Methodology

A claim is not true because a trusted brand repeated it. We treat every claim as something that has to survive verification — and we show the reader exactly how it did or didn't.

The standard we apply

Meet the claim as stated. Apply the relevant standard — the legal definition, the documentary record, the methodology a statistic actually rests on. Weigh the evidence on both sides. Then name the verdict plainly. We lead with the verdict, not the question.

Sourcing discipline

No floating claims. Every source carries its provenance, and every URL is saved to a public web archive so it can be checked against the version we cited — even if the original is edited or deleted. Where a number comes from a party to the conflict, we say so rather than passing it on as neutral.

The verifiable / inference line

Each piece marks what is independently verifiable and what is reasoned inference, so readers can tell the difference. We separate persuasion from manipulation and name which one we're looking at.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, the correction stays visible on the piece. See our corrections policy.