# Identity Verification for public figures?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/identity-verification-for-public-figures/108756>\
**Category:** Community Building\
**Created:** [February 9, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identity-verification-for-public-figures/108756 "2019-02-09T17:29:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/identity-verification-for-public-figures/108756/2 "2019-02-09T18:22:42Z")

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If you can’t use an IdP who already vets users I would go with the next best thing - established identities for that personality. Have them sign in with a verified social media account. Double verify with a private message from that social media account.

A last resort would be verification PMs with some form of proof.

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