Is the following a factual statement?
"The United States presidential election happens every year on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in the month of November."
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
As stated in the Constitution, the set aside date for any elections occurs on the first Tuesday after the first month of November.
**Q**
Does the following sentence make sense?
"Many people around the world purchase gifts in December to celebrate Christmas."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
Christmas is a gift-giving holiday modeled in part after the gifts the three wise-men gave to Jesus when the visited him.
Is the following sentence factually correct?
"People assigned the Xhosa language and English to the same language family."
Options:
- yes
- no
no
English and Xhosa are different languages on different continents.
**Q**
Claim: "A person can find the Canary Islands in the Atlantic."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
The Canary Islands are west of Africa, right in the Atlantic.
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"The Lost Colony struck ground in Jamestown, Virginia in 1585."
no
The lost colony was set up in Roanoke.
Is the following a factual statement?
"The water crisis in Flint, Michigan was a natural occurrence."
Options:
- yes
- no
no
The Flint, Michigan Water Crisis was caused by the Governor of Michigan and his aides when they decided to switch the Flint water source to a nearby river that corroded pipes and allowed lead to leach into the drinking water.