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138 claims checked
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By the end of World War I (November 1918), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) had emerged as the United States' major national civil rights organization.
NOT BS
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Western accounts of the Cuban Missile Crisis often emphasize United States and Soviet perspectives more than Cuban perspectives.
NOT BS
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There are more firearms in civilian possession in the United States than there are people in the United States.
NOT BS
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In the 1970s, about 5% of children in the United States were obese, and at the time a referenced documentary was made, about 17% of children in the United States were obese.
HARDLY BS
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The market size for peripheral arterial disease (PAD) in the United States is approximately $800 million in 2026.
TOTAL BS
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In the United States, the average adult height of Black people is higher than the average adult height of non-Hispanic White people.
TOTAL BS
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Bob Mathias of the United States won the gold medal in the men's decathlon at the 1948 Summer Olympics at age 17.
NOT BS
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The United States won 38 gold medals, 27 silver medals, and 19 bronze medals (84 total medals) at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
NOT BS
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In the United States, men commit 92% of violent crimes.
TOTAL BS
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White people make up the largest portion of the United States population, and the absolute number of child abuse victims and perpetrators in the United States who are White is the highest among racial groups.
NOT BS
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There is a zombie outbreak in the United States.
TOTAL BS
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TurboTax handles about 60% of all United States tax preparation.
TOTAL BS
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Intuit Inc. is the largest consumer financial technology company in the United States.
TOTAL BS
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Polymarket is legal in the United States.
SOME BS
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In 2009, the defunct Russian satellite Kosmos 2251 collided with the active U.S. satellite Iridium 33 at an altitude of about 790 km, generating about 2,000 debris fragments, many of which remain in orbit.
NOT BS
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The United States, under the Trump administration, bombed the Palau-flagged oil tanker M/T Settebello while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
MOSTLY BS
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On average, McDonald's hamburgers have a worse overall nutrition score than the average fast-food hamburger sold in the United States.
TOTAL BS
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A conflict that affects shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is beneficial to the United States economy in the short term.
TOTAL BS
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Donald Trump is currently pursuing, or directing others to pursue, a U.S. deportation proceeding against Elon Musk.
TOTAL BS
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The United States inflation rate is higher now than it was in June 2022.
TOTAL BS