# Duplicated Authority

> Two or more places each claiming to own the same fact, so they drift and disagree over time.

Record: `lex:duplicated-authority`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-duplicated-authority

## category

- [Schema / Canonical Data / Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/schema-canonical-data-semantics.md)

## referenced-by

- [Single Source of Truth](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/single-source-of-truth.md)