1. A computer-implemented system for creating one or more multi-relational ontologies having a predetermined structure, the system comprising: at least one processor and a memory having instructions causing the processor to: (i) create an upper ontology that includes: a set of predetermined concept types, a set of predetermined relationship types, a set of concept type pairs, and for each concept type pair, a set of relationships permitted to be used to connect the concept types of the concept type pair; (ii) receive raw data and arrange the raw data into a plurality of individual assertions according to the upper ontology, each assertion comprising a first concept, a second concept, and a relationship between the first and second concept, wherein the first and second concept of each assertion have a concept type from the set of predetermined concept types, wherein the relationship of each assertion has a relationship type from the set of predetermined relationship types, wherein the first and second concept of each assertion belong to a concept type pair of the set of concept type pairs and are connected by a relationship from the set of possible relationships permitted for the concept type pair, wherein at least one concept within the plurality of assertions is part of more than one assertion, wherein one or more relationships in the plurality of individual assertions comprise relationships unconstrained by any hierarchical arrangement of concepts, wherein each concept within each assertion of the plurality of individual assertions is associated with a label, a concept type, and at least one property, and wherein the at least one property includes at least a version of a data source from which the concept was derived; and (iii) store on at least one data storage device: the plurality of individual assertions as one or more multi-relational ontologies, and one or more pieces of evidence supporting information contained in each assertion of the plurality of assertions, wherein each of the one or more pieces of evidence are linked to their corresponding assertion such that each of the one or more pieces of evidence are able to be accessed along with their corresponding assertion, and wherein the one or more pieces of evidence are each associated with at least a data source from which the evidence is derived.
1. A computer-implemented system for creating one or more multi-relational ontologies having a predetermined structure, the system comprising: at least one processor and a memory having instructions causing the processor to: (i) create an upper ontology that includes: a set of predetermined concept types, a set of predetermined relationship types, a set of concept type pairs, and for each concept type pair, a set of relationships permitted to be used to connect the concept types of the concept type pair; (ii) receive raw data and arrange the raw data into a plurality of individual assertions according to the upper ontology, each assertion comprising a first concept, a second concept, and a relationship between the first and second concept, wherein the first and second concept of each assertion have a concept type from the set of predetermined concept types, wherein the relationship of each assertion has a relationship type from the set of predetermined relationship types, wherein the first and second concept of each assertion belong to a concept type pair of the set of concept type pairs and are connected by a relationship from the set of possible relationships permitted for the concept type pair, wherein at least one concept within the plurality of assertions is part of more than one assertion, wherein one or more relationships in the plurality of individual assertions comprise relationships unconstrained by any hierarchical arrangement of concepts, wherein each concept within each assertion of the plurality of individual assertions is associated with a label, a concept type, and at least one property, and wherein the at least one property includes at least a version of a data source from which the concept was derived; and (iii) store on at least one data storage device: the plurality of individual assertions as one or more multi-relational ontologies, and one or more pieces of evidence supporting information contained in each assertion of the plurality of assertions, wherein each of the one or more pieces of evidence are linked to their corresponding assertion such that each of the one or more pieces of evidence are able to be accessed along with their corresponding assertion, and wherein the one or more pieces of evidence are each associated with at least a data source from which the evidence is derived. 12. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more of the plurality of individual assertions is associated with information indicating that the one or more assertions are no longer deemed to be true.