Methodology

How we turn signal
into trusted intelligence.

Transparency is the foundation of trust. Here's exactly how AFRIBN collects, scores, verifies and publishes every piece of intelligence.

The pipeline

Eight stages, fully auditable

Scoring

Every score, explained

No black boxes — each metric is computed from named, weighted factors.

Source reliability

Why a source can be trusted

Every source carries a Source Reliability Score (SRS) computed from a transparent formula: trust record, correction accuracy, authoritativeness, timeliness, recent accuracy, corroboration and independence — net of bias and conflict-of-interest penalties.

Sources are continuously re-evaluated and assigned a collection decision — whitelisted, normal, enhanced, partial, probation, suppressed or blacklisted — which governs how their content is weighted and surfaced. Every change is written to an audit log.

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can defend.

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