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 ## @polkadot/phishing
 
-A curated list of known less-than-honest sites inclusive of a simple JS utility function to check any host against this list.
+A curated list of potentially less-than-honest sites inclusive of a simple JS utility function to check any host against this list.
 
 
 ### Additions
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     <div class="container">
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-          <p class="desc">A community driven curated list of known less-than-honest operators.</p>
+          <p class="desc">A community driven curated list of potentially less-than-honest operators.</p>
           <p class="desc">Any additions can be made by editing <a href="https://github.com/polkadot-js/phishing/edit/master/all.json">phishing/all.json</a> and adding any new sites in alphabetical order. In the same vein addresses can be added in <a href="https://github.com/polkadot-js/phishing/edit/master/address.json">phishing/address.json</a>. For any discrepancies or requests <a href="https://github.com/polkadot-js/phishing/issues">log an issue</a>.</p>
           <p class="desc">The list of sites are blocked when using extensions such as the <a href="https://github.com/polkadot-js/extension">polkadot{.js} extension</a>. The addresses are blocked in wallets such as <a href="https://polkadot.js.org/apps">polkadot{.js} apps</a> and <a href="https://fearlesswallet.io/">Fearless Wallet</a>.</p>
           <p id="buttons" class="buttons"><a href="#" id="btn-sites" onclick="fillTable('sites')">Sites</a><a href="#" id="btn-addresses" onclick="fillTable('addresses')">Addresses</a></p>