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Wikipedia's biographical article on Jim Bakker, covering the PTL Club, Heritage USA, the 1987 resignation, the 1989 fraud conviction and his later career.

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A Wikipedia article on Jim Bakker. A crowd-edited tertiary reference with no named author, used here only for uncontested narrative connective tissue alongside contemporary court reporting on his conviction and appeal.
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A collaboratively edited encyclopedia article with no named author. The conviction and its appeal are cited here to the contemporary court reporting alongside it; this source is used only for uncontested narrative connective tissue.
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Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikipedia
Publication Year
2026
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Bakker
Source Type
reference
Claims Backed By This Source (60 claims)

This source backs 60 claims across the atlas. As facts: 43 well-attested. As cited relationships: 12 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Historical Figures, 27 claims: 20 well-attested, 5 holds, 2 general references.
  • Organizations, 15 claims: 9 well-attested, 5 holds, 1 general references.
  • Articles, 10 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds, 2 general references.
  • Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
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