SOURCE LIFECYCLE

Corrections and retractions should be explicit, not inferred.

The current registry records documented lifecycle state for public sources and VERIFIED claims. SmellBook does not mark a source corrected, superseded or retracted without an explicit editorial record.

ACTIVE SOURCES11

RETRACTED SOURCES0

ACTIVE CLAIMS11

CORRECTION NOTICES0

SOURCE STATES4

active

Registered source remains active in the current public evidence layer.

corrected

Source or SmellBook usage has a published correction notice.

superseded

Source remains traceable but a newer registered source supersedes its role.

retracted

Source has a documented retraction or equivalent withdrawal notice.

CLAIM STATES3

active

VERIFIED claim remains active in the current public evidence layer.

corrected

Claim has a published correction notice.

withdrawn

Claim is retained for traceability but no longer presented as active evidence.

MACHINE LIFECYCLE2

/data/source-lifecycle.json

Evidence lifecycle registry

Source/claim states and definitions.

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/data/corrections.json

Published correction notices

Explicit SmellBook correction records; empty until a correction is actually published.

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