Every claim in a ClearEdge report passes through the same pipeline: it is typed, linked to its source, risk-classified, and reviewed before publication. This page describes that pipeline in full — because a methodology you have to take on faith isn't one.
Seven types. Every single claim in every report carries exactly one of them, and each type has rules about what it's allowed to do.
| Claim type | What it means | How reports handle it |
|---|---|---|
| Verified fact | Directly supported by a primary public source — a filing, pricing page, press release, or record. | Published with a numbered citation to that source. |
| Public statement | Something a company or person said publicly. Saying it doesn't make it true. | Always attributed as a statement — never restated as fact. |
| Analysis | Our interpretation of sourced facts — what a pattern of moves likely means. | Labeled as analysis, with the underlying facts cited. |
| Inference | A conclusion that connects sourced facts but isn't directly stated by any of them. | Labeled as inference so you can weigh it yourself. |
| Assumption | Something we take as given to make analysis possible. | Explicitly flagged — assumptions are never hidden inside conclusions. |
| Allegation | An unproven claim made by a third party — lawsuits, accusations, rumors. | Treated as high-risk: excluded from final reports unless reviewed, approved, and clearly attributed as an allegation. |
| Low-confidence item | A claim we could not corroborate to our standard. | Excluded from final reports by default. |
Low, medium, or high — based on claim type, source reliability, and subject matter. The classification happens before any human decides what to include.
Allegations and other high-risk claims are excluded from final reports automatically. Including one requires explicit reviewer approval, and it must be clearly attributed.
Sources carry reliability ratings (high / medium / low / unverified) and every report carries an overall confidence score. We tell you how sure we are — and aren't.
Lawful, publicly available sources only: company websites and pricing pages, press releases, government and SEC filings, court records, public news coverage, job postings, patents, public reviews, and public statements. Rumor-prone source types — social posts, anonymous reviews — are treated with elevated caution and rated accordingly.
The whole point of this methodology is that you don't have to trust us. Read a full sample report and check the citations yourself.
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