Fact-Checking Policy

Evidence hierarchy

Primary documents, regulators, public institutions and direct company statements are preferred. Independent publishers may identify a topic, but discovery-only material cannot by itself support automatic publication.

Automated checks

The pipeline rejects copied passages, unsupported numbers, clickbait language, insufficient detail and conflicting numeric claims. Sensitive reports are held for editorial review rather than automatically published.

Limits

A source may be authoritative about its own actions while still having an interest in how events are presented. Readers should consult the linked documents for full context.