Overview
Some claims should remain in owner review even when they are interesting, emotionally meaningful, or popular. This page gives editors a public-safe list of claim types that need human review before becoming stronger copy.
What this helps you learn
- Identity, ancestry, tribe, nationality, descent, membership, DNA, and legal-status claims are high-stakes.
- Claims involving sacred sites, burial contexts, living people, private records, or contested translations need extra review.
- Claims that connect distant regions or histories require precise source bridges, not only similarity.
Careful claims
- Do not certify anyone through site language.
- Do not present spiritual interpretation as documentary proof.
- Do not use broad historical context as if it were direct evidence for a personal or local claim.
Research path
- Add "owner/source review needed" in the working note.
- Move the claim to Fact Check if public readers need to see the review frame.
- Publish cautious wording first, then strengthen only after the source trail is checked.
Evidence note: This starter entry is educational. Add sources, dates, maps, Community Notes, and Fact Checks as research develops.