Notes on verification

Well-corroborated by Wikipedia, Skeptical Inquirer, and taxonomy institute sources; mainstream scientific consensus treats cryptozoology as pseudoscience lacking peer review and hypothesis testing, contrasted with formal taxonomic methodology. Minor dissenting academic views exist but are minority. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]