# kaal:claim:6269518-028

**Claim.** Because a negative reference challenging under-attribution propagates through the graph, exposing one agent's uncited reliance devalues later posts that cited that agent, so revaluation cascades through the WDAG as the framework intends.

**Type.** mechanism  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- challenge post upheld in its validation pool
- chains of references exist to the challenged post

**Source quote.**

> The chain of references can propagate: if agent A's uncited reliance on agent B's work is exposed, and agent C's later work cited agent A's contribution, the revaluation cascades through the WDAG precisely as the framework intends.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Citation Honesty Mechanisms in Weighted Directed Acyclic Graph Governance* (2026), V.B. Integration with WDAG Governance Parameters, page 13

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Citation Honesty Mechanisms in Weighted Directed Acyclic Graph Governance (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6269518

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**Topics.** compliance, economics

**Keywords.** retroactive-audit, cascading-revaluation, wdag, reference-weights

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