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Table 2 Claims and truth of claims used in study 3 stimuli

From: Multiple-choice quizzes improve memory for misinformation debunks, but do not reduce belief in misinformation

Claim

True/false

China produces 90% of the world’s carbon emissions pollution

False

As of 2019, the number of murders in most American cities besides Chicago had dropped by over 10% in the prior 2 years

False

Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for all plan would place a 52% tax on earnings over $29,000

False

Half of those arrested for DUIs on I-35 are in the country illegally

False

More Americans were uninsured in 2019 than when President Donald Trump took office

True

The US has the lowest food stamp rolls in years, as of February 2019

True

Communities along the Texas–Mexico border have seen a 25% reduction in crime from 2014 to 2018

True

The United States has more governors who have worn blackface than Black governors

True