Verification is the gate between raw sources and everything downstream. LD3 scores each source before its material can be used in a draft.
What verification checks
- Credibility* — how trustworthy the source is.
- Freshness* — whether the material is current enough to use.
- Internal conflict* — where sources contradict each other.
What happens to weak material
Low-trust or conflicting sources are flagged, not silently used*. Generation only builds on sources you can stand behind, and conflicts are surfaced so a reviewer can decide how to handle them.
Why it matters
Verification protects the fact base. If a draft cites a claim, that claim traces back to a source that passed the verification pass — which is what makes LD3 output attributable rather than plausible-sounding fabrication.
Related
- LD3 fact extraction — what happens to verified material next.
- LD3 reviews — the human check before anything ships.
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