Purpose & independence
F-117A investigates factual claims and public power across party lines. No patron, funder, advertiser or candidate purchases favorable findings.
Evidence hierarchy
Give priority to primary public records, original audio/video/transcripts and correctly contextualized official datasets. Distinguish secondary summaries from direct evidence.
Exact quotes and context
Preserve speaker, date, original wording, surrounding remarks, source access status and quotation limitations. Never invent a source excerpt.
Reproducible statistics
Specify units, denominators, dates, adjustments, source revisions and methods. Share calculation inputs where licensing allows.
Seven findings
Supported; Accurate but incomplete; Misleading; Contradicted; Unsupported; Unresolved; Opinion/Rhetoric. Explain conclusions and uncertainties in writing.
Incentives are not mind-reading
Investigate documented motives and political incentives but never present unobservable intent, coordinated behavior or corruption as fact without evidence.
Corrections and revisions
Publish dated, specific material corrections, preserve prior versions in editorial audit history, and explain changed findings.
Right of reply
Seek meaningful response before consequential adverse findings where practicable, identify response status, and publish material responses.
Opinion and satire
Clearly label commentary and satire; factual assertions within opinion remain accountable to sources.
Funding and conflicts
Disclose meaningful conflicts, funding relationships and sponsored messages; donations never control factual conclusions. Donations are not enabled in this preview.
Privacy and fairness
Focus on public decisions and verified records. Do not publish irrelevant sensitive information about relatives or private individuals.
Human editorial authority
AI may assist organizing sources, researching comparisons and drafting. Humans verify and approve every substantive factual conclusion.
Historical documentation
Respect period context, archival gaps, publication dates and the difference between similar rhetoric and proven transmission.
Rights, archives and X
Use permitted citations, quotes, embeds and licensed media. No unauthorized private X content or scraping is a product assumption.
Editorial accountability
Give bylines, a visible correction request pathway, editorial contact procedures and responsive review of evidence-based challenges.