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Epistemic Forensics

LG203
Module 4: Evidentiary Triage in Court
3 Lessons

How courts approach threshold questions of synthetic evidence, expert reliability, and the distinction between proving authenticity and proving intent.

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Evidentiary Triage in Court

1

Authenticity Challenges: Who Bears the Burden?

You will understand when a party must first raise questions about synthetic evidence, what threshold of proof triggers court scrutiny, and how the burden of persuasion shifts between authentication and integrity.

25 min
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2

Expert Witness Reliability and Cross-Examining the Forensic Analyst

You will understand how to evaluate the rigour, limits and potential bias of forensic experts who testify about synthetic media, and how to deploy cross-examination to expose methodological weakness or inadmissible reasoning in court.

25 min
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3

Authenticity Versus Intent: Proving Origin and Motive

You will understand how courts distinguish between proving a synthetic artefact exists and proving who created it and why, and how this distinction shapes disclosure, cross-examination and the burden of proof in litigation.

25 min
Theory
Examples
Quiz
Critical Questions