Every evidence item must answer what, who, where, when, how, which requirement, primary or secondary, independence, modification, what provenance can be established, and what remains unknown.

Original source → republished source → news article → social post is one lineage, not four confirmations.

Decision states are SUPPORTED, CONTRADICTED, INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE, HUMAN_REVIEW_REQUIRED — plus media-specific AUTHENTICATED / MANIPULATION_INDICATORS / ORIGIN_UNVERIFIED / CONTEXT_MISMATCH. There is no universal truth score.

PAPER DR — SIMULATION — NO MONETARY VALUE. DR is not issued, not tradeable, and has no live market value. Real capital = £0.