Questions tagged [netherlands]
Use this tag for questions about claims relating to the kingdom of the Netherlands.
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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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"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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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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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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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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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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Does Netherlands accept child marriages registered in the country of origin?
According to NOS, one of the broadcasting organizations making up the Netherlands Public Broadcasting system,
'Netherlands accepts child marriages registered in the country of origin.'
Source: NOS
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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Eagles vs. drones: Are Dutch police training drone-hunting eagles?
In this Vice article, it is mentioned that the Dutch police are training eagles to hunt drones.
In a new project to patrol the skies, the Dutch national police force has teamed up with ‘Guard from ...
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Did European Muslim protestors carry signs "Shariah for the Netherlands", "Islam Will Dominate the World, Freedom Can Go to Hell"
Does the following alleged photograph represent an actual demonstration by real self-identified Muslims, in Europe?
I found at: http://www.billionbibles.org/sharia/sharia-europe.html
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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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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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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 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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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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