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| 2 | This document describes the **Specification** of FactHarbor. It is a working draft. | ||
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| 5 | = Specification = | ||
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| 7 | This section defines the technical architecture, data models, and functional requirements of FactHarbor. | ||
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| 9 | == Core Concepts == | ||
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| 11 | FactHarbor structures reasoning about claims into transparent, inspectable steps: | ||
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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** – each scenario receives a likelihood-based assessment, not an absolute label. | ||
| 17 | * **Truth Landscape** – the set of scenario-dependent verdicts shows where and why a claim seems more or less plausible. | ||
| 18 | * **Time Evolution** – all important entities (claims, scenarios, evidence links, verdicts) are versioned, so it is possible to see *what we believed at time X* and how this changed. | ||
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| 20 | == Functional Lifecycle == | ||
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| 22 | The system follows a six-step lifecycle: | ||
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| 24 | 1. **Claim submission**: Automatic extraction and normalisation; Cluster detection. | ||
| 25 | 2. **Scenario building**: Clarifying definitions and assumptions; AI proposals with human approval. | ||
| 26 | 3. **Evidence handling**: AI-assisted retrieval; Human assessment of reliability; Explicit scenario linking. | ||
| 27 | 4. **Verdict creation**: AI-generated draft verdicts; Human refinement; Reasoning explanations. | ||
| 28 | 5. **Public presentation**: Concise summaries; Truth Landscape comparison; Deep dives. | ||
| 29 | 6. **Time evolution**: Versioning of all entities; Re-evaluation triggers when evidence changes. | ||
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| 31 | == Chapters == | ||
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