Chipotle — E2E dry-run (post Wave 3 close)

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Fact sheet is fresh (9 days, threshold: 365) — skipping company research

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Verification rate 77% below MIN_VERIFICATION_RATE 80%. Fact-checkable claims: 10/13. Unverified sample: "McDonald's collected $13.6 billion from franchise fees and royalties in fiscal y"; "In fiscal year twenty twenty-four, Chipotle raised prices 6.4%. Same-store sales"; "McDonald's raised prices 8.5% in the same period. Same-store sales grew 8.7%. Tr". Pipeline blocked to prevent shipping low-credibility script.