"""Create reasoning_engine
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"""

```python
from typing import List, Dict

class KnowledgeBase:
    def __init__(self):
        self.knowledge = {}

    def add_fact(self, fact: str) -> None:
        """
        Adds a new fact to the knowledge base.

        :param fact: The fact string to be added.
        """
        if fact not in self.knowledge:
            self.knowledge[fact] = True

    def query(self, question: str) -> bool:
        """
        Queries the knowledge base for a given fact.

        :param question: The question or fact to be queried.
        :return: True if the fact is known, False otherwise.
        """
        return question in self.knowledge


def reasoning_engine(facts: List[str], query: str) -> bool:
    """
    Implements a simple reasoning engine that can add facts and answer queries.

    :param facts: A list of strings representing initial known facts.
    :param query: The string to be queried against the knowledge base.
    :return: True if the fact is inferred or directly known, False otherwise.
    """
    # Initialize the knowledge base
    kb = KnowledgeBase()
    
    # Add all given facts to the knowledge base
    for fact in facts:
        kb.add_fact(fact)

    # Query the knowledge base with the given question
    return kb.query(query)


# Example usage
if __name__ == "__main__":
    initial_facts = ["A is B", "B is C", "C implies D"]
    query = "D"

    result = reasoning_engine(initial_facts, query)
    print(f"Can we infer {query}? {'Yes' if result else 'No'}")
```

This code defines a simple reasoning engine that can add facts to its knowledge base and answer queries based on those facts. It demonstrates the addition of initial facts and querying for an inferred fact, "D", from the given premises.