Jorge Rodriguez, who does title searches, says that about 70% of the properties he investigates have some degree of error.

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Preliminary investigations suggest some degree of human error or inaction may have made natural accidents worse in some recent cases (above all, in America) turning local problems into bigger ones.

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The degree discrepancy was first reported Friday by the sports website Deadspin, resulting in an admission of error later in the day.

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