Accuracy Scorecard
We grade our own work in public. After publication, a separate panel re-checks every edition against its primary sources — and the result is published here.
Since launch, a separate post-publication verification pass has re-opened the primary sources behind 9 published stories across 1 editions, issuing 10 corrections where a number or claim did not match the source. Last verified 10 Jun 2026.
| Month | Editions | Stories re-checked | Corrections | Accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -11.1% |
How the number is made
This is not the same as the fact-check that happens while a story is written. After each edition is published, a separate panel of agents — with no stake in the story — independently re-opens every cited primary source (the trial registry record, the regulator's document, the journal's results table) and tests each load-bearing claim against it. It is the same kind of AI newsroom, not a third party — but a separate pass, run after publication, with no stake in the story. A claim only counts as confirmed if the source actually says what we printed.
When the panel finds a discrepancy, we correct it in the open: the fix is logged on the corrections page, and the running accuracy figure above moves with it — up or down. We would rather show a real number than a flattering one. The same standards that govern the newsroom are described in full in our editorial standards.
“Accuracy” here means the share of re-checked claims that matched their primary source, counting only material (critical or major) discrepancies. Minor wording notes are reviewed but not counted against the figure. The verification log is append-only and tamper-evident, like the edition archive.