as first characters. No leading whitespace, BOM, or comments. First child is intro paragraph with 2 sentences (54 words). Lead paragraph is within 2-sentence max.

GATE 1 — STRUCTURE INTEGRITY → ISSUES FOUND
1. Snapshot block missing — need to reconstruct from contract overview_grid_plan
2. Stats line missing — contract specifies stats_line with 5 entries
3. Key facts table missing — contract specifies snapshot_facts_plan with 4 rows
4. Only 3 H2s present (needs 5 per question_driven_structure)
5. Blockquotes missing — contract requires 2-4 from ≥2 speakers
6. FAQ section missing — contract requires ≥5

7.

mini-summaries missing after H2 sections with >300 words

GATE 2 — CONTRACT COVERAGE → ISSUES FOUND
Missing H2 questions (contract requires all 5 must_cover_questions as H2):
– “Hadde Charlie Kirk noen siste ord?” (question_source=paa)
– “Hva var Charlie Kirks favorittord?” (question_source=paa)
These verbatim questions must appear as H2 per h2_verbatim_from_paa_when_possible directive.

GATE 3 — CLAIM = SOURCE → ISSUES FOUND
1. Stats line claims missing source anchors
2. Snapshot cards missing source anchors per n24-card-source requirements
3. Key facts table claims missing 1:1 source attribution
4. Several inline claims lack source anchors

GATE 4 — FACT LOCK VS VERIFIED_FACTS → ISSUES FOUND
Facts about “We Are Charlie Kirk” song publication show conflicting context:
– Verified_facts confirms September 16, 2025 publish date (verified_by_count: 2)
– Article presents song as “minnesang” (memorial song) without verified_facts support
– “Attentat” claims in article have verified_by_count: 0 — zero source verification
– Verified_facts show no entry for assassination/death narrative

GATE 5 — FAQ DEDUP → ISSUES FOUND
FAQ section completely missing. Cannot perform dedup — must reconstruct to meet minimum 5 items requirement per FAQPage schema.

GATE 6 — LINK HYGIENE + DIVERSITY → ISSUES FOUND
Internal link dataset provided but article has 0 internal links. Contract requires 4. Neither “Google Image Search” nor “Ivy League Schools” links appear in article body.

GATE 7 — JSON-LD → PASS
No JSON-LD present — placeholder forbidden, must generate proper NewsArticle + FAQPage structured data before