893 statements
1271 justifications
1151 verifications
Statements Related to General Motors used a front comapany (National City Lines) to purchase and dismantle electric trolleys in major US cities in order to increase demand for their internal combustion buses
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The United States military planned to fabricate violence apparently perpetrated by Cubans in order to create public support for attacking Cuba
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The City Attorney (Carmen A. Trutanich) and Law Enforcement officials are trying to increase raids and regulation of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Los Angeles
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Health insurance companies are not allowed to compete across state lines, and so anti-trust regulation is not applicable to them
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News networks demand that Fox News be included in White House Press Conference for Pay Czar Ken Feinberg
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President Obama's actions spurred a 73% increase in lending to small businesses, creating new jobs
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E-mails from a major global warming research center (East Anglia University's Climate Research Unit) show that climate scientists are conspiring to fake global warming results
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Thomas Paine, whose writings were a major source of inspiration for the founding fathers, called the Bible a book of lies and contradictions
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Catholic priests die of AIDS at four times the rate of the general population
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The health reform bill will increase medicaid eligibility to at least 133% of the poverty line-covering millions more people
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Michael Bloomberg was easy on corporate tax evasion as mayor of New York City
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The militia of the United States consists of all male citizens between the ages of 17 and 45 (and any female members of the National Guard)
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Drilling in ANWR is expected to increase US oil production by 780,000 barrels per day at peak
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Drilling in ANWR will at maximum increase US oil production by 1.45 million barrels per day at peak
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The US has prohibited drilling in ANWR (the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge) for environmental reasons
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Schools should increase natural light and blue light in classrooms to increase student attentiveness
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Senator Patrick Moynihan, D-NY, introduced and passed a tax law that seriously inhibited the ability of computer programmers to work as independent contracters, all in order to give IBM a tax break for its overseas operations
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The last major disagreement about economic protectionism in the US was the South Carolina nullification crisis in 1833
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The Catholic church relocated child-molesting priests to the Alaskan bush in order to hide their ongoing abuse of children from attention
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General Electric, a New York corporation, paid $0 in taxes to the U.S. but had world-wide profits of $10.8 billion
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General McChrystal has seen his wife only 30 days out of a year since the Afghanistan occupation began in 2003
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General McChrystal warned President Bush II's advisors to avoid discussing the cause of Pat Tillman's death in order to avoid revealing the truth that he had died of friendly fire
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General McChrystal was aware that there was a coverup of the true cause of Pat Tillman's death
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General McChrystal offically approved a falsified document that obscured the true cause of Pat Tillman's death
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Within days of having contributing to the cover up of the true cause of Pat Tillman's death, Brigadier General McChrystal was promoted to Major General
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General McChrystal intentionally contributed to the Tillman Death coverup and received a promotion as a reward
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While commanding in Iraq, General McChrystal joined combat soldiers in action
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Short-tme working programs maintain a large reserve of well-trained employees for when the demand for labor increases
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A 10% increase in imprisonment causes a 2% reduction in crime
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The Bell Curve argues that general intelligence (e.g., IQ) is highly hereditable
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Barack Obama has increased the national debt by $2.7T in 1.5 years in order to recover from the worst economic crisis since the great depression
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George W. Bush increased the national debt by $5.1T in 8 years to fund the invasion of two countries that were unrelated to the 911 attacks and to fund tax cuts for the wealthy
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The U.S. national debt was $10.7T in December 2008 when George W. Bush left office
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The U.S. national debt was $13.4T in September 2010
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Demand for cheap electronics fuels warfare and massacres in Congo
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In order for a person to perform to their full potential on on IQ test, they must have a high IQ and be motivated
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Pubmed is the United States National Library of Medicine's online database for medical articles
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Northwest U.S. cities experienced a 35% increase in infant mortality after the Fukushima meltdown
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Greenpeace exaggerated claims of the toxicity of chemicals in the iPhone in order to gain publicity
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U.S. lightbulb efficiency standards requiring consumers to purchase high-efficiency flourescent bulbs originated with republican lawmakers
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Diet soda does not increase weight gain or diabetes
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