It said telephone interviews would be carried out with a number of claimants to verify the details they had provided, and that trained assessors would "use specialist technology to assist with the process".

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In March 2012, This American Life retracted its story as it was unable to verify some of the details given by Mike Daisey.

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The lack of audit trail functionality meant that it would not be possible to verify the accuracy of user details.

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Student Finance England or the Student Loans Company will never ask you to verify your personal or bank details by email.

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Although the 2010 audit is not yet finished, perhaps CCME and Deloitte could make public some of the details from the audit plan regarding the methods used verify revenues and cash balances in 2009 and 2010.

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GCHQ, however, remains skeptical, stating that without the exact codebook, or full details of the encryption, it's impossible to verify any alleged solution.

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As an alternative to a biometric card, senators may move to strengthen the E-Verify system by, for example, requiring new hires to answer questions about previous addresses or other details, a person familiar with the Senate group's thinking said.

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