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Methodology

We publish how we work so you don't have to take our word for it.

Every investigation follows the same steps. Same standards. Same evidence hierarchy. No case gets a different process because of who's involved or who submitted it. This page documents exactly what we do, so anyone can hold us to it.

We're also building toward cryptographic publication, where every report is sealed at the moment of publication and any subsequent change breaks the seal. That layer is in development. What's documented here is the investigative methodology that's in place today.

Claim Identification

We start with the claim itself. What was said, where it appeared, how it spread, what versions exist. We don't interpret yet. We establish what we're actually looking at.

Source Verification

We trace every source connected to the claim. Primary sources first, official documents, public records, verified statements. Secondary sources checked carefully for gaps and inaccuracies.

Evidence Documentation. We compile what we find into a structured report. Every source cited. Every discrepancy flagged. Every conclusion tied directly to the evidence, not to what we think probably happened.

Documentation & Publication

When an investigation is complete, the report is published. We're building the cryptographic layer that will seal each report at publication and make every version permanently auditable. Until that's live, changes are documented manually with dates and reasoning.

Methodology

Claim Identification

We start with the claim itself. What was said, where it appeared, how it spread, what versions exist. We don't interpret yet. We establish what we're actually looking at.

Source Verification

We trace every source connected to the claim. Primary sources first, official documents, public records, verified statements. Secondary sources checked carefully for gaps and inaccuracies.