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Does OpenSanctions contain only sanctions lists?

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No, we are just bad at naming things. We combine sanctions lists, lists of politicians, ban lists used in government procurement, lists of known terrorists and other data sources relevant to journalistic research and due diligence. See our inclusion criteria for details.

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