Decouple "trust" from "authentic". "web of trust" is almost a misnomer. The root problem is verified identity, aka authenticity. Whereas trust implies a judgmen

Decouple "trust" from "authentic". "web of trust" is almost a misnomer. The root problem is verified identity, aka authenticity. Whereas trust implies a judgment about the content. The ability to confirm provenance of speech, that a known person claims the words spoken, would be very useful. Completely independent of fact checking, agreement, truthiness.