Evidence Assertion

https://publicschema.org/EvidenceAssertion

draft

A statement that a source supports or contradicts a claim, made by an accountable organization. Citing a source does not verify the claim.

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Properties

Property Type Definition
Assertion URI uri The URI of the claim or record that the evidence relates to.
Evidence source uri The URI of the document, record or other material offered as evidence.
Evidence role string (evidence-role) Whether the source supports or contradicts the claim.
Assertion authority concept:Organization includes PublicOrganization, EducationProvider, ProducerOrganization
The organization accountable for this statement, which can differ from the person or software that entered it.
Recorded at datetime
The date and time the statement or event was entered into its source record. It can differ from when the fact took effect.

Referenced by this concept

  • SEMIC CCCEV SEMIC, Interoperable Europe (European Commission)
  • CiTO SPAR Ontologies, 2026
  • PROV-O World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), 2013

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