Fact-Checking Policy

Our standard

A fact goes on Thread Times only when we can point to where it came from. For government news that means the official notice, press release or website; for exams and jobs, the board’s or recruiting body’s own notification; for courts, the order or judgment; for companies and markets, the filing or official data.

How we check

• We open the original document ourselves rather than relying on another news report.
• Dates, numbers, names and eligibility rules are copied from the source and cross-checked by a second editor.
• When two official sources disagree, we report both and say which one readers should confirm.
• We label old information as old. Last year’s dates are never presented as this year’s.
• If something has not been announced, we write “not announced yet” until the official notice is out.

Numbers and data

Figures in tables and charts are taken directly from official documents or datasets. We do not invent estimates, and where we calculate something ourselves we explain how.

Quotes

Quotes are taken from on-record statements, official transcripts or our own interviews. We do not change a quote’s meaning.

After publishing

We re-check important articles when new information comes in and update them, showing the updated date. Readers can flag an error at contact@threadtimes.com; see our Corrections Policy.