Yet each of them - independently - came up with the same wrong country- every time.
Being so 'out of it' you'd think some of thses professional journalist types would say Obama was born in Canada... but no, they all made the same mistake. Kenya. Very strange.
I would guess, that if it were MY job to write such things, I would hold a personal interview and take notes, or have the client fill out a detailed questionnaire.
After writing a rough draft, I would have the client preview and highlight any errors.
That’s my guess anyway.