1. A computer implemented method comprising: at a computer system including one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs, automatically, without user intervention: obtaining a list of fact values from a plurality of facts in a fact repository having a selected type of attribute, wherein the fact repository includes a plurality of facts, and each fact includes: (i) an attribute descriptive of the fact; and (ii) a value associated with the attribute, wherein the values include numbers, dates, and text; responsive to a search for a value included in the list of fact values: identifying, from the plurality of facts, a fact associated with the value; and formatting for display: (A) a search link associated with the fact in the fact repository, wherein the search link is a hyperlink that invokes performance of a search of the fact repository when selected by a user, and wherein the search link comprises a search query including search criteria that include the value, and the value is used as an anchor for the search link; and (B) information representing a source from which the fact was gathered.
1. A computer implemented method comprising: at a computer system including one or more processors and memory storing one or more programs, automatically, without user intervention: obtaining a list of fact values from a plurality of facts in a fact repository having a selected type of attribute, wherein the fact repository includes a plurality of facts, and each fact includes: (i) an attribute descriptive of the fact; and (ii) a value associated with the attribute, wherein the values include numbers, dates, and text; responsive to a search for a value included in the list of fact values: identifying, from the plurality of facts, a fact associated with the value; and formatting for display: (A) a search link associated with the fact in the fact repository, wherein the search link is a hyperlink that invokes performance of a search of the fact repository when selected by a user, and wherein the search link comprises a search query including search criteria that include the value, and the value is used as an anchor for the search link; and (B) information representing a source from which the fact was gathered. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the source is external to the fact repository.