CONFIRMED
Sufficient primary evidence.
CONFIRMEDMGS Methodology
Evidence is not a decision
Use one system to describe what is supported and another to describe what action the evidence justifies.
Evidence states
CORROBORATED
Confirmed through consistent independent sources.
CORROBORATEDDECLARED
Asserted by a party but not yet verified.
DECLAREDUNVERIFIED
Information available without sufficient validation.
UNVERIFIEDINFERRED
Reasonable conclusion derived from indirect evidence.
INFERREDCONTRADICTED
Available evidence contradicts the assertion.
CONTRADICTEDNOT IDENTIFIED
Could not be established or located.
NOT IDENTIFIEDDecision states
GO
Available evidence supports proceeding within the reviewed scope.
GOCONDITIONAL GO
Proceed only after verifiable conditions precedent are satisfied.
CONDITIONAL GOHOLD
Pause material progression while relevant gaps are resolved.
HOLDNO-GO
Evidence or risk does not support proceeding as proposed.
NO-GOSTOP
Critical risk, prohibition, probable fraud or serious incompatibility: do not proceed.
STOPDo not mix the two systems
Evidence status answers “how well is this claim supported?”. Decision status answers “what should we do now?”. A DECLARED fact can coexist with HOLD; a CORROBORATED fact does not automatically imply GO.