Methodology

How Trust Lite is measured

Trust Lite is a lightweight confidence signal. It is not legal advice and not a replacement for primary-source verification.

Inputs

  • Topic count: number of linked `summary_topics` records for the summary.
  • Sentiment class: the summary sentiment label (for example `informative` or `neutral`).

Badge Rules

  • High: topics >= 4 and sentiment is `informative` or `neutral`.
  • Medium: topics >= 2.
  • Low: topics >= 1.
  • Unrated: no topic evidence attached.

Confidence Score Mapping

  • High: 80
  • Medium: 65
  • Low: 45
  • Unrated: 20

How to Interpret

  • Example 1: A summary with 5 topics and informative tone is usually tagged High (80).
  • Example 2: A summary with 2 topics but mixed tone is typically Medium (65).
  • Example 3: A summary with 1 topic may still be Low (45) and should be validated against source footage.

Limitations

AI-generated trust signal; verify with primary sources.