How we research, source and review

Research and sources

Each guide starts from the question people actually search, then gathers sources that an editor opens and reads, not search snippets. Every fact on the page links to its source with a numbered citation.

We prefer primary sources: official data, the study itself, the bill text. When sources disagree we say so, and we say how sure we are.

Review

A named editor checks the facts, the tone and the short answer before a page is published, and their name and the review date appear on the page.

Job pages only get their own page once an editor has written and reviewed it. We do not publish a page just because data exists.

Writing rules

Calm and practical. No scare headlines and no invented facts. People's real stories only with a link to where they told them. No reviews or testimonials of anything we earn from.

News explainers

When something big happens, a short explainer goes up within a day or two, with a clear date, a byline and its sources. Changes after publishing are listed at the bottom of the article.

Keeping pages current

Every page shows when it was last updated. [How often the most-read pages are re-checked, once agreed.]

Corrections

Found a mistake? Tell us at [contact email] with the page and what is wrong. [How corrections are shown on the page, once agreed.]