It is extremely important for everyone to get their free credit report, check it for errors, and dispute the information to get it corrected. You are protected by the Fair Credit Reporting Act that allows you to dispute any wrong information by asking all credit reporting agencies (like Experian, TransUnion, etc) to respond with an investigation of your creditors.
If the disputed information is found to be inaccurate, it will surely be removed from your credit report or corrected within thirty days. Also you have the advantage of doubt, which is that if the creditor is unable to prove their information is correct, it will be considered inaccurate and will have to be changed.
