diff --git a/src/components/ClaimReview/ClaimReviewHeader.tsx b/src/components/ClaimReview/ClaimReviewHeader.tsx
index a7816d64a..ed16d99e7 100644
--- a/src/components/ClaimReview/ClaimReviewHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ClaimReview/ClaimReviewHeader.tsx
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ const ClaimReviewHeader = ({
                         />
                         {showTopicInput && (
                             <TopicDisplay
-                                contentModel={target.contentModel}
                                 data_hash={content.data_hash}
-                                reviewTaskType={reviewTaskType}
                                 topics={content?.topics || []}
+                                reviewTaskType={reviewTaskType}
+                                contentModel={target.contentModel}
                             />
                         )}
                     </Grid>
diff --git a/src/components/VerificationRequest/CreateVerificationRequest/ImpactAreaSelect.tsx b/src/components/VerificationRequest/CreateVerificationRequest/ImpactAreaSelect.tsx
index f1dca1ed5..dac8d0a51 100644
--- a/src/components/VerificationRequest/CreateVerificationRequest/ImpactAreaSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VerificationRequest/CreateVerificationRequest/ImpactAreaSelect.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,25 @@
-import * as React from "react";
-import { useEffect, useState} from "react";
+import React, { useState, useEffect } from "react";
 import MultiSelectAutocomplete from "../../topics/TopicOrImpactSelect";
+import { IImpactAreaSelect, ManualTopic } from "../../../types/Topic";
 
-
-interface ImpactAreaSelectProps {
-  onChange: (value: string) => void;
-  placeholder?: string;
-}
-
-const ImpactAreaSelect: React.FC<ImpactAreaSelectProps> = ({
+const ImpactAreaSelect = ({
   onChange,
   placeholder,
-}) => {
-  const [value, setValue] = useState("");
+}: IImpactAreaSelect) => {
+  const [value, setValue] = useState<ManualTopic[]>([]);
   const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    onChange(value || undefined);
+    onChange(value);
   }, []);
+  
   return (
     <MultiSelectAutocomplete
       placeholder={placeholder}
       onChange={onChange}
       setIsLoading={setIsLoading}
       isLoading={isLoading}
-      setInputValue={setValue}
+      setSelectedTags={setValue}
       isMultiple={false}
     />
   );
diff --git a/src/components/VerificationRequest/VerificationRequestDetailDrawer.tsx b/src/components/VerificationRequest/VerificationRequestDetailDrawer.tsx
index d76e17ac2..13dacabd9 100644
--- a/src/components/VerificationRequest/VerificationRequestDetailDrawer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/VerificationRequest/VerificationRequestDetailDrawer.tsx
@@ -460,12 +460,12 @@ const VerificationRequestDetailDrawer: React.FC<VerificationRequestDetailDrawerP
                                     >
                                         <TopicDisplay
                                             data_hash={currentRequest.data_hash}
-                                            reviewTaskType={
-                                                ReviewTaskTypeEnum.VerificationRequest
-                                            }
                                             topics={
                                                 currentRequest?.topics || []
                                             }
+                                            reviewTaskType={
+                                                ReviewTaskTypeEnum.VerificationRequest
+                                            }
                                         />
                                     </Box>
 
diff --git a/src/components/topics/TagDisplay.tsx b/src/components/topics/TagDisplay.tsx
index 05b57f646..c9c268345 100644
--- a/src/components/topics/TagDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/topics/TagDisplay.tsx
@@ -6,12 +6,7 @@ import TagsList from "./TagsList";
 import { useAtom } from "jotai";
 import { isUserLoggedIn } from "../../atoms/currentUser";
 import TagDisplayStyled from "./TagDisplay.style";
-
-interface ITagDisplay {
-    handleClose: (removedTopicValue: any) => Promise<void>;
-    tags: any[];
-    setShowTopicsForm: (topicsForm: any) => void;
-}
+import { ITagDisplay } from "../../types/Topic";
 
 const TagDisplay = ({ handleClose, tags, setShowTopicsForm }: ITagDisplay) => {
     const [isLoggedIn] = useAtom(isUserLoggedIn);
@@ -31,7 +26,7 @@ const TagDisplay = ({ handleClose, tags, setShowTopicsForm }: ITagDisplay) => {
                         color: colors.primary,
                     }}
                 >
-                    {tags.length ? <Edit fontSize="small"/> : <AddOutlined fontSize="small"/>}
+                    {tags.length ? <Edit fontSize="small" /> : <AddOutlined fontSize="small" />}
                 </IconButton>
             )}
         </TagDisplayStyled>
diff --git a/src/components/topics/TopicDisplay.tsx b/src/components/topics/TopicDisplay.tsx
index cada1c89f..e2a902b3a 100644
--- a/src/components/topics/TopicDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/topics/TopicDisplay.tsx
@@ -7,51 +7,57 @@ import TagDisplay from "./TagDisplay";
 import SentenceApi from "../../api/sentenceApi";
 import verificationRequestApi from "../../api/verificationRequestApi";
 import { ReviewTaskTypeEnum } from "../../machines/reviewTask/enums";
+import { ITopicDisplay } from "../../types/Topic";
 
 const TopicDisplay = ({
     data_hash,
     topics,
     reviewTaskType,
     contentModel = null,
-}) => {
+}: ITopicDisplay) => {
     const [showTopicsForm, setShowTopicsForm] = useState<boolean>(false);
     const [topicsArray, setTopicsArray] = useState<any[]>(topics);
-    const [inputValue, setInputValue] = useState<any[]>([]);
+    const [selectedTags, setSelectedTags] = useState<any[]>([]);
     const [tags, setTags] = useState<any[]>([]);
     const { t } = useTranslation();
 
     useEffect(() => {
-        const inputValueFormatted = inputValue.map((inputValue) =>
-            inputValue?.value
+        const formattedSelectedTags = selectedTags.map((selectedTag) =>
+            selectedTag?.value
                 ? {
-                      label: inputValue?.label,
-                      value: inputValue?.value,
-                      aliases: inputValue?.aliases || [],
-                      matchedAlias: inputValue?.matchedAlias || null,
+                      label: selectedTag?.label,
+                      value: selectedTag?.value,
+                      aliases: selectedTag?.aliases || [],
+                      matchedAlias: selectedTag?.matchedAlias || null,
                   }
-                : inputValue
+                : selectedTag
         );
 
-        const filterValues = inputValueFormatted.filter(
-            (inputValue) =>
+        const filterSelectedTags = formattedSelectedTags.filter(
+            (selectedTag) =>
                 !topicsArray.some(
                     (topic) =>
                         (topic?.value || topic) ===
-                        (inputValue?.value || inputValue)
+                        (selectedTag?.value || selectedTag)
                 )
         );
-        setTags(topicsArray?.concat(filterValues) || []);
-    }, [inputValue, topicsArray]);
+        setTags(topicsArray?.concat(filterSelectedTags) || []);
+    }, [selectedTags, topicsArray]);
+
+    console.log(topicsArray,selectedTags)
 
     const handleClose = async (removedTopicValue: any) => {
+        // NOTE: Filtering logic differs due to inconsistent data structures across collections:
+        // 1. topicsArray: May contain persisted topics from VerificationRequest, requiring 'wikidataId' as an identifier.
+        // 2. selectedTags: Follows the 'ManualTopic' UI schema, which consistently uses 'value'.
         const newTopicsArray = topicsArray.filter(
-            (topic) => (topic?.value || topic) !== removedTopicValue
+            (topic) => (topic?.value || topic?.wikidataId || topic) !== removedTopicValue
         );
-        const newInputValue = inputValue.filter(
+        const newSelectedTag = selectedTags.filter(
             (topic) => (topic?.value || topic) !== removedTopicValue
         );
         setTopicsArray(newTopicsArray);
-        setInputValue(newInputValue);
+        setSelectedTags(newSelectedTag);
 
         if (reviewTaskType === ReviewTaskTypeEnum.VerificationRequest) {
             return await verificationRequestApi.deleteVerificationRequestTopic(
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ const TopicDisplay = ({
                     data_hash={data_hash}
                     topicsArray={topicsArray}
                     setTopicsArray={setTopicsArray}
-                    setInputValue={setInputValue}
+                    setSelectedTags={setSelectedTags}
                     tags={tags}
                     reviewTaskType={reviewTaskType}
                 />
diff --git a/src/components/topics/TopicForm.tsx b/src/components/topics/TopicForm.tsx
index 8c0f538a2..acce8e387 100644
--- a/src/components/topics/TopicForm.tsx
+++ b/src/components/topics/TopicForm.tsx
@@ -5,26 +5,16 @@ import AletheiaButton from "../Button";
 import TopicInputErrorMessages from "./TopicInputErrorMessages";
 import { useTranslation } from "next-i18next";
 import TopicsApi from "../../api/topicsApi";
-import { ContentModelEnum } from "../../types/enums";
 import MultiSelectAutocomplete from "./TopicOrImpactSelect";
 import verificationRequestApi from "../../api/verificationRequestApi";
-
-interface ITopicForm {
-    contentModel: ContentModelEnum;
-    data_hash: string;
-    topicsArray: any[];
-    setTopicsArray: (topicsArray) => void;
-    setInputValue: (inputValue) => void;
-    tags: any[];
-    reviewTaskType: string;
-}
+import { ITopicForm } from "../../types/Topic";
 
 const TopicForm = ({
     contentModel,
     data_hash,
     topicsArray,
     setTopicsArray,
-    setInputValue,
+    setSelectedTags,
     tags,
     reviewTaskType,
 }: ITopicForm) => {
@@ -92,7 +82,7 @@ const TopicForm = ({
                             onChange={onChange}
                             setIsLoading={setIsLoading}
                             isLoading={isLoading}
-                            setInputValue={setInputValue}
+                            setSelectedTags={setSelectedTags}
                         />
                     )}
                 />
diff --git a/src/components/topics/TopicOrImpactSelect.tsx b/src/components/topics/TopicOrImpactSelect.tsx
index 470de7839..54a97898e 100644
--- a/src/components/topics/TopicOrImpactSelect.tsx
+++ b/src/components/topics/TopicOrImpactSelect.tsx
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@ import {
 import { useDispatch } from "react-redux";
 import TopicsApi from "../../api/topicsApi";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
+import { IMultiSelectAutocomplete } from "../../types/Topic";
 
 const MultiSelectAutocomplete = ({
     isMultiple = true,
     onChange,
     isLoading,
     placeholder,
-    setInputValue,
+    setSelectedTags,
     setIsLoading,
-}) => {
+}: IMultiSelectAutocomplete) => {
     const { t } = useTranslation();
     const [options, setOptions] = useState([]);
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
@@ -77,9 +78,9 @@ const MultiSelectAutocomplete = ({
                 size="small"
                 options={options}
                 onInputChange={(_, value) => fetchOptions(value)}
-                onChange={(_, selectedValues) => {
-                    onChange(selectedValues);
-                    setInputValue(selectedValues);
+                onChange={(_, inputTag) => {
+                    onChange(inputTag);
+                    setSelectedTags(inputTag);
                 }}
                 getOptionLabel={(option) =>
                     option.displayLabel || option.label || ""
diff --git a/src/types/Topic.ts b/src/types/Topic.ts
index 4d9cbbf28..650ef18ac 100644
--- a/src/types/Topic.ts
+++ b/src/types/Topic.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { ReviewTaskTypeEnum } from "../machines/reviewTask/enums";
+import { ContentModelEnum } from "./enums";
 export interface Topic {
     _id: string;
     name: string;
@@ -5,3 +8,50 @@ export interface Topic {
     slug: string;
     language: string;
 }
+
+export interface ManualTopic {
+    id?: string;
+    aliases?: string[];
+    displayLabel?: string;
+    label: string;
+    matchedAlias?: string | null;
+    value: string;
+}
+
+export type UnifiedTopic = Topic | ManualTopic;
+export interface ITagDisplay {
+    handleClose: (removedTopicValue: string) => Promise<void>;
+    tags: ManualTopic[];
+    setShowTopicsForm: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
+}
+
+export interface ITopicForm {
+    contentModel: ContentModelEnum;
+    data_hash: string;
+    topicsArray: UnifiedTopic[];
+    setTopicsArray: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<UnifiedTopic[]>>;
+    setSelectedTags: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<ManualTopic[]>>;
+    tags: ManualTopic[];
+    reviewTaskType: ReviewTaskTypeEnum;
+}
+
+export interface ITopicDisplay {
+    data_hash: string;
+    topics: UnifiedTopic[];
+    reviewTaskType: ReviewTaskTypeEnum;
+    contentModel?: ContentModelEnum | null;
+}
+
+export interface IImpactAreaSelect {
+    onChange: (value: ManualTopic[]) => void;
+    placeholder?: string;
+}
+
+export interface IMultiSelectAutocomplete {
+    isMultiple?: boolean;
+    onChange: (value: ManualTopic[]) => void;
+    isLoading: boolean;
+    placeholder: string;
+    setSelectedTags: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<ManualTopic[]>>;
+    setIsLoading: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<boolean>>;
+}