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Editorial Standards

Publication is earned by evidence and reader value.

Our priority order is accuracy and safety, reader value, originality, source quality, timeliness, distribution, design and then monetization. A lower priority never overrides a higher one.

Every story must answer the useful questions

  • What happened?
  • Why is interest rising now?
  • Why does it matter?
  • What is confirmed?
  • What remains uncertain?
  • Where does the information come from?

Headline strength cannot exceed evidence strength

Headlines must identify the supported trigger or the real unanswered question. We avoid vague evergreen framing, clickbait, unsupported causal language, inflated scale and fake urgency.

One event, one history

When facts evolve, we update the existing canonical story and preserve its original publication time. A meaningful change receives an updated time and a readable history. Cosmetic edits do not make an old story appear new.

Safety before speed

High-risk claims about politics, health, crime, deaths, terrorism, private people, casualties or financial recommendations are never autonomously published. Uncertainty is a reason to research or hold, not a reason to fill the gap.