corroborations
Proofs backing claims
Corroborations are pieces of evidence or testimony that strengthen or confirm something already believed or asserted.
A detective seeks corroborations of a witness's account; a scientist looks for corroborations of a hypothesis.
The DNA evidence provided corroborations of what investigators had long suspected.
Verifies accuracy of claims
- source verificationConfirming information origin authenticity
- cross-checkingValidating through comparison
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
leaked documents · photographic evidence · eyewitness accounts · public records
Acts of proving true
- verificationsActs of proving accuracy
- proofsDemonstrations of truth
- substantiationsProofs of truth
- validationsConfirmations of correctness
attestations · documentations · certifications · authentications · affirmations · endorsements · testimonies · demonstrations
Formal accounts from observers
- depositionsFormal pretrial questioning
- testimoniesSworn statements by witnesses
- alibisClaimed absence from crime
- cross-examinationsHostile questioning under oath
material support · expert testimony · character witnesses · chain of custody
Acts of copying precisely
- reproductionsCopies of originals
- cross-validationResampling method for model assessment
- meta-analysesStudies combining previous findings
- reproducibilityAbility to repeat findings
fact-checks
Verifies accuracy of claims
- source verificationConfirming information origin authenticity
- cross-checkingValidating through comparison
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
documentation · leaked documents · photographic evidence · eyewitness accounts · public records
confirmations
Acts of proving true
- verificationsActs of proving accuracy
- proofsDemonstrations of truth
- substantiationsProofs of truth
validations · attestations · documentations · certifications · authentications · affirmations · endorsements · testimonies · demonstrations · supporting evidence
witness statements
Formal accounts from observers
- depositionsFormal pretrial questioning
- testimoniesSworn statements by witnesses
- alibisClaimed absence from crime
cross-examinations · material support · expert testimony · character witnesses · chain of custody
replications
Acts of copying precisely
- reproductionsCopies of originals
- cross-validationResampling method for model assessment
- meta-analysesStudies combining previous findings
corroborationsrefutations
Proofs something is wrong
contradictions · disproofs · rebuttals · denials · negations
corroborationsdoubts
Feelings of uncertainty
uncertainties · questions · skepticisms · suspicions · misgivings
corroborationsundermining
Weakening by covert means
weakening · impeachments · debunkings · exposures · unmasking