Understand evidence

Read the evidence before using the claim.

A connection is only as specific as its source. Hidden Ties keeps declared relationships, named use and technical findings distinct.

Check the claim

Read the operator company, provider, product, role and workload. A blank field means it has not been recorded or established here.

Check the source

Look at the publisher, document type, publication date and observation date. An editorial summary explains the finding; a captured quotation is separately marked.

Check the limits

A legal supplier listing may identify a service without a workload. A code example may demonstrate compatibility without proving production use. Provider-origin material may make a broader claim than company-origin evidence.

Check announcement-review scope

A connection marked not found on reviewed provider pages includes the pages reviewed and review date. This does not establish that the relationship was never announced elsewhere.

Report something that needs review

Use Report a data issue from the evidence panel. The report should include the company, connection and source you were viewing.

How we researchReport a data issue