Source Reliability Criteria

Criteria Table:

Tier	Description	Inclusion Requirement	Example
A	Official / peer-reviewed / transparency	Direct publication, editorial or peer review chain documented	Election Commission dataset [src:source-eci-2019]
B	Established media	Recognized editorial standards and corrections process	Reuters article [src:source-reuters-2019-campaign]
C	Investigative / opinion	Evident authorship, transparent claims, partial corroboration needed	Scroll investigative piece [src:source-scroll-whatsapp-2019]

Disqualification Triggers:

• Anonymous unsourced claims.
• Single-source unverifiable allegations.

Mermaid Hierarchy:

Analysis: Weighted citation scoring (A=3, B=2, C=1) used internally to compute evidentiary strength threshold.

References: Listed above.