Daily Watch Reports is built on the idea that readers deserve information they can rely on. This Fact-Checking Policy explains how we verify what we publish. It works together with our Editorial Policy, Standards & Practices and Corrections policy.
Verify before publishing
Factual claims are checked before an article goes live, not after. That means confirming names, dates, figures, quotes and the sequence of events against reliable sources — and reading claims back against the evidence rather than against what we expect to be true.
Primary sources first
Wherever possible we go to the primary source — the official dataset, the court filing, the company statement, the peer-reviewed study, the person who was there — rather than relying on second-hand summaries. When we cite a figure or a claim, we aim to link to where it comes from so you can check it yourself.
Data and statistics
Numbers are easy to misuse. We pay attention to what a statistic actually measures, the time frame and baseline it uses, its source and its limitations — and we present figures with the context needed to understand them rather than in isolation.
Claims we cannot confirm
If we cannot verify something, we either leave it out or clearly attribute it and describe our confidence in it. We would rather say “this is not yet confirmed” than present uncertainty as fact.
When we get it wrong
No process is perfect. When an error reaches publication, we correct it openly and promptly under our Corrections policy, and we look at how it happened so we can reduce the chance of it recurring.
Tell us
If you believe we have published something inaccurate, please tell us at [email protected]. We take every report seriously.