Methodology
Sources
We prioritise primary public statistics and documents: Statistics Canada, U.S. BLS/BEA/Treasury/CBO, Eurostat, ECB, OECD, IMF, national finance ministries, parliamentary bill pages, courts, and supreme audit institutions. Secondary reporting is used for context and always linked when relied upon. Time-sensitive figures should be refreshed against the live agency page before external citation.
Verification bar
- Claim → finding → source URL (or “refused”) on accountability files.
- Rumours without filings or on-record confirmation do not run as fact.
- Primary government / court URLs are marked in the sources list.
- See also our internal checklist (newsroom ops) and the public corrections log.
Lean meter
Lean score (−100 far left to +100 far right; 0 = centre) reflects how this article frames the issue — language emphasis and narrative tilt — not a verdict on truth. Data-first pieces with balanced sources trend toward centre. Disclosed for transparency; not a ranking of correctness.
When set, a short lean rationale appears under the meter on the article page explaining why that piece sits where it does.
Example meters
- −100 to −70: Far left framing
- −69 to −40: Lean left
- −39 to −15: Slight left
- −14 to +14: Centre / data-neutral
- +15 to +39: Slight right
- +40 to +69: Lean right
- +70 to +100: Far right framing
Photos
Article photos are real photographs of the places, buildings or objects a story is about, taken from Wikimedia Commons under free licences (CC0, CC BY, CC BY-SA) or from public-domain government sources. We do not use news-agency photos or AI-generated images of real events. Each photo is credited under the image with its author and licence; photos marked “illustrative” show the subject in general, not the specific event reported.
Corrections
Material errors are corrected promptly and noted on our Corrections page. Updated timestamps appear on articles when substantive changes land.