RESEARCH / EVIDENCE BEFORE REPETITION
Before you share a claim.
Find the original source. Check its date. Identify exactly what it establishes. Note what remains unverified.
These are teaching examples, not allegations about a particular organization.
“A bank partnered with Ripple.”
Check
Locate the original announcement and its date. Identify the named product and whether XRP settlement is explicitly described.
Evidence limit
The announcement may establish a relationship; it does not automatically establish XRP use or production volume.
“An XRPL upgrade is live.”
Check
Compare the proposal or specification with the current Mainnet amendment status. Check the network and whether it is enabled, voting or proposed.
Evidence limit
A published design or successful Testnet demonstration is not proof of Mainnet activation.
“This token ticker proves it is genuine.”
Check
Compare the issuer and network against the issuer’s official token identifiers. Names and logos alone are insufficient.
Evidence limit
Matching a ticker is not enough to identify an asset.
“This transaction proves institutional adoption.”
Check
Check the transaction hash, network, validation result and relevant metadata. Ask what independent evidence identifies the parties and purpose.
Evidence limit
One transaction does not establish identity, sustained use or institutional adoption.
Your verification note
Claim: the exact statement.
Evidence: source URL, publication date and relevant passage or ledger result.
Confirmed: what that evidence directly establishes.
Unconfirmed: what needs further evidence.
A repeated screenshot is not an independent source. An official announcement establishes what its publisher said; independent verification may still be needed.