Published, auditable methodology

Every confidence score must explain itself

Confidence is a deterministic sum of signed weights, clamped from 0 to 100. It prioritizes review and never auto-publishes verification.

Signed confidence weights

Positive signals

Official site links account+35
Confirmed official cross-link+25
Platform verification indicator+20
Institutional page links account+20
Representative or management page+15
Consistent website domain+10
Consistent bio, profession, and country+8
Reputable secondary source+5
Historical continuity+5

Negative signals

Official source links another account-40
Fan, parody, or unofficial label-35
Public impersonation warning-35
Conflicting website ownership-30
Identity or profession conflict-25
Handle spoofing-20
Conflicting cross-links-20
Strong duplicate conflict-15
Stale or inaccessible primary evidence-10
Name-only similarity = 0 points

Text similarity never raises confidence and cannot connect an account to a person. An independent, reviewable source is required.

Tiers, risk, and priority

Confidence tiers

90–100 · High confidence75–89 · Likely50–74 · Unconfirmed25–49 · Weak0–24 · Excluded

Risk weights

low+10medium+25high+45critical+70

Review priority

priority = clamp(risk×0.45 + uncertainty×0.6 + reports×4 + changed×18 + watchlist×10 + conflicts×6, 0, 100)

Follower count is absent from the formula and never determines order.

Current registry and sources

21,364Profiles
52,496Accounts
78,685Evidence
62Countries
WikidataWIKIDATA75,215
TikTok oEmbedPLATFORM API1,013
Cross-platform handle consistencyPUBLIC PAGE CHECK816
WikipediaMANUAL SOURCE426
Official websiteOFFICIAL WEBSITE257
IKNUVA public page monitorPUBLIC PAGE CHECK203
Wikimedia CommonsWIKIDATA188
Wikipedia (ar)MANUAL SOURCE136
Influence RadarMANUAL SOURCE125
Wikipedia (en)MANUAL SOURCE119
Official website scanOFFICIAL WEBSITE80
IKNUVA Arab Public Accounts Registry 2026.07MANUAL SOURCE70
MusicBrainzMANUAL SOURCE15
IKNUVA admin reviewADMIN REVIEW9
Arab NewsMANUAL SOURCE6
InstagramPUBLIC PAGE CHECK1
SnapchatPUBLIC PAGE CHECK1
Wikimedia CommonsMANUAL SOURCE1
XPUBLIC PAGE CHECK1
YouTubePUBLIC PAGE CHECK1
صحيفة الجزيرةMANUAL SOURCE1
صحيفة عكاظMANUAL SOURCE1

Privacy boundary

IKNUVA does not collect phone numbers, personal email, home addresses, private messages, financial or medical data, government IDs, facial-recognition templates, or biometric data.

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