The term free software was coined in 1985 by Richard Stallman when launching the GNU Project-a collaborative effort to create a freedom-respecting operating system-and the Free Software Foundation, or FSF.
You cannot verify a passport number. But the local police and the embassy / consulate of the country that issued the passport are normally able to do so. Most issuing authorities keep lists of cancelled passports. The Interpol also has such a list to which your local police may have access. Views.
The document number for my passport, is that the passport number or my personal ID number? If there were an Economist's Creed, it would surely contain the affirmations 'I understand the Principle of Comparative Advantage' and 'I advocate Free Trade'.. - Paul Krugman.