes per million people for the U.S",
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}
],
"question": "What does 990 police killings from a population of 327,167,434 work out to per capita for the U.S?"
}
] |
9-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210813221638/https://potatriotsunite.com/pelosi-says-dems-will-shut-it-all-down-if-they-dont-get-their-way-on-impeachment/
|
Flagg Eagleton
| true |
Potatriots Unite
|
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210719220946/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2019/12/fake-news-pelosi-says-dems-will-shut-it-all-down-if-they-dont-get-their-way-on-impeachment.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
Nancy Pelosi said Dems will 'shut it all down' if they don't get their way on impeachment.
|
Q&A 1 states the website the claim originated on, Q&A 2 states that the website is a satire website, so this claim is satire.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210813221638/https://potatriotsunite.com/pelosi-says-dems-will-shut-it-all-down-if-they-dont-get-their-way-on-impeachment/
|
[
{
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{
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},
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}
],
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},
{
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}
],
"question": "What is Potatriots Unite?"
}
] |
9-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602160637/https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
SA Govt.
|
Not Enough Evidence
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230239/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-president-cyril-ramaphosas-claims-about-progress-south-africa-1994
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
South Africa remains the most unequal society in the world.
|
Although the details for South Africa give a good explanation, there are no comparison figures for other countries. So there is nothing to compare in order to decide if South Africa has a more unequal society than other countries.
|
ZA
|
https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Both income and wealth inequality are commonly measured with the Gini index or coefficient. This is a measure that provides a figure between 0 (perfect equality) to 1 (perfect inequality),",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603132351/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/blog/analysis-baleka-mbete-world-bank-and-al-jazeera-interview",
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],
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{
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{
"answer": "The report says that in 2015, South Africa had a Gini coefficient of 0.63. This was based on individual consumption – one of the ways to measure income inequality. \n\nThis put South Africa at the top of a list of 164 countries. Namibia’s Gini coefficient of 0.59 placed it second, with Suriname, Zambia and the Central African Republic next on the list.",
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}
],
"question": "What is South Africa's Gini Coefficient?"
},
{
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"answer": "The first is the data on which the calculation is based. Sulla said “sampling errors” in the 2014/15 Living Conditions Survey were likely. \n\n“The data is a survey, not a census of every family in South Africa.” \n\nCountry surveys also differ in terms of methodology and types of measures, which can make comparing the data tricky, he said.",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "Is the Gini Coefficient a reliable way to measure inequality?"
}
] |
8-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602160637/https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
SA Govt.
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230239/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-president-cyril-ramaphosas-claims-about-progress-south-africa-1994
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Total university enrolment for university in South Africa, 1994 was around 300,000.
|
The number was closer to 500,000
|
ZA
|
https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "495,396 (page 24)",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210221082607/https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf#page=75",
"source_medium": "PDF",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210221082607/https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf#page=75"
}
],
"question": "How many South Africans were enrolled in University in 1994?"
}
] |
8-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602160637/https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
SA Govt.
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230239/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-president-cyril-ramaphosas-claims-about-progress-south-africa-1994
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Access to antiretroviral therapy in the South African public health sector was given to 45,500 patients in 2004.
|
The public sector was only catering to 9, 600 of them
|
ZA
|
https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "47, 500",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200929124624/https://sajhivmed.org.za/index.php/hivmed/article/view/156/260",
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}
],
"question": "How many people were on anti-retroviral treatment in 2004 in South Africa"
},
{
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}
],
"question": "Were all the 47, 500 people getting it from the public sector"
}
] |
8-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602160637/https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
SA Govt.
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230239/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-president-cyril-ramaphosas-claims-about-progress-south-africa-1994
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
The size of the South African economy over the past 25 years has doubled.
|
The answers and sources show that the economy has nearly doubled so the claim is supported.
|
ZA
|
https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "$225.6 billion in 1994",
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"source_medium": "Web table",
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}
],
"question": "What was South Africa's GDP in 1994?"
},
{
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"source_medium": "Web table",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201130232206/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.MKTP.KD?end=2018&locations=ZA&start=1994"
}
],
"question": "What was South Africa's GDP in 2018?"
}
] |
8-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602160637/https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
SA Govt.
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210118230239/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-president-cyril-ramaphosas-claims-about-progress-south-africa-1994
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
84% of all households in South Africa have electricity.
|
Confirmed (although slightly higher at 84.7%)
|
ZA
|
https://www.dpme.gov.za/news/SiteAssets/Pages/25-Year-Review-Launch/Towards%20A%2025%20Year%20Review.pdf
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "84,7% as of 2018.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230521120359/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0318/P03182018.pdf",
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"source_url": "https://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0318/P03182018.pdf"
}
],
"question": "How many households in South Africa have electricity?"
}
] |
8-11-2019
|
null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
Address to the nation
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
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[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
In 2017, South Africa recorded an inflow of foreign direct investment amounting to R17 billion.
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From the Q&As it seems that the figure is correct in the claim.
|
ZA
| null |
[
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"answers": [
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"answer": "Foreign direct investments are made by companies or individuals from one country into businesses in another country.",
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}
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{
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"source_medium": "Web table",
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}
],
"question": "How much Foreign direct investments were invested in 2017, in South Africa?"
}
] |
7-11-2019
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null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
Address to the nation
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Over the past five years the South African government has invested in electrifying more than a million homes.
|
The exact figures of homes in South Africa over five years, that benefited from the electricity project is even a few hundred more than a million homes.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "1,164,758",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602205501/https://www.energy.gov/",
"source_medium": "Web table",
"source_url": "https://www.energy.gov/"
}
],
"question": "How many homes has the South African Government invested to build with electricity grid connection?"
}
] |
7-11-2019
|
null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
Address to the nation
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Since introducing the Safe initiative, 699 schools in SA have been provided with safe and appropriate sanitation facilities and projects and a further 1,150 schools are either in planning, design or construction stages.
|
The numbers of schools provided with with safe and appropriate sanitation facilities and those schools that are either in the planning, design or construction stages does not tally with the ones in the source.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Numbers are ‘not independently verifiable'",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603213647/https://africacheck.org/spot-check/education-department-explains-different-progress-reports-for-safe-school-toilets-project/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603213647/https://africacheck.org/spot-check/education-department-explains-different-progress-reports-for-safe-school-toilets-project/"
},
{
"answer": "Since the President launched the SAFE Initiative in August 2018, 787 schools have been provided with safe, age- and grade-appropriate sanitation facilities",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210818031027/https://www.education.gov.za/Newsroom/Speeches/tabid/950/ctl/Details/mid/8127/ItemID/5989/Default.aspx",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210818031027/https://www.education.gov.za/Newsroom/Speeches/tabid/950/ctl/Details/mid/8127/ItemID/5989/Default.aspx"
}
],
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{
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{
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "What number of schools still have their safe sanitation facilities either in planning, design, or construction stages"
}
] |
7-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20211126103834/https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/11/07/watch-live-election-2020-conversation-with-floridas-top-republican-top-democrat/?fbclid=IwAR0SsXmkpt0Mn7pb777YUk71FOv3edZkoKXbqc1SgQ8NbYjf1w4TB6a9Ozk
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Terrie Rizzo
| false |
Tampa Bay Times
|
Supported
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210423164307/https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/12/what-do-gop-efforts-undo-affordable-care-act-mean-/
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Donald Trump and the Republicans have spent the past four years trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act. They are doing everything they can — without a plan to replace it
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The answers provide ample evidence of attempts to undermine or weaken the ACA, including trying to repeal the entire law.
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US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20211126103834/https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/11/07/watch-live-election-2020-conversation-with-floridas-top-republican-top-democrat/?fbclid=IwAR0SsXmkpt0Mn7pb777YUk71FOv3edZkoKXbqc1SgQ8NbYjf1w4TB6a9Ozk
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230409191153/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/03/25/trump-administration-agrees-texas-judge-obamacare-decision/3273842002/",
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"source_url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/03/25/trump-administration-agrees-texas-judge-obamacare-decision/3273842002/"
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{
"answer": "Cut funding for outreach and publicity about ACA enrollment by 90% and reduced funding by 40% to groups that help consumers sign up for coverage.",
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}
],
"question": "What are some of the indications that US President Donald Trump and the Republicans have spent the past four years trying to dismantle the Affordable Care Act."
}
] |
7-11-2019
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Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
Addres to the nation
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Supported
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[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
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[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Over the past five years the SA government has built two new universities.
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This claim is mostly correct, 2 new universities are being built.
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ZA
| null |
[
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"answers": [
{
"answer": "An amount of R3.1 billion has been allocated over the medium term to the Department of Higher Education \nand Training to continue construction at the University of Mpumalanga and the Sol Plaatje University. New \nfacilities include lecture rooms, laboratories, sport and recreation amenities, and student accommodation. \nThese two institutions, which opened their doors in 2014, will jointly increase their intake to 5 181 students in \nthe 2018 academic year.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210206234149/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151",
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}
],
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}
] |
7-11-2019
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null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
Address to the nation
|
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
The SA government launched the Safe initiative in August 2018.
|
Reliable source and easy to clarify as correct.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
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{
"answer": "14 Aug 2018",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "When was the SAFE Initiative launched in South Africa"
}
] |
7-11-2019
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null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| false |
Address to the nation.
|
Supported
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[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Over the past five years the SA government has invested in building hundreds of thousands of new homes.
|
Using the stats supplied in the Q&A source link, this claim appears to be true. However if the prefabricated house units as quoted were not erected, this figure may not be accurate.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "7/11 2019",
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"answer": "Between 2013 and 2018, close to 500,000 homes, or “housing units”, were delivered",
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}
],
"question": "Has the SA government invested in building hundreds of thousands of new homes over the 5 years prior to the claim?"
}
] |
7-11-2019
|
null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| true |
Address to the nation
|
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
The SA government launched the Youth Employment Service, which is placing unemployed youth in paid internships in companies across the country.
|
Most of the q & a's are unrelated to the claim. There are 2 that relate to this claim and they show that South Africa have launched the scheme and has been successful so the claim is supported.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
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"question": "Did we record an inflow of foreign direct investment to R17 billion in 2017 ?"
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],
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{
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],
"question": "Was more than R1.3 trillion invested to build new homes in South Africa within five years ?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "It is correct that South Africa has launched the Youth Employment Service, which is placing unemployed youth in paid internships in companies across the country.The Youth Employment Service initiative was launched on 27 March 2018 with the aim of creating a million jobs for young people using innovation and technological best practice.",
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}
],
"question": "Has South Africa launched the Youth Employment Service ?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The South African Social Security Agency administers social grants. Its most recent data on grants is from December 2018, when 17,731,402 social grants were paid.",
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{
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],
"question": "Did over 700,000 children acessed early childhood education last year ?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "In 2014, Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley, Northern Cape, and the University of Mpumalanga in Nelspruit opened their doors to students",
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}
],
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{
"answer": "The Sanitation Appropriate For Education (Safe) initiative was launched on 14 August 2018.\n\nPartners in the project include the department of basic education, National Education Collaboration Trust and Nelson Mandela Foundation.\nIts main objective is to replace unsafe school toilet facilities - like pit latrines - with safe ones.\nThis claim is correct.",
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}
],
"question": "Was the Sanitation Appropriate For Education initiative launched in 2018 in South Africa ?"
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{
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/spotchecks/education-department-explains-different-progress-reports-safe-school-toilets"
}
],
"question": "Have safe and appropriate sanitation facilities provided in 699 schools in South Africa by 2018 ?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "In 2017 South Africa had 10,825,197 tourists, according to the agency. It had 10,044,163 tourists in 2016 and 8,903,773 in 2015.\nFull data for 2018 is not yet available but, from January to November 2018 there were 9,464,950 tourist arrivals, according to Stats SA’s tourism and migration report released in January 2019. This claim is unproven.",
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}
],
"question": "Did Africa have 10 million tourists coming in a year by 2018 ?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "50,000+ work experiences have been created",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210226073226/https://yes4youth.co.za/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
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}
],
"question": "How many unemployed youths have been placed under paid internships by the Youth Employment Service in South Africa"
}
] |
7-11-2019
|
null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| true |
Address to the nation
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/state-facts-verifying-cyril-ramaphosas-sona2019-claims
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Over the past 5 years the SA government has invested more than R1.3 trillion in the country's infrastructure.
|
R1.26 trillion was spent on infrastructure in the last five financial years, according to numbers from the national treasury.
|
ZA
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Some R1.26 trillion was spent on infrastructure in the last five financial years, according to numbers from the national treasury.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "PDF",
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}
],
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},
{
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{
"answer": "it is .400 less but is close if rounded.",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230511172857/https://web2.0calc.com/",
"source_medium": "Other",
"source_url": "https://web2.0calc.com/"
}
],
"question": "Is r1.26 trillion close to the r1.3 trillion in the claim?"
}
] |
7-11-2019
|
null |
Cyril Ramaphosa
| true |
Address to the nation
|
Supported
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Every month 17.5 million social grants are provided to South Africans.
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At least 17m5 million social grants are provided ery month
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ZA
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7-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20211126103834/https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/11/07/watch-live-election-2020-conversation-with-floridas-top-republican-top-democrat/?fbclid=IwAR0SsXmkpt0Mn7pb777YUk71FOv3edZkoKXbqc1SgQ8NbYjf1w4TB6a9Ozk
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Terrie Rizzo
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Tampa Bay Times
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Supported
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210423164307/https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/12/what-do-gop-efforts-undo-affordable-care-act-mean-/
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If Donald Trump is successful in dismantling the Affordable Care Act, there is no guarantee for people who have pre-existing conditions.
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The American Health Care Act introduced by Trump to replace the Affordable Care Act can not protect people who have pre-existing conditions.
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US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20211126103834/https://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/11/07/watch-live-election-2020-conversation-with-floridas-top-republican-top-democrat/?fbclid=IwAR0SsXmkpt0Mn7pb777YUk71FOv3edZkoKXbqc1SgQ8NbYjf1w4TB6a9Ozk
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7-11-2019
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null |
Vineet Agarwal Sharda
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India Today
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Refuted
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"Quote Verification"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210125212345/https://www.polygraph.info/a/india-pollution-pakistan-poison-fact-check/30260054.html
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There is a possibility that this poisonous gas could have been released by any neighboring country which is afraid of us
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no evidence in the answers suggests this is true.
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IN
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"answer": "A traffic policeman wears a mask to protect himself from air pollution at a junction during restrictions on private vehicles based on registration plates, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui",
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6-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20230602162359/https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1191714474727821319
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The Labour Party
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Twitter
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Refuted
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[
"Causal Claim",
"Numerical Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210706022324/https://fullfact.org/health/500-million-nhs-drug-prices/
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[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
The UK will send Trump £500 million a week in a trade deal that will fund US drug firms instead of NHS.
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Donald Trump told a press conference in London that the NHS could form part of a future trade deal between the UK and the United States. There was no mention of £500 million funds to be sent by The UK.
|
GB
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https://twitter.com/UKLabour/status/1191714474727821319
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],
"question": "Was a drug firm trade deal in place with the US at the time of the claim ?"
}
] |
5-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131400/https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-host-steve-hilton-accuses-colleague-marie-harf-of-covering-up-the-corruption-of-bidens?via=twitter_page
|
Steve Hilton
| true |
Fox News
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Not Enough Evidence
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210629014321/https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/11/no-proof-biden-or-kerry-channeled-us-aid-ukraine-b/
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[
"Written Evidence"
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U.S. aid dollars sent to Ukraine under Biden’s supervision went toward Burisma, where Biden’s son Hunter was a board member.
|
There is nothing to prove that the aid went through Burisma
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US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210308131400/https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-host-steve-hilton-accuses-colleague-marie-harf-of-covering-up-the-corruption-of-bidens?via=twitter_page
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}
] |
4-11-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210605063730/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-74/
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Donald Trump
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White House
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210605063730/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/11/trump-twists-impeachment-polls/
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"Numerical Comparison"
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Americans in swing states do not want to hear about the impeachment of Donald Trump in 2019.
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50 percent support the impeachment process, and 48 percent say trump should be removed, which shows that they do want to hear about the impeachment process.
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US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210605063730/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-marine-one-departure-74/
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3-11-2019
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Facebook
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Refuted
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[
"Quote Verification"
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210104194845/https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/11/fact-check-did-gandhi-say-first-they-ignore-you-then-laugh-fight-win/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Indian social activist Mahatma Gandhi once said, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”
|
The credible sources do not show any evidence that Gandhi said those words. The first answer shows a similar quote in 1919. Therefore the claim is refuted.
|
IN
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Indeed, the website Quote Investigator found the earliest “substantive” match in a speech Klein delivered at an Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America conference that year.\n\n“And, my friends, in this story you have a history of this entire movement,” Klein said during the address. “First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you.”",
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{
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"answer": "No",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210104194845/https://www.gandhiheritageportal.org/search_result/First%20they%20ignore%20you.%20Then%20they%20laugh%20at%20you."
}
],
"question": "Can this quote be attributed to Gandhi?"
}
] |
1-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20201126101601/https://fullfact.org/
|
Full Fact
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201126101601/https://fullfact.org/health/adult-social-care-nurse-numbers/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Over 200,000 NHS nurses have resigned since 2010.
|
97k not 200k
|
GB
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20201126101601/https://fullfact.org/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Over the eight years from 2010 to 2018, just under 97,000 of the 200,000 nurses and health visitors had ‘voluntary resignation’ recorded as a reason for leaving.",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210101074216/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/find-data-and-publications/supplementary-information/2019-supplementary-information-files/leavers-and-joiners/leavers-from-the-nhs-by-age-and-reason-for-leaving"
}
],
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{
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{
"answer": "No",
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}
],
"question": "Does the NHS now have 200,000 fewer nurses than in 2010?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
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"boolean_explanation": "Over the eight years Labour looked at, just under 97,000 of the 200,000 nurses and health visitors had ‘voluntary resignation’ recorded as a reason for leaving—the single most common reason for leaving.\n\nIn the year to June 2011, 50% of nursing staff who had a reason for leaving recorded, voluntarily resigned. By the year ending June 2018, this had increased to 63%.\n\nIn total, around a third of voluntary resignations between June 2010 and 2018 did not have a specific reason for them recorded. Around a quarter were listed as being due to relocation and around one in five cited ‘work life balance’. Just under one in ten resigned for reasons relating to promotion.",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101025858/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/find-data-and-publications/supplementary-information/2019-supplementary-information-files/leavers-and-joiners/leavers-from-the-nhs-by-age-and-reason-for-leaving"
}
],
"question": "Is the figure quoted of 200,000 just for resignations?"
}
] |
1-11-2019
|
null |
Dr. Isa Ibrahim- Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
| false |
Nile University Abuja
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210304005306/https://dubawa.org/is-ict-the-next-oil-money-source/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
The Information and Communication Technology sector contributes more to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product than the Oil and Gas sector.
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The answers and sources clearly show that the ICT sector does bring in more GDP so the claim is supported.
|
NG
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Information and Communications Technology’s (ICT) contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 13.8%",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
"question": "How much does the Information and Communication Technology sector contribute to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product?"
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.ncc.gov.ng/media-centre/news-headlines/665-press-release-with-13-8-contribution-to-gdp-ict-may-double-oil-and-gas-in-2-years-says-communications-minister"
}
],
"question": "How much does the Oil and Gas sector contribute to Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product?"
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] |
1-11-2019
|
null |
Elizabeth Warren
| true |
Twitter
|
Supported
|
[
"Position Statement",
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201227055532/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/05/warrens-plan-pay-medicare-for-all-does-it-add-up/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
This is the first health-care plan in the U.S. proposed by anyone in this presidential primary that lays out the full cost and how to pay for it.
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it does seem this health care plan is detailed about full costs and pay
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US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "new federal spending of approximately $20.5 trillion over the 2020-2029 budget\nwindow",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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],
"question": "What are the full costs that Elizabeth Warren has put forward in her health care plan?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "1. Employer Medicare Contribution\n2.Additional Take-Home Pay Subject to Existing Taxes\n3. Taxes on the Financial Sector, Large Corporations, and the Top 1% of Individuals\n4.Better Enforcement of Existing Tax Laws\n5.Immigration Reform\n6.Elimination of the Overseas Contingency Operations Fund",
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],
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},
{
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{
"answer": "Yes",
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}
],
"question": "Have there been presidential campaigns where the health plan has been less detailed than Elizabeth Warren's plan?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "While we are not aware of any estimates of this particular proposal, similar proposals have been estimated to cost the federal government roughly $28-32 trillion over a decade.",
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}
],
"question": "What is the estimated amount for Medicare-for-all spending?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Bernie Sanders' document presented a number of options to begin a discussion about the best way of financing Medicare-for-all.",
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}
],
"question": "How did Elizabeth Warren's opponents in the 2019-20 presidential primaries present their healthcare plans?"
}
] |
1-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602162830/https://twitter.com/SChungforCanada/status/1190495042793701376?s=09
|
Patrick Potvin,
| true |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20191107205754/https://factcheck.afp.com/canadian-elections-2019-35-million-ballots-printed-not-votes-counted
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
35 million votes were counted in the October 21, 2019 Canadian federal elections although Canada only has 27.4 million eligible voters.
|
the number of votes counted in the elections was 18 million not 35 million
|
CA
|
https://twitter.com/SChungforCanada/status/1190495042793701376?s=09
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "37.6 million",
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}
],
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{
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{
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}
],
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{
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{
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}
],
"question": "How many ballots were printed"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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},
{
"answer": "According to Elections Canada’s preliminary numbers, 18,530,285 votes were cast in the 2019 general elections, 179,536 of which were rejected.\nso a total of 18,350,359 votes counted",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328234044/https://elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=turn&document=index&lang=e",
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"source_url": "https://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=ele&dir=turn&document=index&lang=e"
}
],
"question": "How many eligible voters voted in the 2019 Canadian elections"
}
] |
1-11-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602162957/https://twitter.com/RobBurl/status/1190297438801846272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1190297438801846272%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpressgazette.co.uk%2Fbbc-question-time-cyril-son-rob-burley-actor-hoax-fake-news-full-fact%2F
|
DrRobertZands
| false |
Twitter
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201016002816/https://fullfact.org/online/question-time-actor/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
BBC producer Rob Burley hired his son to pose as a Brexit & Boris Johnson supporter on Question Time.
|
The Q&A pairs indicate that the job title of the entity shown in the claim does not match that of the claim, They also show the entity is not associated with the political BBC program shown in the query, So the claim looks to be false.
|
GB
|
https://twitter.com/RobBurl/status/1190297438801846272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1190297438801846272%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpressgazette.co.uk%2Fbbc-question-time-cyril-son-rob-burley-actor-hoax-fake-news-full-fact%2F
|
[
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}
],
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},
{
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{
"answer": "Hilary O'Neil",
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"source_url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/question-time-editor"
}
],
"question": "Who is the editor of Question Time?"
}
] |
31-10-2019
|
null |
Drugs Information center-Pharmacists
| false |
Social media
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210226162639/https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/health/fact-check-post-claiming-that-drinking-cold-water-after-meals-can-cause-cancer-is-fake/
|
[
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
Drinking Cold Water After Meals Can Cause Cancer
|
Water is not a known cause of cancer.
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Cold water is not listed as a possible cause of cancer by the NIC.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230601150854/https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/causes-prevention"
}
],
"question": "Can drinking cold water cause cancer?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Whether consumed during or before meals, liquids play several important roles in the digestion process.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230516072728/https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-with-meals",
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"source_url": "https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/drinking-with-meals#actual-role"
}
],
"question": "Is drinking cold water after a meal bad for you?"
}
] |
31-10-2019
|
null | null | false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210713185816/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/misleading-posts-target-gop-rep-matt-gaetz/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
United States Republican Matt Gaetz has had numerous DUIs and his dad, a Florida State senator, got him off each time,
|
Matt Gaetz has had only one DUI and not numerous as the claim suggests
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "One in 2008",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210714175119if_/https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Gaetz_DUI.pdf",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210714175119if_/https://cdn.factcheck.org/UploadedFiles/Gaetz_DUI.pdf"
}
],
"question": "How many DUI's had Matt Gaetz recieved by the time of the claim?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "According to an article by Tampa Bay Times, - He didn't have his license suspended for a year when he refused the breath test — as Florida law dictates. And he didn't have that refusal used against him in a criminal proceeding. Charges against Gaetz were dismissed after events that included, among other things, the forced resignation of the arresting officer. No evidence was put forward that Gaetz’s “dad got him off.”",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191024213158/https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/lawmakers-talk-of-mug-shot-raises-questions-about-dui-arrest/2166023/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191024213158/https://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/lawmakers-talk-of-mug-shot-raises-questions-about-dui-arrest/2166023/"
}
],
"question": "What was the outcome of the 2008 DUI Gaetz received and was there any evidence that his father was involved in the outcome?"
}
] |
31-10-2019
|
null |
Mike Shields
| false |
CNN
|
Supported
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210123054315/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/04/mike-shields/subpoenas-vs-bills-what-cnn-pundit-got-wrong/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Democrats in the USA have issued more subpoenas than they’ve passed bills.
|
Numerical proof.
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "56",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201224085030/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/22/nancy-pelosi-democrats-produce-more-subpoenas-laws/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201224085030/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/22/nancy-pelosi-democrats-produce-more-subpoenas-laws/"
}
],
"question": "How many democrat subpoenas were issued at time of claim ?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "46",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201224085030/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/22/nancy-pelosi-democrats-produce-more-subpoenas-laws/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201224085030/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/oct/22/nancy-pelosi-democrats-produce-more-subpoenas-laws/"
}
],
"question": "How many democrat house bills were passed at time of claim ?"
}
] |
31-10-2019
|
null |
Rizza Islam
| true |
Facebook
|
Refuted
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[
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The World Health Organization is still pushing this [MMR vaccine] depopulation agenda throughout Africa
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31-10-2019
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Donald Trump
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US President Donald Trump's administration built the greatest economy in history.
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30-10-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210126035901/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7628651/The-battle-Workington-Man-Older-white-men-Leave-backing-towns-targets.html
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Daily Mail
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30-10-2019
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500 scientists
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210410142009/https://sciencefeedback.co/claimreview/letter-to-un-was-not-signed-by-500-experts-on-climate-science-breitbart/
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30-10-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210126035901/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7628651/The-battle-Workington-Man-Older-white-men-Leave-backing-towns-targets.html
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Jason Groves, John Stevens, Claire Ellicot
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Daily Mail
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Labour have committed to hire 10,000 police officers at a cost of £3 billion.
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GB
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210126035901/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7628651/The-battle-Workington-Man-Older-white-men-Leave-backing-towns-targets.html
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30-10-2019
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Javed Hindustani
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Facebook
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210306162710/https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/health/fact-check-this-homeopathy-medicine-can-cure-dengue-within-48-hours-is-a-misleading-claim/
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EUPATORIUM PERFOIAM 200 can cure dengue in 48 hours.
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29-10-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210720001753/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/stroke-affects-100000-nigerians-yearly.html
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Prof Abayomi Ogun
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Not Enough Evidence
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In Nigeria, stroke is the most common medical emergency in most hospitals.
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The evidence does not include a comprehensive survey on stroke data in Kenya's hospitals. There have been small studies that found stroke to be one of the leading medical emergencies; however, without a comprehensive survey, we cannot be sure whether this claim is supported or not.
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NG
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720001753/https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/stroke-affects-100000-nigerians-yearly.html
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A study of 200 unconscious adult patients at the University College Hospital in Ibadan from August 2004 to March 2005. A third of them were diagnosed with acute stroke,",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602164620/https://africacheck.org//sites/default/files/CausesofMedicalComainAdultPatientsattheUniversityCollegeHospitalIbadanNigeria.pdf",
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}
],
"question": "How common of a medical emergency is stroke in Kenya's hospitals?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A study of 2,922 patients admitted into one accident and emergency department of the Federal Medical Centre in Ekiti state from January 2010 to December 2012. Heart failure was the leading cause of admission with 329 patients, followed by stroke with 283 patients",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210805003811/https://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=4;spage=261;epage=267;aulast=Ogunmola",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210805003811/https://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2014;volume=7;issue=4;spage=261;epage=267;aulast=Ogunmola"
}
],
"question": "Is there any data on how common stroke is throughout Kenya's hospital system?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
"answer_type": "Unanswerable",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Is a comprehensive survey available for stroke data in Kenya's hospitals?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A 2016 study to see if hospital admission after hours or over weekends resulted in higher death rates. Out of 339 patients, 55.7% (187) had suffered a stroke. But the 339 patients accounted for 34.5% of all admissions in the study period.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602164631/https://africacheck.org//sites/default/files/Weekendadmissions.pdf",
"source_medium": "PDF",
"source_url": "https://africacheck.org//sites/default/files/Weekendadmissions.pdf"
}
],
"question": "Is there any other small studies on stroke numbers in Kenya's hospitals?"
}
] |
29-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210318220223/https://www.toddstarnes.com/values/texas-school-district-mandates-teaching-kids-how-to-have-anal-sex/?fbclid=IwAR3bjX2fudnbTOHHQCVFf5Db6zlHX7OrWzhVnc-9HMQOMuWufqvMsKR1g3E
|
Todd Starnes
| true |
ToddStarnes.com
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210318220223/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2019/11/fake-news-%20%20Texas-School-District-does-not-Mandate-Teaching-Kids-How-to-Have-Anal-Sex.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Texas, US school district mandate teaches kids how to have anal sex.
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Q2 confirms that 5th graders would only be told how to identify body parts, which includes the anus, in the educational program. Hence, this claim is refuted.
|
US
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210318220223/https://www.toddstarnes.com/values/texas-school-district-mandates-teaching-kids-how-to-have-anal-sex/?fbclid=IwAR3bjX2fudnbTOHHQCVFf5Db6zlHX7OrWzhVnc-9HMQOMuWufqvMsKR1g3E
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
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"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603134312/https://www.austinisd.org/pe-health/health-education/hsr",
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"source_url": "https://www.austinisd.org/pe-health/health-education/hsr"
}
],
"question": "is there any mention of Anal sex on the Human sexuality and responsibility education program that is provided to schools in the district?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The Human Sexuality & Responsibility Curriculum at Austin school district Texas.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210427074409/https://www.austinisd.org/pe-health/health-education/hsr"
}
],
"question": "What is the sex ed program the claim refers to?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
"boolean_explanation": "5th graders would only be told how to identify body parts which includes the anus in the educational program.",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.austinisd.org/pe-health/health-education/hsr"
}
],
"question": "Is Anal sex on the Human sexuality and responsibility education program in the Texas school district that is provided to its schools?"
}
] |
29-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230603134409/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNationWithNaMo2019%2Fphotos%2Fa.679147998777376%2F3887835907908553%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater
|
Nation with NaMo
| true |
Facebook
|
Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200824104335/https://factly.in/indira-gandhi-wanted-to-share-indias-nuclear-test-results-with-the-entire-scientific-community-not-just-pakistan/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Indira Gandhi offered nuclear technology to Pakistan.
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Indira Gandhi explained that India is willing to share its nuclear technology with Pakistan in the same way she is willing to share it with other countries. Hence, it wasn't solely "Pakistan" and under "proper conditions."
|
IN
|
https://www.facebook.com/NationWithNaMo2019/photos/a.679147998777376/3887835907908553/?type=3&theater
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "1974",
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}
],
"question": "What year is Indira Gandhi accused of offering nuclear technology to Pakistan?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) served as India's first female prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassination",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes",
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}
],
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},
{
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{
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}
],
"question": "What did Indira Gandhi say with regards to sharing nuculear info with Pakistan?"
}
] |
28-10-2019
|
https://perma.cc/RLK8-TGBQ
|
Alyza Boni Marcaida
| false |
facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201227060428/https://factcheck.afp.com/these-photos-show-new-generation-and-commemorative-coins-philippines-not-new-coins-minted-paperless
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Viral Photos show new coins minted for a paperless currency in the Philippines
|
The minted coins were commemorative coins and not for a paperless currency
|
PH
|
https://perma.cc/RLK8-TGBQ
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A review of the Philippine central bank’s official website shows the coins were minted as new generation and commemorative coins.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Are new coins being minted for a paperless currency in the Philippines?"
}
] |
27-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210116105216/https://tass.com/pressreview/1085554
|
Boris Dolgov
| false |
TASS
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210119083541/https://www.polygraph.info/a/russian-expert-discounts-islamic-state-threat-fact-check/30248696.html
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Islamic State (IS) “doesn’t exist anymore,
|
The source and answer show that Islamic state does still exist so the claim is refuted.
|
SY
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210116105216/https://tass.com/pressreview/1085554
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No, after the killing of the successor in 2010 Baghdadi was named the new Caliph and he rallied new troops again",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210211035142/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/06/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-isis",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210211035142/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/06/abu-bakr-al-baghdadi-isis"
}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "IS also claimed twin blasts in the Lebanese capital Beirut which killed at least 41 people. Militants from the Lebanese movement Hezbollah have been fighting in neighbouring Syria on the side of IS' enemy, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.\n\nAnd then on 13 November, at least 128 people were killed in a wave of attacks around Paris. IS said it was behind the violence - French President Francois Hollande described it as \"an act of war\".",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230418082023/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29052144",
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"source_url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-29052144"
}
],
"question": "Is IS only linked to Syria and Iraq"
}
] |
26-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20201006040828/https://obamawatcher.com/2019/10/bama-likes-milk/
|
Fired Writer
| false |
Obama Watcher
|
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201015220600/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2019/10/fake-news-obama-tweet-on-al-baghdada-great-man-an-innocent-man-my-friend.html
|
[
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
Obama tweeted on Al Baghdad "he was a great man, an innocent man and my friend".
|
The claim comes from a satire site, which does not post real factual news. So the claim is not true.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20201006040828/https://obamawatcher.com/2019/10/bama-likes-milk/
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Obama Watcher",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Where did the claim originate from"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "The site has. \"Obamawatcher.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\". on their about us page",
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"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201006040644/https://obamawatcher.com/sample-page/"
}
],
"question": "What kind of website is Obama Watcher"
}
] |
26-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602164936/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57p9f0ZjSKk&t=46s
|
Ukur Yatani
| true |
Citizen TV Kenya
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210125230353/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/yes-finance-minister-correct-kenya-missed-revenue-targets-over-past-10-years
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Kenyan revenue has been under-performing for the last 10 years.
|
this is mostly true, with underperformance for ordinary revenue, recorded in at least 9 of the years.
|
KE
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57p9f0ZjSKk&t=46s
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Treasury documents show this was correct for ordinary revenue for at least nine and possible all years. In one financial year, 2010/11, differing official data makes both underperformance or overperformance possible.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web table",
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}
],
"question": "Has Kenya consistently fallen short on tax revenue targets since 2010?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Yes. Although the 2010/11 figure gives 2 versions of the actual revenue - only 1 version gives a negative figure but this would still indicate the revenue target was missed.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web table",
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}
],
"question": "Does the Kenya Revenue Authority's report show a negative figure for each of the last ten years? Indicating that the revenue target was missed?"
}
] |
25-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200811204059/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2370111709763868&set=a.148668148574913&type=3&theater
|
Bex Katniss Everdean Moule
| true |
Facebook user posts
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200923220133/https://fullfact.org/online/cambridge-poppy-ban/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Cambridge University Student Union (CUSU) banned Remembrance Day celebrations remembering British war veterans.
|
It seems that the celebrations were not banned, therefore the claim is refuted
|
GB
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200811204059/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2370111709763868&set=a.148668148574913&type=3&theater
|
[
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{
"answer": "No, we did not ban poppies or Remembrance Day at Cambridge University…\n\nCUSU would carry on as it always had in its Remembrance Day commemorations. This includes having the CUSU President lay a wreath as part of the Cambridge Remembrance Day commemorations and continuing to encourage individual students to commemorate Remembrance Day in any way they feel appropriate, which is consistent with Royal British Legion recommendations.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603134807/https://www.cambridgesu.co.uk/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.cusu.co.uk/2018/10/17/no-we-did-not-ban-poppies-or-remembrance-day-at-cambridge-university/"
}
],
"question": "What did Cambridge Universitys student union say about the claim?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "On the agenda was a motion put forward by two non-voting students, to ask Council to promote Remembrance Day actively across the whole student body, as a way of remembering British war veterans. An amended motion was also proposed which deleted various phrases of the original motion, as per standard practice, in order to include all those affected by war. In deciding which of the two motions to take forward for a final vote, the amended motion was selected. However, and contrary to many reports in the media, the amended motion was then defeated by a huge margin with only three votes in favour.",
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}
],
"question": "Did CUSU vote down a Remembrance Sunday motion?"
}
] |
25-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200610001704/http://archive.is/pzSjI
|
Taters Gonna Tate
| false |
Taters Gonna Tate
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200610001704/https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2019/10/fake-news-federal-warrants-issued-for-kathy-griffin-deniro-streisand-for-threats-on-president.html
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Satirical Source Identification"
] |
Kathy Griffin, Tom Arnold, Robert DeNiro and Barbara Streisand have had U.S federal warrants issued for threats against President Donald Trump.
|
As the information in the claim was published in a publication which is described as network of parody, satire, and tomfoolery, it cannot be verified as true.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200610001704/http://archive.is/pzSjI
|
[
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{
"answer": "Taters Gonna Tate",
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}
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},
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{
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}
],
"question": "what sort of website is taters gonna tate"
}
] |
24-10-2019
|
null |
Darrell Steinberg
| false |
Capital Public Radio
|
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201227053241/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/31/darrell-steinberg/fact-check-does-california-really-have-90000-unshe/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
90,000 Californians are unsheltered and homeless.
|
90,000 californians are unsheltered or homeless, rising to over a 100,000 in 2019
|
US
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Homeless describes a person who lacks a fixed,\nregular, and adequate nighttime residence.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230522061556/https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2018-AHAR-Part-1.pdf",
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}
],
"question": "What is the definition of homeless?"
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{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Unsheltered Homelessness refers to people\nwhose primary nighttime location is a public or\nprivate place not designated for, or ordinarily\nused as, a regular sleeping accommodation for\npeople (for example, the streets, vehicles, or\nparks).",
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}
],
"question": "What is the definition of Unsheltered Homelessness?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "89,543 people in California were unsheltered and homeless according to the 2018 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Cong",
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"source_medium": "Web table",
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}
],
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{
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"answer": "108,432 people in California were reported unsheltered and homeless in the 2019 2019 AHAR: Part 1 - PIT Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S.",
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}
],
"question": "How many unsheltered homeless were recorded in 2019 in California?"
}
] |
24-10-2019
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https://web.archive.org/web/20210117154039/https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1709008-future-of-england-survey-reveals-public-attitudes-towards-brexit-and-the-union
| true |
Cardiff University
|
Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201226015547/https://fullfact.org/crime/violence-against-MPs-survey-flawed/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
A majority of UK voters say violence against MPs is “worth it” to get their way in Brexit.
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Majority of UK do not want violence as seen in the results
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GB
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210117154039/https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/1709008-future-of-england-survey-reveals-public-attitudes-towards-brexit-and-the-union
|
[
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}
],
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{
"answer": "Yes",
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}
],
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},
{
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"answer": "No",
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{
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}
],
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{
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{
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"answer": "Some have suggested that stopping Brexit\nand **remaining in the EU** might present\nchallenges to the UK but others disagree.\nFor each of the following please tell us\nwhether you think this would be a price\nworth paying or not worth paying for\nstopping Brexit",
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},
{
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{
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}
],
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] |
24-10-2019
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Youtube
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Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210301202427/https://factcheck.afp.com/video-about-deaths-two-different-filipino-celebrities-actress-shaina-magdayao-alive
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Actress Shaina Magdayao, Died at the Age of 30 Because of Hypothyroid Disease
|
Shaina magdayo was alive and even took to her social media platform to refute the fake news
|
PH
| null |
[
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"answer": "Yes",
"answer_type": "Boolean",
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"answer": "No",
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],
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},
{
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"answer": "24/10/2019",
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"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "When was the claim made?"
}
] |
24-10-2019
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null | null | false | null |
Refuted
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[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20200923091907/https://www.boomlive.in/amidst-shutdown-rumours-lakshmi-vilas-bank-files-police-complaint/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Lakshmi Vilas Bank shuts down 569 branches and 1046 ATMs
|
Complaint was sent to the police that the claim was false.
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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}
],
"question": "Did Lakshmi Vilas Bank shut down branches and ATMs in 2019?"
},
{
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{
"answer": "Yes. Part of the statement said: Messages posted by the accused are false and done with a malfide intention to cause serious damage to the reputation and goodwill of the bank among the persons having transactions with the bank and also the general public, investors and all other stakeholders.",
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}
],
"question": "Did Lakshmi Vilas Bank send a complaint to the cyber crime unit of Chennai police about the facebook posts which said they were closing 569 branches and 1046 ATMs?"
}
] |
23-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20230602165959/https://www.facebook.com/tmj4/videos/410574092966997/
|
TMJ4
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201227051130/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/oct/28/robin-vos/do-red-flag-laws-allow-gun-seizure-without-judges-/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
US Red flag laws allow gun seizure without a judge's ok.
|
From the Q&A it seems that the judge must make the order, so the claim is incorrect.
|
US
|
https://www.facebook.com/tmj4/videos/410574092966997/
|
[
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"answer": "An Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO), also known as a red flag law, is an order from a judge that suspends a person’s license to possess or carry a gun.",
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.mass.gov/extreme-risk-protection-orders"
}
],
"question": "What is a red flag law?"
}
] |
22-10-2019
|
null | null | true |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Position Statement",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201229191220/https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/05/fact-check-impeach-donald-trump-hurd-fitzpatrick-upton-brooks-viral-meme/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Four U.S Republicans, Will Hurd of Texas, Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, Fred Upton of Michigan and Susan Brooks of Indiana voted to have President Donald Trump impeached.
|
no House vote to impeach the president to date, making it impossible for the four Republicans mentioned in the Facebook post to have voted in favor of such a motion. In fact, the House only just passed a resolution formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into Trump on Oct. 31.
|
US
| null |
[
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"answer": "24/09/2019",
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}
],
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},
{
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{
"answer": "31/10/2019",
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "There has, however, been no House vote to impeach the president to date, making it impossible for the four Republicans mentioned in the Facebook post to have voted in favor of such a motion. In fact, the House only just passed a resolution formalizing the procedures of the impeachment inquiry into Trump on Oct. 31.",
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"source_url": "https://dailycaller.com/2019/10/31/house-democrats-impeachment-trump/"
}
],
"question": "Has there been a house vote to impeach Trump?"
}
] |
22-10-2019
|
https://perma.cc/NF4Q-M69S
|
Bryan Hubbard
| false |
What Doctors Don't Tell You
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim",
"Quote Verification",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20201111112424/https://www.ha-asia.com/in-philippines-fake-news-blamed-for-polio-return/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
The WHO said that the Polio vaccine is responsible for the return of Polio in the Philippines.
|
low vaccination rates had caused cases of vaccine-derived polio
| null |
https://perma.cc/NF4Q-M69S
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "low vaccination rates had caused cases of vaccine-derived polio",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
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}
],
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},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "A circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 1",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210654/https://www.who.int/csr/don/24-october-2019-polio-the-philippines/en/"
}
],
"question": "What kind of Polio is circulating in the Philippines recently"
}
] |
21-10-2019
|
null |
Tim Altmix
| false |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Causal Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210127201118/https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/health/fact-check-no-cream-of-tartar-mixed-with-orange-juice-wont-help-you-quit-smoking/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Cream Of Tartar Mixed With Orange Juice Will Help You Quit Smoking.
|
There is no evidence in the QAs that would suggest that cream of tartar could help with quitting smoking. Therefore, the claim is refuted
| null | null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Ingestion of cream of tartar can potentially result in life-threatening hyperkalemia.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602170210/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3570668/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3570668/"
}
],
"question": "Is cream of tartar safe to drink according to experts?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "No answer could be found.",
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"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "",
"source_url": ""
}
],
"question": "Is there any scientific proof found that Cream of Tatar and orange juice help stop you smoking?"
}
] |
21-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200910051527/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=504291103745226&set=a.120545682119772&type=3&theater
|
Christina Brewster
| true |
Facebook
|
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210313082856/https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/25/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-people-fear-government-tyranny-liberty/
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Thomas Jefferson said, “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty.”
|
It seems from the Q&as that there is no proof anywhere that Thomas Jefferson made this comment. So the claim is refuted.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20200910051527/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=504291103745226&set=a.120545682119772&type=3&theater
|
[
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"answers": [
{
"answer": "Monticello",
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}
],
"question": "Where can the Thomas Jefferson Foundation be found?"
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{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "We have not found any evidence that Thomas Jefferson said or wrote, \"When government fears the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny,\" nor any evidence that he wrote its listed variations.",
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"boolean_explanation": null,
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"source_url": "https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/when-government-fears-people-there-liberty-spurious-quotation"
}
],
"question": "Is the quote “When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty\" contained in the papers or speeches of Thomas Jefferson?"
}
] |
21-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210505133030/https://nation.africa/kenya
|
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720135839/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-5-claims-kenyan-president-kenyatta-national-day-speech
|
[
"Written Evidence"
] |
Mombasa is Kenya’s oldest town.
|
The oldest living town is Lamu.
|
KE
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210505133030/https://nation.africa/kenya
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Lamu is the country’s oldest living town and is situated on Lamu Island off the coast of Africa.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": null,
"source_medium": "Web table",
"source_url": "https://www.zambezi.com/locations/lamu/"
}
],
"question": "Which Kenyan town is the oldest?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "In the East African coast, Lamu is among the region’s most ancient Swahili\nsettlements, some of which dates to as far back as the 8th Century AD. Manda\ntown ruins for instance, a short distance away from Lamu has been dated by\narchaeologists to be a 9th Century town.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602171012/https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1055.pdf",
"source_medium": "PDF",
"source_url": "https://whc.unesco.org/uploads/nominations/1055.pdf"
}
],
"question": "How far does Lamu town date back?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Mombasa to early 1000s CE",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "How far does Mombasa town date back?"
}
] |
20-10-2019
|
null |
President Uhuru Kenyatta
| false | null |
Supported
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720135839/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-5-claims-kenyan-president-kenyatta-national-day-speech
|
[
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
Life expectancy in Kenya has increased to 67 years currently.
|
This is correct, the life expectancy has risen to around 67 years.
|
KE
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Kenya's life expectancy has been improving from a low of 46.36 in 1960 to 61.6 years in 2014.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602171108/http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/101923/Agwaya_Determinants%20of%20Life%20Expectancy%20in%20Kenya-%20a%20Time%20Series%20Analysis%20%281961-2013%29.pdf?sequence=1",
"source_medium": "PDF",
"source_url": "http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/bitstream/handle/11295/101923/Agwaya_Determinants%20of%20Life%20Expectancy%20in%20Kenya-%20a%20Time%20Series%20Analysis%20(1961-2013).pdf?sequence=1"
}
],
"question": "Has average life expectancy in Kenya concurrently increased to 67 years?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "If we look at the change in life expectancy in Kenya over the past several years, we find that it is higher now than in 2019, when it was 66.7 years",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230602172155/https://countryeconomy.com/demography/life-expectancy/kenya",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://countryeconomy.com/demography/life-expectancy/kenya"
}
],
"question": "Has kenya's life expectancy risen from 2014 till 2019?"
}
] |
20-10-2019
|
null |
Uhuru Kenyatta
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Quote Verification",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720135839/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-5-claims-kenyan-president-kenyatta-national-day-speech
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Consultation"
] |
Mombasa is Kenya’s oldest town.
|
From both the question and answer pairs, it seems that the settlement monda is older than Mombasa. Therefore, the claim is refuted
|
KE
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "It is unlcear however, the first mention of Mombasa by name was 1154.",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230511184106/https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/Mombasa-History.pdf",
"source_medium": "Image/graphic",
"source_url": "https://africacheck.org//sites/default/files/Mombasa-History.pdf"
}
],
"question": "How old is Mombasa?"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Manda settlement dates back to 600ce to 1500ce",
"answer_type": "Abstractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230429112153/https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315691459/swahili-world-stephanie-wynne-jones-adria-laviolette",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/edit/10.4324/9781315691459/swahili-world-stephanie-wynne-jones-adria-laviolette"
}
],
"question": "Are there any old towns in Kenya?"
}
] |
20-10-2019
|
null |
President Kenyatta
| false |
National Day Speech 2019
|
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720135839/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-5-claims-kenyan-president-kenyatta-national-day-speech
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Numerical Comparison"
] |
The Kenyatta administration has more than doubled the volume of cleared cargo passing through Kilindini, Mombasa's main port, annually.”
|
Q&A pair are worded poorley but doe give an answer of 41% not 100% increase
|
KE
| null |
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "Statistics bureau data shows 41% increase, not over 100%",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "Metadata",
"source_medium": "Metadata",
"source_url": "Metadata"
}
],
"question": "Does The Kenyatta administration has more than doubled the volume of cleared cargo passing through Kilindini, Mombasa's main port, annually?"
}
] |
20-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210505133030/https://nation.africa/kenya
|
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta
| false | null |
Refuted
|
[
"Numerical Claim",
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210720135839/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/fact-checked-5-claims-kenyan-president-kenyatta-national-day-speech
|
[
"Numerical Comparison",
"Consultation"
] |
Kenyan President Kenyatta in national day speech stated Our life expectancy [has increased] from 35 years at independence
|
The math seems to be a bit wrong. The actual number is smaller therefore the claim is refuted.
|
KE
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210505133030/https://nation.africa/kenya
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "48 years",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211008053930/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=KE",
"source_medium": "Image/graphic",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211008053930/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=KE"
}
],
"question": "What was Kenya's life expectancy in 1963"
},
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "67 years",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211008053930/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=KE",
"source_medium": "Web table",
"source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211008053930/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.IN?locations=KE"
}
],
"question": "What was the life expectancy of Kenya in 2019"
}
] |
20-10-2019
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210713185920/https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/mayor-pete-buttigieg-on-challenging-democratic-presidential-frontrunners
|
US White House Acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney
| false |
Fox News Sunday interview
|
Refuted
|
[
"Event/Property Claim"
] |
https://web.archive.org/web/20210713185920/https://www.factcheck.org/2019/10/mulvaneys-spin-on-ukraine-aid/
|
[
"Written Evidence",
"Fact-checker Reference"
] |
US White House did not withhold security aid to Ukraine, in part, because the administration wanted Ukraine to investigate Democrats and the 2016 election.
|
On July 18, 2019, the Trump administration withheld $250 million of military aid to Ukraine. Seven days later, Trump held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which he asked Zelensky to work with Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.
|
US
|
https://web.archive.org/web/20210713185920/https://www.foxnews.com/transcript/mayor-pete-buttigieg-on-challenging-democratic-presidential-frontrunners
|
[
{
"answers": [
{
"answer": "On July 18, 2019, the Trump administration withheld $250 million of military aid to Ukraine. Seven days later, Trump held a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, during which he asked Zelensky to work with Rudy Giuliani and U.S. Attorney General William Barr to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and his son Hunter.",
"answer_type": "Extractive",
"boolean_explanation": null,
"cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328175909/https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-extortion-ukraine-complete-government-shakedown/",
"source_medium": "Web text",
"source_url": "https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-extortion-ukraine-complete-government-shakedown/"
}
],
"question": "Why did the US white house withhold security aid to Ukraine"
}
] |
20-10-2019
|
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