diff --git a/src/app/p/[secret]/verification/page.tsx b/src/app/p/[secret]/verification/page.tsx
index 45c4bd9..d1aff27 100644
--- a/src/app/p/[secret]/verification/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/p/[secret]/verification/page.tsx
@@ -102,6 +102,51 @@ export default function AdminVerificationPage() {
 
   const allChecked = Object.values(checklist).every(Boolean);
   const missingLabels = CHECKLIST.filter((c) => !checklist[c.key]).map((c) => c.label);
+  const activeRequest = requests.find((r) => r.id === reviewTarget);
+
+  // Repeats the same profile data already shown on the card, but pinned
+  // directly above the matching checkbox — double verification so nothing
+  // gets checked off from memory instead of the actual evidence.
+  function renderEvidence(key: ChecklistKey) {
+    if (!activeRequest) return null;
+    const pet = activeRequest.pet;
+    switch (key) {
+      case "meetsAuthenticity":
+        return (
+          <>
+            <span className="font-medium text-zinc-300">{pet.name}</span> ·{" "}
+            {pet.breed?.name ?? pet.species.name}
+            {pet.bio ? <> — &ldquo;{pet.bio}&rdquo;</> : <> — no bio set</>}
+          </>
+        );
+      case "meetsCompleteProfile":
+        return (
+          <>
+            Avatar {pet.avatarKey ? "✓ set" : "✗ missing"} · Bio {pet.bio ? "✓ set" : "✗ missing"}
+          </>
+        );
+      case "meetsGoodStanding":
+        return pet.owner.ban ? (
+          <span className="text-red-400">
+            Banned{pet.owner.ban.reason ? `: ${pet.owner.ban.reason}` : ""}
+          </span>
+        ) : pet.owner._count.warnings > 0 ? (
+          <span className="text-yellow-400">
+            No ban, but {pet.owner._count.warnings} warning
+            {pet.owner._count.warnings !== 1 ? "s" : ""}
+          </span>
+        ) : (
+          <span className="text-blue-400">No ban, no warnings</span>
+        );
+      case "meetsEstablishedPresence":
+        return (
+          <>
+            Joined {new Date(pet.createdAt).toLocaleDateString()} · {pet._count.posts} posts ·{" "}
+            {pet._count.followers} followers
+          </>
+        );
+    }
+  }
 
   return (
     <div className="space-y-6">
@@ -265,22 +310,25 @@ export default function AdminVerificationPage() {
             <DialogTitle>Review request</DialogTitle>
           </DialogHeader>
 
-          <div className="space-y-3">
+          <div className="space-y-2">
             {CHECKLIST.map((c) => (
-              <label key={c.key} className="flex items-start gap-3 cursor-pointer">
-                <input
-                  type="checkbox"
-                  checked={checklist[c.key]}
-                  onChange={(e) =>
-                    setChecklist((prev) => ({ ...prev, [c.key]: e.target.checked }))
-                  }
-                  className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 accent-blue-500"
-                />
-                <span>
-                  <span className="block text-sm text-zinc-100">{c.label}</span>
-                  <span className="block text-xs text-zinc-500">{c.hint}</span>
-                </span>
-              </label>
+              <div key={c.key} className="rounded-lg border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-950/40 p-2.5">
+                <p className="text-xs text-zinc-400 mb-1.5">{renderEvidence(c.key)}</p>
+                <label className="flex items-start gap-3 cursor-pointer">
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    checked={checklist[c.key]}
+                    onChange={(e) =>
+                      setChecklist((prev) => ({ ...prev, [c.key]: e.target.checked }))
+                    }
+                    className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 accent-blue-500"
+                  />
+                  <span>
+                    <span className="block text-sm text-zinc-100">{c.label}</span>
+                    <span className="block text-xs text-zinc-500">{c.hint}</span>
+                  </span>
+                </label>
+              </div>
             ))}
           </div>