Yes / no, is the following a verifiable fact?
"Hanging criminals was common almost everywhere as criminal punishment." Step-by-step reasoning process:

Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The act of hanging as a criminal punishment can be recorded happening everywhere throughout history, it still occurs today in same places of the world. Therefore, the final answer is yes.