diff --git a/aborist/qa/query.py b/aborist/qa/query.py
index 3476ce3..c8247e3 100644
--- a/aborist/qa/query.py
+++ b/aborist/qa/query.py
@@ -379,7 +379,13 @@ DEFAULT_QUERY_POLICY = {
         "three or more pointers are rejected. When more than two "
         "evidence blocks support a claim, pick the two that most "
         "directly contain the claim's key terms, or split the "
-        "claim into two lines."
+        "claim into two lines.\n"
+        "9. Pick the pointer whose own text contains the claim's "
+        "specific facts — its dates, names, places, numbers, and "
+        "verbs. A chunk whose title matches the question's topic is "
+        "the right anchor only when that chunk's text also states "
+        "the claim's facts; when a different chunk states the fact "
+        "more directly, cite that one instead."
     ),
     "claim_lattice_grounding_reminder": (
         "REMINDER: format = pointer-line — `Claim text. [E1]` per "
diff --git a/aborist/qa/runner.py b/aborist/qa/runner.py
index e6b8bc3..9f578ec 100644
--- a/aborist/qa/runner.py
+++ b/aborist/qa/runner.py
@@ -170,7 +170,13 @@ DEFAULT_POLICY = {
         "three or more pointers are rejected. When more than two "
         "evidence blocks support a claim, pick the two that most "
         "directly contain the claim's key terms, or split the "
-        "claim into two lines."
+        "claim into two lines.\n"
+        "9. Pick the pointer whose own text contains the claim's "
+        "specific facts — its dates, names, places, numbers, and "
+        "verbs. A chunk whose title matches the question's topic is "
+        "the right anchor only when that chunk's text also states "
+        "the claim's facts; when a different chunk states the fact "
+        "more directly, cite that one instead."
     ),
     "claim_lattice_grounding_reminder": (
         "REMINDER: format = pointer-line — `Claim text. [E1]` per "