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Glossary

Definitions used across intelligence literacy, evidence, oversight, influence, identity, mental health, personas, and game mechanics. A definition explains site usage; it does not replace jurisdiction-specific law or individual clinical assessment.

REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE Editorial synthesis or explanation derived from sources and explicitly open to correction.
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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Evidence

claim

A specific statement that can be sourced, tested, qualified, disputed, corrected, or left unknown.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Evidence

fact

A narrow claim supported by cited evidence at the stated confidence and scope. Facts remain open to correction when evidence changes.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Evidence

information credibility

Assessment of a specific report or claim, separate from the general history of the source.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Evidence

proof

Evidence sufficient for a specified claim and decision standard. The standard must be explicit; anomalies and suspicion are not proof.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Evidence

provenance

The origin, custody, transformation, and authority context of a claim or record.

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REAL-WORLD INTERPRETIVE
Influence

source laundering

Movement of a claim through intermediaries until its weak or self-interested origin is obscured.

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