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2 2  This document describes the **Specification** of FactHarbor. It is a working draft.
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7 7  This section defines the technical architecture, data models, and functional requirements of FactHarbor.
8 8  
9 -== Core Concepts ==
9 +== Mission ==
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11 -FactHarbor structures reasoning about claims into transparent, inspectable steps:
11 +**FactHarbor brings clarity and transparency to a world full of unclear, controversial, and misleading information by shedding light on the context, assumptions, and evidence behind claims — empowering people to better understand and judge wisely.**
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13 -* **Claims and Claim Clusters** – people submit real-world statements; similar phrasings are grouped.
14 -* **Scenarios** – each claim is evaluated under clearly defined contexts (assumptions, definitions, boundaries).
15 -* **Evidence** – sources and data are collected and linked to specific scenarios.
16 -* **Verdicts** – **There is no single verdict for a claim.** Instead, there is a distinct verdict for **each scenario** against which the claim is evaluated.
17 -* **Truth Landscape** – the aggregation of these multiple scenario-dependent verdicts shows where (under which assumptions) a claim is plausible and where it is not.
18 -* **Time Evolution** – all important entities (claims, scenarios, evidence links, verdicts) are versioned.
13 +== Purpose ==
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15 +Modern society faces a deep informational crisis:
16 +* Misinformation spreads faster than corrections.
17 +* High-quality evidence is buried under noise.
18 +* Meanings shift depending on context — but this is rarely made explicit.
19 +* Users lack tools to understand *why* information conflicts.
20 +* Claims are evaluated without clearly defined assumptions.
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22 +FactHarbor introduces structure, transparency, and comparative reasoning. It provides:
23 +* Multiple valid scenarios for ambiguous claims.
24 +* Transparent assumptions, definitions, and boundaries.
25 +* Full evidence provenance.
26 +* Likelihood-based verdicts (one per scenario).
27 +* Versioning and temporal change tracking.
28 +* Hybrid AI–human collaboration.
29 +
30 +== Core Concepts ==
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32 +* **Claim**: A statement needing structured interpretation.
33 +* **Scenario**: Definitions, assumptions, boundaries, and context.
34 +* **Evidence**: Information supporting or contradicting a scenario.
35 +* **Verdict**: Likelihood estimate based on weighted evidence **for a specific scenario**.
36 +* **Summary View**: User-facing overview.
37 +* **AKEL**: AI subsystem for drafting and assistance (human supervised).
38 +* **Federation**: Decentralized nodes hosting datasets.
39 +* **Truth Landscape**: The aggregation of multiple scenario-dependent verdicts showing where a claim is plausible.
40 +* **Time Evolution**: Versioning of all entities allowing historical views.
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20 20  == Functional Lifecycle ==
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22 22  The system follows a six-step lifecycle:
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24 24  1. **Claim submission**: Automatic extraction and normalisation; Cluster detection.
25 25  2. **Scenario building**: Clarifying definitions and assumptions; AI proposals with human approval.
26 26  3. **Evidence handling**: AI-assisted retrieval; Human assessment of reliability; Explicit scenario linking.
27 -4. **Verdict creation**: AI-generated draft verdicts **per scenario**; Human refinement; Reasoning explanations.
49 +4. **Verdict creation**: AI-generated draft verdicts; Human refinement; Reasoning explanations.
28 28  5. **Public presentation**: Concise summaries; Truth Landscape comparison; Deep dives.
29 29  6. **Time evolution**: Versioning of all entities; Re-evaluation triggers when evidence changes.
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