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How to Verify the Record
Verification steps
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Entry 1
- verify-001
- Start with the stable record ID and canonical public URL.
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Entry 2
- verify-002
- Read the visible claim-status label, source basis, and limitation together.
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Entry 3
- verify-003
- Open the cited source or binder part and compare the relevant passage in context.
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Entry 4
- verify-004
- Use the SHA-256 digest to test byte identity only; a matching digest does not prove truth, authorship, or legal effect.
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Entry 5
- verify-005
- Check dates, names, case identifiers, and response status against the cited primary record.
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Entry 6
- verify-006
- Report any mismatch through the public corrections process before relying on the record.