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# GER-336 · Inter-Agent Anchoring Failure

> False premise, hallucinated fact, or wrong inference introduced by one agent in a multi-agent chain becomes load-bearing for downstream agents. Each downstream agent treats the upstream output as ground truth without ind…

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*Structural Moves*

## Definition

False premise, hallucinated fact, or wrong inference introduced by one agent in a multi-agent chain becomes load-bearing for downstream agents. Each downstream agent treats the upstream output as ground truth without independent verification.

## Distinct from

* [**GER-328**](/ger/codes/328) — Agents anchor on agent outputs as ground truth → this code. Chatbot affirms user beliefs → GER-328.
* [**GER-512**](/ger/codes/512) — Fabrication propagates through agent chain → this code. Single-turn fabrication paired with action directive → GER-512.

## Tags

`misinformation` · `multi-agent`

### Contributors

[Satyam Kumar Das](https://www.linkedin.com/in/satyamkumar/), AppScale

### Cite

```
SVRNOS. (2026). GER-336: Inter-Agent Anchoring Failure. Governance Error Register. https://docs.svrnos.com/ger/codes/336
```