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Legal Guides Fact-Check Report

Last run: 2026-02

Summary

  • 244 entries verified
  • Country codes: All match ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 (including MY-SS for Sabah & Sarawak)
  • Flags: All correct (regional indicator symbols from country code)
  • Duplicates: None

Corrections Applied

Item Before After
Turkey "Turkey" "Türkiye" (official name since 2022)
US SSA URL ssa.gov/myaccount/name-change.html (404) ssa.gov/personal-record/change-name
UK deed poll cost £42 £53.05 (current gov.uk figure)
US USCIS resource "Legal Name Change" "Update Immigration Documents" (USCIS updates docs after court order; courts grant name changes)

Accepted Name Variations

These differ from ISO formal names but are correct and user-friendly:

  • South Korea (ISO: "Korea, Republic of")
  • British Virgin Islands (ISO: "Virgin Islands (British)")
  • United States Virgin Islands (ISO: "Virgin Islands (U.S.)")
  • United Kingdom (ISO: "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland")
  • Russia (ISO: "Russian Federation")

Running the Fact-Check

node scripts/factcheck-legal-guides.mjs