Verification Status
Verification status indicates whether a specific field or record has been confirmed, partially confirmed, or remains unverified.
Allocator relevance: Protects actionability—reduces the risk of treating inferred contacts, mandates, or ownership claims as facts.
Expanded Definition
Verification status should be explicit and field-level where possible (e.g., contact verified, role verified, mandate inferred). A record can be “mostly complete” but still unverified in the parts that matter most for outreach (decision-maker authority) or compliance (UBO/beneficial ownership). Strong systems pair verification status with last verified and source confidence.
For Altss, verification status is a trust signal that supports high-precision targeting and avoids reputational damage.
How It Works in Practice
Platforms assign statuses based on evidence quality and validation workflow outcomes. Users can filter by verified-only targets for outreach or diligence and keep unverified targets in watchlists for future refresh.
Decision Authority and Governance
Data governance defines what “verified” means, what evidence qualifies, and when verification expires (freshness rules). Without governance, verification becomes a label without meaning.
Common Misconceptions
- “Verified” means permanently true.
- Record-level verification is enough.
- Verification is binary (it’s often tiered).
Key Takeaways
- Verification should be field-level and evidence-backed.
- Pair with freshness and confidence.
- Verification makes databases actionable, not just descriptive.