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Editorial standards

Methodology

How a file gets from a lead to publication, and what each label means.

Workflow

  1. 01 Draft
  2. 02 Researching
  3. 03 Verification pending
  4. 04 Editorial review
  5. 05 Legal review
  6. 06 Scheduled
  7. 07 Published
  8. 08 Corrected
  9. 09 Withdrawn

Publication requires an editorial approval and a recorded legal clearance. Unreviewed submissions cannot publish themselves; the database enforces that every timeline event has a source and every factual claim cites at least one.

Claim classifications

Verified primary-source fact
Established directly from a primary record we have examined (filings, onchain data, on-record statements).
Attributed third-party reporting
Reported by another publication; we name the source and do not adopt it as our own finding.
Disputed allegation
A claim made by someone that is contested. Presented as an allegation, with the response.
Unverified submission
Material received but not verified. Never published as fact.
Analytical inference
Our reasoning from cited facts, labelled as analysis.

Onchain research

  • Every address association is labelled confirmed, inferred or disputed, with the evidence behind it.
  • No address is attributed to a named person without reviewed attribution evidence.
  • A transaction or wallet association, on its own, is not evidence of unlawful conduct.
  • We do not provide trading signals or act on material non-public information.

Evidence and privacy

  • Each item records provenance, original source, acquisition date and verification status. A SHA-256 hash shows whether a file changed after hashing; it does not prove authenticity.
  • We redact passwords, government identifiers, home addresses, private contact details and other sensitive personal data, whatever the source.
  • We do not publish material we have no right or lawful basis to publish, and we never fabricate documents, messages or screenshots. Illustrations are visibly distinct from evidence.

Corrections and right of reply

Corrections are published on the file with a date and description. Anyone named may submit a reply, which we publish in full or fair summary. See the corrections policy.

Paid research is not a legal finding

Nothing here is a court judgment or legal determination about any person.