Vérifieztu

Vérifieztu is a fictional or hypothetical standard and platform designed to support automated verification of information across online media. It proposes a structured workflow for assessing claims, gathering evidence from multiple trusted sources, and producing verifiable provenance records and confidence scores.

The term vérifieztu combines the French verb vérifier with a generic suffix intended to signal action; it is a constructed term used in information science discourse to denote the act of verification across media ecosystems.

It defines data models for claims, sources, evidence, and verdicts; offers an API-based, modular architecture with components for claim extraction, source evaluation, cross-source corroboration, cryptographic proof of provenance, and user-facing verdict displays.

Its development emerged in academic and industry discussions in the early 2020s as part of broader efforts to standardize fact-checking workflows.

Use cases include newsroom workflows, social platforms, and educational tools. Governance proposals emphasize transparency, opt-in privacy controls, and community governance to balance open verification with protections against abuse.

Potential drawbacks include dependence on source credibility, risk of centralization, and privacy concerns; advocates emphasize modular design and privacy-preserving verification.

See also: fact-checking, misinformation, information provenance, content verification standards.