Editorial standards

How we source, check and label what we publish.

Cited sourcesEvery factual paragraph carries a numbered citation.

Primary firstOfficial documents are preferred over secondary coverage.

Evidence labelledDocumented, reported, disputed or unverified.

Visible correctionsWhen we get something wrong, we say so.

Sourcing

Reports are written only from named, linked sources. Every factual paragraph carries a numbered citation that maps to the source list at the bottom of the article. Official and primary documents are preferred over secondary coverage; anonymous or single-source claims are labelled as such.

Evidence labels

documented	Supported by official records, primary documents or on-the-record officials.
reported	Reported by credible outlets; not independently confirmed by us.
disputed	Credible sources give conflicting accounts.
unverified	A claim or rumor without corroboration. Treat with caution.

How we check our work

Feeds from official and press sources are collected hourly, scored for relevance and grouped by story. Each report is drafted only from the sources it cites, and every claim is checked against those sources before publication; anything unsupported is held back for editor review. We do not publish quotes, numbers or names that are not in the cited sources, and we correct errors visibly.

Independence

We do not accept payment for coverage, and we are not affiliated with any government agency or advocacy organization. The site is funded in part by advertising sold and served by Google. Ads are labelled, kept separate from editorial content, and advertisers cannot buy coverage or influence what we publish.