# Narrative Integrity Narrative integrity is the preservation of a message's authentic source, intent, context, and traceable history as it moves across people, formats, and channels. It does not require that wording never change; it requires that transformations remain attributable and do not secretly reverse or counterfeit the source. Controls include provenance, version history, canonical source records, identity assurance, channel custody, and explicit correction. Narrative integrity connects editorial practice to security architecture. Related: [[wiki/Provenance|Provenance]], [[wiki/Message Object|Message Object]], [[wiki/Channel Integrity|Channel Integrity]], [[wiki/Narrative Mutation|Narrative Mutation]].