Policy
How the desk decides what to publish
Trust is not a badge. It is a dated chain of evidence you can inspect. These are the rules that chain is built on.
Every operational claim carries a status
We do not print a claim as fact. Each one is labelled verified, partial, claimed, not published, unknown, or failed, together with the scope it applies to, the date it was checked, and the source used.
Sources are primary where possible
On-chain behaviour, issuer documentation, and official registers rank above secondary coverage. Reputable press is used for events that have no primary record, and is marked as such.
Unsettled matters are worded cautiously
Where a fact is contested, jurisdiction-specific, or changing, we say so plainly rather than forcing a single verdict. We would rather publish "unknown" than a confident guess.
Pages are dated and re-reviewed
Each page shows a last-reviewed date and a method version. A claim is re-checked when its source changes or when a scheduled review falls due, and the date is updated only when the content actually changes.
Verdicts are independent of any handoff
A referral relationship with a destination never raises or lowers a status. Evidence sets the status; commercial arrangements do not.
The status vocabulary
These are the only verdicts we use. They mean the same thing on every page.
- Verified
- Independently observable right now on a public source we link. Re-checkable by anyone.
- Partially verified
- Part of the statement is confirmable; the rest depends on the specific route or moment.
- Claimed by provider
- Stated by the operator or a third party. We report the claim; we do not confirm it here.
- Not published
- No stable public figure exists to cite. Real values vary by route and change over time.
- Unknown
- We cannot confirm this either way and will not guess.
- Failed
- We checked this and it did not hold. Treat it as a warning.
Reviewed by the Trust Mixer Verification Desk · Last reviewed 2026-07-01 · Method v1.2