Source Authenticity and Weighting

This layer distinguishes primary sources, technical signals, public reputation signals, AI consensus, and admin-verified evidence so that the trust score does not treat every source as equal.

Source Authenticity Registry

Source	Type	Base Weight	Authenticity	Confidence Floor	Active	Description
Admin Verified Evidence	internal_review	1.500	96%	85%	yes	Human/admin-confirmed evidence with audit trail.
SEC and Regulatory Filings	regulatory	1.450	94%	80%	yes	High-authority regulatory records and filings.
Official Website	official	1.250	88%	70%	yes	Direct company/entity controlled information; useful but still requires cross-checking.
DNS and SSL Security Signals	technical	1.150	86%	70%	yes	Technical ownership, certificate, DNS, and infrastructure evidence.
AI Consensus Review	ai_consensus	0.900	78%	65%	yes	AI-assisted cross-verification signals that must be weighted below primary source evidence.
Public Reputation Signals	public	0.800	72%	60%	yes	Broad reputation signals that require contradiction and source-quality review.

Weight Rules

Source	Category	Weight	Rationale
admin_verified	all	1.550	Admin review and evidence packet confirmation receive highest internal weight.
ai_consensus	general	0.850	AI consensus helps triage but should not outrank primary evidence.
dns_ssl_security	technical_security	1.250	Technical security evidence can be independently checked.
official_site	profile_claim	1.150	Official claims are valuable but require corroboration.
public_reputation	general	0.750	Public reputation is useful as a signal, not as proof.
sec_filings	identity	1.500	Regulatory identity evidence receives a stronger trust weight.

Evidence Integrity Trust Verification