RESEARCH ARTICLE
Research Methodology
How the archive distinguishes claims from facts.
Editorial metadata · E-E-A-T
Author
The GHOST Archive Editorial Team
Editor
The GHOST Archive Editorial Team
Published
2024-01-01
Updated
2026-10-08
Last verified
2026-10-08
Direct answer
The archive differentiates between states of a claim. This distinction is critical to keeping a historical and technical archive honest.
Status vocabulary
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| PROPOSED | Described but not implemented |
| IMPLEMENTED | Present in code or on-chain |
| ANNOUNCED | Publicly stated by the project |
| RELEASED | Deployed and available |
| VERIFIED | Independently confirmed |
| DISPUTED | Contested by another source |
| ABANDONED | No longer maintained |
| UNKNOWN | Cannot be determined from available evidence |
Source classifications
- ›PRIMARY — whitepaper, source code, blockchain, project announcement, original McAfee statement.
- ›SECONDARY — major news coverage, technical analysis.
- ›PROJECT_CLAIM — statement by GHOST or a related project, not independently confirmed.
- ›DISPUTED — claim disputed by another source.
- ›HISTORICAL — no longer necessarily current.