Ben Winslow's "37,000 'Fundamentalists' Counted in and Near Utah," Deseret News, published 2007-08-11 and read 2026-08-16, reporting a census of Mormon fundamentalist groups compiled by fundamentalist historian Anne Wilde. Within that total the article gives the FLDS church specifically an estimated 10,000 members a few years earlier, declining to 8,000 members by the time of writing.
Facts
Citation
AuthorBen Winslow
PublisherDeseret News
Publication Year2007
URLhttps://www.deseret.com/2007/8/11/20034732/37-000-fundamentalists-counted-in-and-near-utah/
Source Typejournalism
Assessment
Reliability Tier2
Tier two: a named reporter at an established regional newspaper reporting a census compiled by a named fundamentalist historian, rather than the reporter's own estimate, though the census methodology itself was not independently reviewed here. Connections
Associated With
This source names Utah directly: "'Fundamentalists' Counted in and Near Utah," Deseret News, published 2007-08-11 and read 2026-08-16, reporting a census of Mormon fundamentalist groups compiled by fundamentalist historian Anne Wilde."
Source Winslow, 37,000 'Fundamentalists' Counted in and Near Utah (Deseret News, 2007)Ben Winslow
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)
This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 13 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 8 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds.
- New Religious Movements, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 general references.
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