EVIDENCE — RECORD DETAIL

WAE-CLM-2026-002

Status: VERIFIED — resolved by the Evidence Kernel.1,269 content assets · 272,807,236 lifetime views · Wild Animal Encounters Instagram export · window 2025-11-18 to 2026-07-15.This record does not verify the broad 1.25B+ claim. It never will — they are different claims.

WAE-CLM-2026-002 · CLAIM · REV 1 · REGISTERED 2026-08-29

VERIFIED — KERNEL-RESOLVED

The Wild Animal Encounters Instagram export for the window 2025-11-18 to 2026-07-15 contains 1,269 content assets with a combined lifetime view total of 272,807,236 views, per the export’s per-asset Views column.

272,807,236views

  1. SOURCE

    OBSERVED

    SOURCE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED

    Inspect(1)
    • WAE-ENT-2026-012ENTITY · dataset

      Derived aggregate of the Wild Animal Encounters Instagram export

  2. EXPORT

    OBSERVED

    IMPORT ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED

    Inspect(1)
    • WAE-ACT-2026-020ACTIVITY · import

      read-only git blob materialization at pinned commit

      2026-08-29

  3. NORMALIZATION

    OBSERVED

    NORMALIZATION ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED

    Inspect(1)
    • WAE-ACT-2026-023ACTIVITY · aggregation

      deterministic RFC4180 parse; distinct Post ID count; sum of per-asset Views column

      2026-08-29

  4. VALIDATION

    OBSERVED

    VALIDATION ACTIVITIES IDENTIFIED

    Inspect(3)
    • WAE-ACT-2026-021ACTIVITY · validation

      SHA-256 byte-digest equality against WO39 intake declared digest

      OUTCOME — PASSED

      2026-08-29

    • WAE-ACT-2026-022ACTIVITY · validation

      structural contract: 18 headers and 1,269 data rows equal to WO39 intake contract; numeric missingness audit across Views/Reach/Likes/Shares/Follows/Comments/Saves

      OUTCOME — PASSED

      2026-08-29

    • WAE-ACT-2026-024ACTIVITY · validation

      numeric sanity of aggregates (finite, non-negative, zero duplicate Post IDs)

      OUTCOME — PASSED

      2026-08-29

  5. VERIFICATION

    OBSERVED

    WAE-ACT-2026-025: OUTCOME PASSED

    Inspect(1)
    • WAE-ACT-2026-025ACTIVITY · verification

      derived aggregate substantively supports the exact scoped claim statement

      OUTCOME — PASSED

      2026-08-29

  6. RECORD

    OBSERVED

    REGISTERED 2026-08-29 · REVISION 1 · STATUS VERIFIED

    Inspect(1)
    • WAE-CLM-2026-002REFERENCE

      WAE-CLM-2026-002

Limitations (4)
  • WAE-LIM-2026-010[temporal-coverage]

    The window 2025-11-18 to 2026-07-15 is the export’s declared window; coverage before or after it is not established by this evidence.

  • WAE-LIM-2026-011[access-limitation]

    Raw export bytes contain sensitive per-asset rows and are retained within WAE’s governed evidence source. They are not publicly materialized; the public record exposes only approved aggregate facts and approved truncated reference digests.

  • WAE-LIM-2026-012[methodological-caveat]

    View totals are sums of the export’s per-asset Views column; metric semantics are taken as declared by the platform.

  • WAE-LIM-2026-013[missing-evidence]

    This evidence does not cover other platforms, other brands, or periods outside the window; it does not support the 1.25B+ flagship claim.

What is known (6)
  • The source export is a Meta/Instagram lifetime export for the Wild Animal Encounters account.

    Basis — WAE-ENT-2026-010 · WAE-ENT-2026-011

  • The export contains 1,269 distinct content assets (Post IDs).

    Basis — WAE-ENT-2026-012

  • The combined lifetime view total is 272,807,236 views.

    Basis — WAE-ENT-2026-012

  • The source bytes match the SHA-256 digest declared by the WO39 intake record.

    Basis — WAE-ENT-2026-010 · WAE-ENT-2026-011

  • Additional columns: reach 161,212,156; likes 3,751,538; shares 1,307,779; follows 247,460; comments 21,083; saves 154,101.

    Basis — WAE-ENT-2026-012

  • Numeric missingness audit: zero empty cells across all 1,269 rows for Views, Reach, Likes, Shares, Follows, Comments, and Saves.

    Basis — WAE-ENT-2026-012

Not established (3)
  • The export covers Instagram only; other platforms are not covered by this evidence.

  • Whether the lifetime window captures every asset ever published on the account is not independently established.

  • Publish-time distribution within the window is not part of this record.

Sources & provenance (3)
  • WAE-ENT-2026-010source-artifact · real · referenced-external

    Meta/Instagram lifetime export — Wild Animal Encounters

    SHA-256 58166157a652911b… (PUBLIC FRAGMENT)

    OBSERVED 2026-07-23T04:26:08Z

    Raw export bytes remain within WAE’s governed evidence source (sensitive per-asset rows). The artifact is referenced by a truncated digest; only aggregate facts are exposed publicly.

  • WAE-ENT-2026-011document · real · referenced-external

    WO39 Instagram evidence intake record

    SHA-256 2fe7528eeb2d1468… (PUBLIC FRAGMENT)

    OBSERVED 2026-07-25T08:34:35+03:00

    Intake record is maintained within WAE’s governed evidence source and referenced by a truncated digest.

  • WAE-ENT-2026-012dataset · real · materialized

    Derived aggregate of the Wild Animal Encounters Instagram export

    OBSERVED 2026-08-29

    Aggregate-only derivative maintained within WAE’s governed evidence source. Public aggregate facts (1,269 content assets; 272,807,236 lifetime views) are exposed through the WAE HQ record; per-asset rows and internal source coordinates are not public.

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