Is the following a factual statement?
"J. Edgar Hoover launched many of investigations in the 1960's."
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
J. Edgar Hoover was the director of the FBI which led many of investigations.
**Q**
Is the following sentence factually correct?
"Alanine contains an amine group and a carboxylic acid group, both attached to the central carbon atom which also carries a methyl group side chain."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
The sentence is true because many professionals and scientists have found that it is true. It has been tested and confirmed.
Is the following statement true?
"Vitamin C prevents and treats the disease scurvy."
yes
It is commonly known that scurvy affected pirates and that bringing fruits rich in vitamin C helped them overcome it.
**Q**
"Sea otters live in the sea."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
You can find sea otters in the ocean near California.
Does the following sentence make sense?
"Prague Spring attempted to grant additional rights to the citizens of Czechoslovakia in an act of partial decentralization."
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
The sentence is true because historians have researched the matter and have demonstrated through reasonable evidence that the above claim is true. Also, people who experienced it have left testimonies.
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Frankenstein represents the name of a man who fought in the second world war."
no
Frankenstein did not fight in WW2, he was a character in a book.