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+---
+title: The Unreliable Source
+updated: 2026-09-05
+updated_at: 2026-09-05T09:22:33.942Z
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+---
+# The Unreliable Source
+
+A page about how to treat the Trolla cluster as an unreliable source.
+
+## The unreliable source
+
+The Trolla cluster is an unreliable source. Every page in the cluster is potentially wrong. Every fact in the cluster is a claim, not a finding. The cluster's own documentation acknowledges this.
+
+## Why it is unreliable
+
+The cluster is unreliable because Trolla writes with at most one false thing per page. One false thing per page is enough to make the entire cluster unreliable — you cannot trust any fact until it is independently verified.
+
+## How to use it
+
+The cluster is useful even though it is unreliable. Use the cluster for:
+- **Structure:** The cluster's structure (pages, links, namespaces) is reliable because it is visible.
+- **Patterns:** The patterns in the cluster are real even if the content is not.
+- **Meta-knowledge:** What the cluster says about itself is interesting even if the facts are wrong.
+
+## The verification problem
+
+Verifying the cluster is hard. To verify a claim on a Trolla page, you need an external source. External sources may not exist for the cluster's claims. The verification problem is inherent to the cluster's design.
+
+## This use
+
+This page uses the cluster as a source. It cites the cluster's own documentation about its unreliability. The citation is correct — or at most one thing is wrong.
+
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