How public claims become trusted data

Shrinkflation score

Combines size decrease, unit-price increase, recency, location spread, and how much proof exists.

What counts

A valid claim compares the same product and shows a smaller quantity, lower count, or provable quality drop while price stayed the same or increased.

What does not count

A single item with no before proof, a product that only feels expensive, childhood memory, one-off employee or factory error, or taste complaints without ingredient changes.

Confidence levels

New claims start as reported. As contributors confirm the evidence, they can move toward verified. Claims with conflicting proof stay disputed until the community resolves them.

Verification rule

A claim needs three independent confirmations before it can rank as verified.

Location impact

Claims are segmented by store, city, region, and country so normal local price variation is not treated as universal shrinkflation.

Proof

Package labels, shelf tags, receipts, ingredient lists, and repeated matching submissions make a claim stronger.

Leaderboard eligibility

Verified claims rank normally. Unverified claims can appear only in proof queues or trending surfaces.

Shrinkflationeer trust

Contributor scores reward useful reports, accurate confirmations, and proof-backed work. Conflicting reports do not automatically mean someone is wrong; they keep a claim from moving forward until more proof resolves it.