Visible in a source
The claim appears in reviewed public material. It is not equivalent to an audit.
Editorial policy / Version 1.0
Traceable claims, visible uncertainty.
Our editorial standard is designed to make supplier records useful without converting company claims into implied verification.
Source hierarchy
What counts as evidence.
- Primary
- Official company websites, corporate filings, regulatory databases, patents, and documents issued by the named organization.
- Independent
- Government, exchange, academic, conference, standards, and reputable trade-publication records.
- Supplier-submitted
- Material provided directly by a supplier and labeled as submitted until independently corroborated.
- Excluded as proof
- Anonymous marketplace listings, copied distributor text, unsourced social posts, and search snippets without an accessible underlying source.
Labels
What our labels mean.
Directly confirmed
An authorized supplier contact has confirmed the record. Independent verification may still be pending.
Second-source support
A relevant independent source supports the claim.
No conclusion
The reviewed record is insufficient. This does not mean the capability or credential does not exist.
Corrections and automation
Human responsibility remains visible.
Automated and AI-assisted tools may be used to organize source material, detect duplicate records, and draft structured summaries. Publication decisions, source attribution, corrections, and scoring remain editorial responsibilities. AI output is not accepted as a source.
Documented corrections should identify the supplier, disputed statement, requested change, and supporting source. Material changes will be recorded in a public change log as that system is introduced.
Email documented requests to [email protected].