Ques: Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Buddy Holly died in a plane crash."
Ans: I'm thinking hard. So here's my take: This can be confirmed by a quick search if one didn't already know. The answer is yes.
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Ques: Is the following a factual statement?
"Arthur Miller wrote the play Death of a Salesman."
Options:
- yes
- no
Ans: I'm thinking hard. So here's my take: Arthur Miller is known to be the author of this play. The answer is yes.
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Ques: Is the following sentence factually correct?
"Joule takes its name after John Prescott Julie, a physicist from England."
Options:
- yes
- no
Ans:
I'm thinking hard. So here's my take: Joule is named after James Prescott Joule, an English physicist, mathematician and brewer, from England. The answer is no.
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