Methodology

A full Trust Center is coming soon. This is the short version of how to read the verification status on every fact we publish.

What our statuses mean

Checked against a primary or official source.
Supported by a credible secondary source but not yet independently confirmed against a primary source.
Reported information that has not yet been independently confirmed.
The information has exceeded its verification interval or the source may no longer be current.

Editorial independence

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Corrections

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