Is the following a factual statement?
"Movement of the San Andreas Fault caused the 1906 San Francisco earthquake."
Options:
- yes
- no
yes
San Francisco was built on and around the San Andreas fault, which is widely known.
**Q**
Claim: "Because of over fishing, the Atlantic cod is listed as a vulnerable species."
Is the claim above correct, and can it be verified by human common sense and without a web search?
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
Because the high demand for cod and little regulation, the cod was a fishing staple until 1992 when regulations were put in place to protect it.
Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Maya Angelou graduated from a large dance school."
no
Maya Angelou in fact did attend a dance school on a scholarship but dropped out.
**Q**
Is the following sentence factually correct?
"John D. Rockefeller created his own fortune and became wealthiest American of all time."
Options:
- yes
- no
**A**
yes
John D. Rockefeller's main business was oil refining, he was in control of 90% of the oil in the United States.
"Hulk created the Marvel Universe in which he fights."
Is the above claim true?
Options:
- yes
- no
no
Hulk is a character in the Marvel Universe, not the creator.
Is the following statement true?
"Water buffalo travel in herds on land despite the misleading name."
yes
Water buffalo are mammals that can't breathe underwater.