The Verification Deficit: 1.5x More Detection Than Verification
Across 1,306,136 classified documents, Detection-phase questions (D1-D8) generated 491,140 tag hits while Verification-phase questions (V9-V16) generated only 320,928. This 1.5:1 ratio means the archive is heavily skewed toward DETECTING problems but lacks corresponding evidence for VERIFYING them. The Pattern phase sits at 362,826 tags. This imbalance suggests either systematic evidence destruction in the verification domain or that verification-type documents were less likely to be produced/preserved.
## Phase Distribution
The 24 Questions are organized into three phases. Each document can trigger multiple question codes.
| Phase | Tag Count | % of All Tags |
|-------|-----------|--------------|
| Detection (D1-D8) | 491,140 | 41.8% |
| Verification (V9-V16) | 320,928 | 27.3% |
| Pattern (P17-P24) | 362,826 | 30.9% |
## Per-Question Breakdown
### Detection Phase (D1-D8)
- **D1** (Who Benefits): 36,540 docs (2.80%)
- **D2** (Accountability Shift): 17,314 docs (1.33%)
- **D3** (Narrative Frame): 58,896 docs (4.51%)
- **D4** (Geographic Coordination): 30,410 docs (2.33%)
- **D5** (Procedural Violations): 7,103 docs (0.54%)
- **D6** (Institutional Capture): 30,627 docs (2.34%)
- **D7** (First Voices): 15,026 docs (1.15%)
- **D8** (Suppression Patterns): 295,224 docs (22.60%)
### Verification Phase (V9-V16)
- **V9** (Document Integrity): 10,548 docs (0.81%)
- **V10** (Redaction Patterns): 811 docs (0.06%)
- **V11** (Timeline Integrity): 169,041 docs (12.94%)
- **V12** (Witness Consistency): 12,430 docs (0.95%)
- **V13** (Physical Evidence): 4,040 docs (0.31%)
- **V14** (Victim Testimony): 12,610 docs (0.97%)
- **V15** (Financial Verification): 5,492 docs (0.42%)
- **V16** (Source Analysis): 105,956 docs (8.11%)
### Pattern Phase (P17-P24)
- **P17** (Network Mapping): 47,202 docs (3.61%)
- **P18** (Flight Records): 25,080 docs (1.92%)
- **P19** (Communication Patterns): 113,628 docs (8.70%)
- **P20** (Employee Networks): 7,161 docs (0.55%)
- **P21** (Financial Networks): 8,425 docs (0.65%)
- **P22** (Recruitment Patterns): 27,321 docs (2.09%)
- **P23** (Location Patterns): 4,589 docs (0.35%)
- **P24** (Cross-Case Patterns): 129,420 docs (9.91%)
## Interpretation
A 1.5:1 detection-to-verification ratio means: **we know something is wrong, but we can't prove it**.
This is consistent with a pattern where:
1. Documents that DESCRIBE problems (detection) were preserved
2. Documents that PROVE specifics (verification) were destroyed, withheld, or never created
**Generator**: `statistical_v1` v1.0.0
**Date**: 2026-02-24
The 24 Questions are organized into three phases. Each document can trigger multiple question codes.
| Phase | Tag Count | % of All Tags |
|-------|-----------|--------------|
| Detection (D1-D8) | 491,140 | 41.8% |
| Verification (V9-V16) | 320,928 | 27.3% |
| Pattern (P17-P24) | 362,826 | 30.9% |
## Per-Question Breakdown
### Detection Phase (D1-D8)
- **D1** (Who Benefits): 36,540 docs (2.80%)
- **D2** (Accountability Shift): 17,314 docs (1.33%)
- **D3** (Narrative Frame): 58,896 docs (4.51%)
- **D4** (Geographic Coordination): 30,410 docs (2.33%)
- **D5** (Procedural Violations): 7,103 docs (0.54%)
- **D6** (Institutional Capture): 30,627 docs (2.34%)
- **D7** (First Voices): 15,026 docs (1.15%)
- **D8** (Suppression Patterns): 295,224 docs (22.60%)
### Verification Phase (V9-V16)
- **V9** (Document Integrity): 10,548 docs (0.81%)
- **V10** (Redaction Patterns): 811 docs (0.06%)
- **V11** (Timeline Integrity): 169,041 docs (12.94%)
- **V12** (Witness Consistency): 12,430 docs (0.95%)
- **V13** (Physical Evidence): 4,040 docs (0.31%)
- **V14** (Victim Testimony): 12,610 docs (0.97%)
- **V15** (Financial Verification): 5,492 docs (0.42%)
- **V16** (Source Analysis): 105,956 docs (8.11%)
### Pattern Phase (P17-P24)
- **P17** (Network Mapping): 47,202 docs (3.61%)
- **P18** (Flight Records): 25,080 docs (1.92%)
- **P19** (Communication Patterns): 113,628 docs (8.70%)
- **P20** (Employee Networks): 7,161 docs (0.55%)
- **P21** (Financial Networks): 8,425 docs (0.65%)
- **P22** (Recruitment Patterns): 27,321 docs (2.09%)
- **P23** (Location Patterns): 4,589 docs (0.35%)
- **P24** (Cross-Case Patterns): 129,420 docs (9.91%)
## Interpretation
A 1.5:1 detection-to-verification ratio means: **we know something is wrong, but we can't prove it**.
This is consistent with a pattern where:
1. Documents that DESCRIBE problems (detection) were preserved
2. Documents that PROVE specifics (verification) were destroyed, withheld, or never created
**Generator**: `statistical_v1` v1.0.0
**Date**: 2026-02-24
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HYPOTHESIS
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The archive has a 1.5:1 detection-to-verification ratio (Detection: 491,140, Verification: 320,928, Pattern: 362,826), suggesting systematic gaps in evidence preservation or production for verification-class questions.