Questions tagged [netherlands]
Use this tag for questions about claims relating to the kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Is the Cobra 80 fire cracker "three to four times as powerful" as a hand grenade?
In this news article about illegal fireworks it is claimed (translated from Dutch):
Chief of police Oscar Dros of the Oost-Nederland police district says that fireworks is no longer innocent. "We ...
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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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Is the "Dutch reach" standard practice in the Netherlands?
The United Kingdom is introducing a new traffic rule. According to this BBC article,
A method known as the "Dutch reach" is to be introduced to the Highway Code in the UK after years of ...
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Has Trump exonerated Russia for the downing of flight MH-17?
In an interview with the Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, according to the NOS (Dutch Public Broadcasting), he said the following about the relations with the USA, in light of the recent elections in ...
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"Applicants for asylum must prove that they have fifteen family members in the Netherlands."
Judea Pearl & Dana Mackenzie (2018) claim in their book The Book of Why: The New Science of Cause and Effect:
Applicants for asylum must prove that they have fifteen family members in
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Did "hundreds of birds" fall out of the sky in the Netherlands due to a 5G test? [duplicate]
A conspiracy news site claims that (emphasis added):
Hundreds of birds have fallen from the sky in The Hague, the Netherlands, during a 5G experiment to see how large the range was and whether the ...
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Did hundreds of birds die in a park the Netherlands? What caused it?
About a week ago at The Hague, many birds died spontaneously, falling
dead in a park. You likely haven’t heard a lot about this because it
seems keeping it quiet was the plan all along. However, ...
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Is a large percentage of Dutch people bothered by cursing?
The Dutch Bond Tegen Vloeken (Association Against Profanity) regularly advertises against the use of cursing, swearing, and profanity.
Their 2015/2016 campaign features 5 posters, each stating a ...
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Was an elderly woman forcibly euthanized in the Netherlands?
A disturbing story appeared on my news feed this week,
Elderly Woman Forcibly Euthanized
The article says that in the Netherlands an elderly woman with dementia was euthanized against her will.
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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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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 no longer able to start war without permission from Germany?
I stumbled upon this article, dated April 14 2016, titled "Germany Is Taking Over the Dutch Army".
The article says that
Huge portions of the Dutch military are being merged with the German
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Were the nuclear capabilities of the F-35 decisive in the decision to have it replace the Dutch F-16s?
The Dutch F-16s have been due for replacement for some time. The discussion about which plane should replace it took its course for over a decade and several different Dutch administrations, from the ...
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Does the Netherlands allow letterbox companies to exist as long as they have a houseplant in their empty office?
The following article came to my attention:
OneWorld - Kunstenares Tinkebell toert langs kamerplanten van belastingontwijkers (Dutch).
It describes how an artist will be doing tours of companies ...
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Was a class of Dutch school children required to learn Muslim prayer?
Many websites claim that some school children in Holland had to learn "how to pray in a mosque".
Is this claim true?
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