Fact-Checking Policy

Verification starts with primary material whenever it is available. That can include state agency releases, hearing calendars, public orders, operator terms, product notes, event schedules, company filings and on-platform changes that can be observed directly. Secondary reporting is used for context, not as a substitute for record-level confirmation when a claim depends on wording or timing.

Names, dates, numbers and quotes are checked against the most authoritative version we can confirm at publication time. If a regulator changes a release, an operator edits a terms page or a tournament schedule shifts after publication, the story is revised to reflect the newer record and the updated point is stated plainly in the body.

Readers who spot a factual issue can contact the editorial desk or the privacy and feedback contact through the addresses listed on the contact page. Reported concerns are reviewed against the source trail first, then against the published wording, because many factual errors on this beat come from compressed phrasing rather than from the absence of a source.