Tag Alignment is the Name of the Game

Across the whole file, the source reads as a single continuous argument. It opens with: "The International Fact-Checking Network's Code of Principles requires signatories to commit to non-partisanship and fairness, transparency of sources, transparency of funding and organisation, transparency of methodology, and an open and honest corrections policy." Its centre of gravity: "A typical fact-check has a five-part structure: the specific claim under review with a verbatim quotation and a reference to its origin; the context in which the claim was made; the evidence gathered, including primary documents and expert sources; the reasoning that connects evidence to conclusion; and a categorical or scaled verdict such as True / Mostly True / Half True / Mostly False / False / Pants on Fire (PolitiFact) or True / Misleading / Missing Context / False (Meta third-party fact-checker labels).". The through-line closes on: "The credibility rod for a fact-check is transparency of sources and reasoning that permits an independent reader to reconstruct the verdict; opacity in any of the five parts undermines the check itself, regardless of its accuracy."

At the wide scope, grouped sections trace a broad thematic arc. It opens with: "Overview The International Fact-Checking Network's Code of Principles requires signatories to commit to non-partisanship and fairness, transparency of sources, transparency of funding and organisation, transparency of methodology, and an open and honest corrections policy." Its centre of gravity: "A typical fact-check has a five-part structure: the specific claim under review with a verbatim quotation and a reference to its origin; the context in which the claim was made; the evidence gathered, including primary documents and expert sources; the reasoning that connects evidence to conclusion; and a categorical or scaled verdict such as True / Mostly True / Half True / Mostly False / False / Pants on Fire (PolitiFact) or True / Misleading / Missing Context / False (Meta third-party fact-checker labels).". The wide arc closes on: "The credibility rod for a fact-check is transparency of sources and reasoning that permits an independent reader to reconstruct the verdict; opacity in any of the five parts undermines the check itself, regardless of its accuracy."

At the medium scope, one section speaks in its own voice. It opens with: "Overview The International Fact-Checking Network's Code of Principles requires signatories to commit to non-partisanship and fairness, transparency of sources, transparency of funding and organisation, transparency of methodology, and an open and honest corrections policy." Its centre of gravity: "A typical fact-check has a five-part structure: the specific claim under review with a verbatim quotation and a reference to its origin; the context in which the claim was made; the evidence gathered, including primary documents and expert sources; the reasoning that connects evidence to conclusion; and a categorical or scaled verdict such as True / Mostly True / Half True / Mostly False / False / Pants on Fire (PolitiFact) or True / Misleading / Missing Context / False (Meta third-party fact-checker labels).". The section point closes on: "The credibility rod for a fact-check is transparency of sources and reasoning that permits an independent reader to reconstruct the verdict; opacity in any of the five parts undermines the check itself, regardless of its accuracy."

At the narrow scope, a single passage crystallises the claim. It opens with: "Overview The International Fact-Checking Network's Code of Principles requires signatories to commit to non-partisanship and fairness, transparency of sources, transparency of funding and organisation, transparency of methodology, and an open and honest corrections policy." Its centre of gravity: "Compliance is verified by external assessors and reviewed annually.". The close reading closes on: "Compliance is verified by external assessors and reviewed annually."