Research standard · v1.0

WagerVerity verification methodology: “verified” is a method, not a badge.

Every claim has a source class, scope, check time and change history.

Five evidence levels.

  1. Official: current operator policy, help or campaign terms.
  2. Affiliate-confirmed: written partner terms not contradicted by operator policy.
  3. Community-reported: repeat observations without official confirmation.
  4. Unverified: claim exists, supporting evidence does not.
  5. Expired: previously documented and no longer active.

Every claim needs a contract.

Product, jurisdiction, account status, age, benefit, requirements, source, first seen, last checked and expiry are stored as structured fields. Prose must read from that record rather than maintaining a second private truth.

Corrections stay visible.

Material changes should create a dated change note. “Updated today” without a description of what was checked is not considered a verification event.