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Slashing Mechanics for Creators

When content is flagged as potentially misleading, it enters ViewFT’s Three-Layer Verification system. If found to be inaccurate, both ViewCred and staked tokens can be slashed.

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The Three-Layer System

A weighted score above 50% results in the content being marked as misleading and slashing applied.

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What Gets Slashed

ViewCred Score — always slashed for misleading content (see ViewCred Slashing for severity table) Staked Tokens — if the creator staked $VIEW tokens on the content:
  • Minor inaccuracy (score 50-65%): 25% of stake forfeited
  • Significant misinformation (score 65-80%): 50% of stake forfeited
  • Deliberate fabrication (score 80%+): 100% of stake forfeited

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Where Slashed Tokens Go

Forfeited stakes are distributed:
  • 50% to the viewers who correctly flagged the content
  • 30% to the protocol treasury
  • 20% burned (reducing $VIEW supply)
This creates a direct financial incentive for the community to identify misinformation accurately.

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False Flagging Protection

To prevent abuse of the flagging system:
  • Flaggers who repeatedly flag content that passes verification lose ViewCred
  • A minimum ViewCred threshold is required to initiate flags
  • Coordinated flagging campaigns are detected and penalized