What is a verification receipt?
Receipts and provenance exist as utility endpoints and are not part of the published API yet.
A receipt records what was checked and by whom: the claims examined, the evidence behind each, the result for each claim (supported, corrected, unresolved or not applicable), the reviewer, the timestamps, the destination and URL, and the provenance status.
A public receipt may show less than the organization-private audit trail. It must never expose secrets, private source content or credentials. A receipt that shows too little cannot prove the event; one that shows too much leaks private evidence.
| A receipt records | Example |
|---|---|
| The claims examined | Every assertion the content makes |
| The evidence behind each | Which approved source backed it |
| The result per claim | supported · corrected · unresolved · not applicable |
| Who and when | The reviewer, and the timestamps |
| Where it went | The destination and the published URL |