Claim labels
Public stories separate verified facts, source claims, disputed details, and unresolved unknowns so readers can see how strong each statement is.
- Verified means the public source trail supports the statement.
- Source claim means it is attributed but not independently confirmed.
- Unknown and disputed stay explicit instead of being flattened into a neat ending.
Virality evidence gate
We do not label a story viral just because a repost felt big. Viral framing requires a filled evidence block with primary spread evidence and a secondary spread signal.
- `strong` or `medium` evidence can support viral framing if other review gates also pass.
- `weak` or `none` means the story stays out of viral SEO and distribution language.
Publication and updates
Public stories require editorial approval, and higher-risk subjects may also require legal or privacy review before a page is exposed.
- Corrections, later agency statements, and court outcomes should update the live story when the record changes.
- Commenting and outreach remain manual-review first, relevance-gated, rate-limited, logged, and non-spammy.