User talk:Aviblack

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Hi, sorry, didn’t see this for ages. I do wonder: what is the standard for transforming an “allegation” into an established “fact”? I completely understand the need to be cautious; but, for example, would one say that John Wilkes Booth “allegedly” assassinated Abraham Lincoln? Does a court decision constitute enough evidence in most (not all) cases? I use Wikipedia to teach secondary students, so I’m keenly interested - not so much in this particular case (the Bobbitts) but more generally. Aviblack (talk) 04:05, 1 August 2022 (UTC)