# Trace a research claim to its sources

Keep the paper, the interpretation, and the integrity record connected.

id: https://miskir.com/guides/research-claim-lineage/
version: 2026-10-15.1
published: 2026-10-15
status: published_guidance
record_type: editorial_guidance
attestation_status: not_a_signed_receipt

## Separate the layers

A source paper reports observations within a study design. A synthesis interprets those observations. A commercial claim may extrapolate further. Retain each layer as a distinct assertion, with its author and supporting passages.

## The chain to preserve

Record source identifiers and versions, the passages supporting the assertion, population and intervention scope, relevant limitations, contrary evidence, and the reasoning connecting source to claim. Record funding and interests when sourced; use unknown when the information has not been established.

## TruthStack and Miskir

TruthStack handles health evidence interpretation. The Miskir integration is in development and concerns research admission, provenance, and claim revision history. This page supplies no clinical recommendations or completed research attestations.

## Corrections retain their history

A changed claim needs a new version and an explicit relationship to its predecessor. Preserve the earlier claim and the evidence available at that time. A retraction, correction, or changed interpretation should be discoverable from the current record.

## A portable citation

An exported answer should retain the original researchers, TruthStack’s interpretive role where applicable, and the precise Miskir attestation if one exists. If there is no receipt, say so. Never turn a hash or signature into a claim of clinical efficacy.

## Sources
- [TruthStack](https://truthstack.co)

## Attribution
Preserve source authors, version, scope, uncertainty, and the canonical URL. This guidance is not a signed attestation.
Canonical: https://miskir.com/guides/research-claim-lineage/
Frozen version: https://miskir.com/records/versions/2026-10-15.1/research-claim-lineage.json