1. Definition

U4 truth substitution occurs when labels, narratives, categories, metrics, official declarations, symbolic claims, or procedural states are treated as truth before U6/U7 validation.

This definition describes the structural pattern, not the moral quality of the actors involved.

2. Core Pattern

TBD. Expand the initiating pressure, misclassification or bypass, variable degradation, debt accumulation, and stabilization pattern during editorial review.

3. Failure Signature

Typical signature:

U4 claim↑
U6 validation weak
U7 recurrence untested
H↑
ι↑
Au partial

4. Primary U-Layer Origin

• U4, with consequences in U6/U7: Source registry origin layer.

5. Typical Development Sequence

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6. Diagnostic Markers

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7. Related Gates

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8. Related Operators

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9. Related Laws and Invariants

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10. Common False Positives

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11. Common False Repairs

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12. Restoration Direction

• separate label from truth
• test claims across U5/U6/U7
• validate through recurrence
• audit outcomes
• reconnect classification to field effects

13. Cross-Module Links

• AI: Source registry related module.
• Security: Source registry related module.
• Governance: Source registry related module.
• Coherence: Source registry related module.
• Restoration: Source registry related module.
• Archetypes: Source registry related module.
• Economy: Source registry related module.
• Biology: Source registry related module.

14. Relationship to Parent / Child Modes

Production treatment: Canon Parent

Aliases preserved from source material:

• U4 Truth Theater
• Paper Coherence
• Procedural Theater
• Instrumentation Theater
• Symbolic Repair
• Performative Archetype.

15. Minimal Entry Version

Definition: U4 truth substitution occurs when labels, narratives, categories, metrics, official declarations, symbolic claims, or procedural states are treated as truth before U6/U7 validation.

Signature:

U4 claim↑
U6 validation weak
U7 recurrence untested
H↑
ι↑
Au partial

Restoration direction: - separate label from truth

• test claims across U5/U6/U7
• validate through recurrence
• audit outcomes
• reconnect classification to field effects

16. Machine-Readable Summary

failure_mode:
  id: "FM-CORE-006"
  name: "U4 Truth Substitution"
  family: "Core"
  production_treatment: "Canon Parent"
  primary_failure: "U4 truth substitution occurs when labels, narratives, categories, metrics, official declarations, symbolic claims, or procedural states are treated as truth before U6/U7 validation."
  source: "FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md"

17. Quality Control Checklist

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18. Source Status

This scaffold was generated from FM-REGISTRY-PLAN.md. Matching excerpts from content/archive/failure-modes/registry/index.md were included when available. Sections marked TBD should be expanded only from source material, related canon pages, or later editorial review.

19. Source Excerpt

FM-CORE-006 — U4 Truth Substitution

Definition:

U4 truth substitution occurs when labels, narratives, categories, metrics, official declarations, symbolic claims, or procedural states are treated as truth before U6/U7 validation.

Merged aliases:

U4 Truth Theater; Paper Coherence; Procedural Theater; Instrumentation Theater; Symbolic Repair; Performative Archetype.

Examples:

• "resolved"
• "safe"
• "fair"
• "legal"
• "healthy"
• "profitable"
• "aligned"
• "valid"
• "consensual"
• "audited"

Typical signature:

U4 claim↑
U6 validation weak
U7 recurrence untested
H↑
ι↑
Au partial

Primary variables:

U4, U6, U7, H, ι, Au, O

Common origin layers:

U4, with consequences in U6/U7

Related modules:

AI · Security · Governance · Coherence · Restoration · Archetypes · Economy · Biology

Restoration direction:

• separate label from truth
• test claims across U5/U6/U7
• validate through recurrence
• audit outcomes
• reconnect classification to field effects