source verification
Confirming information's provenance
Source verification is the process of confirming that information comes from where it claims to come from, and that the source is reliable.
In journalism, it means checking that a quote actually came from the attributed speaker.
In research, it involves tracing claims back to original documents.
The report failed basic source verification—the cited study didn't exist.
The practice has grown more critical as AI-generated content and deepfakes proliferate.
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- fact checkConfirm statement accuracy
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- citationMention of a source
reference · cross-checking · double check · validation · provenance · origin · tracing · vetting · due diligence · corroboration · reliability · sniff test · evidence · documentation · audit · chain of custody · watermark · timestamp
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- verificationvalidation, authentication, certification, proof, confirmation
- Traceabilitytrack and trace, chain of custody, provenance, serial number, batch number
- credibilitybelievability, credibility, plausibility, authenticity, reliability
- editingediting, cut, copy, paste, delete
- evidenceevidence, evidence bag, circumstantial evidence, proof, admissible
source verificationblind trust
Complete unquestioning confidence
blind faith · credulity · gullibility · taking at face value · naivety
source verificationmisinformation
False data spread unintentionally
disinformation · spreading rumors · fake news · hearsay · gossip
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