Data gathering in xplris' platform has a rigorous mechanism for lodging, validating, and recording disputes about factual claims. This way, in addition to just viewing the information itself, our users will be able to see the sources that support the claims and also inspect the review process of that information and validation of any disputes that have ever been lodged. Crucially, the disputed data will never be deleted. The disputed data remains in the record to demonstrate that it has no or low validity.
The last statement is profound in its simplicity. In a narrative form, vandalism is easy. You can add lies over and over again and people have to refute the lies and then delete them. In our representation vandalism becomes harder than correcting for it. Each case of an added lie will be recorded and refuted on its "merits". A repeated addition of the same lie can be deleted with little effort. Effective vandalism now requires the invention of ever new lies "corroborated" with ever new fake sources. This reverses the dynamics of misinformation and truth, and breaks the so-called “Brandolini's law”.
The source dispute resolution mechanism on the xplris platform distills the essence of critical and scientific thinking with regards to analyzing sources. It results in people doing scholarly work without being experts just by learning how to use the platform.
Finally, with the disputes between claims rigorously recorded, there is no need to maintain institutional memory on what sources can be trusted and how they are handled. I.e. we do not have to have a panel of experts. We train people for this specific expertise.
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