# The FACT-Ray band matrix

> GAMMA-Ray v0.0.155 (beta, for review; every rating is experimental). The Source by Record matrix of FACT-Ray as a grid: each cell with its band, what it means, and the live facts on this site that sit in it.
> Page: https://gamma-ray.sgit.ai/fact-ray/matrix/ · Source: content/fact-ray/matrix/index.md


FACT-Ray 0.1 beta (provisional) · built inside GAMMA-Ray first; it will move to its own site

Who says it, by how firmly it is recorded. Choose a cell to see what it means and which facts on this site sit in it. The matrix is data: [bands.json](../../data/fact-ray/bands.json).

R1 Said R2 Written R3 On record R4 Linked R5 Reviewed S1 Discovered none Low Moderate Moderate High 372 live S2 Subject Low Low Moderate High High S3 Counterparty Low Moderate High High Strong S4 Authority Moderate Moderate High Strong Strong

Then Accountability caps the band:

| Accountability | The band is capped at |
|---|---|
| A0 Unvalidated | Low |
| A1 Agent-checked | Moderate |
| A2 Human-checked | High |
| A3 Practitioner-validated | no cap |
| A4 Accountable-signed | no cap |
| A5 Panel | no cap |

## The cells

S1 Discovered · R1 Said: no band

We (an agent or a journalist) found it in public material and interpreted it; verbal, nothing recorded. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S1 Discovered · R2 Written: π Low

We (an agent or a journalist) found it in public material and interpreted it; recorded, but informal or unattributed: a chat, a forum post, an employee's personal blog. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S1 Discovered · R3 On record: π Moderate

We (an agent or a journalist) found it in public material and interpreted it; attributable through an accountable channel: a named role, the official domain, a signature. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S1 Discovered · R4 Linked: π Moderate

We (an agent or a journalist) found it in public material and interpreted it; on record and pointing to an artefact anyone can open: a document page, an endpoint that resolves, data, a certificate. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S1 Discovered · R5 Reviewed: π High

We (an agent or a journalist) found it in public material and interpreted it; the artefact is captured and hashed (SHA-256, with the read date), and someone other than the claimant has checked that the claim matches it. **372 facts on this site sit in this cell** before the cap. One of them: "It generates and executes code with local or cloud privileges" on [RiskMandate Publisher](../../spectrum/cards/riskmandate-publisher/index.md), shown as π Moderate · S1·R5·A1 ×2.

S2 Subject · R1 Said: π Low

The party the fact is about says it; verbal, nothing recorded. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S2 Subject · R2 Written: π Low

The party the fact is about says it; recorded, but informal or unattributed: a chat, a forum post, an employee's personal blog. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S2 Subject · R3 On record: π Moderate

The party the fact is about says it; attributable through an accountable channel: a named role, the official domain, a signature. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S2 Subject · R4 Linked: π High

The party the fact is about says it; on record and pointing to an artefact anyone can open: a document page, an endpoint that resolves, data, a certificate. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S2 Subject · R5 Reviewed: π High

The party the fact is about says it; the artefact is captured and hashed (SHA-256, with the read date), and someone other than the claimant has checked that the claim matches it. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S3 Counterparty · R1 Said: π Low

Someone on the other side of a relationship with the subject; verbal, nothing recorded. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S3 Counterparty · R2 Written: π Moderate

Someone on the other side of a relationship with the subject; recorded, but informal or unattributed: a chat, a forum post, an employee's personal blog. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S3 Counterparty · R3 On record: π High

Someone on the other side of a relationship with the subject; attributable through an accountable channel: a named role, the official domain, a signature. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S3 Counterparty · R4 Linked: π High

Someone on the other side of a relationship with the subject; on record and pointing to an artefact anyone can open: a document page, an endpoint that resolves, data, a certificate. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S3 Counterparty · R5 Reviewed: π Strong

Someone on the other side of a relationship with the subject; the artefact is captured and hashed (SHA-256, with the read date), and someone other than the claimant has checked that the claim matches it. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S4 Authority · R1 Said: π Moderate

An independent body; verbal, nothing recorded. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S4 Authority · R2 Written: π Moderate

An independent body; recorded, but informal or unattributed: a chat, a forum post, an employee's personal blog. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S4 Authority · R3 On record: π High

An independent body; attributable through an accountable channel: a named role, the official domain, a signature. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S4 Authority · R4 Linked: π Strong

An independent body; on record and pointing to an artefact anyone can open: a document page, an endpoint that resolves, data, a certificate. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.

S4 Authority · R5 Reviewed: π Strong

An independent body; the artefact is captured and hashed (SHA-256, with the read date), and someone other than the claimant has checked that the claim matches it. No fact on this site sits in this cell yet.


[The standard](../../fact-ray/standard/index.md) · [The matrix](../../fact-ray/matrix/index.md) · [The actors](../../fact-ray/actors/index.md) · [Well-known files](../../fact-ray/well-known/index.md) · [Examples](../../fact-ray/examples/index.md) · [Where it is applied](../../fact-ray/applied/index.md)