How I verify

The verdicts

Misattributed

Someone else said it first, and we know who.

Paraphrased

A reworded version of something they really said.

Contested

The history is tangled: the line grew out of older sources, or the credit is genuinely split.

Unverified

No record in their work, and the true origin is unknown.

Accurate

Checked against a primary source. They really said it.