# Alignment Bias Rule, including the actor-cluster check: same-actor or same-campaign reinforcement is weighted as actor reach, not independent structural confirmation

- **Artifact ID:** CHQ-ABR-2026-001
- **Status:** RATIFIED; countersigned 2026-10-13
- **Public record:** https://record.cybersecurityhq.com/governance/chq-abr-2026-001
- **Machine-record SHA-256:** `5d4dbc9a59316ca8a54a640e12cfde577d0597f0e6b42ad4ca19c5e460c453db`
- **Publication correction:** CHQ-PUB-CORR-2026-001. This digest supersedes `29a2a79f40ec92dce955c49c8c5629b7d4f5616bc2e628acd375d723627a5300`; the earlier digest does not verify these bytes.

## Complete structured record

```json
{
  "id": "CHQ-ABR-2026-001",
  "title": "Alignment Bias Rule, including the actor-cluster check: same-actor or same-campaign reinforcement is weighted as actor reach, not independent structural confirmation",
  "class": "RULE",
  "effective": "2026-07-13",
  "published": "2026-10-13",
  "status": "RATIFIED; countersigned 2026-10-13",
  "scope": "None. Fully operative.",
  "rule": "D3: DM countersigned 2026-10-13; delegated effective date 2026-07-13 retained. Same-actor or same-campaign reinforcement is actor reach, not independent structural confirmation.",
  "rationale": null,
  "authority": "DM ratified 2026-10-13 (delegated 2026-07-13)",
  "references": [
    "CHQ-CGS-2026-001"
  ]
}
```