A vendor's Facebook check-in at City Hall is offered as proof the vendor attended a bid opening. How should the researcher treat the check-in?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
A check-in is someone tapping a "here now" pin on a map. It is a claim, not the sign-in sheet from the bid opening. Collect it, but do not promote it to attendance.
Full Explanation
Social check-ins are user-asserted location claims, not civic attendance logs. The artifact can be collected and dated, but it does not prove the vendor was present at a bid opening. Facebook location fields remain in-scope public data. Platform GPS logs are not a first OSINT step.