Quality Gates Flow

flowchart TB
    subgraph Input[Input]
        CLAIM[Extracted Claim]
    end

    subgraph Gate1[Gate 1 Claim Validation]
        G1_CHECK{Is claim factual}
        G1_OPINION[Opinion Detection]
        G1_SPECIFIC[Specificity Check]
        G1_FUTURE[Future Prediction]
    end

    subgraph Research[Research]
        EVIDENCE[Gather Evidence]
    end

    subgraph Gate4[Gate 4 Verdict Confidence]
        G4_COUNT{Evidence Count}
        G4_QUALITY{Source Quality}
        G4_AGREE{Evidence Agreement}
        G4_TIER[Assign Confidence Tier]
    end

    subgraph Output[Output]
        PUBLISH[Publish Verdict]
        EXCLUDE[Exclude]
        LOWCONF[Flag for Review]
    end

    CLAIM --> G1_CHECK
    G1_CHECK --> G1_OPINION
    G1_OPINION --> G1_SPECIFIC
    G1_SPECIFIC --> G1_FUTURE
    G1_FUTURE -->|Pass| EVIDENCE
    G1_FUTURE -->|Fail| EXCLUDE
    EVIDENCE --> G4_COUNT
    G4_COUNT -->|2 or more| G4_QUALITY
    G4_COUNT -->|less than 2| LOWCONF
    G4_QUALITY -->|0.6 or more| G4_AGREE
    G4_QUALITY -->|less than 0.6| LOWCONF
    G4_AGREE -->|60 percent or more| G4_TIER
    G4_AGREE -->|less than 60 percent| LOWCONF
    G4_TIER -->|HIGH or MEDIUM| PUBLISH
    G4_TIER -->|LOW| LOWCONF

Gate Details

Gate 1: Claim Validation

Purpose: Ensure extracted claims are factual assertions that can be verified.

Gate 4: Verdict Confidence Assessment

Purpose: Only display verdicts with sufficient evidence and confidence.

Not Yet Implemented

Gate 2: Contradiction Search (planned) - Counter-evidence actively searched

Gate 3: Uncertainty Quantification (planned) - Data gaps identified and disclosed