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Glossary · First-party term

Status grammar

Also known as: Holding, Partial, Not holding, verdict

The publication's three-state vocabulary for every Holding claim: Holding (still supported by evidence), Partial (one substantive part revised, correction logged), Not holding (claim falsified or overtaken).

How this publication uses it

Strictly enforced site-wide. Never `active`, `broken`, `outdated`, `OK`, `mixed`, `failed`. The credibility scanner in lib/banned-phrases.ts flags off-vocabulary words. The same grammar applies when the publication's quarterly Slop Index scores other publications.

Etymology

Mapped to the conventional 5-point ClaimReview Rating scale (Holding=5, Partial=3, Not holding=1) for Google Fact Check schema compatibility.

Primary sources

Vigil · 70 reviewed