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Questionable claims

A confident-looking claim can still be a guess. Learn what evidence to look for.

Five short factoids
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Facts or guesses

The internet’s version of you can mix real facts with educated guesses. Confidence doesn’t make a guess true.

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One mistake many echoes

Repeated information isn’t always independent evidence. Several websites may be repeating the same original mistake.

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Confidence needs evidence

A confident label in a data profile can rest on limited clues. Confidence alone does not make a claim about you true.

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A category can miss

A marketing category describes how a system groups people. It does not guarantee that everyone in that group fits the label.

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Repetition is not verification

Several websites can repeat the same claim about you because they copied one source. Repetition is not independent verification.

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Questions a claim, assumption or use that does not add up.

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