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David Berg (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia, read 2026-08-18

Wikipedia's article on David Berg, read directly for this pass, which states he was born David Brandt Berg on 18 February 1919 in Oakland, California, founded Teens for Christ in 1968 in Huntington Beach, renamed it Children of God the same year, and led the group through further renamings as Family of Love, The Family and The Family International until his death on 1 October 1994 in Portugal. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Brandt_Berg
Source Type
reference
Assessment
Reliability Tier
3
Community-edited reference page, tier 3. Used only for biographical and organizational facts about David Berg that are widely corroborated across press and scholarly accounts of the Children of God / The Family International, not for any disputed detail.
Notes
Used for David Berg's biography and the founding of the Children of God / The Family International only.
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California, States & Territories

This source names California directly: "Berg on 18 February 1919 in Oakland, California, founded Teens for Christ in 1968 in Huntington Beach, renamed it Children of God the same year, and led the group through further renamings as Family..."

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David Berg, Historical Figures

This source names David Berg directly: "Wikipedia's article on David Berg, read directly for this pass, which states he was born David Brandt Berg on 18 February 1919 in Oakland, California, founded Teens for Christ in 1968 in Huntington..."

Source David Berg (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Portugal, Countries

This source names Portugal directly: "until his death on 1 October 1994 in Portugal."

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Claims Backed By This Source (37 claims)

This source backs 37 claims across the atlas. As facts: 27 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Historical Figures, 15 claims: 11 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds.
  • Articles, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 general references.
  • New Religious Movements, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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