# Claim labels and review states

> What Founder reported, Corroborated, Disputed and Unresolved mean, how AI suggestions become accepted claims, and how labels affect a deal's evidence quality.

Source: https://delsivo.com/help/claims-and-research/claim-states · Updated 2026-11-07

## Key takeaways

- Every claim has an evidence label and a review state. The label says how well it is backed up; the review says whether your team has looked at it.
- Every claim the analysis finds starts as Founder reported and AI suggestion. A claim your team adds by hand starts as Founder reported and Accepted.
- A contradicting source makes a claim Disputed and opens a verification task. Nothing marks a claim Corroborated on its own, and Corroborated needs an independent source or a reason.
- Resolving a dispute (to Corroborated or Founder reported) closes its verification task; Undo reopens it.
- Disputed and unresolved claims lower the evidence quality on the deal's fit report the next time it is screened.

Each claim carries two things: an **evidence label**, which says how well the claim is backed up, and a **review state**, which says whether a person on your team has looked at it. Both are always shown in words, never by colour alone. You work with them on a deal's **Claims** tab. See [Track and verify claims](/help/claims-and-research/claim-tracker).

## Evidence labels

| Label | Meaning | How it gets there |
|---|---|---|
| **Founder reported** | Only the founder's own material says this so far | Every new claim starts here |
| **Corroborated** | An independent source backs this up | A person sets it, with a supporting source that isn't the deck or the founder's interview, or with a reason |
| **Disputed** | Two sources disagree. Both are kept until someone verifies it | A person sets it, or a contradicting source is added |
| **Unresolved** | Checked, but no source settles it yet | A person sets it |

Change a label in the claim's side sheet under **Evidence label**, from the row's menu, or with **Set label** on right-click. You can add a reason, which is kept in the claim's history. Every change comes with **Undo**, except a change to **Disputed** that opens a new verification task.

**Disputed** always comes with a verification task, assigned to the claim's owner (or the deal's owner) and due in 3 days, unless one is already open for that claim.

Moving a claim out of **Disputed** to **Corroborated** or **Founder reported** resolves the dispute, and its verification task is marked done. **Undo** reopens the same task. Moving it to **Unresolved** keeps the task open.

### What counts as an independent source

| Source | Counts for Corroborated |
|---|---|
| Deck slide | No, it's the founder's pitch |
| The founder's interview | No, it's the founder speaking |
| Data room document | Yes |
| A founder's request answer recorded on the claim | Yes |
| Research finding | Yes |
| Your team's note, link or file reference | Yes |

Without one of these, write a reason (for example "Checked against the signed contracts"). It is kept in the claim's history.

## Review states

| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| **AI suggestion** | Found by the deck analysis. Accept, edit or dismiss it. Shown in lilac |
| **Accepted** | A person on your team accepted this claim, edited it, or added it by hand |
| **Dismissed** | Not material, or wrong. Hidden from the list and kept in the history |

Accepting a claim doesn't make it true. It means your team has reviewed it. The label says whether it holds up.

## How labels affect the fit report

A deal's **Evidence quality** on the **Fit** tab is lowered for each claim that is **Disputed** or **Unresolved**. Only the latest version of an edited claim counts, and a claim your team dismissed doesn't count, whatever its label. The count is taken when the screening runs, so after you relabel claims, click **Run again** on the **Fit** tab to update it. See [Read a deal's fit report](/help/thesis-and-screening/fit-reports).

## Who sees labels

Admins, Partners and the Analyst who owns the deal see every claim's label and review state. Committee members see only accepted claims of deals at the **Committee**, **Terms** or **Closed** stage. Founders never see claims or labels.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can a claim be Corroborated automatically?
No. A supporting source never changes the label on its own. A person decides when a claim is corroborated, and needs an independent source or a reason to do it.

### What's the difference between Disputed and Unresolved?
**Disputed** means sources disagree. **Unresolved** means someone checked and nothing settles it either way.

### What happens to the label when I edit a claim?
The new version keeps the label, the owner and the sources. The earlier statement keeps its own label as it was.