How We Verify

Our editorial standards, in plain language.

Sourcing

Every factual claim in a Verified Post article traces to a source we can name. We prefer, in order:

1. Primary sources — original documents, archival press coverage from the period, census records, court records, original academic papers, museum holdings, and first-hand interviews or memoirs.
2. Authoritative secondary sources — peer-reviewed academic articles, major reference works, published biographies, and reporting from established publications with their own editorial standards.
3. Aggregator or encyclopedia sources— used only for orientation and never as a sole source for a factual claim. If Wikipedia or a similar site is cited, we've verified the claim in the primary source Wikipedia itself cites.

Sources for each article are listed at the bottom of the article.

Fact-Checking

Before publication, each article is checked against its source list for:

• Accuracy of names, dates, places, and numbers
• Accuracy of quoted material
• Absence of claims not supported by a cited source
• Absence of embellishment beyond what sources establish

When sources disagree, we say so in the article.

Use of AI Tools

We use AI writing tools as a research and drafting aid. We use them the way a previous generation of writers used a typewriter, a reference librarian, and a first-draft editor — combined into one tool. We do not publish any article without human editorial review, human fact-checking against sources, and human approval.

We disclose this because:

1. Readers deserve to know how their journalism is made.
2. Google, ad partners, and professional journalism bodies increasingly expect this disclosure.
3. We believe transparent use of new tools is better for the long-term credibility of independent publishing than hiding it.

The Verified Post does not publish AI-generated articles without human review. A human is editorially responsible for every piece we publish.

What We Won't Publish

• Medical, health, financial, legal, or psychological advice
• Claims we cannot source
• Content designed primarily to rank in search rather than to inform
• AI-generated images presented as real photography. All images are either public-domain or Creative Commons archival images with attribution, licensed stock, or clearly labeled illustrations.

Corrections

We correct errors promptly, publicly, and clearly. A corrected article carries a dated correction note at the top. Significant corrections are logged on our corrections page.

Contact the Editor

For corrections, source questions, or editorial concerns: contact@theverifiedpost.com