The BBC has established that letters sent to members of the England bid team this week have asked for any "anecdotal" or "evidential" proof of wrongdoing involving Fifa members.
The 2012 documentary, Nicotine Bees, appears to offer substantial anecdotal and scientific proof that the class of neo nicotinoid pesticides are principally responsible for Colony Collapse Disorder.
Lead investigator Dr Ladan Eshkevari, from Georgetown University medical centre in Washington DC, said: "The benefits of acupuncture are well known by those who use it, but such proof is anecdotal.
The fracking industry claims there's no scientific proof (only "anecdotal evidence") that their technology has ever caused "unreasonable" harm, and until such proof exists, they have a legal right to frack away.
Schubert called it "an error". People's health needs are not suitable for unregulated Wild West experimentation, and anecdotal feedback isn't proof that "cutting edge" treatments are safe and effective.
Evidence of cures was anecdotal, but there was scientific proof of the energy.
There is research being done, but at the moment the proof is mostly anecdotal.
The proof is both anecdotal — what parent hasn't tussled with this? — and borne out in data.
