01
Read the status first
Verified, invalid, untrusted, not found, unsupported and processing error are different outcomes. Expand technical details only after understanding the summary.
Key points
- Verified: cryptographic checks succeeded
- Invalid: a hash, signature or linked assertion failed
- Untrusted: a credential exists but trust could not be established
- Not found: no readable manifest store was present
02
Keep the interpretation narrow
Do not translate verified into real or not found into fake. Content Credentials document provenance claims; they are one evidence layer.
What this does not prove
A metadata result describes the fields and structures that the supported parser could read. It does not, by itself, prove authenticity, intent, authorship or the truth of the visible scene.