Questions tagged [netherlands]
Use this tag for questions about claims relating to the kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Is the "Dr. Visser Seal of Approval" an accurate quality mark for good children's shoes?
The Dutch store Scapino sells a line of shoes that have received the "Dr. Visser Seal of Approval". The claim on their website† states (translated from the original Dutch):
Scapino has used ...
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Does the Netherlands goverment fund 'Hookers for the Handicapped'?
In the Netherlands, citizens with disabilities receive money from the Government as part of the 'Hookers for the Handicapped' program, to pay for sexual services up to 12 times a year. This move has ...
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Did "Max the Hacker" manipulate autocues and traffic lights?
There is a man who calls himself Max the Hacker. He appears in many Dutch videos filmed in the Netherlands, such as this one in which he shows himself purporting to manipulate news readers' autocues ...
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Did the Ourang Medan "ghost ship" exist?
According to rumors, the S.S. Ourang Medan was a Dutch cargo ship whose crew mysteriously all died on the seas. The bodies were found in terrified postures, and when a rescue ship attempted to tow the ...
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Was there an unsuccessful raid by a SWAT team on the CyberBunker?
According to CyberBunker, a Dutch Police SWAT team attempted a raid on their property but were so unsuccessful in gaining entry that staff didn't even notice the attempts until they reviewed the ...
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Is Netherlands the least racist country in the world?
I have heard from my friends who are students of The Netherlands universities or are immigrants and live there with their families that this country is more welcoming to different people than the ...
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Did two Native Americans shipwreck in Holland in 60 B.C.?
According to the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong", by James W. Loewen, or at least the online sources (Cracked.com and some sites that I Googled) ...
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Are 50% to 90% of prostitutes in the Netherlands sex slaves?
In Does Legalizing Prostitution Work?, the author says that even after prostitution is legal, a lot of women are still forced into prostitution.
These women are Amsterdam's leading tourist ...
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Are 10% of deaths in the Netherlands due to euthanasia?
Rick Santorum, one of the current GOP presidential candidates for the 2012 presidential election recently claimed that 10% of deaths in the Netherlands are due to euthanasia and that half of those ...
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Is a proposal to build an artificial mountain being seriously considered?
Thijs Zonneveld, a former cyclist, made a joke that a 2,000m high artificial mountain should be created in the Netherlands.
Now, the mass media are reporting that it is being seriously considered:
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