The Fact & Gap Checker compares research findings directly against stored parametric claims to label each as confirms, contradicts, or represents a new gap, attaching supporting source URLs to the updated claim.

flowchart LR
    A[Research Findings] --> C{Fact & Gap Checker}
    B[Parametric Claims] --> C
    C -->|Matches Recall| D[Confirms: Correct Verdict]
    C -->|Refutes Recall| E[Contradicts: Incorrect Verdict]
    C -->|Unprompted or New| F[New: Gap Verdict]
    D --> G[(Claims Ledger + Source URLs)]
    E --> G
    F --> G