Methodology
How this reader handles evidence
The reader is designed to be public-facing, conservative, and source-bound.
What the book establishes
The scan establishes visible page content, order, page images, source-control markings, and curated visual observations. It does not by itself establish contribution attribution, identity, intent, relationship, knowledge, or conduct.
Attribution categories
- Contributor: a contribution is located and the attribution has supporting evidence.
- Signer: a signature-like mark is visible and treated as a document string pending verification.
- Named subject: a person appears in text or caption but is not treated as a contributor.
- Mentioned person: a name appears inside another contribution.
- Table-of-contents attribution: a TOC string exists, but the corresponding contribution still needs review.
- Unresolved document string: a name-like string remains open.
OCR and vision rules
Low-quality OCR remains available to internal search but is not displayed as a public transcript, page-card summary, title, quote, claim, or identity candidate. Handwriting is withheld until a dedicated transcription pass or human review supports public display.
Known redactions and limitations
Redactions are shown as document conditions. The reader does not attempt to defeat redactions and does not identify people from appearance in photographs.
Evidence contract
Claim: this reader describes visible page evidence and attribution status only. Source: House Oversight scan pages and linked release records. Limits: OCR, document strings, signatures, handwriting, and photographs do not by themselves verify identity, contribution, intent, relationship, knowledge, or conduct. Silence: absence of a page match is not proof that a person did or did not contribute. Confidence/status: records are labeled verified, probable, open, unresolved, or GAPS. Correction path: use the corrections/source-tip link when a source, attribution, or transcript needs review.