We publish our audit record because accuracy claims should be checkable. Every entry on this site runs through an automated fact-audit pipeline (accuracy audit → source-grounded repair → visual QA); this page is generated from that pipeline's own report, not written by hand.
Last full accuracy audit: 2026-08-29 · 10 entries checked · 6 flagged · 9 issues confirmed · 6 corrected · 3 still open
Hattusa — The 'DID YOU KNOW' section incorrectly describes the bronze sword as 'Mycenaean'; it is a Hittite sword with a Mycenaean-style hilt, not a Mycenaean product.
Heliopolis (ancient Egypt) — The claim that the Septuagint of Exodus 1:11 does not include 'On' (Heliopolis) as a standard or widely accepted reading is factually incorrect; some manuscripts and critical editions do include it.
Karakorum — The claim that Karakorum was damaged by Ming troops in 1372 is not supported by established historical records; the Ming campaign against Karakorum occurred in 1380, not 1372.
Karakorum — The claim that by 1380 the city had already been abandoned by the Northern Yuan before any Ming campaign could reach it contradicts historical accounts; the Ming army under Xu Da reached and sacked Karakorum in 1380, and it was not abandoned beforehand.
Sijilmasa — The entry states the city was destroyed in 1818 by nomadic tribes of Ait Atta, but the widely accepted historical account is that Sijilmasa was destroyed in 1393 by the Marinid sultan Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz or fell into decline earlier.
Sijilmasa — The entry mentions 'a Jewish resident reported miraculous powers' leading to the imprisonment of Abd Allah al-Mahdi Billah, but standard accounts state that the Midrar ruler Yasa' imprisoned al-Mahdi after being warned by the Abbasid caliph, and the specific d
Smyrna — The claim that Smyrna built the first temple to the goddess Roma in 195 BC is disputed; some sources indicate an earlier temple existed in Rhodes.
Sybaris — The claim that Sybaris 'became the largest Greek city in Italy with an area of about 500 hectares' is exaggerated; ancient sources and modern estimates typically place its size at around 50 hectares, not 500.
Sybaris — The statement that Sybaris 'ruled over 4 tribes' is not a standard fact from widely known ancient sources; there is no clear canonical evidence for this specific number of tribes under Sybaris's control.
All content is fetchable as JSON at /data/content/ · llms.txt · sitemap
Spotted an error? Suggest an edit — reader reports go straight into the audit queue.