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“Lincoln family”, Wikipedia (published kinship degrees of Tom Hanks and George Clooney to Abraham Lincoln)
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The source
Excerpt
Actor Tom Hanks and the former president are third cousins four times removed.
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| Claim | Person | States | Status | Tier | Review |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
claim:joseph-hanks:associated-with:1 | Joseph Hanks | associated-with Tom Hanks (lead) | conditional | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
claim:lucy-hanks:associated-with:1 | Lucy Hanks | associated-with George Clooney (lead) | conditional | 3 · compiled genealogy | accepted |
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Evidence tier and review status
This source is tier 3 · compiled genealogy — proves? No: a lead, not proof. A claim’s tier is the best tier among all its sources, so a claim listed here may sit at a stronger tier than this source when it also cites a stronger record.
| Claim tier | Status | Review | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 · compiled genealogy | conditional | accepted | 2 |
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