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      "summary": "The candidate clock shows feed pickup latency. It does not show that we broke the news or alerted a reader.",
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        "The retained feed timestamp is not proven to be the first public publication.",
        "No delivered alert or first-on-the-internet advantage was verified.",
        "Earthquake magnitude and location can be revised; this shows the retained version, not a current hazard bulletin."
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          "label": "U.S. Geological Survey event record",
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        "approval": "Source-policy review and owner-authorized showcase publication; no source endorsement implied."
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          "detail": "When the earthquake occurred; this is not a publication clock."
        },
        {
          "label": "Retained feed timestamp",
          "detail": "The source timestamp preserved in our audited record."
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        {
          "label": "Candidate recorded",
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      "summary": "Discovery alone is not useful delivery. This retained candidate exposes a selection gap to investigate.",
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        "The retained feed timestamp is not proven to be the first public publication.",
        "No delivered alert or first-on-the-internet advantage was verified.",
        "Earthquake magnitude and location can be revised; this shows the retained version, not a current hazard bulletin."
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        "approval": "Source-policy review and owner-authorized showcase publication; no source endorsement implied."
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          "label": "Event occurrence",
          "detail": "When the earthquake occurred; this is not a publication clock."
        },
        {
          "label": "Retained feed timestamp",
          "detail": "The source timestamp preserved in our audited record."
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        {
          "label": "Candidate recorded",
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      "slug": "harbor-disruption",
      "mode": "fictional",
      "headline": "A harbor closure claim needs a narrower explanation",
      "summary": "Conversation and market attention suggest disruption. In this constructed example, an official notice supports a temporary inspection, not a prolonged shutdown.",
      "category": "Transport",
      "status": "Demonstration · unresolved wider claim",
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        "Every event, source observation and lens in this example is fictional.",
        "This demonstrates a proposed investigation workflow, not measured detection speed or live X coverage.",
        "Token activity, search interest and market expectations are attention signals, not factual confirmation."
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      "rights": {
        "reviewed": true,
        "basis": "Entirely project-authored fictional scenario and brand graphics.",
        "policy": null,
        "reviewedAt": "2026-10-08",
        "approval": "Source-policy review and owner-authorized showcase publication; no source endorsement implied."
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          "label": "Official notice · fictional",
          "detail": "A temporary berth inspection is announced. Its scope is narrower than a whole-harbor closure."
        },
        {
          "label": "X discussion · fictional",
          "detail": "Several posts repeat a closure claim. They do not supply an independently verified origin."
        },
        {
          "label": "Markets, searches and tokens · fictional",
          "detail": "Attention increases around disruption. It does not establish whether the closure claim is true."
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