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# Three-Layer Verification System

> How ViewFT determines content accuracy using AI, editorial review, and community voting.

# Three-Layer Verification System

ViewFT's verification system combines three independent layers to assess content accuracy. No single layer has authority alone — the weighted consensus determines the outcome.

## Layer 1: AI Fact-Check (30% weight)

**What it does:** Automated cross-referencing of claims against trusted source databases, news archives, and fact-checking organizations.

**Strengths:** Fast (seconds), scalable, consistent, no human bias.

**Limitations:** Can miss nuance, satire, opinion framing, and emerging stories with limited source material. This is why it's only 30% — AI provides a first signal, not the final word.

## Layer 2: The Senate (30% weight)

**What it is:** An elected editorial board of high-ViewCred community members who review disputed content.

**How Senators are elected:**

* Candidates must have Authority-level ViewCred (600+)
* Election held quarterly via ViewCred-weighted community vote
* Senate consists of 7-11 members (initially smaller, growing with the community)
* Senators serve 6-month terms with a maximum of 2 consecutive terms

**How review works:**

* A panel of 3 randomly selected Senators reviews each disputed piece
* Senators provide a written assessment with reasoning
* Simple majority determines the Senate's position
* Senators who consistently vote against the eventual consensus lose credibility

## Layer 3: Community Vote (40% weight)

**What it is:** Open vote by all eligible community members, weighted by ViewCred Score.

**Why it has the highest weight:** This aligns with ViewFT's decentralization principles. The community — not algorithms, not a small board — has the final say.

**How voting works:**

* Voting window opens for 24-72 hours after AI and Senate layers complete
* Each vote is weighted by the voter's ViewCred Score
* Minimum quorum required for vote to be valid
* Results are transparent and published

## Weighted Outcome

The final determination combines all three layers:

```
Final Score = (AI Score × 0.30) + (Senate Score × 0.30) + (Community Score × 0.40)
```

* **Score > 50%:** Content marked as misleading, slashing applied
* **Score ≤ 50%:** Content cleared, flaggers may lose ViewCred for false flagging
* **Score 45-55% (ambiguous):** Flagged for additional review, no immediate slashing

## Design Philosophy

Why three layers instead of one?

* **AI alone** would miss nuance and context
* **Senate alone** could become a centralized censorship body
* **Community alone** could be gamed by coordinated groups
* **Together:** each layer checks the others' blind spots