How to deal with conflicting information regarding a person

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Hello RubyTuesday84,

The trivia item was rejected since this kind of info should be listed on the Birth Date section of the page. Based on the provided evidence, we have changed the birth place for the Birth Date item, the changes will be live on the site shortly for Anita Pallenberg.

Thank you for your reply and for taking the time to look into this matter. The Birth Date section is where I wanted to put the info initially. The problem is, that different sources cite either Rome or Hamburg as the correct birthplace and I wasn't sure if the evidence provided was enough to simply replace the former with the latter. Adding a second possible birthplace currently seems to be impossible. That's why I thought the trivia section might be better suited to reflect the uncertainties regarding this matter. While this is not the rule, there are other instances, where several possible birthdates or places are circulating. At present, it seems difficult to do justice to these cases.

I don’t personally see how it would help to add a second ”possible birthplace”. Either there’s a confirmed info (about the birth place), or not.

This may not be a problem that comes up often. The reality is though, that especially when it comes to people from past eras, there are cases where their origins aren't that clear. If, for example, you relied on confirmed info about entertainer Amanda Lear you would end up with a personal data section that is one big blank space. People make up stories about their age, parents, nationality etc. and unless some biographer or newspaper digs up actual birth certificates or other official documents, you are left with some uncertainties.