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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "According to its website, 319 companies have registered for the service so far but only 6,939 “work experiences” have been confirmed.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230515045317/https://www.yes4youth.co.za/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://yes4youth.co.za/" }, { "answer": "Yes it was launched on Tuesday, 27 March 2018", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210419120717/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/press-statements/president-ramaphosa-launch-youth-employment-service-initiative", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210419120717/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/press-statements/president-ramaphosa-launch-youth-employment-service-initiative" } ], "question": "Did South Africa launch the Youth Employment Service, which is placing unemployed youth in paid internships in companies across the country?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Sanitation Appropriate For Education (Safe) initiative was launched on 14 August 2018.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Did South Africa launch the Safe (Sanitation Appropriate For Education) initiative in August 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The SAFE (Sanitation Appropriate for Education) campaign, launched at a breakfast with CEOs of major companies in Pretoria on Tuesday, 14th of August 2018, has already raised R45 million from the corporate sector to fix sanitation in schools, according to a press release from the department. The department said 3,898 schools needed sanitation.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165411/https://www.groundup.org.za/article/school-sanitation-ramaphosa-accused-pretending-care/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.groundup.org.za/article/school-sanitation-ramaphosa-accused-pretending-care/" } ], "question": "When was the Safe (Sanitation Appropriate For Education) initiative launched in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "South African President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed to get rid of open pit latrines in schools across the country on Tuesday following numerous deaths, according to South Africa’s Eyewitness News.\n\nRamaphosa said an audit will be conducted of the country’s 25,000 schools over the next month, and then an infrastructure plan for replacing the latrines will be devised over the following three months. The government will then come up with a financing strategy for the project, with the partial help of private donors, and finally implement improved sanitation facilities, according to Eyewitness News.\n\nKey financing partners of the Sanitation Appropriate for Education (Safe) program include the Nelson Mandela Foundation and UNICEF", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230330235534/https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/south-africa-shut-down-open-pit-latrines/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/south-africa-shut-down-open-pit-latrines/" } ], "question": "What are the steps to be taken after launching the SAFE (Sanitation Appropriate for Education) campaign?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "the government plans to spend over R3.6-billion on upgrading and providing new infrastructure", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165532/https://brandsouthafrica.com/32015/infrastructure-development-in-south-africa/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://brandsouthafrica.com/32015/infrastructure-development-in-south-africa/" } ], "question": "How much has the South African government invested in Infrastructure between 2013-2018" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "475, 598 houses", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "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", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210206234149/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151" } ], "question": "How many houses were built and subsidized by the South African government" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "early 2019", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "When was the claim made?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "R1.26 trillion was spent on infrastructure in the last five financial years 2013 to 2018 so the claim is correct if including 2019's spending.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "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", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210206234149/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151" } ], "question": "How much had the south African government spent on infrastructure in the five years prior to the claim?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "yes. Ramaphosa put the number at “nearly one million children” in 2018. Then in 2019, his figure was “over 700,000”. Both figures are an underestimate.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165558/http://myemissions.co.za/ECD%20participation%202018%2012%2021.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://myemissions.co.za/ECD%20participation%202018%2012%2021.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3GKdWw4w_vHLkla4uMiCYFHnPR1UoN8P1ynsKh6zPqLsR8R2cyCtZ-TeE" } ], "question": "Did Cyril Ramaphosa underestimate the number of children in early childhood development facilities in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The statement is technically correct as he stated \"over\" 700,000 children. But it is inaccurate as the 2017 general household survey reported that just over 2 million children under the age of four were attending a “day care centre, crèche, early childhood development centre (ECD) playgroup, nursery school or preprimary school”.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165642/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmartingudata%2Fphotos%2Fa.1111131195604532%2F2124200014297640%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater&wtsid=rdr_0kLlopKeh8QnwD2Dx", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.facebook.com/martingudata/photos/a.1111131195604532/2124200014297640/?type=3&theater" }, { "answer": "The statement is technically correct as he stated \"over\" 700,000 children. But it is inaccurate and a very low estimate, as the 2017 general household survey reported that just over 2 million children under the age of four were attending a “day care centre, crèche, early childhood development centre (ECD) playgroup, nursery school or preprimary school”.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165642/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmartingudata%2Fphotos%2Fa.1111131195604532%2F2124200014297640%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater&wtsid=rdr_0kLlopKeh8QnwD2Dx", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.facebook.com/martingudata/photos/a.1111131195604532/2124200014297640/?type=3&theater" } ], "question": "Is Ramaphosa's statement of \"over\" 700,000 technically correct, whilst being inaccurate?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2,409,953 children were in some kind of pre-school in 2016. (Note: These were children who were younger than eight at the start of 2016.)", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165642/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fmartingudata%2Fphotos%2Fa.1111131195604532%2F2124200014297640%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater&wtsid=rdr_0kLlopKeh8QnwD2Dx", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.facebook.com/martingudata/photos/a.1111131195604532/2124200014297640/?type=3&theater" } ], "question": "How many children were in some kind of pre-school in South Africa in 2016?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "They have been labelled as incorrect. He suggested that 1 million children had access to early childhood education, which is an underestimate", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200929020626/https://africacheck.org/reports/state-of-the-nation-address-1-president-cyril-ramaphosas-claims-weighed-up/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200929020626/https://africacheck.org/reports/state-of-the-nation-address-1-president-cyril-ramaphosas-claims-weighed-up/" } ], "question": "What has been said about Cyril Ramaphosas's claims on children's education numbers in 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How many children were in some kind of pre-school in South Africa in 2017?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "1 013 229", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165805/https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cch.12511", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cch.12511" } ], "question": "How many children were in some kind of pre-school in South Africa in 2011?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "1, 259.8 billion", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "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", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210206234149/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151" } ], "question": "How much has been spent in infrastucture between 2013 to 2018" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2013/14\tR244.8\n2014/15\tR262.2\n2015/16\tR261.2\n2016/17\tR249.8\n2017/18\tR241.8", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "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", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210206234149/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151" } ], "question": "How much was spent on public infrastructure in South Africa between 2013/14 and 2017/18?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Total of R1,259.8", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603193629/https://www.online-calculator.com/", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "https://www.online-calculator.com/" } ], "question": "What is the total spending on public infrastructure in South Africa from 2013/14 to 2017/18?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "07/02/2019", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "When was this claim made?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September — the lowest since 1969, though the economy added a lower-than-expected 134,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230531172214/https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654417887/u-s-unemployment-rate-drops-to-3-7-percent-lowest-in-nearly-50-years", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654417887/u-s-unemployment-rate-drops-to-3-7-percent-lowest-in-nearly-50-years" }, { "answer": "Unemployment rate - Not Seasonally Adjusted\nBaltimore city, MD\nUnited States\n1950\n1955\n1960\n1965\n1970\n1975\n1980\n1985\n1990\n1995\n2000\n2005\n2010\n2015\n2020\n0%\n2%\n4%\n6%\n8%\n10%\n12%\n14%\n16%\n195019551960196519701975198019851990199520002005201020152020", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230322173206/https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=z1ebjpgk2654c1_&met_y=unemployment_rate&idim=city:CT2404000000000&fdim_y=seasonality:U&hl=en&dl=en", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "https://www.google.com/publicdata/explore?ds=z1ebjpgk2654c1_&met_y=unemployment_rate&idim=city:CT2404000000000&fdim_y=seasonality:U&hl=en&dl=en#!ctype=l&strail=false&bcs=d&nselm=h&met_y=unemployment_rate&fdim_y=seasonality:U&scale_y=lin&ind_y=false&rdim=country&idim=city:CT2404000000000&idim=country:US&ifdim=country&hl=en_US&dl=en&ind=false" } ], "question": "what is the unemployment rate in the US" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 3.7 percent in September 2019 — the lowest since 1969!", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230531172214/https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654417887/u-s-unemployment-rate-drops-to-3-7-percent-lowest-in-nearly-50-years", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.npr.org/2018/10/05/654417887/u-s-unemployment-rate-drops-to-3-7-percent-lowest-in-nearly-50-years" } ], "question": "is the unemployment rate in the US higher now (2019) than it was 20 years ago?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "79.9 percent of the 25-to-54 population was working in January, So 20.1 percent was not working.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210225014426/https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300060", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210225014426/https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS12300060" } ], "question": "What percent of Americans between the ages of 25-54 did not have a job in 2019?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "SOUTH Africa is about to start building its first new universities since 1994. The Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley in the Northern Cape will welcome its first students in 2014, while work is also underway on Mpumalanga University, which will have campuses in Nelspruit and Siyabuswa. Construction of the R6 billion Sol Plaatje University is set to start this month and is expected to be completed by 2015.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165929/https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/south-africa-builds-first-new-universities-for-20-years/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.thesouthafrican.com/news/south-africa-builds-first-new-universities-for-20-years/" } ], "question": "How many new universities have been built in South Africa since 2014?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2014", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151" } ], "question": "when were these universities built" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Approximately.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230329184728/https://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/fullbr.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf" } ], "question": "Did South Africa spend nearly R1.3 trillion on public infrastructure in the period 2013-2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "According to the South Africa department of human settlements, close to 500,000 homes, or “housing units”, were delivered.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230329184728/https://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/fullbr.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf" } ], "question": "South Africa spent nearly R1.3 trillion on public infrastructure in the period 2013-2018. Did this include building more than a million homes?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Close to 1.2 million homes were connected to the electricity grid from April 2014 to October 2018, according to the department of energy in South Africa.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230329184728/https://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/fullbr.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf" } ], "question": "South Africa spent nearly R1.3 trillion on public infrastructure in the period 2013-2018. Did this include electrifying more than a million homes?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Martin Gustafsson\nResearch on Socio-Economic Policy (ReSEP)\nUniversity of Stellenbosch 2018\n\nThe main aim of the current report is to correct what seems to be widespread\nmisperceptions around how many children in South Africa attend some form of ECD\ninstitution, or pre-school in the sense of an institution below the level of a primary\nschool. Many available statistics point to total ECD enrolment being in the range of\n900,000 to 1.5 million. In fact, Stats SA data reliably point to a figure of around 2.4\nmillion.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165558/http://myemissions.co.za/ECD%20participation%202018%2012%2021.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://myemissions.co.za/ECD%20participation%202018%2012%2021.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3GKdWw4w_vHLkla4uMiCYFHnPR1UoN8P1ynsKh6zPqLsR8R2cyCtZ-TeE" }, { "answer": "Many available statistics point to total ECD enrolment being in the range of\n900,000 to 1.5 million. In fact, Stats SA data reliably point to a figure of around 2.4\nmillion", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607165558/http://myemissions.co.za/ECD%20participation%202018%2012%2021.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://myemissions.co.za/ECD%20participation%202018%2012%2021.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3GKdWw4w_vHLkla4uMiCYFHnPR1UoN8P1ynsKh6zPqLsR8R2cyCtZ-TeE" }, { "answer": "2017\nAttend 2.08 million\nDo not attend 3.77 million", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530193839/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0318/P03182017.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0318/P03182017.pdf" } ], "question": "According to experts how many children are in early childhood development facilities in South Africa in 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Simple maths", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607170100/https://www.google.com/search?q=2000000-700000&rlz=1C1GGRV_enGB751GB751&oq=2000000-700000&aqs=chrome..69i57j6.4542j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://www.google.com/search?q=2000000-700000&rlz=1C1GGRV_enGB751GB751&oq=2000000-700000&aqs=chrome..69i57j6.4542j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8" } ], "question": "Is 2 million more than 700,000?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "the year 2014/2015", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210128083901/https://africacheck.org/", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210128083901/https://africacheck.org/" } ], "question": "Which year had the most increase in spending for infrastructure is Souh Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "06/02/2019", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "when was this claim made?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Between 1998/99 and 2016/17, the public sector spent more than R2.7 trillion on infrastructure.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "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", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210206234149/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf#page=151" } ], "question": "how much has been spent on infrastructure" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The total number of tourists was 9, 464, 950", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11" } ], "question": "What was the total number of tourists in South Africa in 2018 between January to November" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "9, 293, 618 tourists", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11" } ], "question": "What number of tourists visited South Africa in 2017" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The data is from January up until November. There is no data for December.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11" } ], "question": "Is there data for visitors visiting South Africa during 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "07/02/2019", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "When was the claim made?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "EXPECTED RELEASE DATE:\n25 February 2019", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603191844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0351/P0351November2018.pdf#page=11" } ], "question": "When will the data for December 2018 be released?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "787 schools “have been provided with safe, age- and grade-appropriate sanitation facilities, with the old pit latrines demolished.\"", "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/" } ], "question": "How many schools have been provided with safe and appropriate sanitation facilitates in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "1,062 schools were in the planning, design or construction stages", "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/" } ], "question": "How many South Africa schools are either in planning, design or construction stages?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "“There is very limited publicly available data on the scope, plans and progress regarding the Safe initiative,” said Hopolang Selebalo, co-head of research for advocacy organisation Equal Education.\n\nNtsiki Mpulo, head of communications for civil society movement Section 27, added: “There doesn’t seem to be any concrete information available on Safe inroads since its announcement.”", "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/" } ], "question": "Are these numbers verifiable?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Since then 88 more schools have been completed, bringing the total to 787, spokesperson Troy Martens told. This claim seems to be true.", "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/" } ], "question": "How many schools have been provided with safe and appropriate sanitation facilitates in South Africa in 2019 ?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "19 Sep 2013\nIt gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the launch of the Sol Plaatje University and celebrate the establishment of the first university in South Africa since we achieved democracy.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607170130/https://www.gov.za/speech-launch-sol-plaatje-university-kimberley-higher-education-and-training-minister-blade-nzimande", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.gov.za/speech-launch-sol-plaatje-university-kimberley-higher-education-and-training-minister-blade-nzimande" }, { "answer": "Table D.7 Major infrastructure projects under way.\n\nUniversity of Mpumalanga Department of Higher\nEducation and Training -\nConstruct university with two campuses\nin Mbombela (main) and Siyabuswa by 2025 -\nBulk water and sewer\ninfrastructure undertaken in 2017.\n- 4 new buildings started\nconstruction in 2017 and will be completed during 2018.\n- 3 new facilities\nwill start in 2018.\n\nSol Plaatje University Department of Higher\nEducation and Training\n- Construct university in Kimberley by 2025.\n- 3 new buildings completed for the 2018\nacademic year.\n- Another 4 new\nbuildings will be completed for the 2019 academic year.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230329184728/https://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/fullbr.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/FullBR.pdf" } ], "question": "When was Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa opened?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "University of Mpumalanga is based in Mbombela, South Africa. It was established in 2014, initially accommodating a modest intake of one hundred and forty students.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607170204/https://free-apply.com/en/university/1071000067", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://free-apply.com/en/university/1071000067" } ], "question": "When was University of Mpumalanga in Mbombela, South Africa established?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210421100059/https://www.sassa.gov.za/Pages/Head-Office-and-Regional-Contacts.aspx#", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210421100059/https://www.sassa.gov.za/Pages/Head-Office-and-Regional-Contacts.aspx#" } ], "question": "Which body administers Social Grants in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "By the\nend of March 2018, there were 17 509 995 social grants in payment,\nincluding the Grant-in-Aid.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/SASSA_AR_201718_WEB.pdf#page=22", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001653/http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/SASSA_AR_201718_WEB.pdf#page=22" } ], "question": "What does the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) have to say about the number of social grants that have been provided?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The figure is a total for each month,", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210117051622/https://africacheck.org/factsheets/separating-myth-from-reality-a-guide-to-social-grants-in-south-africa/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210117051622/https://africacheck.org/factsheets/separating-myth-from-reality-a-guide-to-social-grants-in-south-africa/" } ], "question": "Does the SASSA give out around 17.5 million in social grants every month as is claimed?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "the Tweet does not appear in an archive of all tweets from Donald Trumps twitter account.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201019215126/http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/archive", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201019215126/http://www.trumptwitterarchive.com/archive" } ], "question": "Did Donald trump tweet “I'm extremely happy with the leadership of President Ramaphosa, he is a great deal! Business community is happy too! And don’t make mistakes by voting useless leadership on this coming election!!”" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The UK Cancer Act 1939 makes no mention of 'research' in the laws reach and scope,", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201216121528/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1939/13/pdfs/ukpga_19390013_en.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201216121528/https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1939/13/pdfs/ukpga_19390013_en.pdf" } ], "question": "is it illegal to research a cure for cancer in the UK." } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There were 73.6 million US women in employment in January 2019, a fall from 73.9 million in the previous month.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230525232843/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12000002", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12000002" }, { "answer": "There were 76.7 million women in the US civilian labour force in January 2019, a fall from 76.8 million in the previous month.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607170308/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11000002", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11000002" } ], "question": "How many women were in the US workforce in February 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "In February 2019 it was 57.5%", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230524093556/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300002", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300002" } ], "question": "What percentage of women made up the US labor force participation in 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "57.5% is below what it was from about 1995 to the Great Recession, when it was typically in the 59% to 60% range.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230524093556/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300002", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS11300002" } ], "question": "Has the US labor force participation rate for women been higher than 57.5%?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "429 migrants and refugees\nanswered SGBV questions", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf" } ], "question": "How many people were surveyed about their journey to USA from Mexico ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "12 percent were female.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf" } ], "question": "What percent of the 429 surveyed were women?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "31.4%", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf" } ], "question": "What percent of Females surveyed had experienced sexual abuse?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Considering only rape and other forms of direct sexual\nviolence, 10.7 percent of women surveyed reported this.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210116195756/https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/sites/default/files/2018-06/msf_forced-to-flee-central-americas-northern-triangle.pdf" } ], "question": "What percentage of women had experienced rape or direct sexual assault?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Total of 17.53 crore Soil Health Card have been distributed till now.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bjp.org/political-resolution/resolution-agriculture" } ], "question": "How many Soil Health Cards have been distributed in India?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim", "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "During 2014–2017, the pregnancy-related mortality ratio was 41.7 deaths per 100,000 live births for non-Hispanic Black women.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201231142152/https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/pregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Freproductivehealth%2Fmaternalinfanthealth%2Fpregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201231142152/https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/pregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Freproductivehealth%2Fmaternalinfanthealth%2Fpregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm" } ], "question": "How many black women die during child birth in the US?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "During 2014–2017, the pregnancy-related mortality ratio was 13.4 deaths per 100,000 live births for non-Hispanic White women.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201231142152/https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/pregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Freproductivehealth%2Fmaternalinfanthealth%2Fpregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201231142152/https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternal-mortality/pregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Freproductivehealth%2Fmaternalinfanthealth%2Fpregnancy-mortality-surveillance-system.htm" } ], "question": "How many white women die during child birth in the US?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "calculated at around 35,600 jobs per day", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180126143438/https://gbtimes.com/china-exceeded-its-annual-job-creation-target-in-2017", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180126143438/https://gbtimes.com/china-exceeded-its-annual-job-creation-target-in-2017" } ], "question": "How many jobs are produced in China every 24 hours?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "4.9million since January 2017 when Donald Trump took office.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230525002033/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PAYEMS#0" } ], "question": "How many new jobs have been created since Donald Trump became President?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "454,000 have been created since Donald Trump took office.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230520170252/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEMP", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MANEMP" } ], "question": "How many new jobs created have been manufacturing jobs since Donald Trump became President?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "United States", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201226235519/https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201226235519/https://www.eia.gov/international/overview/world" } ], "question": "Which country is the number one producer of oil and natural gas anywhere in the world?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The current wage increase began in earnest in the second half of 2014, when Obama was still more than two years away from leaving the White House. Overall, wages increased by 7.5 percent over that period, from $330 to $355.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Are there Wages struggle to keep pace with the actual cost of living in America?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "£27,648 per farm", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13" } ], "question": "What was the average income received by farmers in Northern Ireland from the European Union in 2016-17?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "£16,387 per farm", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13" } ], "question": "What was the net income per farm in 2016-17?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "£44,035", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13" } ], "question": "What was the total farm income in 2016-17?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "62.4%", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413101427/https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/daera/Farm%20Incomes%20in%20Northern%20Ireland%20for%202016-17.pdf#page=13" } ], "question": "What is the percentage of income from EU payments to Northern Ireland farms in 2016-17?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

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[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "£16,387 per farm and an additional £27,648", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210126211131/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/basic-payment-scheme", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210126211131/https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/basic-payment-scheme" } ], "question": "How much do the farmers receive from Northern Ireland" } ]

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[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Drinking more than 14 units of alcohol a week.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201002163425/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-4", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201002163425/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-4" } ], "question": "What is classed as 'excess' drinking in England?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "28% of men", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190726053448/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190726053448/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019" } ], "question": "What percent of men drink excessively in England?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "When questioned about drinking in 'the last week' The proportion of men and women drinking in the last week increased with age and was highest among both men and women aged 55 to 64 (72% and 63% respectively).", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201002163425/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-4", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201002163425/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-4" } ], "question": "Does drinking excessive alcohol increase with age?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The proportion of adults usually drinking at increased or higher risk of harm was highest in higher income households for both men and women", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201002163425/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-4", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201002163425/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-4" } ], "question": "Does The likelihood of drinking over 14 units also increases in households with higher incomes?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "In England in 2017, there were 5,843 alcohol-specific deaths4. \n\nThe number of deaths is 6% higher than 2016", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191101055023/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-2", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191101055023/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-2" } ], "question": "What was the percentage increase in alcohol related deaths in 2017" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The rates for both males and females per 100, 000 has remained broadly similar since 2007.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191101055023/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-2", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191101055023/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019/part-2" } ], "question": "How has alcohol deaths per 100, 000 people changed over the past years from 2007" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Since exports of U.S. LNG began in 2016, over 1.3 trillion cubic feet of U.S. natural gas has been exported.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171044/https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-becomes-worlds-largest-crude-oil-producer-and-department-energy-authorizes-short-term", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.energy.gov/articles/us-becomes-world-s-largest-crude-oil-producer-and-department-energy-authorizes-short-term" } ], "question": "How much natural gas did the US export in 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "As seen in figure 2, crude oil imports declined steadily as the United States became less reliant on foreign oil. Imports fell from 8.9 million barrels per day in September 2011 to a low of 7.1 million barrels per day in June 2014, a 20.7-percent decline. Crude oil imports remained below 7.5 million barrels per day as production slowed during the second half of 2015. Domestic production also slipped over the rest of 2015, falling to 9.2 million barrels per day by the end of the year.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230316111229/https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2017/article/crude-oil-prices-spur-gains-for-u-s-import-and-export-price-indexes-despite-the-appreciating-dollar-2016-annual-summary.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2017/article/crude-oil-prices-spur-gains-for-u-s-import-and-export-price-indexes-despite-the-appreciating-dollar-2016-annual-summary.htm" }, { "answer": "Figure 2. U.S. crude oil production and imports, millions of barrels per day.\n\nDiagram shows the export/import of crude oil from 2011 - 2016", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230316111229/https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2017/article/crude-oil-prices-spur-gains-for-u-s-import-and-export-price-indexes-despite-the-appreciating-dollar-2016-annual-summary.htm", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2017/article/crude-oil-prices-spur-gains-for-u-s-import-and-export-price-indexes-despite-the-appreciating-dollar-2016-annual-summary.htm" } ], "question": "How much oil did the US import in 2016?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "First, there is economics. Decisions to import or export are typically based on supply and demand for a product at that location, as well as transportation costs. Products are often both exported and imported when it makes economic sense.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/wp/enterprise/why-importing-and-exporting-oil-makes-sense/" }, { "answer": "Second, not all crude oil is the same. It ranges from light to heavy, high to low sulfur and sour to sweet. The bulk of the oil currently produced in the United States is light oil. And not all refineries are the same. Many Gulf Coast and Midwest refineries were designed to process heavy oil from Canada, Venezuela and Mexico. To use more light crude domestically, refineries would need to pay less for their oil feedstock and would run in a suboptimal fashion, or require a significant investment in new infrastructure.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/wp/enterprise/why-importing-and-exporting-oil-makes-sense/" } ], "question": "Why does the US import and export oil?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Including by the RAND corporation.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230526172105/https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2956.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2956.html" } ], "question": "Has there been independent research into the price of drugs around the world?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "'The RAND Corporation, according to the corporate web site, is a \"nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis\" and maintains that pursuing its core objectives of \"quality\" and \"objectivity\" requires it to be nonpartisan.'", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230522003609/https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/RAND_Corporation", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/RAND_Corporation" } ], "question": "Is the RAND corporation a reliable source?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The United States spends more on prescription drugs on a per capita basis than most other countries do. Understanding the extent to which drug prices are higher in the United States than in other countries—after accounting for differences in the volume and mix of drugs—is useful when developing and targeting policies to address both growth in drug spending and the financial impact of prescription drugs on consumers.\n\nPrices in the United States are higher than those in all comparison countries\nU.S. prices were 256 percent of those in the 32 comparison countries combined.\n\nIn comparisons with individual countries, U.S. prices ranged from 170 percent of prices in Mexico to 779 percent of prices in Turkey.\n\nThe gap between U.S. prices and prices in other countries was larger for brand-name originator drugs.\n\nU.S. prices were 84 percent of prices in all non-U.S. countries for unbranded generics.\n\nU.S. prices were 190 percent of prices in other countries after adjusting U.S. prices downward to account for rebates and other discounts.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230526172105/https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2956.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2956.html" } ], "question": "What does the RAND corporation report say about drug prices in the USA compared to the rest of the world?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "5th February 2019", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230605012159/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2019-state-of-the-union", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2019-state-of-the-union" } ], "question": "When was this claim made?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The rate fell to a record low in May 2018.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230529183932/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000006", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000006" } ], "question": "Was the US African American unemployment rate in Feb 2019 at a record low?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Asian unemployment was at 2% in May 2018 and has risen to 3.2% in Feb 2019.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230526180625/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU04032183", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU04032183" } ], "question": "Was the US Asian unemployment rate at it's lowest in Feb 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Hispanc unemployment was 4.4% in Dec 2018 and had risen to 4.9% in Feb 2019.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230524175253/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000009", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS14000009" } ], "question": "Was US Hispanic unemployment rate at it's lowest in Feb 2019?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The overall picture of immigrants and crime remains confused due to a lack of good data and\ncontrary information.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230508023307/https://cis.org/sites/cis.org/files/articles/2009/crime.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://cis.org/sites/cis.org/files/articles/2009/crime.pdf" } ], "question": "Does the US have a national database on murders committed by immigrants in the country illegally?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "keep the border safe and prevent entry of illegal migrants", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230422215557/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" } ], "question": "what are the function of border patrol" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "From 1985 to 2014, El Paso's violent crime rate was substantially lower than the national average for similar-sized cities.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201111192839/https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201111192839/https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/" } ], "question": "Before the barrier was built, did El Paso, Texas, have an extremely high rate of violent crime within the country?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The construction of the barrier began in 2008.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230529170712/https://www.texastribune.org/2019/02/06/donald-trump-el-paso-rally-texas-feb-11/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.texastribune.org/2019/02/06/donald-trump-el-paso-rally-texas-feb-11/" } ], "question": "When was the barrier added to El Paso, Texas?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "From 2006 to 2014, the crime rate rose 17%.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230417033700/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/06/el-paso-trump-state-of-the-union-border-wall", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/feb/06/el-paso-trump-state-of-the-union-border-wall" } ], "question": "Has the barrier in El Paso, Texas, lowered violent crime?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "El Paso is No. 6 on list of the \"Top 10 Safest Metro Cities\" for 2019 with populations over 300,000 rated by SafeWise, a home security and safety website.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171615/https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/el-paso/2019/04/24/el-paso-ranked-top-10-safest-metro-cities-u-s/3556070002/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://eu.elpasotimes.com/story/news/local/el-paso/2019/04/24/el-paso-ranked-top-10-safest-metro-cities-u-s/3556070002/" } ], "question": "Is El Paso, Texas, a safe city?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Empirical data suggests no significant difference in the average violent crime rate in border and non-border metropolitan areas, said a 2016 border security report from the Congressional Research Service.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000942/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42138.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000942/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42138.pdf" } ], "question": "Is the fence necessarily the cause of the rising crime rate?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "450 x 365 = 164,250", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328110627/http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/basic.htm", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/basic.htm" } ], "question": "What is the annual equivalent of 450 jobs per day?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The payroll data showed, in total, as many as 61.8 lakh jobs were created during September 2017 to July 2018 period. Amid concerns over jobless growth and lack of comprehensive data on jobs, the government started releasing data on job creations in the formal sector since September 2017. Any company employing more than 20 people gets covered by EPFO.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://archive.ph/VzvhI#selection-1931.0-1931.352", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://archive.ph/VzvhI#selection-1931.0-1931.352" }, { "answer": "Based on the annual surveys, the total number of jobs in India from 2011 to 2015 grew by\nabout seven million, from 455 million to 462 million", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171649/https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Featured%20Insights/Employment%20and%20Growth/A%20new%20emphasis%20on%20gainful%20employment%20in%20India/Indias-labour-market-A-new-emphasis-on-gainful-employment.ashx", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Featured%20Insights/Employment%20and%20Growth/A%20new%20emphasis%20on%20gainful%20employment%20in%20India/Indias-labour-market-A-new-emphasis-on-gainful-employment.ashx" }, { "answer": "Citing favourable figures from various reports (McKinsey, EPFO data, etc.,) they rubbished claims of rising unemployment and claimed that at least 7 to 7.7 million jobs were being created yearly.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230418233124/https://thewire.in/labour/nsso-data-puts-unemployment-at-45-year-high-in-2017-18-report", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://thewire.in/labour/nsso-data-puts-unemployment-at-45-year-high-in-2017-18-report" } ], "question": "How many jobs were created in India in 2018/2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "With the new figures, the total number of jobs created rose to 61.81 lakh since September 2017.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://archive.ph/VzvhI#selection-1925.0-1925.96", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://archive.ph/VzvhI#selection-1925.0-1925.96" } ], "question": "How many jobs were created in India between September 2017- September 2018" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "US Government data show there were 44.2 million people participating in the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2016. before US President Donald Trump took office.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171713/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/05/state-union-fact-check/39013833/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/05/state-union-fact-check/39013833/" }, { "answer": "US Government data show there were 44.2 million people participating in the Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program (SNAP) in 2016, before US President Donald Trump took office.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171713/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/05/state-union-fact-check/39013833/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/05/state-union-fact-check/39013833/" } ], "question": "How many people in the US were receiving food stamps in 2016?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Government data showed that in 2018, there were 40.3 million people in the US participating in receiving food stamps, a decrease of 3.9 million from 2016.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171713/https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/05/state-union-fact-check/39013833/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2019/02/05/state-union-fact-check/39013833/" } ], "question": "What were the most up-to-date numbers for people in the US receiving food stamps, at the time of US President Donald Trump's 2019 State of the Union address?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The UK Chief Medical Officers considered and accepted the advice of the expert group\nand agreed on 3 main recommendations:\n• A weekly guideline on regular drinking;\n• Advice on single episodes of drinking; and\n• A guideline on pregnancy and drinking.\nOn regular drinking\nNew weekly guideline [this applies for people who drink regularly or frequently i.e. most\nweeks].\nThe Chief Medical Officers’ guideline for both men and women is that:\n• You are safest not to drink regularly more than 14 units per week, to keep health\nrisks from drinking alcohol to a low level.\n• If you do drink as much as 14 units per week, it is best to spread this evenly over\n3 days or more. If you have one or two heavy drinking sessions, you increase\nyour risks of death from long term illnesses and from accidents and injuries.\n• The risk of developing a range of illnesses (including, for example, cancers of\nthe mouth, throat and breast) increases with any amount you drink on a regular\nbasis.\n• If you wish to cut down the amount you’re drinking, a good way to help achieve\nthis is to have several drink-free days each week.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171851/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/489795/summary.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/489795/summary.pdf" } ], "question": "What is the recommended drinking levels for people aged 16 and above in the UK ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The following table, showing penalties for selling, supplying, offering to supply and hiring (as appropriate to the \nlegislation) products to persons under certain ages. These penalties are in place to protect young people and a good \nreason to stop shops selling to those underage.\nPRODUCT AGE RESTRICTION MAXIMUM PENALTY\nAdult fireworks and sparklers (category 2 [outdoor use \n- confined areas] and category 3 [outdoor use - large \nopen areas] fireworks) \n18 and over Unlimited fine and six months’ imprisonment \nAerosol paint 16 and over £2,500 \nAlcohol 18 and over Unlimited fine and forfeit of licence \nChristmas crackers 12 and over Unlimited fine and six months’ imprisonment \nCrossbows 18 and over Unlimited fine and six months’ imprisonm", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171908/https://www.kent.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/53278/Trading-Standards-life-skills-age-restricted-products.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.kent.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/53278/Trading-Standards-life-skills-age-restricted-products.pdf" }, { "answer": "18 and over", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171908/https://www.kent.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/53278/Trading-Standards-life-skills-age-restricted-products.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.kent.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/53278/Trading-Standards-life-skills-age-restricted-products.pdf" } ], "question": "What is the age limit of Alcohol consumption for people in UK ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The UK Chief Medical Officers considered and accepted the advice of the expert group\nand agreed on 3 main recommendations:\n• A weekly guideline on regular drinking;\n• Advice on single episodes of drinking; and\n• A guideline on pregnancy and drinking.\nOn regular drinking\nNew weekly guideline [this applies for people who drink regularly or frequently i.e. most\nweeks].\nThe Chief Medical Officers’ guideline for both men and women is that:\n• You are safest not to drink regularly more than 14 units per week, to keep health\nrisks from drinking alcohol to a low level.\n• If you do drink as much as 14 units per week, it is best to spread this evenly over\n3 days or more. If you have one or two heavy drinking sessions, you increase\nyour risks of death from long term illnesses and from accidents and injuries.\n• The risk of developing a range of illnesses (including, for example, cancers of\nthe mouth, throat and breast) increases with any amount you drink on a regular\nbasis.\n• If you wish to cut down the amount you’re drinking, a good way to help achieve\nthis is to have several drink-free days each week.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607171851/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/489795/summary.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/489795/summary.pdf" } ], "question": "What is the recommended drinking levels for people in the UK ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "21% (Very close to the 1 in 5 as per claim)", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190726053448/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190726053448/https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/statistics-on-alcohol/2019" } ], "question": "What percent of adults aged 16+ drank more than 14 units per week?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Increase of 1.1 percent over the past 2 years.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201226235612/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201226235612/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LES1252881600Q" }, { "answer": "Growth reached 2.1% per annum in February 2019, prior to the pandemic.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230416230908/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-45827430", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-45827430" } ], "question": "Has wages risen in America during Donald Trump's presidency?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2.2 percent increases in 2016 and 2014. Six of Obama’s eight years in office saw gains of 2 percent or less.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172023/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/31/pay-gains-under-trumps-best-since-the-great-recession.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/31/pay-gains-under-trumps-best-since-the-great-recession.html" } ], "question": "Did wages rise during Barack Obama's presidency?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "When was the last highest wage increase in the United States?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "#FakeNEWS Alert! If you have seen such manufactured content on @Facebook, or received it via @WhatsApp, please communicate that it’s fake news. #NigeriaDecides", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190418212010/https://twitter.com/usembassyabuja/status/1098598300251504640", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190418212010/https://twitter.com/usembassyabuja/status/1098598300251504640" } ], "question": "Did Secretary of State Mike Pompeo refuse to meet with Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the People's Democratic Party, when the Nigerian politician visited the US?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Atiku Abubakar said on Twitter: \n\n\"Earlier today I received a call from US Secretary of State, \n@SecPompeo\n, who reaffirmed the international community’s commitment to free and fair elections in Nigeria. \n\nWishing you all a peaceful elections, wherever you are. God bless Nigeria\".", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172039/https://twitter.com/atiku/status/1096372762489217024", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/atiku/status/1096372762489217024" } ], "question": "Did Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speak with Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate for the People's Democratic Party?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Kazi kazi kazi....kuna kazi Poti?\neye-crossed-out\nFalse Information\nChecked by independent fact-checkers\n See Why \nNo photo description available.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200908123851/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155842283616566&set=a.447759386565&type=3&theater", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200908123851/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155842283616566&set=a.447759386565&type=3&theater" } ], "question": "what kind of claim is this?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The attention of the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) Management has been drawn to the actions of some fraudsters who are inviting unsuspecting job seekers for employment at the Authority. The deceitful advert targeting the youth has been circulated via social media and other online platforms.\n\nWe wish to clarify that KPA has a clear recruitment policy which includes publishing of vacancies in the mainstream newspapers and on the KPA website www.kpa.co.ke. Thereafter, formal communication on interviews for shortlisted applicants is undertaken. It should also be noted that the Authority has official domain email addresses which are on our website and not the gmail address indicated in the fake advert. Further, it should be noted that all recruitment activities in KPA are devoid of any payments.\n\nMembers of the public are therefore advised to ignore the messages circulating on social media and other online platforms purporting that KPA has advertised 140 vacancies targeting diploma and degree holders. This is a hoax. We therefore advise members of the public to beware of such conmen/fraudsters and to imme- diately report any such incidents to the Authority or the nearest Police Station.\nKPA is committed to best practice and the principles of transparency and equal employment opportunities to all, when such opportunities arise, as enunciated in the Constitution of Kenya.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172124/https://twitter.com/Kenya_Ports/status/1092311762085531650", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/Kenya_Ports/status/1092311762085531650" } ], "question": "Is the Kenya Ports Authority looking to hire 140 people, aged 18–35, who have graduated from a well-recognized university between 2012 and 2018?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Credible South African sports website Kick Off reports that Ekstein’s contract with Chiefs comes to an end in June 2019. Its says the midfielder is not happy with his new contract, stalling negotiations and prompting speculation that he may sign with another club in the next season. So this claim is false.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172410/https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/hendrick-ekstein-leaves-kaizer-chiefs-after-saying-farewell-in-cryptic-twitter-post/1wezufsat76bh1uqgdv5evye8f", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.goal.com/en-qa/news/hendrick-ekstein-leaves-kaizer-chiefs-after-saying-farewell-in-cryptic-twitter-post/1wezufsat76bh1uqgdv5evye8f" } ], "question": "Did the South African footballer Ekstein resigns from Kaizer Chiefs after fight with manager Middendorp?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "It refers to President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172435/http://statehouse.gov.ng/tag/buhari-administration/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://statehouse.gov.ng/tag/buhari-administration/" } ], "question": "What is the Buhari administration?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The group called Jama atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda a Waati Wal Jihad, better known as Boko Haram (which roughly translates as “Western education is forbidden”), is an armed group that opposes secular authority. They oppose anything they see as being “influenced by the West” including voting and secular education.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230529033451/https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/01/boko-haram-glance/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2015/01/boko-haram-glance/" } ], "question": "What is boko harem?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2015", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172506/https://www.theglobalist.com/nigerias-buhari-politics-economy/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theglobalist.com/nigerias-buhari-politics-economy/" } ], "question": "When did the Buhari Administration begin?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Anywhere from 14 to around 20.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017124357/https://www.voanews.com/a/territory-regained-boko-haram-nigeria/2684543.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017124357/https://www.voanews.com/a/territory-regained-boko-haram-nigeria/2684543.html" } ], "question": "How many local governments was boko harem holding in 2015?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "It is hard to conform, but intelligence believes the group does hold some areas in the north.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "How many areas does Boko Haram hold now?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation", "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Just three weeks ago, the two representatives said, the militants controlled 14 local governments in Nigeria’s north. Today, they control only four.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230401213422/https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/11/nigerian-officials-military-expects-to-win-back-all-boko-haram-territory-this-month/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/11/nigerian-officials-military-expects-to-win-back-all-boko-haram-territory-this-month/" } ], "question": "How many local government areas are under millitants control in 2015?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "At the start of this year, Boko Haram controlled around 20 local government areas,", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017124357/https://www.voanews.com/a/territory-regained-boko-haram-nigeria/2684543.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017124357/https://www.voanews.com/a/territory-regained-boko-haram-nigeria/2684543.html" } ], "question": "Is there any other reports of how many there are?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Are there any reports to show how many local government areas they have now?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "20.9m Nigerians Jobless", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172543/https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/12/20/nbs-unemployment-rate-rises-to-23-1-20-9m-nigerians-jobless", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2018/12/20/nbs-unemployment-rate-rises-to-23-1-20-9m-nigerians-jobless/" } ], "question": "How many people were unemployed in Nigeria in 2018?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Comparing data from 2014-2019 shows that 38 other countries have higher dropout rates than South Africa", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org//wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Unesco-upper-secondary-completion-rates.xlsx" } ], "question": "Are there countries with higher drop out rates than South Africa" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF)", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Who made this claim?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The EFF bases its claim on ownership data and the size of the African and coloured population.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230419004845/https://www.news24.com/citypress/News/does-80-of-the-population-occupy-less-than-10-of-south-africas-land-20190506", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/does-80-of-the-population-occupy-less-than-10-of-south-africas-land-20190506" } ], "question": "What data does the EFF base this claim on?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The party’s national communications manager, Sixolise Gcilishe, explained it was calculated using South Africa land redistribution numbers", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172816/https://infogram.com/south-african-land-redistribution-numbers-1h984ww190pd4p3", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://infogram.com/south-african-land-redistribution-numbers-1h984ww190pd4p3" } ], "question": "Is ownership data a good representation to calculate the figures for this claim?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "news24 states that the EFF’s calculation makes assumptions about ownership to support a claim about the occupation of land. It incorrectly assumes white people own 82 million hectares of agricultural land and overestimates land individually owned by Indians.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230419004845/https://www.news24.com/citypress/News/does-80-of-the-population-occupy-less-than-10-of-south-africas-land-20190506", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.news24.com/citypress/news/does-80-of-the-population-occupy-less-than-10-of-south-africas-land-20190506" } ], "question": "Are the calculations done by EFF using the SA land redistribution numbers accurate?" } ]

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[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "According to the report and based on the official definition of unemployment, 6.2 million people were unemployed at that time.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" }, { "answer": "According to the report and based on the official definition of unemployment, 6.2 million people were unemployed at that time. But there is some variation in which groups of people were officially counted as unemployed.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" }, { "answer": "based on the official definition of unemployment, 6.2 million people were unemployed An additional 817,000 people without work provided reasons for failing to search for a job other than the ones contained in the definition of a discouraged work seeker.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" } ], "question": "How many people were unemployed in South Africa in February 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No. People who wanted to work, but did not try to find work because of a lack of jobs in their area, because they had lost hope or could not find work requiring their skills, were not counted as unemployed.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" } ], "question": "Does the official definition of unemployment include people who are considered \"discouraged work seekers\"?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2.7 million.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" } ], "question": "How many people were considered discouraged work seekers?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2.7 million discouraged work seekers, plus 6.2 million officially unemployed equals 8.9 million.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" } ], "question": "If you add up the discouraged work seekers and the official unemployed, does it equal 9 million unemployed people in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2.7 million.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" } ], "question": "How many people were considered discouraged work seekers at the time period leading up to February 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2.7 million discouraged work seekers, plus 6.2 million officially unemployed equals 8.9 million.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607172844/http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/?s=Quarterly%20labour%20force%20survey&sitem=content" } ], "question": "If figures include the discouraged work seekers and the official unemployed, does it equal 9 million unemployed people in South Africa in February 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A further 2.7 million were identified as discouraged work seekers. -people whowanted to work, but did not try to find work because of a lack of jobs in their area,", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210522032817/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0211/P02113rdQuarter2018.pdf#page=21", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210522032817/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0211/P02113rdQuarter2018.pdf#page=21" } ], "question": "Are any other people classed as unemployed in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The 40% refers to the the labour force (26.1 million)", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210522032817/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0211/P02113rdQuarter2018.pdf#page=42", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210522032817/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0211/P02113rdQuarter2018.pdf#page=42" } ], "question": "The claim states 'close to 40% , What does this refer to?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Almost 9.8 million", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230326224348/https://www.theonlinecalculator.com/", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "https://www.theonlinecalculator.com/" } ], "question": "What is 40% of the 26.1 million" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Approximately 82 million hectares of white owned agricultural land", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230419005048/https://pmg.org.za/briefing/18970/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://pmg.org.za/briefing/18970/" } ], "question": "How much agriculture land did South Africa have in 1994 ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "30% of this land to the previously disadvantaged by 2014. This constitutes approximately 24.5 million hectares of the said agricultural land.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230419005048/https://pmg.org.za/briefing/18970/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://pmg.org.za/briefing/18970/" } ], "question": "What amount of land did the Government have as a target to distribute?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "About 30% of the 24.5m has been targeted by 2014.\n\nBroken down as follows \n1994/95 - May 2009, amounts to 6.7m ha + 882 238ha (land redistribution: 2009 to-date) + 368 483ha (restitution: 2009 to-date), totalling 7.950 721m ha", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230419005048/https://pmg.org.za/briefing/18970/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://pmg.org.za/briefing/18970/" } ], "question": "Approximately how much land has been restored to date?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No, it has bought about 20% of the targeted 30% of the land.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607173027/https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ab_r7_dispatchno254_land_redistribution_in_south_africa.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.afrobarometer.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ab_r7_dispatchno254_land_redistribution_in_south_africa.pdf" } ], "question": "Has the post-1994 governments cumulatively bought less than 7% of the targeted 30% of land meant for redistribution over a period of 25 years ?" } ]

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[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "In January 2019, when Obi made the claim, the clock’s estimate was 90.9 million extremely poor Nigerians or close to half of the country’s estimated population of 195.7 million.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230605033847/https://worldpoverty.io/", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://worldpoverty.io/" } ], "question": "How many people live in extreme poverty in Nigeria in 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "02/02/2019", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "What date was the claim made?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "the World Poverty Clock,", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210719122128/https://worldpoverty.io/headline", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210719122128/https://worldpoverty.io/headline" } ], "question": "Who collects figures on world poverty in 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "the world poverty clock shows 90.9 million people in extreme poverty in Nigeria in 2019.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210719122128/https://worldpoverty.io/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210719122128/https://worldpoverty.io/" } ], "question": "What did the the World Poverty Clock show for people in poverty in Nigeria in 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Their findings are open and peer reviewed.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720090624/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-018-0083-y", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720090624/https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-018-0083-y" } ], "question": "Have the world poverty clock's data collection methods been peer reviewed?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "$68.44 billion", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf" } ], "question": "How much did the Nigerian Government earn from from oil revenues in 2011?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "$58.08 billion", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf" } ], "question": "How much did the Nigerian Government earn from from oil revenues in 2012?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "$58.08 billion", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf" } ], "question": "How much did the Nigerian Government earn from from oil revenues in 2013?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "$54.56 billion", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf" } ], "question": "How much did the Nigerian Government earn from from oil revenues in 2014?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A total of $244 billion over the four years", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf" } ], "question": "How much did the Nigerian Government earn from from oil revenues between 2011 and 2014?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "There was $2.078b in Excess Crude Account.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211020112343/https://thenationonlineng.net/2-078b-in-excess-crude-account/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211020112343/https://thenationonlineng.net/2-078b-in-excess-crude-account/" } ], "question": "Were there savings in the excess crude account when Buhari took power in 2015?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "$28.34 billion", "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Were there savings in foreign reserves when Buhari took power in 2015?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "62,868,383", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603134805/https://worldpoverty.io/map", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://worldpoverty.io/map" } ], "question": "How many people in Nigeria were living in extreme poverty in 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "65,826,805", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603134805/https://worldpoverty.io/map", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://worldpoverty.io/map" } ], "question": "How many people in Nigeria were living in extreme poverty in 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "In 2018, Nigeria surpassed India as the world's poverty capital, with around 87 million people living in extreme poverty,. However, according to the WPC, the latest statistics of Nigerians living in extreme poverty was pegged at (70,677, 758) representing 33 per cent of the population. The figure of 90 million is false", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328173538/https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/nigeria-is-no-longer-the-poverty-capital-of-the-world-but-still-has-over-70-million/2txm7g3", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/nigeria-is-no-longer-the-poverty-capital-of-the-world-but-still-has-over-70-million/2txm7g3#:~:text=In%202018%2C%20Nigeria%20surpassed%20India,per%20cent%20of%20the%20population." } ], "question": "Did Nigeria have an estimated 87 million people living in extreme poverty in May 2018 ?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The 9M729 missile that is already deployed in European Russia is a threat to a number of European countries", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201224205920/https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-brink-of-arms-treaty-exit-u-s-finds-more-offending-russian-missiles-11548980645", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201224205920/https://www.wsj.com/articles/on-brink-of-arms-treaty-exit-u-s-finds-more-offending-russian-missiles-11548980645" } ], "question": "Has Russia placed any short or intermediate range weapons in any European parts of Russia?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "- Capital Expenditure (excluding Share of\nCapital in Statutory Transfers) = N1.59 trillion\n- Capital Expenditure (including share of\ncapital expenditure in Statutory Transfer) = N1.75 trillion", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230526062814/http://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/Overview-of-the-2016-Budget-and-the-Strategic-Implementation-Plan-for-2016-Budget-of-change.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org//sites/default/files/Overview-of-the-2016-Budget-and-the-Strategic-Implementation-Plan-for-2016-Budget-of-change.pdf" }, { "answer": "N1.2 trillion", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023053844/https://punchng.com/2016-budget-n1-2tn-released-for-capital-projects/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023053844/https://punchng.com/2016-budget-n1-2tn-released-for-capital-projects/" } ], "question": "What was Nigeria's capital expenditure in 2016?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The total capital expenditure was N2,178 trillion in 2017.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023150443/https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/2017-Appropriation-Act-1.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023150443/https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/2017-Appropriation-Act-1.pdf" }, { "answer": "The Federal Government has announced that a total of N1.6 trillion (N1,580,270,755,084.44) capital cost was released to Ministries, Departments and Agencies for the 2017 federal budget.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017184133/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/272977-n1-6-trillion-released-for-capital-projects-in-2017-budget-adeosun.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017184133/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/272977-n1-6-trillion-released-for-capital-projects-in-2017-budget-adeosun.html" } ], "question": "What was Nigeria's capital expenditure in 2017?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "– Capital Expenditure (excluding Share of\nCapital in Statutory Transfers) = N1.59 trillion\n– Capital Expenditure (including share of\ncapital expenditure in Statutory Transfer) = N1.75 trillion", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230526062814/http://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/Overview-of-the-2016-Budget-and-the-Strategic-Implementation-Plan-for-2016-Budget-of-change.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/Overview-of-the-2016-Budget-and-the-Strategic-Implementation-Plan-for-2016-Budget-of-change.pdf" }, { "answer": "The federal government releasedd a total of 1.2 trillion naira for capital expenses according to the Minister of Finance for 2016", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023053844/https://punchng.com/2016-budget-n1-2tn-released-for-capital-projects/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023053844/https://punchng.com/2016-budget-n1-2tn-released-for-capital-projects/" } ], "question": "What was the recorded as Nigeria's Capital expenditure in 2016" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "TOTAL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE 2,177,866,775,867", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023150443/https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/2017-Appropriation-Act-1.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211023150443/https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/2017-Appropriation-Act-1.pdf" }, { "answer": "The Federal Government has announced that a total of N1.6 trillion (N1,580,270,755,084.44) capital cost was released to Ministries, Departments and Agencies for the 2017 federal budget.\n\nThe Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, made this known in Abuja on Tuesday.\n\nThe N1.6 trillion total capital releases for 2017 is remarkably higher than the N1.2 trillion (N1,219,471,747,443.00) total capital releases for 2016.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017184133/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/272977-n1-6-trillion-released-for-capital-projects-in-2017-budget-adeosun.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211017184133/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/272977-n1-6-trillion-released-for-capital-projects-in-2017-budget-adeosun.html" } ], "question": "How much was recorded as Nigeria's capital expenditure in 2017" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Obama did not declare a \"national\" emergency for flint. He did sign an Emergency declaration for Michigan which covered Flint since it is in that state.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210123021113/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/16/president-obama-signs-michigan-emergency-declaration", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210123021113/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/01/16/president-obama-signs-michigan-emergency-declaration" } ], "question": "Did Obama declare a national emergency for the Flint water crisis?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes $167,000,000 was awarded in funding for Flints water infrastructure.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210416113214/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/2017_-_302_Report_on_Water_Infrastructure_Improvements_for_the_Nation_Act_-_City_of_Flint_Legislative_Report_December_2018_641351_7.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210416113214/https://www.michigan.gov/documents/deq/2017_-_302_Report_on_Water_Infrastructure_Improvements_for_the_Nation_Act_-_City_of_Flint_Legislative_Report_December_2018_641351_7.pdf" } ], "question": "Was the city of Flint in Michigan awarded funds for the water crisis?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Overall, to date, service lines to 7,966 homes have been identified as lead and/or galvanized and have been replaced", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210224203337/https://www.cityofflint.com/2019/01/28/pipes-excavated-at-20490-flint-homes-to-date-through-mayor-weavers-fast-start-initiative/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210224203337/https://www.cityofflint.com/2019/01/28/pipes-excavated-at-20490-flint-homes-to-date-through-mayor-weavers-fast-start-initiative/" } ], "question": "Have works already began to repair and replace the water infrastructure in Flint?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The City of Tshwane had a R1.4 billion deficit in 2015/16.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221956/https://www.tshwane.gov.za/sites/Departments/Financial-Services/Financial-Documents/Approved%20MTREF/02.%20Pre%20Community%20Consultation%20Budget%20Draft%202018%202018%20MTREF%20for%20the%20City%20of%20Tshwane.pdf#page=91", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221956/https://www.tshwane.gov.za/sites/Departments/Financial-Services/Financial-Documents/Approved%20MTREF/02.%20Pre%20Community%20Consultation%20Budget%20Draft%202018%202018%20MTREF%20for%20the%20City%20of%20Tshwane.pdf#page=91" }, { "answer": "The DA inherited a Tshwane rotten to the core from your ANC. We’re working hard to fix that mess AND deliver. As an example, the DA inherited a R2bn deficit from the ANC. By the end of the first financial year in office, under DA-governance, it was corrected, with a surplus", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607173131/https://twitter.com/zilevandamme/status/1084354280390311936", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/zilevandamme/status/1084354280390311936" } ], "question": "Did the Democratic Alliance (DA) inherit a deficit of over R1 billion from the African National Congress (ANC)?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "In 2016–17, Tshwane had a surplus of R730 million.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221956/https://www.tshwane.gov.za/sites/Departments/Financial-Services/Financial-Documents/Approved%20MTREF/02.%20Pre%20Community%20Consultation%20Budget%20Draft%202018%202018%20MTREF%20for%20the%20City%20of%20Tshwane.pdf#page=91", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211228221956/https://www.tshwane.gov.za/sites/Departments/Financial-Services/Financial-Documents/Approved%20MTREF/02.%20Pre%20Community%20Consultation%20Budget%20Draft%202018%202018%20MTREF%20for%20the%20City%20of%20Tshwane.pdf#page=91" } ], "question": "Did the City of Tshwane have a surplus in 2016/17?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "In a Sona Debate on the 12th of February 2019, Gauteng's head of social development, Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, stated that \"In Tshwane, the ANC-led government left a surplus of R736 million in 2016/17.\"", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607173205/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0098lHt_Kc&t=16968s", "source_medium": "Video", "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0098lHt_Kc&t=16968s" } ], "question": "Did the African National Congress (ANC) leave behind a surplus in 2016/17?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "“In Tshwane, the ANC-led government left a surplus of R736 million in 2016/17,” said Gauteng’s head of social development, Nandi Mayathula-Khoza, during the Sona debate.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210721141042/https://youtu.be/U0098lHt_Kc?t=16968", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210721141042/https://youtu.be/U0098lHt_Kc?t=16968" }, { "answer": "ANC regional chairperson Kgosi Maepa reportedly gave the same figure for the surplus.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210721141042/https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/anc-eff-baptism-of-fire-for-new-tshwane-mayor-stevens-mokgalapa-19256896", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210721141042/https://www.iol.co.za/pretoria-news/anc-eff-baptism-of-fire-for-new-tshwane-mayor-stevens-mokgalapa-19256896" } ], "question": "how many persons could confirm the surplus" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Earlier in January, the German Association of Journalists (DJV) urged the state media regulatory authorities not to grant a broadcasting license to the channel Russia Today for its website RT Deutsch.\n\n“Russia Today is not an information medium for us, but a propaganda instrument of the Kremlin, which tries to make politics with disinformation,\" said DJV Federal Chairman Frank Überall. He added that, RT \"has repeatedly invented stories in the past.\" There should not be a broadcasting license for a propaganda station.\"", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214206/https://www.pakistanpoint.com/en/story/544371/germany-not-waging-campaign-against-russian-media-fed.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214206/https://www.pakistanpoint.com/en/story/544371/germany-not-waging-campaign-against-russian-media-fed.html" } ], "question": "Has there been any evidence that the German press has tried to supress or discredit Russian language media?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Following Zakharova’s press conference on January 31, DJV issued a statement saying that there was no campaign against Russian foreign media in Germany, there is only “unanimous criticism toward the methods of their work.”\n\nThe editor-in-chief of T-online.de Florian Harms, and Christian Mihr, the Managing Director of the German office of “Reporters without Borders,” an International NGO based in Paris, joined in denying the Russian allegations.\n\nThe German government also rejected Russian MFA’s accusations that German press, in cooperation with the government, are waging a campaign against Russian media. Government spokesperson Steffen Seibert said, “Those who spread such unfounded claims have little to no idea of Germany and little idea of freedom of the press. I explicitly reject such allegations.”", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201028010242/https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/id_85183034/vorwuerfe-aus-russland-jetzt-reagiert-die-bundesregierung.html#utm_source=websuche&utm_medium=t-online-ergebnisse&utm_campaign=link1", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201028010242/https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/id_85183034/vorwuerfe-aus-russland-jetzt-reagiert-die-bundesregierung.html#utm_source=websuche&utm_medium=t-online-ergebnisse&utm_campaign=link1" } ], "question": "Was this a campaign against Russian Media?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "RT and Sputnik face mistrust not only in Germany, but throughout most of Europe, including Britain and France. The French government has opened an investigation into possible Russian interference during the Yellow Vest protests last year, when social-media accounts linked to Moscow spread false news published by Russia Today and Sputnik.\n\nAn earlier fact check established that Moscow used the two outlets to undermine Emmanuel Macron’s presidential election campaign in 2017.\n\nMacron has stated openly in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin that “Russia Today and Sputnik were agents of influence and propaganda that spread falsehoods about me and my campaign.”\n\nAnd in December 2018, UK’s media regulator Ofcom, which has launched numerous probes of RT activities, found that the Russian channel has failed to comply with Britain’s broadcasting rules, which could result in fines and ultimately revocation of its broadcast license.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214206/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/rt-russia-today-ofcom-banned-impartiality-skripal-syria-galloway-propaganda-a8692141.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210126214206/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/rt-russia-today-ofcom-banned-impartiality-skripal-syria-galloway-propaganda-a8692141.html" } ], "question": "Why are German media critic of Russia?" } ]

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[ "Consultation", "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Ambulatory health care services, Hospitals, Construction, Retail & Wholesale trade, Food services & drinking places, Professional, scientific & technical services, Social assistance, State & local and all other sectors.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211128030838/http://www.conehealthfoundation.com/app/files/public/b7be2b2a-6e55-4b68-ae9b-ad8193b2da49/The-Economic-and-Employment-Costs-of-Not-Expanding-Medicaid-in-North-Carolina.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211128030838/http://www.conehealthfoundation.com/app/files/public/b7be2b2a-6e55-4b68-ae9b-ad8193b2da49/The-Economic-and-Employment-Costs-of-Not-Expanding-Medicaid-in-North-Carolina.pdf" } ], "question": "If Medicaid was expanded into North Carolina what sectors of industry would see an increase in Employment?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "By 2017, potential job losses would\nrise to 36,000 and would continue to climb to 43,000 by 2020.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211128030838/http://www.conehealthfoundation.com/app/files/public/b7be2b2a-6e55-4b68-ae9b-ad8193b2da49/The-Economic-and-Employment-Costs-of-Not-Expanding-Medicaid-in-North-Carolina.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211128030838/http://www.conehealthfoundation.com/app/files/public/b7be2b2a-6e55-4b68-ae9b-ad8193b2da49/The-Economic-and-Employment-Costs-of-Not-Expanding-Medicaid-in-North-Carolina.pdf" } ], "question": "What would be the potential job losses if Medicaid was not expanded into North Carolina." } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Commission estimated damage to all properties at\n£860 million at 1938 replacement cost or £1,450 million (£1.45 Billion) at 1947\nvalues.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201028162127/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/archive/ww/boe-1939-1945-partiv-chapterii#page=35", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201028162127/https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/archive/ww/boe-1939-1945-partiv-chapterii#page=35" } ], "question": "What was the total cost of damage caused to Britain by Germany in World War 2?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Factoring inflation alone at a rate of 4.7% as set by bank of england over this period the total amount would be £38,287,801,729.78", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "38287801729.78*4.7", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "38287801729.78*4.7" } ], "question": "What is £1.45 Billion from 1947 worth in modern day money?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No the debts were written off in 1990: In 1990, the treaty on the final settlement with respect to Germany was signed by West Germany, East Germany, the US, the UK, the Soviet Union and France. It allowed the recently reunited Germany to have full sovereignty over its internal and external affairs. The Government considers that that treaty definitively settled between the parties matters arising out of the second world war. The treaty was laid before the House for clearance under the Ponsonby rule. The Government have no plans to reopen any claim for reparations from Germany in respect of losses sustained during world war two, including for damage caused to UK cities.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210411065109/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-06-20/debates/B8364339-0295-421D-B3CF-409C8CA11D27/UKAndPolishWarReparations#contribution-8BA356BE-3082-40A2-9668-4ECA73431960", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210411065109/https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2018-06-20/debates/B8364339-0295-421D-B3CF-409C8CA11D27/UKAndPolishWarReparations#contribution-8BA356BE-3082-40A2-9668-4ECA73431960" } ], "question": "Does Germany have an outstanding debt to the UK from damages that occurred during World War 2 ?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes, more than 9 million eligible voters aren’t registered for South Africa’s 2019 elections.\nWhile the number of registered voters in 2019 has increased to 26.7 million, the eligible population has increased to about 35.9 million.\nThis puts the registration rate at 74.5% in 2019.\nThis claim is correct.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607173324/https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-05-01-the-disappeared-more-than-15-million-eligible-voters-will-not-vote-on-sas-future/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2019-05-01-the-disappeared-more-than-15-million-eligible-voters-will-not-vote-on-sas-future/" } ], "question": "Are more than a quarter of eligible voters not registered for South Africa’s 2019 elections ?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim", "Position Statement" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes. The United States ranks first in the world for electricity generated from wind, according to the Department of Energy.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230502105643/http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/can-wind-turbines-make-you-sick/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/can-wind-turbines-make-you-sick/" } ], "question": "Does USA have wind turbines?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A 2017 report by Management Information Services Inc found that non-hydro renewable energy (primarily wind and solar) benefited from $158 billion in federal subsidies, or 16% of the total energy subsidies, largely in the form of tax policy and direct federal expenditures on research and development (R&D).", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230421065122/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies_in_the_United_States", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_subsidies_in_the_United_States" } ], "question": "Does USA have a subsidy system for wind turbines?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Lazard, an investment bank, estimated in November 2018 that unsubsidized wind costs between $29-$56 per MWh and with subsidies, wind costs between $14-$47 per MWh.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230314230139/https://www.lazard.com/media/450784/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energy-version-120-vfinal.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.lazard.com/media/450784/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energy-version-120-vfinal.pdf" }, { "answer": "The EIA, estimated the average cost without subsidies would be $48.80/MWh for wind turbines.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230314230139/https://www.lazard.com/media/450784/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energy-version-120-vfinal.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.lazard.com/media/450784/lazards-levelized-cost-of-energy-version-120-vfinal.pdf" } ], "question": "What do America's Wind Turbines cost to product a Megawatt of electricity?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Would America's Wind Turbines be profitable if they were not subsidised?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Mitch Mcconnell is the Senate Republican Leader", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.burr.senate.gov/2011/3/senator-burr-time-to-control-spending-and-reduce-our-debt" } ], "question": "Who is Mitch McConnell?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "the Trump administration announced that it was lifting sanctions against a trio of companies controlled by influential Russian oligarch Oleg V. Deripaska", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210622213604/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/oleg-deripaska-russian-sanctions.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210622213604/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/oleg-deripaska-russian-sanctions.html" } ], "question": "Who is the Russian oligarch from the claim that Congress just lifted sanctions on?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Len Blavatnikgiven, who has donated to Donald Trump's inaugural committee", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210608113417/https://www.forbes.com/profile/len-blavatnik/?sh=d66eb7056f30", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210608113417/https://www.forbes.com/profile/len-blavatnik/?sh=d66eb7056f30" } ], "question": "Who is the Donor the claim refers to?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Len Blavatnik has a stake in Oleg Deripaska’s empire through a company called SUAL Partners Limited", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210622213604/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/oleg-deripaska-russian-sanctions.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210622213604/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/us/politics/oleg-deripaska-russian-sanctions.html" } ], "question": "Is Len Blavatnik associated with oleg Deripaska?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Records show company's Federal election records show AI-Altep Holdings Inc and Access Industries Inc are under his name in donation records with $2.5 million going to McConnell’s Senate Leadership Fund\nfor 2015-16", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210417213421/https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Access+Industries&contributor_name=Ai+Altep+Holding&contributor_name=Blavatnik&two_year_transaction_period=2016&min_date=01%2F01%2F2015&max_date=12%2F31%2F2016", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210417213421/https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=Access+Industries&contributor_name=Ai+Altep+Holding&contributor_name=Blavatnik&two_year_transaction_period=2016&min_date=01%2F01%2F2015&max_date=12%2F31%2F2016" }, { "answer": "Open secret.org Records for 2017 show $1 million to senate leadership fund", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201103011106/https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/donor_detail.php?cycle=2018&id=Ai+Altep+Holdings&type=O&super=N", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201103011106/https://www.opensecrets.org/outsidespending/donor_detail.php?cycle=2018&id=Ai+Altep+Holdings&type=O&super=N" } ], "question": "How much has Len Blavatnik donated to Mitch Mcconnell?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Federal election records for 2017-18 show at least two other donors, Sheldon D. Adelson and Miriam Adelson, gave $25 million (a piece) to his leadership fund.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210417203605/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00571703/?cycle=2018&tab=raising", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210417203605/https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/C00571703/?cycle=2018&tab=raising" } ], "question": "Who do federal election records show as the highest donor to Mitch Mcconells leadership fund?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Bluetooth communications company Cardo Systems was the mastermind behind the popcorn video, produced in 2008.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607174012/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fzephne.merwe%2Fposts%2F10157074747797905%2F%3Fwtsid%3Drdr_006vbrzOD4XlBf2ey&wtsid=rdr_006vbrzOD4XlBf2ey", "source_medium": "Video", "source_url": "https://www.facebook.com/zephne.merwe/videos/10157074747797905/?t=123" } ], "question": "Where does the claim originate from?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Dr Abraham Glezerman, the company’s CEO, said in an interview that the video was part of a viral marketing campaign to create brand awareness and engage users in a “fun” way. It reached more than 18 million people on YouTube in less than five weeks.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607174100/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APxUKP106Hk", "source_medium": "Video", "source_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APxUKP106Hk" } ], "question": "What is known about the videos authenticity?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is no evidence the surgery has been successfully performed on a living human. And experts say it probably never will.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" }, { "answer": "It seems that the the claim is referring to an event that happened in South Africa, which was deemed fake, therefore the claim was refuted", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211110010137/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/worlds-first-head-transplant-success-nineteen-hour-operation/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211110010137/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/worlds-first-head-transplant-success-nineteen-hour-operation/" } ], "question": "The world’s first human head transplant has been successfully achieved?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes, but currently there are not enough clinical studies done, to conclude this. However, step have been done towards the procedure.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230523075452/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6511668/" } ], "question": "Is the head transplantation procedure feasible?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How many Zimbabweans are living in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How many Zimbabwean migrants are there around the world?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "There are about 16 million people in Zimbabwe, and with an estimated four million expatriates living abroad, there are likely more Zimbabweans working outside the country than in it.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230424084358/https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/zimbabwe-robert-mugabe-elephants/life-in-zim/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news2/interactives/zimbabwe-robert-mugabe-elephants/life-in-zim/" } ], "question": "How many Zimbabweans live outside Zimbabwe?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "PZ Cussons, one of the most popular conglomerates in Nigeria", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607174201/https://guardian.ng/news/fact-check-is-pz-leaving-nigeria/amp/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://guardian.ng/news/fact-check-is-pz-leaving-nigeria/amp/" } ], "question": "Who is PZ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Conglomerate giant PZ Cussons Nigeria Plc says it is not leaving Nigeria and that claims of its departure from the country is totally false.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://thenationonlineng.net/were-not-leaving-nigeria-says-pz/amp/" } ], "question": "Have PZ been asked about this claim?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "interview with PBS in July, before she was elected to her seat in Congress.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210225090706/https://www.pbs.org/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-barhhq/", "source_medium": "Video", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210225090706/https://www.pbs.org/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-barhhq/" } ], "question": "When did US Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez allegedly say that owning guns was not a right.?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Not in transcript.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210122012651/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/firing-line/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210122012651/http://www.pbs.org/wnet/firing-line/video/alexandria-ocasio-cortez/" } ], "question": "Does the transcript of this interview show her saying this?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "LA Tlmes", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230318150801/https://www.latlmes.com/breaking/alien-enthusiasts-shot-dead-at-area-51-1", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.latlmes.com/breaking/alien-enthusiasts-shot-dead-at-area-51-1" } ], "question": "Where was this claim published?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A prank website", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230606210433/https://www.latlmes.com/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.latlmes.com/" } ], "question": "What is LA Tlmes?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Almajiri is any child or adult who begs for assistance in the streets or from house to house.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607174619/https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-11-28-voa46/346945.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-11-28-voa46/346945.html" } ], "question": "Who are Almajiris?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Government shall direct its policy towards ensuring that there are equal and adequate educational\nopportunities at all levels.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org/sites/fdl/files/assets/law-library-files/Nigeria_Constitution_1999_en.pdf" }, { "answer": "Every Government in Nigeria shall provide free, compulsory and\nUniversal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary, school age.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230523023132/http://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/NGA87623.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org//sites/default/files/NGA87623.pdf" } ], "question": "Who is responsible for maintaining education in Nigeria ?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "30.05%", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210722064825/https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/countries-by-national-debt", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210722064825/https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/countries-by-national-debt" } ], "question": "What is Nigeria's Debt-GDP ratio" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "There are about 30 more countries with lower Debt to GDP ratio than Nigeria", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210722064825/https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/countries-by-national-debt", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210722064825/https://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/countries-by-national-debt" } ], "question": "Is 30.05% as a Debt to GDP ratio one of the lowest in the world" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The reports show that the Nigerian government earned $68.44 billion in 2011, $62.94 billion in 2012, $58.08 billion in 2013 and $54.56 billion in 2014.\n\nThis was $244 billion over the four years", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220120002744/https://eiti.org/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf" } ], "question": "How much did the Nigerian government earn in the preceding 4 years?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Nigeria had $28.34 billion in foreign reserves and $2 billion in its excess crude account in June 2015, days after Buhari took power, according to the finance ministry.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210616082051/https://www.cbn.gov.ng/IntOps/Reserve.asp", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210616082051/https://www.cbn.gov.ng/IntOps/Reserve.asp" } ], "question": "Were there any savings?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Nigeria had $28.34 billion in foreign reserves and $2 billion in its excess crude account in June 2015, days after Buhari took power, according to the finance ministry.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180153/http://whistle.finance.gov.ng/Pages/default.aspx", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180153/http://whistle.finance.gov.ng/Pages/default.aspx" } ], "question": "Did the finance minister confirm the lack of savings" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Oh goodness gracious. We can be civil, cheerful, respectful to & friends with people who don’t share our religious beliefs. Sometimes, we even marry them. I’m a Methodist & my husband is Jewish, thank you for asking. A very happy New Year to you Rhonda!", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175145/https://twitter.com/ChelseaClinton/status/948635743399940098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/ChelseaClinton/status/948635743399940098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" } ], "question": "Did Chelsea Clinton specifically say that Satanism is a religion that deserves respect?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "In 2017, @ChurchofSatan & I were put on a few threads together. In 2018, it’s...@Hooters. What a time to be alive Chrissy!", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210705123937/https://twitter.com/ChelseaClinton/status/948300041143357440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210705123937/https://twitter.com/ChelseaClinton/status/948300041143357440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" } ], "question": "Has Chelsea Clinton ever mentioned the Church of Satan?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Why do Satanists worship The Devil?\n\nWe don’t. Satanists are atheists. We see the universe as being indifferent to us, and so all morals and values are subjective human constructions.\n\nOur position is to be self-centered, with ourselves being the most important person (the “God”) of our subjective universe, so we are sometimes said to worship ourselves. Our current High Priest Gilmore calls this the step moving from being an atheist to being an “I-Theist.”\n\nSatan to us is a symbol of pride, liberty and individualism, and it serves as an external metaphorical projection of our highest personal potential. We do not believe in Satan as a being or person.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210729144910/https://www.churchofsatan.com/faq-fundamental-beliefs/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210729144910/https://www.churchofsatan.com/faq-fundamental-beliefs/" } ], "question": "Is the Church of Satan involved in satanism?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "National Treasury, infrastructure spending in the past 10 complete financial years, came to R2.3 trillion.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "How much money has been invested in infrastructure projects in South Africa over the past 10 years?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "...infrastructure spending across the public sector, which includes national, provincial and\nlocal government, as well as state-owned companies and other public entities. Public funds allocated to public-private\npartnerships are also included.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175213/https://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/Annexure%20D.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/Annexure%20D.pdf" } ], "question": "Where is the infrastructure money spent on?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "R2.3 trillion", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "What is the total amount invested in infrastructure projects in South Africa in the past 10 financial years?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The annexure presents estimates of infrastructure spending across the public sector, which includes national, provincial and\nlocal government, as well as state-owned companies and other public entities. Public funds allocated to public-private\npartnerships are also included.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413110818/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/Annexure%20D.pdf#page=1", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413110818/http://www.treasury.gov.za/documents/national%20budget/2018/review/Annexure%20D.pdf#page=1" } ], "question": "What areas of infrastructure are included in the total amount?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The National Treasury confirmed that schools, clinics, roads and the freight logistics network were among these projects.", "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Are schools, clinics, roads, and freight logistics networks among the infrastructure projects?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No exact answer could be found, but this is found - The South African Schools ‘Act (1996) makes schooling compulsory for children aged 7\nto 15. This has resulted in the sustained participation of over 95% in schooling since the\nmid to late 1990s", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175232/https://www.dhet.gov.za/Reports%20Doc%20Library/Education%20For%20All%20-%202005%20Country%20Status%20Report%20SOUTH%20AFRICA.pdf", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "https://www.dhet.gov.za/Reports%20Doc%20Library/Education%20For%20All%20-%202005%20Country%20Status%20Report%20SOUTH%20AFRICA.pdf" }, { "answer": "It ranges from between 89.7% and 94%, depending on the age.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175250/https://resep.sun.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DOe-2008-Learner-Retention-report.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://resep.sun.ac.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/DOe-2008-Learner-Retention-report.pdf#page=69" } ], "question": "What was the school enrolment rates for children aged 7-15 in 1994 in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found. But figures were found for 2017 with their being 14 million learners at school in 2017", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530193839/http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0318/P03182017.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://www.statssa.gov.za/publications/P0318/P03182017.pdf" } ], "question": "What was the school enrolment rates for children aged 7-15 in 2019 in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "As stipulated in the South African Schools Act of 1996, all children between the ages of 7 and 15 are compelled to attend school. Parents and guardians should ensure that all learners of this age are registered to go to school and that their children attend school regularly.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175401/https://www.education.gov.za/Informationfor/ParentsandGuardians/SchoolAdmissions.aspx", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.education.gov.za/Informationfor/ParentsandGuardians/SchoolAdmissions.aspx" } ], "question": "What's the compulsory school age in South Africa?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "3 263 331.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230606154032/https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/Housing-delivery-1994-to-2018.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/Housing-delivery-1994-to-2018.pdf" } ], "question": "How many houses have been built in South Africa from 1994 to 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How many people benefitted from the \n3 263 331 homes built in South Africa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "President Kgalema Motlanthe said: \"Government's social programmes have improved the asset base of the poor, in the form of housing with 2.6-million subsidised houses provided.\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230524072603/http://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/over-26mil-houses-built-1994", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/over-26mil-houses-built-1994" } ], "question": "What was President Kgalema statement on the construction of free houses" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "2017/18\nR14.1 billion disbursed in student financial aid.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175510/https://www.nsfas.org.za/content/reports/AnnualReport2018.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.nsfas.org.za/content/reports/AnnualReport2018.pdf" } ], "question": "How much financial aid was given by the Nafas in 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How much financial aid was given by the Nafas in 1994?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "From 1991 to 2014, the number of higher education students funded has\nincreased from 7 240 to 186 150, consistently showing a higher proportion\nof female students (for only two years of the 24 years is this less than\n50%), African students (most – 21 of 24 years – this is higher than 85%)\nfollowed by Coloured students, then Indian and then white students\n(usually between 1,7% to 3,9%).\n The funds to support these students increased from R22m in 1991 to\nR6,6bn in 2014, with the most significant growth in the years from 2010 to\n2014", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175610/https://www.nsfas.org.za/content/reports/Research%20Topic%204%20-%20Fact%20Sheet%201%20-%20The%20Impact%20of%20NSFAS%20-%20V1_18March2016.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.nsfas.org.za/content/reports/Research%20Topic%204%20-%20Fact%20Sheet%201%20-%20The%20Impact%20of%20NSFAS%20-%20V1_18March2016.pdf" } ], "question": "Has financial aid for South African students increased since 1994?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The enrolment rates for children aged seven to 15 in 1994 vary between 89.7% and 97.7%. This data was calculated using the 1994 October Household Survey. But Stats SA previously cautioned against using data from this survey because there were sampling and fieldwork issues.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210302051737/https://africacheck.org//reports/more-claims-of-south-africas-spectacular-transformation-fact-checked/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210302051737/https://africacheck.org//reports/more-claims-of-south-africas-spectacular-transformation-fact-checked/" } ], "question": "Why is it not advisable to trust the data provided" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "$2,963", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175643/https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/informational_papers/january_2019/0013_property_tax_level_in_wisconsin_informational_paper_13.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/informational_papers/january_2019/0013_property_tax_level_in_wisconsin_informational_paper_13.pdf" } ], "question": "What were property taxes in Wisconsin in 2010?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2017 - 2018: $2,876", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607175643/https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/informational_papers/january_2019/0013_property_tax_level_in_wisconsin_informational_paper_13.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lfb/informational_papers/january_2019/0013_property_tax_level_in_wisconsin_informational_paper_13.pdf" } ], "question": "What were property taxes in Wisconsin on 11 January 2019?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The new plan focuses on what the NHS can deliver, and how. In terms of what, the aim is to shift the NHS model of care further upstream: more preventive care, closer integration of services in the community for people with chronic conditions, better coordination of urgent care to reduce demand on emergency departments, and outpatient visits reduced by a third. Improvements are promised in priority services, including mental health, maternity, and cancer. And there is a welcome emphasis on the NHS’s role in tackling health inequalities. Gaps in life expectancy in England are wide, growing, and unjust.5", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230404142713/http://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l84", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l84" } ], "question": "What is The NHS Long Term Plan?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "NHS England’s Chief Executive, Simon Stevens, has written the plan at the request of the prime minister. He says it can save up to half a million lives by focusing on killer conditions and getting people to live healthier lifestyles.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.itv.com/news/2019-01-07/big-questions-left-unanswered-in-long-term-strategy-for-nhs" } ], "question": "How will the NHS Long Term Plan save 500,000 lives?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "What is the breakdown of the 500,000 people saved?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "NHS says itself in the plan, not all of the goals it sets are meant to be fulfilled within ten years, some are over a shorter time frame", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190728185538/https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nhs-long-term-plan.pdf#page=44", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190728185538/https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nhs-long-term-plan.pdf#page=44" } ], "question": "What is the time frame the NHS plan towards saving 500,000" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "n January 2019, when Obi made the claim, the clock’s estimate was 90.9 million extremely poor Nigerians or close to half of the country’s estimated population of 195.7 million.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230605033847/https://worldpoverty.io/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://worldpoverty.io/" } ], "question": "Does Nigeria's 90 million people live in extreme poverty during 2018/2019?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "the unemployment rate for young people (15-35years)", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/q4_2017_-_q3_2018_unemployment_report.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/q4_2017_-_q3_2018_unemployment_report.pdf" } ], "question": "How does the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics define \"young people\" in it's data?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "For the period under review, Q3, 2018, the unemployment rate for young people (15-35years)\ndeclined to 29.7% in Q3, 2018 from 30.50% in Q2 2018.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/q4_2017_-_q3_2018_unemployment_report.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/q4_2017_-_q3_2018_unemployment_report.pdf" }, { "answer": "These age groups, 15-24 years and 25-34 years combined represent the youth population in Nigeria\nand have a combined unemployment and underemployment rate of 55.4% or 24.5 million (13.1 million\nunemployed and another 11.3 million underemployed", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/q4_2017_-_q3_2018_unemployment_report.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/q4_2017_-_q3_2018_unemployment_report.pdf" } ], "question": "How many young people are unemployed in Nigeria?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "$244 billion", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180153/https://eiti.org/sites/default/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf#page=29", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180153/https://eiti.org/sites/default/files/documents/neiti-oil-gas-report-2015-full-report-281217.pdf#page=29" } ], "question": "How much did Nigeria earn in 2011-2014?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Nigeria had $28.34 billion in foreign reserves and $2 billion in its excess crude account in June 2015, days after Buhari took power, according to the finance ministry.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210616082051/https://www.cbn.gov.ng/IntOps/Reserve.asp", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210616082051/https://www.cbn.gov.ng/IntOps/Reserve.asp" } ], "question": "Were there any savings from this revenue?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "From an article in March 2015 - 'Just three weeks ago, the two representatives said, the militants controlled 14 local governments in Nigeria’s north. Today, they control only four.'", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230401213422/https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/11/nigerian-officials-military-expects-to-win-back-all-boko-haram-territory-this-month/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/03/11/nigerian-officials-military-expects-to-win-back-all-boko-haram-territory-this-month/" } ], "question": "How many local governments were Boko Haram holding in the northeast of Nigeria prior to 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How many territories in the North of Nigeria does Boko Haram hold in 2019?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is no record of her saying this on social media, news outlets, or deleted tweets.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201219171254/https://www.instagram.com/aoc/?hl=en", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201219171254/https://www.instagram.com/aoc/?hl=en" } ], "question": "Is Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez quoted as saying: \n\n“The only reason Trump is keeping his campaign promises is to influence the outcome of the election.”?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The capital expenditure component of the spending in 2016 was only N173bn of the projected N1.58tn. However, some of the capital expenses were carried into the new fiscal year 2017 in line with the clause attached to the Appropriation act.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180016/https://medium.com/@BudgITng/analysis-highlights-from-the-2016-budget-implementation-report-4c16f66b10eb", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://medium.com/@BudgITng/analysis-highlights-from-the-2016-budget-implementation-report-4c16f66b10eb" } ], "question": "What was the capital expenditure component of Nigeria's spending in 2016?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "the Minister of Power, Works and Housing (PWH), Babatunde Raji Fashola suggest that his ministry did not complete any capital project in 2017, despite receiving the largest capital expenditure allocation across all parastatals. \n\nDespite the Ministry's reports, the Debt Management Office (DMO) stated that it released ₦1.2 trillion to finance capital projects in 2017. Given the size of Mr Fashola's ministry, it is improbable that they received none of these funds. The implication is that the Ministry received these funds too late in the year to execute for that calendar year.\n\nThat is highly plausible. Afterall, in December 2017, the Minister of Finance announced the Ministry released ₦750 billion for capital projects. These projects effectively become 2018 projects.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180036/https://www.stears.co/article/nigeria-and-the-failure-of-capital-expenditure/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.stears.co/article/nigeria-and-the-failure-of-capital-expenditure/" } ], "question": "What was the capital expenditure component of Nigeria's spending in 2017?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "From July to September 2017 the country’s unemployment rate increased to 18.8% from 16.2% in the previous three months.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180103/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerian-joblessness-all-time-high-checking-politicians-claims", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerian-joblessness-all-time-high-checking-politicians-claims" } ], "question": "How many unemployed people are there in Nigeria?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "In 2011, the unemployment rate was higher - at 23.9%.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180103/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerian-joblessness-all-time-high-checking-politicians-claims", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerian-joblessness-all-time-high-checking-politicians-claims" } ], "question": "Have there been higher levels of unemployment in Nigeria before this?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The calculation method was changed in 2014 so comparing historical figures with current figures would be wrong.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180103/https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerian-joblessness-all-time-high-checking-politicians-claims", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/nigerian-joblessness-all-time-high-checking-politicians-claims" } ], "question": "Has there been a change how unemployment figures are calculated?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "In Nigeria, Almajiri is any child or adult who begs for assistance in the streets or from house to house. Islamic teachings strongly prohibit begging except in very special circumstances.\nThe majority of Almajiris in Nigeria are children from 3 to 18 years old. Community leaders say these children are totally neglected by their parents.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607174619/https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-11-28-voa46/346945.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-11-28-voa46/346945.html" } ], "question": "What are Almajiris?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "2.-( 1) Every Government in Nigeria sha.ll provide free, compulsory and\nUniversal basic education for every child of primary and junior secondary, school age.\n(2) Every parent shall ensure that his child or ward attends and completes his -\n(a) primary school education; and\n(b) junior secondary school education,\nby endeavouring to send the child to primary and junior secondary schools.\n(3) The stake-holders in education in a Local Government Area, shall ensure\nthat every parent or person who has the care and custody of a child performs the duty\nimposed on him under section 2(2) of this Act.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230523023132/http://africacheck.org/sites/default/files/NGA87623.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://africacheck.org//sites/default/files/NGA87623.pdf" } ], "question": "Are Nigerian children entitled to a free education?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Local government councils.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org/sites/fdl/files/assets/law-library-files/Nigeria_Constitution_1999_en.pdf" } ], "question": "Who is responsible for providing primary education in Nigeria?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "no", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180153/http://whistle.finance.gov.ng/Pages/default.aspx", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210720180153/http://whistle.finance.gov.ng/Pages/default.aspx" } ], "question": "does nigeria have a active vice president" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "wokenews.com", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022209/https://wokennews.com/2018/12/25/vegans-now-claiming-that-stuffing-the-turkey-to-be-sexual-assault/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201112022209/https://wokennews.com/2018/12/25/vegans-now-claiming-that-stuffing-the-turkey-to-be-sexual-assault/" } ], "question": "Where was the claim first published" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Their \"About Us\" page reads, \"WokenNews.com original content created by it’s writers is solely for entertainment purposes. Any similarities to real-life events are entirely coincidental and/or created for satirical and amusement purposes.\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014543/https://wokennews.com/about/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201112014543/https://wokennews.com/about/" } ], "question": "What kind of site is wokenews.com" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "In other words, declaring ISIS has been “beaten” or “defeated,” as President Trump did in December 2018, is flat-out wrong and would be worthy of Pinocchios.More recently, he has said that the United States has liberated “virtually 100 percent of ISIS in Iraq and Syria” and that the caliphate is “almost knocked out.” These assertions are closer to reality. ISIS can no longer claim it has a territorial caliphate in Iraq and Syria. It no longer controls land or operates a government.\n\nThat, however, doesn’t mean it could not resurge, as the president’s aides have made clear. In comparison with the last time the United States withdrew forces, the situation is eerily similar if not arguably worse.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230507045728/https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/timeline-us-policy-isis" } ], "question": "Have Iraq and Syria been ‘liberated’ from ISIS, as President Trump says?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "In 2013, music director Salil Kulkarni came to me with the song,\" Lata Mangeshkar said.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180849/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/" } ], "question": "When did Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar record a Marathi song \"Aata Visavyache Kshana\"?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Lataji assured her fans she has no plans to retire.\n\n“I will continue to sing till my last breath. Music is the essence of my existence.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180849/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/" } ], "question": "What is Lata Mangeshkar's opinion about retirement?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "I just can’t connect with today’s film songs. So I have bowed out. As far as non-film songs are concerned, I will continue to sing them no matter what.”", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180849/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/" } ], "question": "What genre of songs does Lata Mangeshkar sing?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "she refuted those claims herself", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200803150511/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200803150511/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/music/lata-mangeshkar-on-her-retirement-5480720/" } ], "question": "Was the announment made by JHOOTH BOLE KAUVA KAATE" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "“Knock off the first one, and then go after the second one,” she said.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210822144718/https://www.theamericanmirror.com/blog/2018/09/16/newspaper-publishers-association-honors-maxine-waters-with-leadership-award/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210822144718/https://www.theamericanmirror.com/blog/2018/09/16/newspaper-publishers-association-honors-maxine-waters-with-leadership-award/" } ], "question": "Did U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters say ''I say, we knock off Trump and then, go after Pence. We have the power.''" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "that an ousted President Trump would lead to a President Pence.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210822144718/https://www.theamericanmirror.com/blog/2018/09/16/newspaper-publishers-association-honors-maxine-waters-with-leadership-award/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210822144718/https://www.theamericanmirror.com/blog/2018/09/16/newspaper-publishers-association-honors-maxine-waters-with-leadership-award/" } ], "question": "What was she referring to when she made this statement?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "She went on to say “We have the power. We have the numbers, but we’ve got to understand our power and we’ve got to use our power,”", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210822144718/https://www.theamericanmirror.com/blog/2018/09/16/newspaper-publishers-association-honors-maxine-waters-with-leadership-award/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210822144718/https://www.theamericanmirror.com/blog/2018/09/16/newspaper-publishers-association-honors-maxine-waters-with-leadership-award/" } ], "question": "Was there any context to the statement she made?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Does President Donald Trump use the prescription drug Adderall?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Adderall, the brand name for dextroamphetamine-amphetamine, is typically prescribed for conditions like attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230402092843/https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/02/16/adderall-abuse-rising-young-adults/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://hub.jhu.edu/2016/02/16/adderall-abuse-rising-young-adults/" } ], "question": "What is Adderall?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "His list includes Crestor for high cholesterol, aspirin to prevent heart attacks, antibiotics to treat skin rosacea, Propecia for baldness, and Ambien to help him rest on flights.\n\nThat's according to White House physician Ronny Jackson, who released information about Trump's yearly physical, which was conducted last week, at a press conference on Tuesday.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607180956/https://www.businessinsider.com/medications-drugs-trump-takes-2018-1?r=US&IR=T", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/medications-drugs-trump-takes-2018-1?r=US&IR=T" } ], "question": "Is President Donald Trump on any medication?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is no cure for diabetes.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230323095612/https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/diabetes", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/diabetes" } ], "question": "Is there a cure for diabetes?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Diabetes can't be cured. Treatment aims to keep your blood glucose levels as normal as possible and control your symptoms.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607181021/https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/conditions/type-1-diabetes" } ], "question": "Can Type 1 diabetes be cured?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Diabetes is a lifelong disease and there is no cure.\n\nSome people with type 2 diabetes no longer need medicine if they lose weight and become more active.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230329034438/https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/type-2-diabetes", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/type-2-diabetes" } ], "question": "Is there a cure for Type 2 diabetes?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "\"This false smear originated four months ago on a QAnon conspiracy account. It is obviously and categorically untrue.\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" }, { "answer": "Thanks for flagging. This is some very seriously fake news. \n\nClue No. 1: A website you’ve never heard of citing an LAT story that doesn’t exist.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607181111/https://twitter.com/cbellantoni/status/1075150699091046400", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/cbellantoni/status/1075150699091046400" } ], "question": "Did U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff use taxpayer money to reach a sexual harassment settlement with a 19-year-old male?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison", "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "£674,418,036", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20181207014445/https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-19/27365/", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20181207014445/https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-19/27365/" } ], "question": "How much did the UK pay to other countries for the treatment of British citizens in those countries" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "£49,736,125", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20181207014445/https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-19/27365/", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20181207014445/https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-19/27365/" } ], "question": "How much did other countries pay to the UK for the treatment of their own citizens in the UK" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is no record of him ever saying this.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210419193239/https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/machel/1972/build-nation.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210419193239/https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/machel/1972/build-nation.htm" } ], "question": "is Samora Machel quoted as saying “The day you hear the whites speak of me in good terms, don’t share your secrets with me, because that means I would have betrayed you already.”" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "quoted as saying \"there are whites born in Mozambique who want to join our ranks. We do not consider these as foreigners who support us. Such a man is one of us and it is his duty, just as it is my duty, to liberate Mozambique.\"", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210419193239/https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/machel/1972/build-nation.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210419193239/https://www.marxists.org/subject/africa/machel/1972/build-nation.htm" } ], "question": "Is Samora Machel known to be racist?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "“Black Friday” was likely first used in 1951 – over 80 years after slavery ended in the US.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230518183733/https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/" } ], "question": "When was the term black friday first recorded in use?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "He actually said \"Today we have 33 crore bank accounts opened. In Chhattisgarh alone, 1.25 crore bank accounts have been opened for the people who had never visited a bank before.\"", "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Video", "source_url": "https://www.narendramodi.in/pm-modi-addresses-public-meeting-at-ambikapur-chhattisgarh-542273" } ], "question": "Did PM Narendra Modi say that 33crore bank accounts were opened in Chhattisgarh?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The Yale University Library comprises three central libraries—Sterling Memorial Library, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Library", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328193527/https://divinity.yale.edu/academics/libraries-collections-and-other-university-sources", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://divinity.yale.edu/academics/libraries-collections-and-other-university-sources" } ], "question": "Does Yale have a rare book library?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is a kernal of truth to this. Instead of water sprinklers that would harm the rare books collections, a combination of halon and Inergen gases would be pumped into the stacks to stop the combustion process, and thus the spread of fire.\n\nThey do lower the percentage of oxygen, but not enough to kill anyone.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607181843/https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2010/02/04/myths-abound-about-beinecke/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2010/02/04/myths-abound-about-beinecke/" } ], "question": "Does the Beinecke Library have a fire-extinguishing system removes the air from the book stacks dooming anyone inside to a slow death by asphyxiation?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Inergen is a breathable fire extinguishing agent.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607181907/https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/el/fire_research/R0301006.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.nist.gov/system/files/documents/el/fire_research/R0301006.pdf" } ], "question": "What is Inergen?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No, that's not true: The U.S.has the second highest number of homicides -- behind Brazil -- but the nation's murder rate (the number of homicides for every 100,000 population) is way down the chart globally. Those five cities account for just 8 percent of total number of homicides in the U.S. annually. Removing them would not significantly change the U.S. murder rate ranking and it would still be number two in total homicides.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://www.quora.com/If-you-removed-the-cities-and-states-with-the-strictest-gun-control-laws-ie-Chicago-Detroit-etc-from-the-overall-homicide-by-gun-statistics-how-would-the-USA-then-compare-with-other-countries", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.quora.com/If-you-removed-the-cities-and-states-with-the-strictest-gun-control-laws-ie-Chicago-Detroit-etc-from-the-overall-homicide-by-gun-statistics-how-would-the-USA-then-compare-with-other-countries" } ], "question": "Does the United States rank third in murders throughout the world and would removing the cities of Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C., St. Louis, and New Orleans from the total make the U.S. 189th out of 193 countries in the world in homicides?" } ]

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[ "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Scott Austin, president of the Pasadena Firefighters Association said in a tweet: \nMr. President, with all due respect, you are wrong. The fires in So. Cal are urban interface fires and have NOTHING to do with forest management. Come to SoCal and learn the facts & help the victims. Scott Austin, Pres IAFF 809", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230324222503/https://twitter.com/PFA809/status/1061371157583032320", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/pfa809/status/1061371157583032320" }, { "answer": "Brain Rice - President of the Californias professional firefighters-\n It was ill timed. And it’s ignorant. It’s a statement of an ignorant man. … I love my country. I am proud to be an American. But I am disgusted with my president.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20221108045952/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sab_UHYlHE&feature=youtu.be&t=109", "source_medium": "Video", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20221108045952/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sab_UHYlHE&feature=youtu.be&t=109" } ], "question": "Did anyone from the fire services comment on the claim?" } ]