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unsnap_bicepstoday at 3:53 AM1 replyview on HN

> Others confirm the pattern When reports cluster around one office or officer, the algorithm flags a verified pattern automatically

It just requires enough others to say the same thing for it to be verified.


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neverenderrtoday at 6:23 AM

Fair catch, clustering does get flagged automatically, but that just means "multiple people reported it," not "confirmed true." Same issue: "verified" oversells it either way.