Trust Dossier FAQ
What this tool does, what it does not do, and how to read the results.
What this is
Trust Dossier is a research tool that helps you investigate a claim, a post, an article, or an image using public information from the web.
It looks for supporting evidence, conflicting evidence, source history, and gaps in what can be verified.
What this is not
Trust Dossier is not a truth machine.
It does not replace your judgment. It does not know everything. It cannot see private databases, paywalled archives, or offline reality. It is meant to help you think more clearly, not think for you.
How it works
You give the system a URL, some pasted text, or a file.
It then:
- pulls in the available content
- identifies the main claims
- looks for support and contradiction
- checks source and provenance clues when available
- builds a timeline where it can
- pressure-tests the result before writing the final dossier
The result is a structured report, not just a one-line answer.
What the result means
A Trust Dossier shows what the available evidence supports, what it does not support, and where uncertainty remains.
Sometimes the result is clear. Sometimes it is mixed. Sometimes the honest answer is that there is not enough evidence to say.
That is a feature, not a flaw.
What the digital wax seal means
The digital wax seal is a client-side integrity check.
In plain English: it helps show whether the dossier file you saved or copied has been changed after it was generated in your browser.
It does not mean Human Actually has digitally signed the result.
It does not prove the report is true.
It only helps show whether the saved file itself has been altered.
Why some results are inconclusive
A dossier can be inconclusive for simple reasons:
- the web evidence is thin
- the sources conflict
- the claim depends on private or offline facts
- the material is too large or messy to analyze fully in one pass
Trust Dossier would rather say "not enough evidence" than pretend to know more than it does.
What sources count most
Not all sources carry the same weight.
A primary record usually matters more than a repost.
A direct document usually matters more than a rumor.
A widely repeated claim is not automatically a verified one.
What kinds of input it supports
Right now, Trust Dossier supports:
- public URLs
- pasted text
- PDFs
- common image files
More file types may come later.
What to keep in mind
Use the dossier as a thinking tool.
Read the evidence.
Look at the contradictions.
Notice the unknowns.
Treat the output as a structured investigation, not a final authority.
For advanced readers
The wax seal hash is computed in your browser over the dossier payload shown in the results view. Outputs combine public-web retrieval with model-assisted synthesis under explicit limits (time, file size, and source policy). Nothing here is a cryptographic proof of truth—only a structured read of what can be found in public material at the time of the run.