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# Validated


Information about the validtion of the association between the research product and the funding information.


### validationDate

_Type: String • Cardinality: ONE_


When OpenAIRE collected the association between the funding and the research product from an authoritative source (i.e. Sygma).


```json

"validationDate": "2021-0101"

```


### validatedByFunder

_Type: Boolean • Cardinality: ONE_


Specifies if the validation comes from the funder.


```json


"validatedByFunder": true

```