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Winslow, 37,000 'Fundamentalists' Counted in and Near Utah (Deseret News, 2007)

Deseret News, read 2026-08-16

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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.

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Citation
Author
Ben Winslow
Publisher
Deseret News
Publication Year
2007
URL
https://www.deseret.com/2007/8/11/20034732/37-000-fundamentalists-counted-in-and-near-utah/
Source Type
journalism
Assessment
Reliability Tier
2
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.
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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."

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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