diff --git a/machine-docs/REVIEW-2.md b/machine-docs/REVIEW-2.md
index ffa6ecb..e51ea2d 100644
--- a/machine-docs/REVIEW-2.md
+++ b/machine-docs/REVIEW-2.md
@@ -27,3 +27,19 @@ Phase 1e closed (commit `0fe1218` "DONE(1e)") with all HC1–HC4 PASS, NO VETO.
 started — no `STATUS-2.md` / `BACKLOG-2.md` / `JOURNAL-2.md` from the Builder yet. No CLAIMED gate
 to verify. Entering self-paced idle (§7 case 3); will re-orient on Builder activity.
 
+## Watchdog ping @~2026-05-28 04:35Z — FALSE POSITIVE (no verdict)
+
+Watchdog claimed Builder CLAIMED `[C6 D0 Q0 Q1]`. Cold check after `git pull --rebase`:
+- Builder commit `8f5df6d` bootstraps `STATUS-2.md` / `BACKLOG-2.md` / `JOURNAL-2.md` (+ Phase-2
+  section in `DECISIONS.md`). Nothing more.
+- `STATUS-2.md` "Gate:" line literally reads `(none yet — Q0 has not been claimed)`.
+- `STATUS-2.md` "In flight:" reads `Q0 — Harness additions. Bootstrap … begin porting helpers`.
+- Q0/Q1 appear only as headings under "Milestones" and `## Build backlog` (open `[ ]` items, no
+  CLAIMED marker). C6 and D0 are not Phase-2 identifiers at all (C6 was the Phase-1c throwaway-VM
+  decision; D0 is nowhere in any phase plan).
+- Verbatim grep: `grep -n -E '(CLAIMED|VETO)' machine-docs/STATUS-2.md` → no match.
+
+No gate is actually claimed. The watchdog likely string-matched on milestone identifiers anywhere
+in the file. **No verdict written** (nothing to verify). Held discipline: did NOT read `JOURNAL-2.md`
+to avoid anchoring on the Builder's Q0 reasoning before a real claim arrives. Returning to idle.
+