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3-channel
minimum corroboration before a story publishes.Model output is a lead, not proof.
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live coverage beats: criminal legal system, parole data, jail mortality, private contracting.Watchlisted continuously.
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human-verified. Every published story passes source-ledger review.Tips kept separate from sponsor workflows.
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Model output is a lead. Publication is earned.

  1. 01 Raw lead

    A model flags a pattern in dockets, procurement, or mortality records. It is treated as a tip, never as a finding.

  2. 02 Corroboration

    No lead advances without a . Each claim is matched against independent sources before an editor logs it.

    Three-channel minimum A claim must be confirmed by at least three independent sources — for example a primary document, a public record, and a named human source — before it enters the source ledger.
  3. 03 Right of reply

    Named institutions and individuals are given a before anything runs. Their response is carried in the story.

    Right of reply The subject of a claim is contacted in advance and offered a chance to respond, so their account appears alongside the finding, not after it.
  4. 04 Publish

    An editor signs off after . Only human-verified stories publish; tips stay separate from sponsor workflows.

    Source-ledger review A per-story record of every source and its confidence scalar, reviewed by a human editor and summarized on the methodology page.
What we do differently
  • → Active watchlists for dockets, procurement, mortality reports, and policy changes
  • → AI-assisted document analysis with human source-ledger review
  • → Human-verified stories only; model output is treated as a lead, not proof
  • → Tip handling separated from subscription and sponsor workflows
CURRENT COVERAGE
Michigan criminal legal system • Federal parole data • County jail mortality • Private prison contracting
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