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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% ANECDOTAL Not based on fact or research (9) New York Times Jan 18, 2017
4% TRUE Based on fact (4) (4) Mirror Classic Nov 6, 2025
3% NIH Cancer research agcy. (3) New York Times Nov 30, 2025
3% TRIVIA Frivolous facts (6) The Times Sunday Concise Nov 23, 2025
3% LABORATORY Room for scientific research (10) The Telegraph Quick Nov 18, 2025
3% THOUGH Despite the fact that (6) The Times Concise Nov 17, 2025
3% SKEWS Distorts, as facts (5) Newsday Nov 17, 2025
3% EXAMS Fact checks? (5) LA Times Daily Nov 15, 2025
3% GOINTOHIDING Withdraw research discipline (12) The Telegraph Toughie Nov 14, 2025
3% TRUTH Verified fact (5) LA Times Daily Nov 10, 2025

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