English Folklore Codexery — Data & Quality

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: 2026-09-06 · 5 entries checked · 1 flagged · 3 issues confirmed · 1 corrected · 2 still open

Recent findings (audit lane, verbatim)

Blackbeard in popular culture — The entry states Blackbeard was killed by 'Virginia troops', but historically he was killed by a force from the Royal Navy under Lieutenant Robert Maynard, sent by the Governor of Virginia.

Blackbeard in popular culture — The entry says Blackbeard's head was 'hung on the bowsprit' after death, implying it was on his own ship, but historically it was hung from the bowsprit of Maynard's sloop.

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