Accuracy before speed
Claims should be checked against the strongest available source before publication. Unverified social-media screenshots, clipped quotations, and unattributed summaries should not be treated as conclusive evidence.
Fair characterization
Quotations should preserve their material context. Profiles should clearly distinguish formal membership, endorsement, self-identification, voting behavior, and ideological similarity.
Primary-source links
Whenever practical, readers should be able to open the original bill, vote, speech, platform, interview, government record, or organizational document.
Opinion and fact
Documented facts, reasonable inference, and editorial judgment should be clearly distinguishable. Ratings are editorial conclusions and should include a written rationale.
Corrections and updates
Substantive corrections should be made promptly. Pages should include a last-reviewed date where the information may change over time.