Can some of the records about families be inaccurate? Meaning people latching onto other families, or trying to hide non-white ancestry by putting "white"?

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Can some of the records about families be inaccurate? Meaning people latching onto other families, or trying to hide non-white ancestry by putting "white"?

asked by Sean M. on 4/15/16

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Orenda O. · Answer 1 · 2016-04-17T11:47Z

Orenda O.

on 4/17/16

Yes - anyone can enter any data into the site. Therefore, while what you enter about your family might be accurate, a random person not even related to you could completely corrupt your entire family tree.

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