Methodology

How Citelink turns a claim into
an inspectable report.

The public product is built around traceability. The goal is not to hide the research path behind a score. The goal is to show the path well enough that readers can audit the output themselves.

1. Capture the claim

Paste a URL, social post, headline, or free-form claim. The product treats the submission as a research prompt, not as a binary verdict request.

2. Retrieve source coverage

The verification engine queries the indexed corpus across official documents, mainstream reporting, independent outlets, and research sources.

3. Compare what each source says

Matched material is compared for overlap, contradiction, timing, and source provenance so draft language and final language are not treated as the same thing.

4. Build the report

Citelink returns a grounded assessment with supporting, refuting, and related evidence instead of collapsing uncertainty into a single yes-or-no verdict.

5. Surface the missing context

The report shows source provenance, confidence, and notable omissions so readers can inspect what the coverage emphasized, missed, or distorted.

High

Strong agreement

The indexed record lines up across primary documents and secondary reporting with limited contradiction.

Partial

Mixed or incomplete

Parts of the claim hold up, but timing, scope, or omitted context changes the meaning.

Contested

Weak grounding