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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "St. Louis, Atlanta, Orlando, Detroit, etc", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.usnews.com/news/cities/slideshows/the-11-most-dangerous-us-cities?slide=12" } ], "question": "What are the highest murderous cities in the United states" }, { "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 ranking of the United states in world murder" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Those five cities account for just 8 percent of total number of homicides in the U.S. annually", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230408111921/https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/murder", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/murder" } ], "question": "What percentage of total US homicides do Chicago, Detroit, Washington D.C , St Louis and New Orleans account for?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No. Not counting those five cities, the number is still the second highest in the world.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210504225445/https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/tables/table-6", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210504225445/https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2017/crime-in-the-u.s.-2017/topic-pages/tables/table-6" } ], "question": "Would removing those five cities from the figures, change America's position in the world chart?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "214 \n\n\"Georgia, a state where 31 percent of the population is African American and 9 percent is Latino, has 214 fewer polling places. Georgia stands out because its counties have closed higher percentages of voting locations than any other state in our study.\"", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210622053336/https://civilrights.org/democracy-diverted/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210622053336/https://civilrights.org/democracy-diverted/" } ], "question": "Were 214 polling stations closed while Brian Kemp was in office?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "At least 53,000 voter registration applications", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230517012840/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/11/17964104/georgia-voter-registration-suppression-purges-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/11/17964104/georgia-voter-registration-suppression-purges-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp" } ], "question": "How many registration voters did Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp put on hold?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "70% of votes by African Americans were put on hold.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230327140005/https://inthesetimes.com/article/brian-kemp-voter-suppression-election-georgia", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://inthesetimes.com/article/brian-kemp-voter-suppression-election-georgia" } ], "question": "How many registration votes by African Americans were put on hold?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Kemp’s office is holding the applications because they were flagged in the state’s “exact match” process. Under this system, information on a voter application must exactly match data on file with the state’s Department of Driver Services or the Social Security Administration. If the information does not match — often due to things like a misspelled name, a middle name not being fully written out, or a missing hyphen — an application is held for additional screening and the applicant is notified and given a period to correct their information.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230517012840/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/11/17964104/georgia-voter-registration-suppression-purges-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/11/17964104/georgia-voter-registration-suppression-purges-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp" } ], "question": "Why were 53,000 voter registrations on hold?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Kemp’s office has repeatedly argued that voters flagged in the system will still be able to vote on Election Day if they present identification.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230517012840/https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/11/17964104/georgia-voter-registration-suppression-purges-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/11/17964104/georgia-voter-registration-suppression-purges-stacey-abrams-brian-kemp" } ], "question": "Would voters whose vote registers were held still be able to vote in person?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "He is former president of South Africa’s neighbour Mozambique and leader of anti-colonial armed group Frelimo", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607182438/https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/samora-machel-remembered-greatly", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/samora-machel-remembered-greatly" } ], "question": "Who is Samora Machel?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Shivambu, the deputy president and parliamentary chief whip of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) claimed that Machel used to say this, and Shivambu posted this on his twitter without sources.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210321171906/https://twitter.com/FloydShivambu/status/1097017922638303232", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210321171906/https://twitter.com/FloydShivambu/status/1097017922638303232" } ], "question": "Is there any evidence that he said this?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "It was well documented that Machel was a lifelong anti-racist and welcomed white people born in Mozambique to join in Frelimo's struggle. He also appointed white people in his government.", "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 this in character with Machel?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Irregular expenditure is expenditure that was not incurred in the manner prescribed by legislation; in other words, somewhere in the process that led to the expenditure, the auditee did not comply with the applicable legislation.\nSuch expenditure does not necessarily mean that money had been wasted or that fraud had been committed. It is an indicator of non-compliance in the process that needs to be investigated by management to determine whether it was an unintended error, negligence or done with the intention to work against the requirements of legislation (which, for example, require that procurement should be fair, equitable, transparent, competitive and cost-effective).", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210724175701/https://www.agsa.co.za/Portals/0/Reports/PFMA/201718/GR/PFMA2017-18%20Consolidated%20General%20Report.pdf#page=129", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210724175701/https://www.agsa.co.za/Portals/0/Reports/PFMA/201718/GR/PFMA2017-18%20Consolidated%20General%20Report.pdf#page=129" } ], "question": "What is irregular expenditure?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "R423 Billion.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210724175701/https://www.agsa.co.za/Portals/0/Reports/PFMA/201718/GR/PFMA2017-18%20Consolidated%20General%20Report.pdf#page=72", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210724175701/https://www.agsa.co.za/Portals/0/Reports/PFMA/201718/GR/PFMA2017-18%20Consolidated%20General%20Report.pdf#page=72" } ], "question": "What was South Africa's Western Cape provinces irregular expenditure in 2016/17?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "R44 Million.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210724175701/https://www.agsa.co.za/Portals/0/Reports/PFMA/201718/GR/PFMA2017-18%20Consolidated%20General%20Report.pdf#page=72", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210724175701/https://www.agsa.co.za/Portals/0/Reports/PFMA/201718/GR/PFMA2017-18%20Consolidated%20General%20Report.pdf#page=72" } ], "question": "What was South Africa's Western Cape provinces irregular expenditure in 2017/18?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "\"Toothpaste contains certain ingredients -- baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, menthol, essential oils, triclosan -- that cause pimples to dry out,\" However, \"there are no ingredients in toothpaste that make this method more effective than conventional treatments.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607182605/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/toothpaste-pimples-acne-dry-out_n_1994320", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/toothpaste-pimples-acne-dry-out_n_1994320" }, { "answer": "Some toothpastes contain Triclosan, a bacteria-fighting agent that was more commonly found in soaps and body washes (and recently banned from most of those soap products), is the very ingredient in toothpaste that is frequently touted for its ability to dry out blemishes—but, it’s also been shown to cause hormone disruption,", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.rd.com/article/toothpaste-for-acne/" } ], "question": "Are there ingredients in toothpaste that help reduce acne spots better than conventional treatments" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Toothpaste irritates the skin, so some may believe that it dries out pimples, but what it really does is irritate and cause redness and peeling", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230607182605/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/toothpaste-pimples-acne-dry-out_n_1994320", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/toothpaste-pimples-acne-dry-out_n_1994320" } ], "question": "What does toothpaste do to acne" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "An internet search turns up many quick-fixes for pimples. Here’s Dr. Khetarpal’s take on some of the most common ones.\n\nToothpaste. Many toothpastes contain ingredients like alcohol or baking soda that may help dry out a pimple. But, toothpaste also contains other ingredients that aren’t intended to be put directly on your face. She cautions that using toothpaste to treat a pimple could possibly irritate your skin.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200420001125/https://health.clevelandclinic.org/a-dermatologists-advice-on-how-to-get-rid-of-a-pimple/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200420001125/https://health.clevelandclinic.org/a-dermatologists-advice-on-how-to-get-rid-of-a-pimple/" } ], "question": "Can toothpaste be used to treat pimples?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Skin irritation\n\nApplying the paste on acne is one of the most tried and tested home remedies. The ingredient triclosan kills the bacteria causing acne on the skin. This ingredient immediately acts on the pimple and gives you fast results and sounds very promising. But, this hack also comes with a lot of skin irritation. The paste is made for teeth, which means the concentration is higher and harsher, hence the itching and the burning sensation is caused.\n\nDryness\n\nWhen it comes to those big hideous pimples, toothpaste can immediately decrease the size. You may banish the pimple size, but this will also make your skin extremely dry. If you have acne-prone skin, then you can even witness more zits with the skin irritation and dryness.\n\nScars\n\nAt worst situations, applying the paste on acne can also lead to scars. For those angry red zits, toothpaste will cause a lot of burning sensation, which will eventually dry out the pimple. But with such harsh reaction, sometimes you can also be left with an ugly acne scar.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608133311/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/why-you-should-not-apply-toothpaste-on-your-acne/photostory/64732516.cms?picid=64732584", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/beauty/why-you-should-not-apply-toothpaste-on-your-acne/photostory/64732516.cms?picid=64732584" }, { "answer": "According to Dr Sharkar, \"Although toothpaste will dry out your pimple, it may also leave you with dry, irritated, flaky, and peeling red skin.\" It's important to know that most generic toothpastes contain ingredients such as baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, alcohol, menthol, and calcium carbonate, which will irritate your skin and might even burn it, depending on how long you leave the toothpaste on. Besides, as she rightly pointed out to me, many people are already seeking out more natural or gentle alternatives to commercial toothpaste, and \"if it's not good enough for brushing our teeth, why would it be good enough for treating our spots?\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.popsugar.co.uk/beauty/Should-You-Put-Toothpaste-Spots-43609599" } ], "question": "What are the cons of using toothpaste on acne spots?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The reason why toothpaste is said to help reduce acne is an ingredient called triclosan, which is antibacterial and assists in killing the acne causing bacteria. However, triclosan is a controversial ingredient which has been liked to hormone disruption, so many companies are ditching the component altogether. So, if the toothpaste does not contain triclosan, you might not get any acne healing results.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608133604/https://www.thehealthsite.com/beauty/acne/can-applying-toothpaste-help-you-get-rid-of-acne-t0817-512893/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.thehealthsite.com/beauty/acne/can-applying-toothpaste-help-you-get-rid-of-acne-t0817-512893/" } ], "question": "Does toothpaste help reduce acne?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "South Carolina electrocuted 14-year-old George Stinney, the youngest person to be executed by an American state since the 1800s", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608133638/https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/george-stinney-hearing/index.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/21/us/george-stinney-hearing/index.html" } ], "question": "How old was George Stinney when he was convicted of murder and electrocuted" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Committee on Practice Bulletins-Gynecology of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has released a practice bulletin on sterilization. “ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 46: Benefits and Risks of Sterilization” appears in the September 2003 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology.\n\nAccording to ACOG, tubal sterilization may be recommended as a safe and effective method for women who desire permanent contraception. Women should be counseled that tubal ligation is not intended to be reversible; therefore, those who do not want permanent contraception should be counseled to consider other methods of contraception.\n\nTo reduce future regret, the patient and her partner, when appropriate, should be counseled.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608133803/https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2004/0215/p994.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2004/0215/p994.html" } ], "question": "What is the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommendations to physicians about tubal ligation?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Starchy foods are our main source of carbohydrate and have an important role in a healthy diet.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608133830/https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/food-types/starchy-foods-and-carbohydrates/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/starchy-foods-and-carbohydrates/" } ], "question": "Are foods containing starch harmful?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Generally yes although starch free mayonnaise has been developed.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608133859/https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/hydrosol-develops-low-fat-mayonnaise-without-starch.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/hydrosol-develops-low-fat-mayonnaise-without-starch.html" } ], "question": "Does mayonnaise contain starch?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Pick an apple off a tree, buff it a little and it will shine! That’s because the fruit is coated with a layer of natural wax that protects it from drying out and helps to prevent fungi from getting a foothold.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230509075151/https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0" } ], "question": "Do apples naturally have a coat of wax?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The wax is a mixture of up to fifty different compounds, most of which fall into the chemical category known as esters. There are also alcohols like heptacosanol and malol as well as hydrocarbons such as triacontane, C30H62. This compound can also be isolated from petroleum and is sometimes applied to fruit to supplement its natural wax. In that case chemophobes kick and scream about a petroleum derivative being applied to their fruit but there is no difference between triacontane produced by an apple isolated from petroleum.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230509075151/https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0" } ], "question": "What is an apple's natural wax made of?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "After apples are picked they are washed before they appear in the supermarket to remove dirt and chemical residues. This process also removes the wax. Since the waxy layer prevents moisture in the apple from escaping, its loss shortens the storage time for the fruit.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230509075151/https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0" } ], "question": "Do shop bought apples still have their natural wax?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Producers therefore spray the fruit with a thin layer of wax to prevent such moisture loss as well as to make the apple look more appealing. The applied layer is very thin, only about 3 mg of wax coat an apple.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230509075151/https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/you-asked/why-do-they-spray-wax-apples-0" } ], "question": "Do apple producers spray them with wax?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "University of the Sunshine Coast's Dr Peter Brooks, a chemist with extensive knowledge of the chemical composition of honey, said he would not trust results to come out of DIY tests found on the internet. \"We see a lot of honeys coming through our lab … they can be anything from thin, depending on the species of tree it comes from, or it can be very thick,\" Dr Brooks said. \"I imagine honeys we test in our labs, half of them would pass these tests and half would fail, almost randomly. \"And if you get a good fake honey, one that simulates honey fairly well, you can't tell the difference by the tests they're proposing between a good fake honey and a normal honey. \"Good fake honeys are made to mimic a real honey, and they're very hard to tell the difference between them sometimes. I don't think you can tell the difference on these simple tests.\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211019194932/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-04/fake-honey-test-not-reliable-scientists/10332922", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211019194932/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-04/fake-honey-test-not-reliable-scientists/10332922" } ], "question": "Why does a honeycomb-like pattern sometimes appear when you mix honey in water?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Honey is made up of carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other compounds. It contains no genetic material, therefore does not have 'genetic memory'.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230403153614/http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/loveridge/index-page3.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/loveridge/index-page3.html" } ], "question": "Does honey have a genetic memory?" } ]

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

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "A circular to all financial institutions in September 2018, directing them to reverse failed payments -- official name being Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Instant Payment (NIP) -- into customers’ accounts within a day, or pay a 10,000 naira ($28) fine for each item “based on complaints of sender and/ or beneficiary.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://replay.perma.cc/static/vendors/replay-web-page/w/id-c47efe55dd8b/mp_/https://www.cbn.gov.ng/Out/2018/BPSD/Regulation%20on%20Instant%20Payment.pdf" } ], "question": "As of the date of the claim, was there a regulation in place stipulating how Nigerian financial institutions should react to failed payments?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The regulation is completely silent on where each 10,000 naira fine goes.", "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://replay.perma.cc/static/vendors/replay-web-page/w/id-c47efe55dd8b/mp_/https://www.cbn.gov.ng/Out/2018/BPSD/Regulation%20on%20Instant%20Payment.pdf" } ], "question": "Does official documentation state affected customers stand in line to recieve the 10,000 naira fine for a failed online transfer?" } ]

[ "Position Statement", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Ted Cruz’s Senate re-election campaign has been sending voters in Texas a fund-raising letter in an envelope labeled “summons enclosed,” drawing criticism from some who called it misleading and raising questions about whether such a practice was legal.\n\nConfusion arises not just from the letter itself but from the envelope it arrives in.\n\nThe fund-raising appeal comes in an envelope with the words “SUMMONS ENCLOSED — OPEN IMMEDIATELY” written across it in large capital letters. In the upper left-hand corner are three lines of text: “Official Travis County Summons, Voter Enrollment Campaign Division, Ted Cruz for Senate 2018.”", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210316120820/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/politics/ted-cruz-fund-raising-letter.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210316120820/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/politics/ted-cruz-fund-raising-letter.html" } ], "question": "Was there anything controversial about any campaign letters sent out by Senator Ted Cruz in 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "However the concern that elderly voters could be tricked was raised when a photo of one of the letters was posted to Twitter on Sunday by Sean Owen, a data scientist who said it arrived at his home in Austin, Tex., and was addressed to his grandmother, who lived there until she died in April.\n\n“My grandmother was facing cognitive decline at the end of her life and I think if she’d read this she might have been deceived by it,” he said in a phone interview. “It feels shady.”", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210316120820/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/politics/ted-cruz-fund-raising-letter.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210316120820/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/politics/ted-cruz-fund-raising-letter.html" } ], "question": "Were the 2018 campaign letters sent out by Ted Cruz in envelopes labelled “summons enclosed”, directly targeting elderly Texans?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The practice is legal according to Myles Martin, a spokesman for the Federal Election Commission, who said the salient question was whether a mailing contains a disclaimer saying that it came from a political campaign. And this one did.\n\nAside from that, he said in an email, “the F.E.C.’s regulations don’t speak to how candidates may choose to word particular solicitations to potential contributors.”\n\nThe letter inside the envelope is more clearly part of a fund-raising effort. The Cruz campaign logo appears at the top of the letter and recipients are given the option to donate a preselected amount of money or to write in their own denominations.\n\nThe letter echoes its envelope, though, in its use of language — like “campaign summons” and “conservative affirmation” — that sounds more legal than colloquial.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210316120820/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/politics/ted-cruz-fund-raising-letter.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210316120820/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/17/us/politics/ted-cruz-fund-raising-letter.html" } ], "question": "Were the 2018 campaign letters sent out by Ted Cruz in envelopes labelled “summons enclosed”, illegal?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The San-Antonio Express News wrote an editorial headlined: Cruz should rethink his \"summons\" mailer.\nThe editorial said:\n“.. the problem is the Cruz campaign has made the envelope look much like a legal summons, which can be pretty serious. A summons occurs when a person is sued or ordered to appear in court. Most people are probably not thrilled about getting such a summons.\n\nA reader brought this mailer to our attention because she viewed it as misleading and intimidating. \n\n… we think the Cruz campaign could do without the legal summons language on the envelope. It’s just too official looking…. It’s understandable he would want to summon conservative support. But certainly his campaign can do that without making it look like a legal threat, right?”", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134325/https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorials/article/Cruz-should-rethink-his-summons-mailer-12942010.php", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/editorials/article/Cruz-should-rethink-his-summons-mailer-12942010.php" } ], "question": "Did the 2018 campaign letters sent out by Ted Cruz in envelopes labelled “summons enclosed” raise any ethical concerns?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "It’s not artificial, but a natural wax that we call “Abura-agari” in Japanese.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134452/https://www.ringodaigaku.com/ringo_blog/english/2018/07/31/172.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.ringodaigaku.com/ringo_blog/english/2018/07/31/172.html" } ], "question": "What is the wax covering apples?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Fruits like plums, apples, pears etc. have natural wax covering for the retainment of moisture and firmness, and slow down of the natural degradation.\n\nBut it is not possible for the farmers and the storekeepers to keep the fruits fresh and juicy for several months at a stretch. Additional food grade wax is being used for increasing the fruit’s shelf-life.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134519/https://www.dmshellac.com/are-you-eating-wax-with-your-fruits/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.dmshellac.com/are-you-eating-wax-with-your-fruits/" } ], "question": "Why are apples covered in wax?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No. It is not toxic. Apples grow with a natural wax. Pick an apple straight from the tree and it does not have that shiny supermarket lustre. However, rub a freshly picked apple with a cloth or on your thigh like a spin bowler and it will quickly shine up. Apples bound for the greengrocer and supermarket are generally washed, polished and coated in a food-grade glazing agent. Fifteen per cent of Australian apples are coated in carnauba wax made from the leaves of a tropical palm straight from the tree. Most of the other 85 per cent are coated in shellac which is made from the lac beetle. It is not made from the beetle itself but a secretion produced by the female lac beetle to protect her eggs. Another little thing vegans need to look out for. You'll find similar glazing agents on shiny confectionary. For people who are very sensitive to bitterness the wax can be perceived as a little bit bitter.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134628/https://www.smh.com.au/goodfood/tips-and-advice/is-the-wax-on-apples-toxic-20160630-gpv876.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.goodfood.com.au/recipes/how-to/is-the-wax-on-apples-toxic-20160630-gpv876" } ], "question": "Is the wax on Apples toxic?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Since it is of natural origin, it is safe to eat the wax. The linoleic acid and the oleic acid are types of *unsaturated fatty acids and said to have a rich nutritional value.\n(*Unsaturated fatty acid helps decrease bad cholesterol.)", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134452/https://www.ringodaigaku.com/ringo_blog/english/2018/07/31/172.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.ringodaigaku.com/ringo_blog/english/2018/07/31/172.html" } ], "question": "Is the natural wax on apples safe for consumption?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The FDA has certified both the Shellac and Carnauba wax as risk-free for human consumption. Shellac, beewax, petroleum jelly and carnauba are edible waxes. Shellac is used for apple and other fruits coating to make them look shinier. D. Manoharlal (Shellac) Pvt. Ltd., the most prominent Shellac manufacturer of India, has opined that it can be used in coating medicines, confectioneries, food, hats, wood, and cosmetics safely as replacement of Candelilla and Carnauba Wax.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134519/https://www.dmshellac.com/are-you-eating-wax-with-your-fruits/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.dmshellac.com/are-you-eating-wax-with-your-fruits/" } ], "question": "Is the artificial wax sometimes added onto apples toxic?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Human Rights Watch wrote in its World 2020 report: “Under the guise of fighting terrorism, Egyptian authorities showed utter disregard for the rule of law. Since April 2017, President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has maintained a nation-wide state of emergency that gives security forces unchecked powers. Security forces used torture and enforced disappearances systematically against dissidents from all backgrounds. Egypt’s use of mass trials and the death penalty has mounted, including death sentences against children and death sentences issued in military trials.”", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230254/https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt#", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230254/https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt#" }, { "answer": "The police and National Security Agency routinely carry out systematic enforced disappearances and torture with impunity. Torture practices have also affected well-known activists such as Alaa Abdel Fattah and Israa Abdel Fattah. Authorities keep thousands of prisoners in abysmal conditions, where overcrowding and insufficient medical care have been systematic and may have contributed to the deteriorating health and deaths of scores of detainees.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230254/https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt#", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230254/https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt#" }, { "answer": "Egyptian security forces, mainly the army, as well as ISIS-affiliated militants, committed serious and widespread abuses in North Sinai, some of which amount to war crimes, since the conflict escalated in late 2013. Human Rights Watch documented several indiscriminate and possibly unlawful air and ground attacks by security forces. Human Rights Watch also documented 50 cases of arbitrary arrests, of whom 39 were likely forcibly disappeared; at least 14 have been missing for three or four years. Both sides carried out extrajudicial killings. Since 2014, Human Rights Watch has documented 20 extrajudicial killings of residents by government forces.\n\nThe army has arrested and forcibly disappeared children as young as 12. An army spokesman acknowledged some child detentions, justifying them as part of the army’s counterterrorism operations.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230254/https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt#", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124230254/https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2020/country-chapters/egypt#" } ], "question": "What kinds of recorded atrocities have there been in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Workers on the factory floor are overwhelmingly women. In developing nations, women comprise 80% of the apparel workforce. These women do tedious work for long hours, often in unsafe conditions– far from home, and for minimal wages.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134729/https://luckyandme.com/blogs/posts/what-is-wrap-and-corporate-responsibility", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://luckyandme.com/blogs/posts/what-is-wrap-and-corporate-responsibility" } ], "question": "what percentage of the workforce in factories including NIKE are women?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A CBC investigative report in October 1996 found that 25,000 workers, mostly young women, work in Vietnamese factories.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201033441/https://www.saigon.com/nike/48hrfmt.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201033441/https://www.saigon.com/nike/48hrfmt.htm" } ], "question": "Are there more women than men working in Nike's overseas factories?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "75 percent of Nike’s front-line labor force is based in Vietnam, China and Indonesia, representing around 400,000 workers.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134751/https://news.cgtn.com/news/794d444f31597a6333566d54/share_p.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://news.cgtn.com/news/794d444f31597a6333566d54/share_p.html" } ], "question": "Where are Nike's overseas factories based?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Nike estimates that 80 percent of these workers are women aged 18 to 24", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134812/https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Nike-Ethics-and-Human-Violations-PKDFTRAWUDS5", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bartleby.com/essay/Nike-Ethics-and-Human-Violations-PKDFTRAWUDS5" } ], "question": "What percentage of the workforce in overseas Nike factories is made up of women?" } ]

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

[ "Satirical Source Identification" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Onion", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134532/https://www.theonion.com/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theonion.com/" } ], "question": "Who printed the story about the teenage white girl being tried as a black man?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Satire - the satirical weekly has been publishing sardonic news parodies and goofy advice columns since 1988 (the off-kilter interviews didn’t come until the early ’90s)", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230509172003/https://ew.com/article/1999/01/08/onion-moves-internet/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://ew.com/article/1999/01/08/onion-moves-internet/" } ], "question": "What sort of publication is the Onion?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Villagers who went to pray at the temple on Sunday morning found the gate shut and heard cries for help. Temple priest Vinod Sharma and sewadar Sultan were murdered in the attack.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190624074441/https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panipat-killing-of-two-priests-in-the-temple-of-bhaibahan-cut-three-tongues-tongue-18329161.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190624074441/https://www.jagran.com/haryana/panipat-killing-of-two-priests-in-the-temple-of-bhaibahan-cut-three-tongues-tongue-18329161.html" } ], "question": "What have reports said about the attack?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "When the rural and Karnal police broke into the temple and entered inside the temple, priest Vinod Sharma of Badnara village of Nising and Sevadar Sultan, a resident of Saharanpur in UP, were found lying dead inside. He was stabbed to death with a sharp weapon, while priest Ravindra Sharma of Bhambrehari village of Assandh, priest Ajay Sharma of Sangoha village and servant Harjinder Singh were seriously injured. His hands and feet were tied with cloth and rope. Karnal SP Surendra Singh Bhauria, DSP Virendra Saini reached the spot along with the police force. The SP has given instructions to get the matter investigated on every aspect. there, Being adjacent to the border, the Jhinjhana police also gathered information about the case.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201023054352/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/shamli/story-temple-priest-and-service-officer-killed-in-haryana-2131120.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201023054352/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/shamli/story-temple-priest-and-service-officer-killed-in-haryana-2131120.html" } ], "question": "What has the police discovered about the incident?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Hindi news websites that reported the murders have not mentioned the identity of the suspects or even insinuated that they could be Muslims. The investigation in the case is ongoing.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201023054352/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/shamli/story-temple-priest-and-service-officer-killed-in-haryana-2131120.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201023054352/https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/shamli/story-temple-priest-and-service-officer-killed-in-haryana-2131120.html" } ], "question": "Have the attackers been identified?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Freddo – that frog-shaped lump of Cadbury’s chocolate much appreciated by those who don’t want a whole Dairy Milk but wouldn’t mind a little something-or-other now you mention it – originally hit Britain’s shelves in the mid-90s, when it was priced at 10 pence.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230410051426/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/08/this-is-how-much-a-freddo-will-cost-by-2030/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/08/this-is-how-much-a-freddo-will-cost-by-2030/" } ], "question": "How much did Freddos cost in 1999?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "£3.60 - so you could get 36 freddos.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608134941/https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/oct/01/uk-minimum-wage-history-in-numbers", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/oct/01/uk-minimum-wage-history-in-numbers" } ], "question": "What was the UK minimum wage in 1999?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "30p.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210514054132/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/outrage-freddo-price-rises-30p/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210514054132/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/food-and-drink/news/outrage-freddo-price-rises-30p/" } ], "question": "How much did Freddos cost in 2017?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "£7.50 for those aged 25 and over, and £7.05 for those aged 21-14.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608135052/https://www.bto.co.uk/blog/april-2017-minimum-wage-rates.aspx", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bto.co.uk/blog/april-2017-minimum-wage-rates.aspx#:~:text=For%20workers%20who%20are%20aged,to%20%C2%A35.60%20per%20hour" } ], "question": "What was the UK minimum wage in 2017?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "\"I have asked Secretary of State\n@SecPompeo\nto closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers. “South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200112083442/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1032454567152246785", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200112083442/https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1032454567152246785" } ], "question": "What was Donald Trump's original tweet in this claim?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "I have asked @GenBheki_Cele to closely study the USA mass shootings and large killings of unarmed civilians. \"USA Government is now killing unarmed African Americans\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20221015201029im_/https://factcheck.afp.com/sites/default/files/styles/list_xl/public/medias/factchecking/south_africa/post_25.png?itok=zipTEKUA", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20221015201029im_/https://factcheck.afp.com/sites/default/files/styles/list_xl/public/medias/factchecking/south_africa/post_25.png?itok=zipTEKUA" } ], "question": "What was the supposed reply by President Cyril Ramaphosa?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "It does not appear on their offical account and it looks like the tweet in the screenshot was taken from someone posing as Ramaphosa online. Alternatively, it’s possible that they used an online generator to produce the post.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191218011249/https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3ACyrilRamaphosa)%20(to%3AGenBheki_Cele)&src=typed_query", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20191218011249/https://twitter.com/search?q=(from%3ACyrilRamaphosa)%20(to%3AGenBheki_Cele)&src=typed_query" } ], "question": "Did this come from South Africa's president, Cyril Ramaphosa's official account?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is no evidence of them having published a paper concerning the claim on wikileaks", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608135147/https://search.wikileaks.org/?q=Deltas+Clares", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://search.wikileaks.org/?q=Deltas+Clares" } ], "question": "Is there an article from Deltas Clares (The study researchers) on wikileaks" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Is there a particular drug used for circumcision" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "9.1 Travel and Subsistence claims may be made for the costs of travel, and travel-related\nsubsistence incurred by MP or others, which are in support of the MP's parliamentary\nfunctions.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41" } ], "question": "Can MP's Claim travel expenses?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "9.2 MPs may claim for travel by public transport, private transport, taxis and hire cars.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41" } ], "question": "What types of travel expenses can be claimed by MP's?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "9.13 For journeys by public transport, MPs may buy a ticket of any class but (except where\nparagraph 9.14 applies) reimbursement will be limited to the rate of an economy class ticket\navailable at the time of booking. In the case of air travel, ‘economy’ includes ‘flexible\neconomy’.\n\n9.14 For journeys made by rail, reimbursement will be limited to the rate of an ‘anytime standard\nopen’ ticket for the journey prevalent at the time of the claim.\n\n9.15 MPs travelling on sleeper train services are additionally entitled to claim for a sleeper\nsupplement for a single occupancy berth.\n\n9.16 Where an MP obtains a railcard or season ticket which allows savings to be made on future\npurchases of rail tickets, reimbursement of the cost of the railcard may be claimed.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41" } ], "question": "Is there a limit on what MP's can claim for Public transport travel costs?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "9.17 Private cars, motorcycles or bicycles may be used as an alternative to public transport. An MP\nundertaking a journey by private transport will be reimbursed in accordance with the rates set\nby Parliament and administered by HMRC. If the rates change during the year, IPSA will\nreimburse claims according to the new rates from the date at which they take effect.\n\n9.18 MPs using private transport may claim reimbursement of the costs of parking charges,\ncongestion and ultra-low emission zone charging and road tolls. Penalty charges or additional\ncharges for late payment, or civil charges for traffic, parking or other violations, will not be\nreimbursed.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41" } ], "question": "Is there a limit on what MP's can claim for Private transport travel costs?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "9.19 Taxi fares will only be reimbursed when a journey by taxi is necessary because:\na. no other reasonable method of transport is available for all or part of the journey; or\nb. alternative methods of transport are impracticable due to pregnancy, disability, illness\nor injury of the MP or staff member; or\nc. MPs have been working on parliamentary business after 10pm, as set out in paragraph\n9.33.\n\n9.20 When submitting claims for taxi journeys MPs must include a note on the reasons for taking a\ntaxi rather than using public transport.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41" } ], "question": "Is there a limit on what MP's can claim for Taxi travel costs?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "9.21 Hire cars may be used where there is no reasonable alternative. MPs may claim for the cost of\nhiring the vehicle, of any fuel used, and insurance purchased.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=41" } ], "question": "Is there a limit on what MP's can claim for Hire car travel costs?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The Westminster Gym.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608135302/https://www.thewestminstergym.co.uk/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.thewestminstergym.co.uk/" } ], "question": "Is there a parliamentary gym?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No the monthly Cost is £25 - £35 a month depending on hours of use.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Is the Westminster Gym free to use for MP's?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "IPSA will not pay claims for any of the following:\na. alcoholic drinks;\nb. stationery provided by the House of Commons;\nc. newsletters;\nd. funding of any material, other than websites, that contains a party political logo or\nemblem; or\ne. personal accountancy or tax advice.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf" } ], "question": "Is stationery free for politicians in the UK?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Equipment and supplies for the office or surgery - including computers, printers, faxes, photocopiers, desks, stationery, phone bills, some postage costs (in addition to AOE, MPs can also claim for a certain amount of Commons stationery and pre-paid envelopes)", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.channel4.com/news/articles/politics/domestic_politics/expenses%2B8211%2Bwhat%2Bcan%2Bmps%2Bclaim/3287067.html" } ], "question": "Can politicians claim for stationery in the UK?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "They are permitted to", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=27", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101074036/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf#page=27" } ], "question": "Are MPs allowed to claim expenses for running constituency offices such as telephone costs" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "He did for the years he was an MP", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608135908/https://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-staffing-business-costs/your-mp/iain-duncan-smith/152", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theipsa.org.uk/mp-staffing-business-costs/your-mp/iain-duncan-smith/152" } ], "question": "Did MP Iain Duncan Smith make claims for the telephone costs" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Chingford and Woodford Green", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.iainduncansmith.org.uk/content/about-chingford-and-woodford-green" } ], "question": "What is Iain Duncan Smith's constituency?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "London", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1UXEWS83AvVNMrK-8YLmOMWJkw-8&msa=0&hl=en&ie=UTF8&t=m&ll=51.616417999999975%2C0.0025749999999868933&spn=0.063953%2C0.102997&z=11&source=embed" } ], "question": "Where is Chingford and Woodford Green?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Ministerial or official residences are properties assigned to ministers by\nthe Prime Minister either on the grounds of security or to allow them to\nbetter perform their official duties, including official hospitality.\nOfficial residences available to government ministers include:\n• Flats above 10 and 11 Downing Street, which are available for the\nPrime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer;\n• 1 Carlton Gardens, leased from the Crown Estate, which has been\nused as the official residence for the Foreign Secretary;1\n• Flats in Admiralty House;\n• Hillsborough Castle and Stormont, which are available for\nministers in the Northern Ireland Office while on duty in Northern\nIreland.\nIn addition, three stately homes – Chequers, Dorneywood and\nChevening – are available to ministers for both official and private use.\nNone of these properties are owned by the Government.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/SN03367.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "file:///C:/Users/User/Downloads/SN03367.pdf" }, { "answer": "The accommodation costs budget is designed to meet costs incurred by MPs as a result of\nworking from two permanent locations.\nEligibility\n4.2 Accommodation costs are not payable to MPs who:\na. are London Area MPs; or\nb. by virtue of any particular office held, occupy 'grace and favour' accommodation in\nLondon", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.theipsa.org.uk/media/185336/hc-2028-ipsa-2019-20_web_accessible.pdf" } ], "question": "Do MP's get free accommodation?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Second, the availability of additional\naccommodation should be withdrawn from a number of MPs whose constituency homes are within\nreasonable commuting distance of Westminster. Third, the London cost allowance, analogous to London\nweighting and paid to MPs not entitled to secondary accommodation", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608140706/https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336904/MP_expenses_exec_summary.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/336904/MP_expenses_exec_summary.pdf" } ], "question": "Can MP's claim for a second residence if they live in London?" } ]

[ "Position Statement", "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "There is no evidence Jeong made the statement, and the misattributed quote appears to come from a series of fake quotes that emerged on social media after she joined The New York Times in August 2018 as an editorial board staff writer. There is, however, no record of Jeong making the statement. A search of her verified Twitter account, as well as her Facebook page, didn’t turn up any matches. An archived version of her Twitter timeline from early August 2018 shows no such tweet on July 31 of that year, and Check Your Fact also didn’t find any credible media outlets attributing the quote to her. (RELATED: Did The NYT Publish An Op-Ed Comparing Kim Yo Jong To Elizabeth Warren?)", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210329001839/https://web.archive.org/20180801203607if_/https://twitter.com/sarahjeong", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210329001839/https://web.archive.org/20180801203607if_/https://twitter.com/sarahjeong" } ], "question": "Is there any evidence that Jeong made this statement?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The quote about a “castration lottery” for white people was first shared on the online message board 4chan in August 2018, around the same time a number of other fake quotes misattributed to Jeong were shared on the website, according to Snopes. One user in that 4chan thread posted a fabricated tweet that Jeong supposedly sent July 31, 2018.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210329001839/https://i.4pcdn.org/pol/1533272938157.png", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210329001839/https://i.4pcdn.org/pol/1533272938157.png" } ], "question": "Where did this claim first appear?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "To the uninitiated, 4chan can best be described as a bulging cyst on the ass of the internet", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230528105217/https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a3g97/block-4chan-to-stop-the-alt-right-from-spreading-racist-memes-scientists-say", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.vice.com/en/article/9a3g97/block-4chan-to-stop-the-alt-right-from-spreading-racist-memes-scientists-say" } ], "question": "What type of website is 4Chan" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "President Donald Trump interviewed Robert Mueller as a potential replacement for fired FBI Director James Comey the day before he was named special counsel, a White House official said Tuesday.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065641/https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/trump-robert-mueller-fbi-director-interview/index.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065641/https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/trump-robert-mueller-fbi-director-interview/index.html" } ], "question": "Was special counsel Robert Mueller interviewed by President Donald Trump in 2017 for the post of the director of the FBI?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "May 16 2017.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065641/https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/trump-robert-mueller-fbi-director-interview/index.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210115065641/https://www.cnn.com/2017/06/13/politics/trump-robert-mueller-fbi-director-interview/index.html" } ], "question": "What date did special council Robert Mueller interview for the role of FBI director with President Donald Trump?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The 2005 JAMA study", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201006103440/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/486407", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201006103440/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/486407" } ], "question": "What study is the claim linked to?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The 2005 JAMA study did not report an increased number of deaths from the flu shot in the elderly - it simply found that previous studies had overestimated the number of deaths prevented by flu shots.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201006103440/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/486407", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201006103440/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/486407" } ], "question": "Did the study report an increased amount of deaths in the elderly from having the flu shot?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "4.9 percent of workers held more than one job at the same time in 2017", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190331172954/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/4-point-9-percent-of-workers-held-more-than-one-job-at-the-same-time-in-2017.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190331172954/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/4-point-9-percent-of-workers-held-more-than-one-job-at-the-same-time-in-2017.htm" } ], "question": "What is the statistics for 2017 of Americans holding more than one job" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "After reaching a peak of 6.2 percent during 1995–96, the multiple jobholding rate began to recede. By the mid-2000s, the rate had declined to 5.2 percent and remained close to that level from 2006 to 2009. In 2010, the multiple jobholding rate decreased to 4.9 percent and has remained at 4.9 percent or 5.0 percent from 2010 to 2017.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190331172954/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/4-point-9-percent-of-workers-held-more-than-one-job-at-the-same-time-in-2017.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190331172954/https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2018/4-point-9-percent-of-workers-held-more-than-one-job-at-the-same-time-in-2017.htm" } ], "question": "What has been the trend in the number of people holding more than one job since before 2017" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The unemployment rate is not directly tied to the number of people working more than one job", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608140751/https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU02026620", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU02026620" } ], "question": "What is the relationship between the number of people working more than one job and the rate of unemployment" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "A photographer.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Who is Alison Buttligieg?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "She wrote on her social media that ... implications I fell into depression after I took the photo are complete fiction", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608140841/https://www.facebook.com/gepardi/posts/10212438608579521", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.facebook.com/gepardi/posts/10212438608579521" } ], "question": "Did Buttigieg claim to have depression after taking a photo of a deer sacrificing its life?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "On June 29th 2018 at 1.13pm Eamon Ryan tweeted about the department for climate action drilling for gas.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230323230756/https://twitter.com/EamonRyan/with_replies", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/EamonRyan/with_replies" } ], "question": "What Did Irish Green Party Leader Eamon Ryan tweet about at 1.13pmon June 29th 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Has Eamon Ryan tweeted about Peter Tatchell?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "29 June 2018.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210529043443im_/https://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/5159306/original/?width=630&version=5159306", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210529043443im_/https://img2.thejournal.ie/inline/5159306/original/?width=630&version=5159306" } ], "question": "When was the alleged claim posted on Twitter?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is no mention of the phrase \"New World Order\" in the interview with The Guardian in 2018.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://archive.ph/AjzQr", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://archive.ph/AjzQr" } ], "question": "Did David Lynch say President Trump is destroying the \"New World Order\" in a 2018 interview with The Guardian?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "None, as far as I know. You can find lists online, that claim that all Jewish members of the US Senate and House of Representatives have Israeli citizenship. But when you look into these claims yourself, you can’t seem to find evidence that these people actually have Israeli citizenship.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://www.quora.com/How-many-United-States-Senate-members-have-the-Israeli-citizenship-as-of-2021", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.quora.com/How-many-United-States-Senate-members-have-the-Israeli-citizenship-as-of-2021" } ], "question": "How many US Congress members have Israeli dual citizenship" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Satirical Source Identification", "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Some of the titles include:, The Presidential Years, The Coalition years etc", "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://www.amazon.in/History-Pranab-Mukherjee-Books/s?rh=n%3A4149493031%2Cp_27%3APranab+Mukherjee" } ], "question": "Has former President Pranab Mukherjee written any books" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "President Mukherjee said, “I take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude and appreciation to PM. We have acted in close co-operation.” He further talked about his relationship with Prime Minister Modi and said, “Surely there have been divergences of views but we have been able to keep divergences only to ourselves, they didn’t affect relations between President and Prime Minister.”", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608141414/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/president-pranab-mukherjee-heaps-praise-on-pm-narendra-modi-reveals-kept-divergences-to-ourselves/746006/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/president-pranab-mukherjee-heaps-praise-on-pm-narendra-modi-reveals-kept-divergences-to-ourselves/746006/" } ], "question": "Has president Pranab ever publicly praised PM Modi" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Did best graduating students in Ekiti State University 2018 get financial rewards?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Every convocation ceremony in Nigeria, there is a best graduating student but no one ever talks about them except in really rare cases but that’s not same with India, as you have seen clearly.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608141503/https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/326097-interview-unlike-nigerians-indians-celebrate-academic-excellence-student-who-bagged-multiple-awards.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/features-and-interviews/326097-interview-unlike-nigerians-indians-celebrate-academic-excellence-student-who-bagged-multiple-awards.html" } ], "question": "Does Nigeria reward academic excellence?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "That paper was published in the Lancet on 28 February 1998. It was retracted on 2 February 2010.2 Authored by Andrew Wakefield, John Walker-Smith, and 11 others from the Royal Free medical school, London, it reported on 12 developmentally challenged children,3 and triggered a decade long public health scare.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230603173901/https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c5347" } ], "question": "What's the medical publication correlating between MMR vaccination and Autism in children?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "As the ensuing vaccine scare took off, critics quickly pointed out that the paper was a small case series with no controls, linked three common conditions, and relied on parental recall and beliefs.4 Over the following decade, epidemiological studies consistently found no evidence of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism.5 6 7 8 By the time the paper was finally retracted 12 years later,9 after forensic dissection at the General Medical Council’s (GMC) longest ever fitness to practise hearing,10 few people could deny that it was fatally flawed both scientifically and ethically.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230526195515/https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c7452", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.c7452" } ], "question": "Was this paper later on proven to be a fraud?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification", "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "f you are taught bitterness and anger, then you will believe you are a victim. You will feel aggrieved and the twin brother of aggrievement is entitlement. So now you think you are owed something and you don’t have to work for it and now you’re on a really bad road to nowhere because there are people who will play to that sense of victimhood, aggrievement and entitlement, and you still won’t have a job.”", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022712/https://archive.fo/oiH4b", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022712/https://archive.fo/oiH4b" } ], "question": "What were the 75 words?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Similar words were said, \"My fellow Americans, ours has never been a narrative of grievance and entitlement. We have never believed that I am doing poorly because you are doing well. We have never been jealous of one another and never envious of each other’s successes. No, no, ours has been a belief of opportunity. And it has been a constant struggle, long and hard, up and down, to try to extend the benefits of the American dream to all.\"", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022712/https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54850902&itype=CMSID", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022712/https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54850902&itype=CMSID" } ], "question": "Did Condoleezza Rice say these words?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "it is clear that she was advocating for Republican candidates in both speeches.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022712/https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54850902&itype=CMSID", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303022712/https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=54850902&itype=CMSID" } ], "question": "were those words aimed at democratic party" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The new scheme is called the “Rashtriya Goukul Mission”", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=18758&lsno=16" } ], "question": "What is the name of the new initiative under the national program for Bovine Breeding and Dairy Development?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The total allocation is Rs. 190 Crores for 2017-2018 and Rs. 301.50 crores for 2018-2019 giving a total of Rs. 491.50 Crores.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142010/https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget2018-2019/ub2018-19/eb/sbe3.pdf", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/budget2018-2019/ub2018-19/eb/sbe3.pdf" } ], "question": "What is the total allocation for the Rashtriya Goukul Mission in Crore Rupees?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How many Gokul Grams are being established?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "How many Bull mother farms are being modernized?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Rashtriya Gokul Mission aims to conserve and develop indigenous breeds in a focused and scientific manner.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142023/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rashtriya-gokul-mission-set-up-for-development-of-indigenous-cow-breed/articleshow/39197822.cms", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/rashtriya-gokul-mission-set-up-for-development-of-indigenous-cow-breed/articleshow/39197822.cms" }, { "answer": "Integrated Indigenous Cattle Centres also known as Gokul Grams, Gokul Gram will act as Centres for development of Indigenous Breeds and a dependable source for supply of high genetic breeding stock to the farmers in the breeding tract. The Gokul Gram will be self sustaining and will generate economic resources from sale of A2 milk, organic manure, vermi-composting, urine distillates, and production of electricity from bio gas for in house consumption and sale of animal products. The Gokul Gram will also function as state of the art in situ training centre for Farmers, Breeders and MAITRI’s.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142102/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107580", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=107580" } ], "question": "What are Gokul Grams?" } ]

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[ "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "According to the official website, ‘the PMSMA has been launched by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India. The program aims to provide assured, comprehensive and quality antenatal care, free of cost, universally to all pregnant women on the 9th of every month. PMSMA guarantees a minimum package of antenatal care services to women in their 2nd/3rd trimesters of pregnancy at designated government health facilities’.\n\nAs per the official website, the PMSMA envisages improvement in the quality and coverage of Antenatal Care (ANC) including diagnostics and counselling services as part of the Reproductive Maternal Neonatal Child and Adolescent Health (RMNCH+A) Strategy", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210302023715/https://pmsma.nhp.gov.in/about-scheme/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210302023715/https://pmsma.nhp.gov.in/about-scheme/" } ], "question": "What is the Pradhan Mantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyan?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "It is true that the prices of DAP, MOP and other complex fertilizers reduced in the year 2016 as prices had come down in the international market and this reduction was purely because of market dynamics.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103952/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=37164&lsno=16", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103952/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=37164&lsno=16" } ], "question": "Did the prices od DAP and MOP reduce in the years prior to this claim?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The government or its policies had very little to do with this reduction. In fact, the prices of DAP & MOP have again increased by more than 25% and 50% respectively between December 2017 & October 2018. The increase was again because of market dynamics.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103952/http://164.100.158.235/question/annex/247/Au1333.docx", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103952/http://164.100.158.235/question/annex/247/Au1333.docx" } ], "question": "Was this reduction to the government or it's policies?" } ]

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[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "9.21%", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200726065346im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Government-claims-on-GDP-Growth_YoY-Food-Inflation-rates-in-April-Based-on-CFPI.jpg", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200726065346im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Government-claims-on-GDP-Growth_YoY-Food-Inflation-rates-in-April-Based-on-CFPI.jpg" } ], "question": "What was the rate of food inflation in India in 2014?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "2.80%", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200726065346im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Government-claims-on-GDP-Growth_YoY-Food-Inflation-rates-in-April-Based-on-CFPI.jpg", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200726065346im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Government-claims-on-GDP-Growth_YoY-Food-Inflation-rates-in-April-Based-on-CFPI.jpg" } ], "question": "What was the rate of food inflation in India in 2018?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "In 2017 340.5 lakh hectares", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230518185030/https://www.pmfby.gov.in/stateWiseDataPage", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://pmfby.gov.in/stateWiseDataPage" } ], "question": "How much land in India is insured under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana crop insurance scheme?" }, { "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 total sum insured under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana crop insurance scheme?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "HE MINISTER OF STATE\nCONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION\n(SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)\n\n(a) : Government has approved creation of a dynamic buffer stock of upto 20 lakh MT of pulses for effective market intervention, to moderate its prices.\n\n(b) : As on 14.03.2018, 13.89 lakh MT of pulses is available in the buffer after disposal of 6.61 lakh MT from a total of 20.50 lakh tonnes of pulses procured for building the buffer under Price Stabilization Fund (PSF). As per the data of Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S), M/o Commerce & Industry, the total imports of pulses by India during 2017-18 (upto January) is 5.33 lakh MT.\n\n(c) : For building the dynamic buffer of upto 20 lakh MT of pulses, 16.71 lakh tonnes was procured domestically.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=65772&lsno=16" } ], "question": "Did the government of India procure about 16.24 lakh MT of pulses as of March 2018?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "146.3", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142407/https://dahd.nic.in/sites/default/filess/annual_report_17-18.pdf", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://dahd.nic.in/sites/default/filess/annual_report_17-18.pdf" } ], "question": "What was was the milk production growth rate from 2011 to 2014" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "165.4", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608142407/https://dahd.nic.in/sites/default/filess/annual_report_17-18.pdf", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://dahd.nic.in/sites/default/filess/annual_report_17-18.pdf" } ], "question": "What was was the milk production growth rate from 2014 to 2017" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the proposal on enhancing the buffer stock for pulses up to 20 lakh tonnes.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608143229/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149694", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=149694" } ], "question": "What is the amount of buffer stock of pulses?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The annual report (2017-18) of the Department of Fertilizers states that ‘due to its slow release of Nitrogen, the Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) of Neem Coated Urea increases resulting in reduced consumption of NCU as compared to Normal urea’.\n\nAs is the case of the previous claim, there is no other data available in the public domain to verify the increase in crop yield or nitrogen use efficiency.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103952/http://fert.nic.in/sites/default/files/Annual_Report_2017-2018.PDF", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201218103952/http://fert.nic.in/sites/default/files/Annual_Report_2017-2018.PDF" } ], "question": "Has there been an increase in nitrogen use efficiency and crop yield?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "According to an answer in Lok Sabha ‘the maternity benefit under PMMVY is available to the eligible beneficiaries for first living child of family. Normally, the first pregnancy of a woman exposes her to new kinds of challenges and stress factors. Hence, the scheme provides support to the mother for the safe delivery and immunization of her first child. Under the scheme Rs. 5,000 is provided to the eligible beneficiary in three installments. The eligible beneficiary also receives the remaining cash incentive as per approved norms towards maternity benefit under Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) after institutional delivery so that on an average, a woman gets Rs.6,000’.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201104930/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=63925&lsno=16", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201201104930/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=63925&lsno=16" } ], "question": "how much is the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana programme (PMMVY) giving pregnant women" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Approximately 397,814", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.193/Annexture_New/lsq15/12/au332.htm" } ], "question": "What is the number of DOT centres in India in 2012" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "4 lakh DOT centers ( i.e 400, 000 DOT centers)", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608143707/https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/05Chapter.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://main.mohfw.gov.in/sites/default/files/05Chapter.pdf" } ], "question": "What is the number of DOT centres in India in 2017" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "yes both were 4 Lakh, or very close.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.193/Annexture_New/lsq15/12/au332.htm" } ], "question": "Were the numbers of Treatment DOT centers the same in 2012 and 2017?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "As per the first advance estimates of National Income, growth in GDP during 2018-19 is estimated at 7.2%. As per the second advance estimates of National Income, growth in GDP during 2018-19 is estimated at 7%, down from the 7.2% estimated during the first advance estimates. Hence the claim is FALSE.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608143910/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187267", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187267" } ], "question": "Is the economy in India grew at a robust rate, with 7.4% GDP growth forecast for FY 2018-19 ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Year on Year (YoY) inflation in the country has been gradually decreasing (except for an abrupt rise in 2016). It reached a lowest of 1.46% in June 2017, but has been increasing ever since. Hence, the claim is TRUE. However, it is important to also keep in mind the international trends.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530161353/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG?locations=IN", "source_medium": "Web table", "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG?locations=IN" } ], "question": "Did the inflation drop in India from 8.48% in 2014 to 4.58% in 2018 ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "While the absolute numbers are slightly off the mark, the trend in the fall in food inflation is TRUE.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201117172842/http://www.mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/mospi_Annual_Report_2017-18.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201117172842/http://www.mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/mospi_Annual_Report_2017-18.pdf" } ], "question": "Did the food inflation drop down in India from 9.19% in 2014 to 3% in 2018 ?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "As on 31.10.2018:\n\nNo. of Beneficiaries enrolled: 56,29,662\n\nNo. of beneficiaries paid: 46,54,956\n\n\n\nTotal maternity benefits paid", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=75223&lsno=16" } ], "question": "According to the statement by Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development, Lok Sabha, how many women were enrolled by the scheme in 2018." }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "As on 31.10.2018:\n\nNo. of beneficiaries paid: 46,54,956", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=75223&lsno=16" } ], "question": "According to the statement by Government of India Ministry of Women and Child Development, Lok Sabha, how many women were paid maternity benefits by the scheme in 2018." }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) Scheme enables beneficiaries to receive the scheme benefits through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) in furtherance of the objectives of encouraging improved health seeking behavior among Pregnant Women and Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230330011458/https://services.india.gov.in/service/detail/pradhan-mantri-matru-vandana-yojana-scheme", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://services.india.gov.in/service/detail/pradhan-mantri-matru-vandana-yojana-scheme" } ], "question": "What is the Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY)?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "About 51.70 lakh beneficiaries are covered annually under PMMVY.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=75223&lsno=16" } ], "question": "How many beneficiaries are covered annually by the PMMVY programme?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The Ministry of Women and Child Development is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY) with the objectives of (i) providing partial compensation for the wage loss in terms of cash incentive so that the woman can take adequate rest before and after delivery of the first child; and (ii) the cash incentive provided to improve health seeking behavior amongst the Pregnant Women & Lactating Mothers (PW&LM).", "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=75223&lsno=16" } ], "question": "Does the PMMVY provide economic support to Pregnant women and lactating mothers?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The maternity benefit, are available to a woman for the first living child of family subject to fulfillment of conditionalities. All the pregnant women and lactating mothers in regular employment with Central Government or State Governments or Public Sector Undertakings or those who are in receipt of similar benefits under any law for the time being in force, are excluded.", "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=75223&lsno=16" } ], "question": "Does the PMMVY offer economic support to all pregnant women and lactating mothers?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The annual report (2017-18) of the Department of Fertilizers mentions that ‘the Neem Coated Urea has received high acceptance among the farmers considering its benefits on soil fertility/conservation, higher yield pest control’ but there is no more data other than this. The report does not back up this claim with research.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "http://fert.nic.in/sites/default/files/Annual_Report_2017-2018.PDF" } ], "question": "Has there been any information published on what effect Neem Coated Urea has on soil health and pest and disease attacks?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "What are the advantages of the 100% Neem coating?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A annual (2017-18) report of the Department of Fertilizers found that \" The Neem Coated Urea has received high\nacceptance among the farmers considering its benefits on soil\nfertility/conservation, higher yield pest\ncontrol.\"", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200331134119/http://fert.nic.in/sites/default/files/Annual_Report_2017-2018.PDF", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200331134119/http://fert.nic.in/sites/default/files/Annual_Report_2017-2018.PDF" } ], "question": "What have reports found regarding 100% Neem Coating?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "India’s growth accelerated to an estimated 7.3% in FY2018/19 (April to March)...\n\nThe table in the same report shows that India's growth is the highest when compared to any other country’s economy and also highest among the Emerging Market & Developing Economies (EMDEs) for 2018-19.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230529201201/https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects" } ], "question": "What was India's percentage change of real GDP from 2016/2017? is highest in case of India when compared to any other country’s economy and also highest among the Emerging Market & Developing Economies (EMDEs) for 2018-19." }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "India’s growth accelerated to an estimated 7.3% in FY2018/19 (April to March)", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230529201201/https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/global-economic-prospects" }, { "answer": "A report shows that India's growth is the highest when compared to any other country’s economy for 2018-19.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711204934im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Global-economic-prospects-2016.png", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711204934im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Global-economic-prospects-2016.png" } ], "question": "What was India's percentage change of real GDP at the year before that of the claim in 2019?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A table from the Global Economic Prospects report by the World Bank shows that India is set to retain the top position for the years of 2018, 2019", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711204934im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Global-Economic-Prospects-2019.png", "source_medium": "Image/graphic", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711204934im_/https://factly.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Global-Economic-Prospects-2019.png" } ], "question": "was India's economy still the fastest growing large economy at the time of the claim?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "According to the National Accounts Statistics (2018), ‘at current prices, GDP for 2016-17 is estimated to be 151.8 lakh crore’.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711204934/http://mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/reports_and_publication/statistical_publication/National_Accounts/NAS17/NAS2017.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711204934/http://mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/reports_and_publication/statistical_publication/National_Accounts/NAS17/NAS2017.pdf" } ], "question": "What was Indian's GDP in 2016/17" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Lagos State governor-elect, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has said he will end the protracted gridlock in Apapa area of the state within the first 60 days of his administration.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608144727/https://punchng.com/ill-end-apapa-gridlock-within-my-first-60-days-in-office-sanwo-olu/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://punchng.com/ill-end-apapa-gridlock-within-my-first-60-days-in-office-sanwo-olu/" } ], "question": "Did Sanwo-Olu make any promises like this?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "A stroke is a medical emergency that happens when the blood flow to your brain is interrupted. Without blood, your brain cells start to die. This can cause serious symptoms, lasting disability, and even death.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230516020639/https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke-types", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.healthline.com/health/stroke-types" } ], "question": "What is a stroke" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Bloodletting or therapeutic phlebotomy is used in blood disorders in which the removal of RBCs or serum iron is the most efficient method for managing the symptoms and complications", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608144911/https://www.dovepress.com/clinical-applications-of-therapeutic-phlebotomy-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JBM", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.dovepress.com/clinical-applications-of-therapeutic-phlebotomy-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JBM" } ], "question": "Can blood letting be used to save a stroke victim" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608144930/https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/slaked-lime", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/slaked-lime" } ], "question": "What is slaked lime?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "It has a strong base pH and is used for many purposes, often under its more common name, slaked lime. The National Institutes of Health warns that calcium hydroxide is also toxic and can introduce serious health problems as a result of various types of exposure.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032824/https://www.livestrong.com/article/182626-what-are-the-dangers-of-calcium-hydroxide/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.livestrong.com/article/182626-what-are-the-dangers-of-calcium-hydroxide/" } ], "question": "Does slaked lime have medicinal uses?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Accidental ingestion of calcium hydroxide can cause severe throat pain, a burning sensation in the mouth, abdominal pain, vomiting, bloody stool or vomit, rapidly falling blood pressure and collapse, according to the National Institutes of Health.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230327032824/https://www.livestrong.com/article/182626-what-are-the-dangers-of-calcium-hydroxide/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.livestrong.com/article/182626-what-are-the-dangers-of-calcium-hydroxide/" } ], "question": "Is it dangerous to take slaked lime internally?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Rotavirus is a virus that causes severe diarrhea and vomiting. It affects mostly babies and young children. Diarrhea and vomiting can lead to serious dehydration (loss of body fluid). If dehydration is not treated, it can be deadly.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608145003/https://immunizeindia.org/content/rotavirus-vaccination/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://immunizeindia.org/content/rotavirus-vaccination/" } ], "question": "What is the Rotavirus?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "26th March 2016", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608145031/https://www.ndtv.com/health/world-health-organization-praises-india-for-launch-of-rotavirus-vaccine-1290902", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.ndtv.com/health/world-health-organization-praises-india-for-launch-of-rotavirus-vaccine-1290902" } ], "question": "When did the Indian government begin the Rotavirus vaccination roll-out?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Rotavirus vaccine has been administered to about 1.41 crores children across these nine states (as on February 2018).", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=64096&lsno=16" } ], "question": "How many doses of Rotavirus vaccinations have been administered to India's children?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Rotavirus vaccine has been introduced in 9 states namely Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam, Tripura and Tamil Nadu.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=64096&lsno=16" } ], "question": "Where has the Rotavirus vaccination been introduced in India so far?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "28", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608145427/https://vikaspedia.in/education/current-affairs/states-and-districts-of-india", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://vikaspedia.in/education/current-affairs/states-and-districts-of-india#section1" } ], "question": "How many states are there in India?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The nationwide rotavirus vaccine programme aims to immunise 27 million children across the country.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608145031/https://www.ndtv.com/health/world-health-organization-praises-india-for-launch-of-rotavirus-vaccine-1290902", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.ndtv.com/health/world-health-organization-praises-india-for-launch-of-rotavirus-vaccine-1290902" } ], "question": "How many children does the Indian government aim to immunise against Rotavirus through vaccination?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "from August 2017 with the aim to eliminate measles and control rubella/congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) by 2020.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608145516/https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=169691", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=169691" } ], "question": "When was the Measles Rubella (MR) vaccination, launched in India?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "01/05/2018", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "When was the claim about administered vaccine doses made?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Measles-Rubella campaign started from February 2017 and has been rolled out in 21 states/UTs by July, 2018, covering nearly 9.2 crore children", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=70599&lsno=16" } ], "question": "How many doses of the vaccine in the claim had been given by 2018?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "nearly 9.2 crore (More than mentioned in the claim but the claim does say \"Around\"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=70599&lsno=16" } ], "question": "How many doses of the Measles-Rubella vaccine # had been given by 2018?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "1 in 15 men and 1 in 18 women will be diagnosed with bowel cancer during their lifetime, the fourth most common cancer", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230514024153/https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/bowel-cancer/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/bowel-cancer/" } ], "question": "How common is colon cancer?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "it is the second biggest cancer killer.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230514024153/https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/bowel-cancer/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/about-bowel-cancer/bowel-cancer/" } ], "question": "Is colon cancer a leading cause of cancer death?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "It is not among the top 10 global causes of death according the the 2018 WHO report.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210304013507/https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210304013507/https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death" }, { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "For high income countries, colon and rectum cancers is in the top 10 leading causes of death, globally.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230327074804/https://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/news/20060525/top-10-causes-death-worldwide", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/news/20060525/top-10-causes-death-worldwide" } ], "question": "Is it a leading cause of death around the world?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Colon cancer usually first develops inside clumps of cells called polyps on the inner lining of the bowel.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230530040204/https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer/causes/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/bowel-cancer/causes/" } ], "question": "Where does colon cancer initially start?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Advanced colon cancer can spread to other parts of the body, this is called metastasis.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608145921/https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/bowel-cancer/advanced/symptoms-advanced-cancer", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/bowel-cancer/advanced/symptoms-advanced-cancer" } ], "question": "Does colon cancer spread to other parts of the body?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "A 2014 study in Malalysia found that Virgin coconut oil reduced the symptoms related to side effects of chemotherapy.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232037/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176590/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232037/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176590/" } ], "question": "Have any studies been done to prove this?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "It was Virgin coconut oil, not just any coconut oil.\n\nVirgin coconut oil uses fresh coconut meat, while regular coconut oil uses copra, or coconut meat that has already been dried.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230320082023/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176590/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4176590/" } ], "question": "Was it just normal coconut oil that was used in the study?" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "A University of Adelaide research that looked into the potential of lauric acid in inducing apoptosis or cell death of colon cancer cells", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210211203652/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259394526_Induction_of_Apoptosis_by_the_Medium-Chain_Length_Fatty_Acid_Lauric_Acid_in_Colon_Cancer_Cells_due_to_Induction_of_Oxidative_Stress", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210211203652/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259394526_Induction_of_Apoptosis_by_the_Medium-Chain_Length_Fatty_Acid_Lauric_Acid_in_Colon_Cancer_Cells_due_to_Induction_of_Oxidative_Stress" } ], "question": "Which study was the claim based off of" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Coconut oil was not mentioned", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210211203652/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259394526_Induction_of_Apoptosis_by_the_Medium-Chain_Length_Fatty_Acid_Lauric_Acid_in_Colon_Cancer_Cells_due_to_Induction_of_Oxidative_Stress", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210211203652/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259394526_Induction_of_Apoptosis_by_the_Medium-Chain_Length_Fatty_Acid_Lauric_Acid_in_Colon_Cancer_Cells_due_to_Induction_of_Oxidative_Stress" } ], "question": "Was there a mention of coconut oil and linking it to the cure of colon cancer" } ]

[ "Causal Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Lauric acid induces apoptosis (cell death) in colon cancer cells.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230528081304/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259394526_Induction_of_Apoptosis_by_the_Medium-Chain_Length_Fatty_Acid_Lauric_Acid_in_Colon_Cancer_Cells_due_to_Induction_of_Oxidative_Stress", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259394526_Induction_of_Apoptosis_by_the_Medium-Chain_Length_Fatty_Acid_Lauric_Acid_in_Colon_Cancer_Cells_due_to_Induction_of_Oxidative_Stress" } ], "question": "What effect does lauric acid have on cancer cells?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Were 93% of the colon cancer cells dead within two days?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Yes but cancer is largely a disease of the aging process, and animals raised for food are slaughtered while they're young", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328195041/https://www.oprah.com/health/dr-oz-answers-your-questions-health-advice-column/all", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.oprah.com/health/dr-oz-answers-your-questions-health-advice-column/all" } ], "question": "Do animals we eat, get cancer?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "If, by some chance, a meat product does contain cancerous cells, cooking it will kill them. And even if your steak tartare came from a cancer-afflicted cow, there's no evidence to suggest you'd suffer any ill effects.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328195041/https://www.oprah.com/health/dr-oz-answers-your-questions-health-advice-column/all", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.oprah.com/health/dr-oz-answers-your-questions-health-advice-column/all" } ], "question": "Is meat with cancer dangerous?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Inspectors that observe potential signs of disease or things such as cancerous lesions or tumors retain the carcasses until the public health veterinarian (PHV) inspector assigned to the establishment can make final disposition of the carcass. The PHV inspector will often send samples to a laboratory for further analysis/confirmation. A carcass remains on hold as suspect until the results of pathology return from a USDA laboratory.\n\nCancerous lesions or tumors are not allowed to enter commerce or the food chain. If laboratory results indicate the presence of cancer within the carcass, the carcass will be marked U.S. Inspected and condemned. Once a carcass is condemned, it is denatured and disposed of so it cannot enter the food chain.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210919232943/https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/are_things_like_cancerous_tumors_allowed_by_meat_inspection", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210919232943/https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/are_things_like_cancerous_tumors_allowed_by_meat_inspection" } ], "question": "Are butchers allowed to sell meat with cancers?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Inspectors that observe potential signs of disease or things such as cancerous lesions or tumors retain the carcasses until the public health veterinarian (PHV) inspector assigned to the establishment can make final disposition of the carcass. The PHV inspector will often send samples to a laboratory for further analysis/confirmation. A carcass remains on hold as suspect until the results of pathology return from a USDA laboratory.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210919232943/https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/are_things_like_cancerous_tumors_allowed_by_meat_inspection", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210919232943/https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/are_things_like_cancerous_tumors_allowed_by_meat_inspection" } ], "question": "What do butchers do if they encounter cancer in meat?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "There are 585 APMC markets from across the country on the e-NAM list.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711210851/http://www.enam.gov.in/NAM/home/mandis.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200711210851/http://www.enam.gov.in/NAM/home/mandis.html" } ], "question": "How many regulated markets are there on e-trading platforms in India?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "6615 wholesale market facilities in the country.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201030051126/http://farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/DFI/DFI%20Volume%204.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201030051126/http://farmer.gov.in/imagedefault/DFI/DFI%20Volume%204.pdf" } ], "question": "What is the total number of APMC markets in India?" } ]

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

[ "Numerical Comparison", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200225190259/https://checkyourfact.com/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200225190259/https://checkyourfact.com/" } ], "question": "What other candidates have previously used Shadow Inc.?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Shadow Inc.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "What is the name of the company mentioned in the claim?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The technology firm is owed by ACRONYM", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200219181410/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-acronym-the-tech-consultancy-behind-the-disastrous-iowa-caucus-app", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200219181410/https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-acronym-the-tech-consultancy-behind-the-disastrous-iowa-caucus-app" } ], "question": "Who owns Shadow Inc.?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Shadow Inc. is not listed as being owned by Buttigieg.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608150325/https://s3.amazonaws.com/pfds.opensecrets.org/N00044183_2018_Pres.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://s3.amazonaws.com/pfds.opensecrets.org/N00044183_2018_Pres.pdf" } ], "question": "Does South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg have an ownership stake in Shadow Inc.?" } ]

[ "Numerical Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "85,41,784 farmers, 55,454 Commission Agents and 1,04,588 Traders/Buyers have been registered on e-NAM portal.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190904175530/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=65823&lsno=16", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190904175530/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=65823&lsno=16" } ], "question": "How many farmers and sellers are registared with the e-NAM portal?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "As per a response provided by the government in the Lok Sabha in March 2018, ‘National Agriculture Market (eNAM) is a pan-India electronic trading portal which networks the existing Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Mandis to create a unified national market for agricultural commodities.’", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "What is the E-nam Portal?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "‘more than 87.5 lakh farmers and sellers are registered’.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190904175530/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=65823&lsno=16", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20190904175530/http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Questions/QResult15.aspx?qref=65823&lsno=16" } ], "question": "How many farmers and sellers are registered?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "525, 000", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230402211717/https://che.ac.za/sites/default/files/publications/SA_HE_10years_Nov2004.pdf", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.che.ac.za/sites/default/files/publications/SA_HE_10years_Nov2004.pdf#page=80" } ], "question": "How many students were enrolled in South Africa's higher education in 1994" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "1, 036, 984", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230529161021/https://www.dhet.gov.za/SiteAssets/Statistics%20on%20Post-School%20Education%20and%20Training%20in%20South%20Africa%20%202017.pdf", "source_medium": "PDF", "source_url": "https://www.dhet.gov.za/SiteAssets/Statistics%20on%20Post-School%20Education%20and%20Training%20in%20South%20Africa%20%202017.pdf#page=20" } ], "question": "How many students were enrolled in higher education in South Africa in 2018" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Satirical Source Identification", "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "This was tweeted by Twitter account @MaxinePWaters", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220808215502/https://www.facebook.com/buriedinink/posts/10223603140002550", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20220808215502/https://www.facebook.com/buriedinink/posts/10223603140002550" } ], "question": "Who tweeted that \"There is no reason for anyone to own a gun. If a home invader gets past my armed security detail (which they won’t because I hire the best), then what good is a gun going to do me? #GunControlNow.\"?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Waters has two Twitter accounts: @RepMaxineWaters", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131848/https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210726131848/https://twitter.com/RepMaxineWaters" }, { "answer": "Waters' other Twitter account is: @MaxineWaters", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210703124141/https://twitter.com/MaxineWaters", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210703124141/https://twitter.com/MaxineWaters" } ], "question": "Is @MaxinePWaters a Twitter account that belongs to Rep. Maxine Waters?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "This Twitter account was a parody account, according to its bio.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://archive.ph/2iDtQ", "source_medium": "Other", "source_url": "https://archive.ph/2iDtQ" } ], "question": "Who does Twitter account @MaxinePWaters belong to?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "On her facebook and deleted tweets, this tweet does not appear", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210819093608/https://projects.propublica.org/politwoops/user/MaxineWaters", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210819093608/https://projects.propublica.org/politwoops/user/MaxineWaters" } ], "question": "Is there any evidence that Maxine Walters actually posted this to her official social media accounts?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No, Mel Gibson NEVER Said Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Did Mel Gibson Say Hollywood Is Controlled By 'Parasites' Who Are Involved In Child Sacrifice, Pedophilia?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is, however, no evidence to support that Gibson said the comments. While Gibson did appear on “The Graham Norton Show” in 2017 to promote the movie “Daddy’s Home 2,” he did not mention anything to that effect during it as stated in fake posts.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210417035815/https://www.smilecelebs.com/2017/12/01/mel-gibson-hollywood-elites-kill-innocent-children-drink-their-blood/#webpage", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210417035815/https://www.smilecelebs.com/2017/12/01/mel-gibson-hollywood-elites-kill-innocent-children-drink-their-blood/#webpage" } ], "question": "Did Mel Gibson never said hollywood is controlled by parasites who are involved in child sacrifice, pedophilia ?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "who has said :\"Fools multiply when wise men are silent.\"?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "there is no evidence that Nelson Mandela said this quote.", "cached_source_url": "https://quoteinvestigator.com/?s=fools+multiply+when+wise+men+stay+silent", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://quoteinvestigator.com/?s=fools+multiply+when+wise+men+stay+silent" } ], "question": "Has Nelson Mandela said :\"Fools multiply when wise men are silent.\"?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The Earth is a sphere.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230402003339/https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/ocean-observation/understanding-climate/the-earth/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/ocean-observation/understanding-climate/the-earth/" } ], "question": "Is the earth flat?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "To date, in vitro assays have found manuka honey can effectively inhibit all problematic bacterial pathogens tested", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230601110411/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00569/full", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00569/full" }, { "answer": "As well as inhibiting planktonic cells, honey can disperse and kill bacteria living in biofilms.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230601110411/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00569/full", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00569/full" }, { "answer": "It should be noted that not all Leptospermum species produce active honey, and even within L. scoparium and L. polygalifolium honey MGO levels can range from ∼100 to >1200 ppm", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230601110411/https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00569/full", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00569/full" } ], "question": "Can Manuka honey kill every known bacteria?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Great progress has been made recently in our understanding of therapeutic honey, yet its use in clinical medicine remains limited, even when conventional antibiotics are starting to fail. The complexity in honey, which is arguably its greatest strength in killing diverse pathogens and preventing resistance, complicates its study as many factors working together are likely to affect activity. We advocate further mechanistic studies using appropriately registered therapeutic manuka honey, in particular studies that use non-reductionist systems biology approaches, along with detailed chemical and microbiological analyses to elucidate how honey acts at the molecular, cellular and population level, how this can differ in different strains and species of microbial pathogens, and how the host cell responds", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230422171329/https://theconversation.com/science-or-snake-oil-is-manuka-honey-really-a-superfood-for-treating-colds-allergies-and-infections-78400", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://theconversation.com/science-or-snake-oil-is-manuka-honey-really-a-superfood-for-treating-colds-allergies-and-infections-78400" } ], "question": "what conclusions have been found about Manuka honey?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Manuka may inhibit the bacteria that cause a sore (“strep”) throat or gingivitis, but the main components responsible for the antimicrobial activity won’t survive the digestion process.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230422171329/https://theconversation.com/science-or-snake-oil-is-manuka-honey-really-a-superfood-for-treating-colds-allergies-and-infections-78400", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://theconversation.com/science-or-snake-oil-is-manuka-honey-really-a-superfood-for-treating-colds-allergies-and-infections-78400" } ], "question": "It seems that Manuka honey is very effective on topical wounds, but is it good at killing bacteria internally?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Manuka honey isn’t a panacea or a superfood. But it is grossly underutilised as a topical treatment for wounds, ulcers and burns, particularly in the face of the looming global superbug crisis.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230422171329/https://theconversation.com/science-or-snake-oil-is-manuka-honey-really-a-superfood-for-treating-colds-allergies-and-infections-78400", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://theconversation.com/science-or-snake-oil-is-manuka-honey-really-a-superfood-for-treating-colds-allergies-and-infections-78400" } ], "question": "Is manuka honey effective on topical wounds?" } ]

[ "Quote Verification" ]

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

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "He said, I have heard about it. It was an internet hoax.\"", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608150859/https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-chairman-and-ceo-clark-hunt-answers-questions-on-key-nfl-issues-18033794", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-chairman-and-ceo-clark-hunt-answers-questions-on-key-nfl-issues-18033794" } ], "question": "Did Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt say he would fire anyone who did not stand for the national anthem ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "He said, ''No, I haven't, but for a couple of years now, Coach [Andy] Reid and the rest of the leadership of the team have spoked to the coaches and the team about the importance of standing during the National Anthem''", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608150859/https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-chairman-and-ceo-clark-hunt-answers-questions-on-key-nfl-issues-18033794", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.chiefs.com/news/chiefs-chairman-and-ceo-clark-hunt-answers-questions-on-key-nfl-issues-18033794" } ], "question": "Has Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt passed down any directive requiring players to show respect during the National Anthem by not doing a gesture, kneeling or anything?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Akshay Kumar has admitted several times that he is an honorary Citizen of Canada .", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151026/https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1124262719840870400", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://twitter.com/akshaykumar/status/1124262719840870400" } ], "question": "Does Akshay Kumar hold honorary citizenship of Canada?" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Satirical Source Identification" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Southend News Network was originally started in October 2015 with no real aims or objectives in mind other than to add a satirical/spoof-like touch to issues that people are passionate about in Southend On Sea. Above all else, SNN is all about having the occasional ‘dig’ at the powers that be, as well a slightly bigger and more frequent ‘dig’ at certain elements of local media!", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211205054316/https://southendnewsnetwork.net/about-snn/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20211205054316/https://southendnewsnetwork.net/about-snn/" } ], "question": "Is the BBC adding subtitles to all episodes of Eastenders?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Pakistan 338 - India 158\n(Difference of 180 runs)", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151419/https://wisden.com/comp/6128/icc-champions-trophy-2017/results", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://wisden.com/comp/6128/icc-champions-trophy-2017/results" } ], "question": "What was the final score of the 2017 Champion trophy final ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "In a report by Hindustan times External affairs ministry spokesperson Gopal Baglay said Such reports are utterly baseless, malicious and mischievous,\"", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035734/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pakistan-media-report-on-158-indian-soldiers-killed-in-sikkim-malicious-mea/story-IVeGDzSDPNdh9oZJVgNL8L.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201109035734/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pakistan-media-report-on-158-indian-soldiers-killed-in-sikkim-malicious-mea/story-IVeGDzSDPNdh9oZJVgNL8L.html" } ], "question": "Did India report any losses relating to this clash ?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "China described the reports from Pakistan as \"Baseless & fake\"", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200819054958/https://www.jansatta.com/international/chinese-media-rubbished-pakistani-media-fake-news-and-pictures-of-indian-soldier-dead-in-rocket-attack-on-sikkim-border/378738/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200819054958/https://www.jansatta.com/international/chinese-media-rubbished-pakistani-media-fake-news-and-pictures-of-indian-soldier-dead-in-rocket-attack-on-sikkim-border/378738/" } ], "question": "Did China report any losses relating to this clash?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A report by business today says that while a clash did occur, only minor injuries were sustained by each side.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603061508/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/india-china-face-off-soldiers-confrontation-naku-la-sector-sikkim-tropps-injured-border/story/403363.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200603061508/https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/india-china-face-off-soldiers-confrontation-naku-la-sector-sikkim-tropps-injured-border/story/403363.html" } ], "question": "Did a clash take place?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Did a U.S. prisoner sentenced to death die thinking he was bitten by a deadly snake, when in fact he was pricked by two harmless needles?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The primary means of execution in the U.S. have been hanging, electrocution, the gas chamber, firing squad, and lethal injection.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230520234049/https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/methods-of-execution", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/executions/methods-of-execution" } ], "question": "What different methods of execution does the United States use?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Dr. Rohini Karandikar, a science education researcher at the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE). She explained that although many studies have been conducted regarding the effect of garlic on cancer cells, there has been no major breakthrough yet.", "cached_source_url": "Metadata", "source_medium": "Metadata", "source_url": "Metadata" } ], "question": "Have any studies been conducted on the effect of garlic on cancer cells?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "If garlic consumption does reduce the risk of cancer, the amount needed to lower risk remains unknown.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230315194918/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4366009/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4366009/" } ], "question": "How much garlic does someone have to consume to reduce the risk of cancer?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Dr Arabinda Das, and colleagues from the Medical University of South Carolina carried out this research. The study was funded in part by the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. The study was published in the peer-reviewed medical journal: Cancer.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204084057/https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/garlic-study-raises-hopes-for-rare-brain-cancer/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204084057/https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/garlic-study-raises-hopes-for-rare-brain-cancer/" } ], "question": "Has there been research on whether garlic can kill tumour cells?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The researchers grew human glioblastoma (a type of brain tumour) cells in the laboratory. They then treated some of these cells with increasing concentrations of three compounds found in garlic. Other cells which were not treated with these compounds were used as controls. They then looked at whether the treated and control cells survived. They also looked at what changes were happening in the cells that might explain how and why they lived or died.\n\nThe researchers found that all three compounds caused more glioblastoma cells to die (by a method known as apoptosis) than was observed in the untreated control cells. The higher the concentration of the compound used, the more cells died.\n\nThe researchers then reported their results and went into in-depth analysis about the biochemical changes occurring in these cells.\n\nThe researchers concluded that garlic compounds cause human glioblastoma cells to die by apoptosis. They also drew conclusions about what biochemical changes might play a role in this cell death.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204084057/https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/garlic-study-raises-hopes-for-rare-brain-cancer/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204084057/https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/garlic-study-raises-hopes-for-rare-brain-cancer/" } ], "question": "What was found by Dr Arabinda Das and colleagues from the Medical University of South Carolina when researching garlic's effects on tumour cells?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "This was a laboratory study, and no conclusions about the effects of garlic on human health can be drawn from it.\n\nThis study did not look at the effects of eating garlic in people who have glioblastoma; it also did not look at whether eating garlic prevents people developing cancer. In addition, this study did not look at the effects of these garlic compounds on healthy human cells; therefore it is possible that these compounds also kill healthy cells.\n\nBased on this studies findings, we shouldn’t believe that eating garlic will prevent or cure cancer.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204084057/https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/garlic-study-raises-hopes-for-rare-brain-cancer/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201204084057/https://www.nhs.uk/news/cancer/garlic-study-raises-hopes-for-rare-brain-cancer/" } ], "question": "What did the NHS Knowledge Service make of this study?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "In Sweden, all vaccinations are voluntary. Nevertheless, the sign-up rates to the child vaccination programme have been high for many years.\n\nBefore the vaccination register was established, vaccination coverage was assessed via an annual collection of vaccination statistics from all child health centres and from all school health services across the country.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101122409/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/vaccination-register-and-vaccination-coverage/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201101122409/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/vaccination-register-and-vaccination-coverage/" }, { "answer": "All children are offered vaccinations against eleven diseases within the framework of child and school health services", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210511221742/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210511221742/https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/the-public-health-agency-of-sweden/communicable-disease-control/vaccinations/" } ], "question": "Have mandatory vaccinations been banned in Sweden" } ]

[ "Event/Property Claim" ]

[ "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210629101926/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40018422", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210629101926/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-40018422" } ], "question": "When did Sir Roger Moore die" } ]

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

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Chaudhary Zubair Ahmad defeated AAP’s Mohammad Ishraq Khan by over 10,000 votes.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303111452/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-mcd-election-results-2021-live-updates-aap-congress-bjp-7211966/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210303111452/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-mcd-election-results-2021-live-updates-aap-congress-bjp-7211966/" } ], "question": "Who was the AAP candidate who lost their seat in the MCD By-election.?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "INC Chhattisgarh tweeted to inform that the AAP candidate's security deposit was not forfeited.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210416154234/https://twitter.com/INCChhattisgarh/status/1367066712063893504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210416154234/https://twitter.com/INCChhattisgarh/status/1367066712063893504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" } ], "question": "Did Mohammad Ishraq Khan Forfeit his security deposit ?" } ]

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

[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Some students in Denmark did a school experiment and found cress growing near wi-fi routers went brown.\nApparently the researchers (some 15-year-old schoolchildren, in a classroom experiment in Denmark), decided to run the experiment after noticing they had trouble concentrating the morning after sleeping close to their mobile phones.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151610/https://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/dec/17/wi-fi-wireless-routers-plants", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/dec/17/wi-fi-wireless-routers-plants" } ], "question": "What happened in the experiment?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The suggestion by scientists interviewed about the research is that routers give out heat, and this probably dried out the cress in the rooms with the routers in, so equivalent water was not enough for them.\n\nThere have been suggestions that the light from mobile phones or tablets just before bed can disrupt sleep patterns, although again there’s not really any strong evidence for this.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151610/https://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/dec/17/wi-fi-wireless-routers-plants", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/dec/17/wi-fi-wireless-routers-plants" } ], "question": "What did experts think of the experiment?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No, that is not clear: The study was conducted as a classroom experiment without the proper scientific controls of a professional lab experiment. The girls take 400 seeds and separated them out across 12 different trays. Six of the trays were placed in each of 2 rooms which were both kept at the same temperature.After 12 days,The cress seeds in the first room were growing well,the seeds that were placed next to the router showed no real growth at all. The scientist observed that The problem is that due to a difference in temperature of just a few degrees, it can already take a couple of days for the cress to grow to the same height.If there was indeed a difference in temperature due to the placement of the laptops, it would be likely that the WiFi group could have germinated and grown similar to the control group if it was allowed to grow on for a couple of days.Norwegian science journalist said We have published around 60 years of research in at least 1,300 peer-reviewed studies that are essentially unable to find any effect on EM radiation cells in the frequency range in question. Nothing. The World Health Organization (WHO) went through 25,000 articles on the topic published over the last 30 years without finding any evidence that such radiation can have a biological effect.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230328160823/https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cress-wifi-experiment/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cress-wifi-experiment/" } ], "question": "Did a biology experiment by ninth grade students reveal a \"dark truth\" about the dangers of Wi-Fi?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "The plan Require price transparency from all healthcare providers, especially doctors and healthcare organizations like clinics and hospitals. Individuals should be able to shop to find the best prices for procedures, exams or any other medical-related procedure", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20161110004206/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20161110004206/https://www.donaldjtrump.com/positions/healthcare-reform" } ], "question": "Is transparency a part of Trump's health care plan" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Starting January 1, 2021, each hospital operating in the United States will be required to provide clear, accessible pricing information online about the items and services they provide", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210630183952/https://www.cms.gov/hospital-price-transparency", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210630183952/https://www.cms.gov/hospital-price-transparency" } ], "question": "What headway has been made as part of the transparency act" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also known as the Global Goals, were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that by 2030 all people enjoy peace and prosperity.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230606211147/https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals" }, { "answer": "Human Rights\nPrinciple 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and\n\nPrinciple 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.\n\nLabour\nPrinciple 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;\n\nPrinciple 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;\n\nPrinciple 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and\n\nPrinciple 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.\n\nEnvironment\nPrinciple 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;\n\nPrinciple 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and\n\nPrinciple 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.\n\nAnti-Corruption\nPrinciple 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230529025819/https://unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.unglobalcompact.org/what-is-gc/mission/principles" } ], "question": "What are the goals of the United Nations" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Was the gender split of senior management in South Africa in 2015/16?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "A 2012 report said that \"although some progress has been accomplished on women representation in senior management in the public service, the low representation of women in corporate decision-making positions in the private sector remains a challenge.\"", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230405214417/https://www.polity.org.za/article/womens-role-in-the-transformation-of-south-africa-2012-11-01", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.polity.org.za/article/womens-role-in-the-transformation-of-south-africa-2012-11-01" } ], "question": "What percentage of senior management roles are held by women in SA?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Numerical Comparison" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "A total of 3,030,824 housing units were delivered from 1994/1995 to 2015/16 – around a million less than Zuma claimed.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210306230503/http://www.dhs.gov.za/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210306230503/http://www.dhs.gov.za/" } ], "question": "How many housing units have been delivered since 1994?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "here are concerns about the accuracy of housing statistics. Experts caution that the figures have not been independently verified, so they should be seen as “indicative rather than entirely conclusive”.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200926123408/https://africacheck.org/reports/minister-sisulu-is-right-sas-housing-delivery-has-almost-halved-since-200607/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200926123408/https://africacheck.org/reports/minister-sisulu-is-right-sas-housing-delivery-has-almost-halved-since-200607/" } ], "question": "How are these figures verified?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Based on the evidence, it is found the Facebook post to be false. Cadbury said it had not removed the word ‘Easter’ from its “entire collection of Easter eggs”. The company’s director of marketing said the word ‘Easter’ and theme features on their Easter product packaging. The Cadbury Facebook page shows the word clearly visible on its Easter promotional material.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151725/https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3300473/cadburys-easter-eggs-chocolate-word-removed/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3300473/cadburys-easter-eggs-chocolate-word-removed/" } ], "question": "Has Cadbury removed the word 'Easter' in Easter egg chocolates ?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "She said \"He’s now elected and we as a country need to support whosever the president because that’s what the country’s based on. And however that happened, he’s there and let’s go.\"\n\nHowever her comments seem to be in support of who ever is in office rather than Trump himself.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124035537/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04p04r8", "source_medium": "Video", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210124035537/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04p04r8" } ], "question": "Does Nicole Kidman Support Donald Trump?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "No she has featured in many top movies since making the statement such as \"Boy Erased,\" \"Aquaman,\" and \"The Goldfinch.\" She’s also been an executive producer on several projects.", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201225220647/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000173/#actress", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201225220647/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000173/#actress" } ], "question": "Was Nicole Kidman Blacklisted from hollywood?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence", "Consultation" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Strokes are either caused by lack of supply of oxygen and blood to the brain or a bursting of the blood vessels in the brain", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151904/https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/strokes.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/strokes.html" } ], "question": "What causes strokes" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "There is no evidence about the order in which the having a bath could affect or lead to a stroke", "answer_type": "Abstractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200927073700/https://www.stroke.org/en/life-after-stroke/recovery/daily-living/bathing-tips-for-survivors", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200927073700/https://www.stroke.org/en/life-after-stroke/recovery/daily-living/bathing-tips-for-survivors" } ], "question": "Is there an order in which to bathe in order to prevent strokes" } ]

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[ "Fact-checker Reference" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "It was first published on https://www.huzlers.com/mcdonalds-exp...", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200814104552/https://www.huzlers.com/mcdonalds-exposed-for-using-human-meat/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200814104552/https://www.huzlers.com/mcdonalds-exposed-for-using-human-meat/" } ], "question": "Where was the claim first published" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Their 'About Us' page reads, \"Huzlers is a satirical and fictional entertainment blog producing content in such a complex way that it could not conveniently be presented or represented anywhere else but Huzlers! \"", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200804001724/https://www.huzlers.com/about-us/", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200804001724/https://www.huzlers.com/about-us/" } ], "question": "What kind of website is www.huzlers.com" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Several internet blogs and videos make false claims that a United States birth certificate is a negotiable instrument (a document that promises payment) that can be used to:\n\nMake purchases that will be charged to a “Exemption Account” (perhaps identified by your social security number or EIN), or\nRequest savings bonds held by the government in your name and owed to you.\nThe truth is, birth certificates cannot be used for purchases, nor can they be used to request savings bonds purportedly held by the government. Also, the “Exemption Account” is a false term; these accounts are fictitious and do not exist in the Treasury system. \n\nThere is no monetary value to a birth certificate or a social security number/EIN, and TreasuryDirect accounts must be funded by the owner (through payroll deductions or from purchasing directly from the owner's personal bank account) to have any value.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201016160926/https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/statreg/fraud/birth-certificate-bonds.htm", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20201016160926/https://www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/statreg/fraud/birth-certificate-bonds.htm" } ], "question": "Are U.S. birth certificates federal bank notes valued between $650,000 and $750,000?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "The pair, who hurled expletives at one man before throwing rashers of bacon at him and onto the floor at his feet, were each sentenced to eight months in prison at Blackfriars Crown Court", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210825204038/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/men-who-pelted-worshipper-with-bacon-at-camden-mosque-jailed-for-eight-months-a3384641.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210825204038/https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/men-who-pelted-worshipper-with-bacon-at-camden-mosque-jailed-for-eight-months-a3384641.html" } ], "question": "What jail sentence was given to the men who hurled bacon at a worshipper in a mosque" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "He was found guilty of burning poppies at a protest in west London on Armistice Day.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212853/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212853/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346" } ], "question": "On Remembrance Day 2011, did a man named Emdadur Choudhury burn poppies?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Emdadur Choudhury, 26, of Spitalfields, east London, was fined £50 for offences under the Public Order Act.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212853/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212853/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346" } ], "question": "Was Emdadur Choudhury fined £50 for burning the poppies on Remembrance Day 2011?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "The extremist told how radical Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary had offered to foot the bill", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413235152/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/233243/Court-fine-is-badge-of-pride-says-jeering-poppy-burner", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210413235152/https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/233243/Court-fine-is-badge-of-pride-says-jeering-poppy-burner" } ], "question": "How did Emdadur Choudhury pay for his £50 fine?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yes", "answer_type": "Boolean", "boolean_explanation": "Emdadur Choudhury receives £792 in benefits from the state.", "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212853/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210505212853/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346" } ], "question": "Was Emdadur Choudhury on state benefits?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "A Muslim extremist has been found guilty of burning poppies at a protest in west London on Armistice Day.\n\nEmdadur Choudhury, 26, of Spitalfields, east London, was fined £50 for offences under the Public Order Act.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151930/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-12664346" } ], "question": "Was Emdadur Choudhury fined £50 for burning poppies?" } ]

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[ "Written Evidence" ]

[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "No answer could be found.", "answer_type": "Unanswerable", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": null, "source_medium": "", "source_url": "" } ], "question": "Are there news reports that mention Mr Choudhury laughing in court?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "Yesterday he laughed at justice as he was handed a paltry £50 fine for setting light to poppies on Remembrance Day and yelling ‘British soldiers burn in hell’.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20230608151950/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363772/Muslim-extremist-burned-poppies-Armistice-Day-fined-just-50.html", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363772/Muslim-extremist-burned-poppies-Armistice-Day-fined-just-50.html" } ], "question": "Were there reports of Mr Choudhury laughing after the trial?" }, { "answers": [ { "answer": "It is true that Emdadur Choudhury was fined £50 for offences under the Public Order Act after he burnt three poppies on Remembrance Day 2011 as part of a counter-protest.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210730141742/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12664346", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210730141742/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12664346" } ], "question": "Was a Emdadur Choudhury fined for burning poppies ?" } ]

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[ { "answers": [ { "answer": "According to sources at the Library of Congress, analysis by paper conservators has determined that the paper is mostly likely Dutch in origin. While hemp was commonly used to make paper in Southern Europe during this time, the Dutch were much more likely to use flax or linen rags.", "answer_type": "Extractive", "boolean_explanation": null, "cached_source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210422000151/https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/declaration-independence-paper", "source_medium": "Web text", "source_url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20210422000151/https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/declaration-independence-paper" } ], "question": "What did Thomas Jefferson draft the Declaration of Independence on?" } ]