The library
Deceit The methodology. The working papers behind the essays: how patterns are defined, why a vocabulary, and the theory of change the project runs on.
Every file is free. Every factual claim in every PDF traces to a source. Print them, share them, hand them across a table. The vocabulary is meant to travel.
A working paper on naming manipulation patterns
The methodology white paper: why a pattern vocabulary, how patterns are defined, the truth-adjacency classification, and the recovery-validation theory of change.
The ARG artifacts (the Bureau Field Manual, the Recruitment Brochure, the Pattern Codex, and the Resistance Guide) live on the fiction hub. They use intentional visual corruption as part of their aesthetic; plain-text transcripts are available for screen readers.
Every factual assertion in these PDFs traces to a source in the frontmatter of the originating piece. If a claim cannot be sourced, it is removed or marked as speculation. See the editorial policy and corrections policy. If something here is wrong, use contact.