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# Verification Team

You can verify alongside others by joining the verification team.

### What is the verification team?

The verification team is a group of UMA community members who regularly help verify proposals.

### Why does it exist? 

The team helps coordinate verification efforts. Since there are many proposals, having a shared group makes it easier to track markets, share findings, and build consistent standards.

### Why join the team? 

Joining connects you with experienced verifiers, gives you insight into the resolution process, and helps you learn faster through collaboration. 

### What are the benefits of joining the team? 

* Direct access to team chats and live proposal discussions
* Shared resources, examples, and reference materials
* Get a Verifier badge in UMA Discord
* Recognition within UMA and Polymarket communities
* Help secure the truth by preventing incorrect resolutions