Abstract: A system and method of acquiring and verifying information is provided. The system comprises a processor, and a memory comprising a sequence of instructions which when executed by the processor configure the processor to perform the method. The method comprises acquiring data from a data source associated with an author of the data, normalizing the acquired data, determining, by the processor, an identity of the author of the data, classifying the normalized data based on the identity and acquired metadata, and storing in a memory the normalized data. Normalizing the acquired data comprises parsing the acquired data for meaningful information, extracting metadata from the acquired data, and mapping the parsed information to internal data structures.