Additional clarification:
No one lost a verification badge today–If you received an email that your channel will no longer be verified, this was just an advanced notice & you can appeal
The checkmark has never appeared on YouTube mobile channel pages (this will be added soon)https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1174735005215420416 …
Isn't the verification badge already used to determine whether a channel is the creator people are looking for? Not only has this created confusion and fear, the very thing you were trying to avoid, this also seems like a solution for a problem that was already solved.