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If you are saying that you support someone then yes, you are claiming that person as a dependent on your tax return. You enter dependents in My Info.
IRS interview to help determine who can be claimed:
https://www.irs.gov/help/ita/who-can-i-claim-as-a-dependent
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3113432-who-can-i-claim-as-my-dependent
Your dependent is likely a person for whom you provide more than half of their support.
Dependents must be either a Qualifying Relative or a Qualifying Child and the tests for each can be viewed on page 11 of this IRS publication.
Tests to be a Qualifying Relative
The test for a Qualifying Child states:
The child must not have provided more than half of his or her own support for the year.
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