Trust Architecture
Editorial Integrity
This document explains how Truidian handles source classification, prediction accountability, corrections policy, and the rules that govern what we publish and what we do not.
Source Tiers
Tier 1 sources are primary government records — permits, deed transfers, court filings, council agendas, liquor license applications, and official city databases. These are authoritative and public. Truidian ingests them directly.
Tier 2 sources are local news, trade press, and industry publications that report on primary record events. We use them to confirm or contextualize Tier 1 signals. We do not originate intelligence from Tier 2 alone.
Tier 3 sources are infrastructure and public safety agencies — LAPD, LAFD, Metro, DWP, Caltrans. Used for operational context. High reliability, low editorial interpretation.
Anonymous, unverified, or social media sources do not qualify as intelligence signals. If we cannot trace a claim to a public record, we do not publish it.
What Qualifies as a Signal
A signal is a fact drawn from a primary source record that is materially relevant to an entity, address, zone, or decision point. Not every permit is a signal. A commercial variance on a high-traffic corridor in a zone with active developer movement is a signal.
Signal classification (Tier 1/2/3) is assigned algorithmically and reviewed editorially. Tier 1 signals — the highest priority — are those that indicate directional change: a developer acquiring multiple parcels, a council item that affects zoning across a corridor, a court filing that restrains a known entity.
We do not classify generic news summaries as signals. If a story can be found by searching Google News, it is context — not intelligence.
Prediction Accountability
Every forward-looking claim published by Truidian carries a filed date, a resolution date, a confidence level (HIGH/MEDIUM/LOW), and a source trail. When the resolution date passes, the prediction is reviewed against public records and marked CONFIRMED, REFUTED, or PARTIAL.
Nothing is retroactively deleted. Predictions that prove wrong are marked REFUTED and remain visible. Accuracy rate is computed from resolved predictions only. Partial confirmations count as 0.5.
The prediction tracker at /cities/los-angeles/predictions is the public accountability ledger. Operators should treat it as a signal of Truidian's own reliability.
Falsification Rules
A claim is falsifiable if a specific public record can confirm or deny it. Truidian only publishes falsifiable claims.
If a published signal is found to be based on incorrect or superseded source data, it is corrected immediately and the correction is noted in-line. The original text is preserved with a strikethrough and a correction timestamp.
Corrections are never silently deleted. The record is permanent.
What We Do Not Do
We do not summarize national news and apply it to Los Angeles neighborhoods. Local intelligence means local primary sources.
We do not publish rumors, tips, or unverified claims, regardless of source.
We do not take editorial positions on zoning, policy, or politics. We report what the records show and what the signals indicate.
We do not accept paid placements in intelligence briefs. Sponsorships are structurally separated from editorial content.