Primary
Official documents, policy text, court records, filings, transcripts, direct statements, and published technical records.
Source Standards
Sources are not interchangeable.
Compute Statecraft separates source types so readers can see whether a claim rests on direct records, reported analysis, or public positioning by an actor.
Secondary
Reputable reporting and analysis that interprets primary material, adds context, or verifies events through independent work.
Social
Posts, threads, and public claims by actors or observers. Social sources usually show positioning, not proof by themselves.
How to read provenance labels
- SOURCED
- A listed source directly supports the statement.
- INFERRED
- The statement is a reasoned synthesis with source links and a short explanation of why the inference is warranted.
- SPECULATIVE
- The statement is a scenario or hypothesis, not confirmed fact.
What usually does not confirm a claim
- A single social post with no corroborating record.
- An opinion column that restates a rumor without fresh reporting.
- A general market narrative that does not connect to a cited actor, document, or measurable event.
- A stale citation that was superseded by a newer primary source.
Mandate evidence
If the site says a regulator requires a behavior, the page should point to the exact rule text, official notice, filing, or direct statement that creates that requirement.
Projection evidence
If the site says a rule will change bargaining power, enforcement geometry, or compute access, that should be labeled as interpretation and tied to the primary record plus supporting analysis.
Primary in practice
A BIS rule text, a foundry filing, or a ministry statement can directly support a claim about policy, capacity, or declared position.
Secondary in practice
A strong reported analysis can add context, expose contradiction, or help frame what a primary document changes.
Social in practice
A founder post or staff thread can show positioning, signaling, or reaction, but it does not confirm the underlying fact by itself.
Correction trigger
A correction is required when a claim is unsupported, materially incomplete, mislabeled, broken by a newer primary source, or framed in a way that changes the apparent weight of evidence.