How does Factual determine the “most correct” facts?
A. Different algorithms are used for each field of a Factual Table, and often tables contain algorithms that guide the process of including or excluding data table wide based on a variety of factors. For example, tables may consider whether or not there are corroborating inputs for a fact or row, if the provider of data has been flagged as suspicious, etc. Also, data provided to Factual is typically transformed to a “canonical” representation before it is weighed against other data. You may give Factual “1 Main Street”, which Factual may weigh as “1 Main St.” to find agreement among other sources.
