fund-source-verificationlisted

# Fund source verification — tier discipline + corroboration rubric Operating principle: **the source is a HYPOTHESIS, not an answer.** Cross-source independent verification is THE workflow, not a polish step. ## When to invoke Any research that turns a third-party claim into a vault note, a proposal, or KPI commentary; whenever you're tempted to write "<outlet> reports X" without a second-source check. ## Source tier definitions Maintain a curated source list (one per source, with its tier). Tiers drive corroboration math: - **tier_a — high trust; institutional wire / central bank / primary data.** Solo corroboration accepted for "investigate deeper". (e.g. major financial wires, central-bank press, government statistical agencies.) - **tier_b — medium trust; curated commentary / paywall mirrors.** (e.g. respected newsletters, thematic analysis.) - **tier_c — noise-tolerant; contrarian/sentiment.** NEVER surfaces an idea alone. (e.g. social-sentiment trackers, aggregators.) ## Verification rubric For every candidate, before you score, write up, or propose: 1. **Find ≥2 independent corroborating signals.** Independence means a different information chain (wire A citing wire B ≠ two sources — that is ONE chain), different measurement (a headline + a price/flow number = independent; two headlines saying the same = ONE point), or a different angle/horizon. 2. **Use ≥2 of these methods:** price-action check (bars on the named tickers), structural data