For recruiters, hiring managers & people teams

A perfect-looking applicationisn't a verified one.

AI makes a fabricated application read as cleanly as a true one. This triage scores how verifiable an application is — the document, not the person — and tells you exactly what to verify. It never scores or ranks the candidate. Every verdict, including HIGH-RISK, routes to one thing: go verify the claims.

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This triages the application document's verifiability — not the candidate. It is not a hiring, screening, or ranking tool, not a background check, and not legal advice. Every verdict routes to verification, never to a reject. Using AI to screen or rank people raises EEOC adverse-impact issues; acting on verification findings can trigger FCRA duties. Confirm your process with HR and qualified counsel.

Five deliverables · runnable
Verification Triage (.xlsx)
Workbook
LOW-RISK / FLAG / HIGH-RISK
Verdict
Unverifiable-keystone gate
Gate
Facilitator Playbook (.docx)
Guide
Verification Runbook (.docx)
Runbook
Works alongside
Recruiting Skills Pack · AI Fluency Diagnostic · Over-Reliance Check
01.The Problem

The polish that used to signal effort now signals nothing.

41%

Of employers report having onboarded someone whose application later proved fabricated. The resume looked fine; the facts weren't checked.

Clean ≠ true

A fabricated application can be specific, consistent, and well-written. Surface polish stopped being evidence the moment AI could generate it.

One claim

It often comes down to a single load-bearing claim — a degree, a title, a headline result — that nobody can independently confirm.

02.See It Work

Re-rate the signals. Get a to-verify list.

Application verifiability
76/ 100
HIGH-RISK

Keystone gate: the core claims can't be corroborated. HIGH-RISK regardless of the score — verify the core claims directly with the candidate before relying on them.

Tap a signal (0–3) to re-rate the application and watch the verdict move. 0 = unverifiable, 3 = independently verifiable. Worked example as of 2026-06-25.

Core claims corroborablekeystone
wt 24
Specific checkable detail
wt 18
Internal consistency
wt 16
Document provenance
wt 16
Free of AI-gen tells
wt 14
Reachable independent refs
wt 12
Verify first

Core claims corroborableask for an independent source for the core claim and confirm it.

Same math as the workbook: weighted verifiability with a keystone gate that forces HIGH-RISK when the core claims can't be corroborated — the way the shipped example scores 76 yet still flags for verification. This triages the application document, not the candidate. Every verdict routes to verification; none is a hiring decision, a candidate score, or a reject. Not legal advice.

03.The Engine, Run

Six applications. One that hides in plain sight.

This is the shipped example, scored by the same engine behind the workbook and the demo. Read APP-1001: it scores 76 on verifiability — above the LOW-RISK floor — and still lands HIGH-RISK, because its core claim can't be corroborated. The verdict isn't a judgement of the applicant. It's an instruction: verify that claim before you rely on it.

Application Fabrication-Risk & Verification Triage  (as-of 2026-06-25)
Scores the application's verifiability, not the candidate. Every verdict routes to verification.
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6 applications  |  LOW-RISK 2   FLAG 1   HIGH-RISK 3
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APP-1001  Senior Engineer  verifiability  76  ->  HIGH-RISK  [GATE: core claim not corroborable]
APP-1002  Data Analyst     verifiability  90  ->  LOW-RISK
APP-1003  Marketing Lead   verifiability  62  ->  FLAG TO VERIFY
APP-1004  Sales Rep        verifiability  29  ->  HIGH-RISK
APP-1005  Designer         verifiability 100  ->  LOW-RISK
APP-1006  Ops Manager      verifiability  43  ->  HIGH-RISK
04.The Standard

Three rules keep it honest — and lawful.

It scores the document, not the person

Every signal is about whether a claim can be verified — never the candidate's quality, fit, or worth. The output is a to-verify list.

The keystone gates the verdict

If the core claims can't be corroborated by any independent source, it's HIGH-RISK — however clean the rest of the application looks.

Every verdict routes to verification

HIGH-RISK means 'verify the core claims', never 'reject'. Many flags resolve once the candidate provides a source. People decide, not the score.

05.What This Is — And Isn't

A verification compass, not a candidate verdict.

It is
  • A triage of how verifiable an application document is.
  • A keystone gate that catches uncorroborable core claims.
  • A runbook mapping each flag to a fair, consistent verification step.
It isn't
  • A candidate score, a ranking, a screen, or a reject signal.
  • A background check, an AI detector, or a hiring decision.
  • Legal advice. Your people verify and decide; counsel rules on your process.

This triages the application document's verifiability — not the candidate. It is not a hiring, screening, or ranking tool, not a background check, and not legal advice. Every verdict routes to verification, never to a reject. Using AI to screen or rank people raises EEOC adverse-impact issues; acting on verification findings can trigger FCRA duties. Confirm your process with HR and qualified counsel.

06.Who It's For

Anyone who has to trust what an application says.

Recruiters triaging high-volume applicant pools
Hiring managers verifying a finalist's claims
People / talent teams standardizing verification
Founders making early, high-trust hires
Agencies presenting candidates to clients
Anyone burned by a resume that looked perfect
08.Common Questions

Everything else you'd ask before buying.

No — and that's deliberate. It scores the verifiability of the application document, never the candidate's quality, fit, or worth. There is no candidate score, no ranking, and no reject output; every verdict, including HIGH-RISK, routes to one thing: go verify the claims. Using AI to screen or rank people raises EEOC adverse-impact issues this tool is built to stay clear of, which is exactly why it judges the artifact and points your verification effort instead of judging the person.

Verify the claim,
not the polish.

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This triages the application document's verifiability — not the candidate. It is not a hiring, screening, or ranking tool, not a background check, and not legal advice. Every verdict routes to verification, never to a reject. Using AI to screen or rank people raises EEOC adverse-impact issues; acting on verification findings can trigger FCRA duties. Confirm your process with HR and qualified counsel.

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