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claim_confirmation_status describes how the article presents the evidentiary status of the claim itself. For example, a partnership can be reported as being implemented while still not being formally confirmed by the relevant parties. Keeping these dimensions separate helps avoid overstating certainty.
claim_confirmation_status captures how the article represents the claim, not whether the claim is objectively true.An article may present something as official or confirmed even when that is not well supported. This field should therefore be read alongside source-quality signals such as domain_tier and broader story coverage.ViceWire is also developing a cross-source fact-checking layer to help validate how widely supported a claimed fact is, but that is not part of the current field definition.
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claim_confirmation_status
claim_confirmation_status captures whether the article presents the claim as officially confirmed, reported but not officially confirmed, or rumor-level speculation.
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officially_confirmed
officially_confirmed means the article presents the claim as formally confirmed by the company, or another authoritative primary source.
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reported_not_official
reported_not_official means the article presents the claim as a real reported development based on sourcing, but it is not formally confirmed by the relevant parties.
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rumor_or_market_speculation
rumor_or_market_speculation means the article frames the claim as rumor, speculation, chatter, or early market talk rather than as a well-sourced reported development.
This field should be read alongside event_stage_statuses, not as a replacement for it.