Editorial Standards & Ethics
Last updated: 2026-06-29
These standards govern what we publish and how. They complement "How we verify" and "Trust" and bind both the AI pipeline and the human editors who approve every story.
Sourcing & verification
We attribute claims to their sources and prefer facts corroborated by more than one independent source. Each confirmed claim is checked against the cited source text where available; claims we cannot verify are labeled accordingly rather than presented as confirmed. Confidence is shown per article and per claim.
Corrections & retractions
Errors are corrected transparently and logged on the article; serious cases are retracted with a reader notice. Correction and retraction notices propagate to the relevant surfaces.
Sensitive & high-risk stories
Stories involving named individuals, minors, potential defamation, legal/financial, medical, elections, or conflict receive added scrutiny. Before publishing, an editor reviews source rights, completes a standards/legal review, and records the right-of-reply status. The system blocks publication until these are satisfied.
AI disclosure & independence
Articles are AI-assisted and human-approved; this is disclosed openly. AI never publishes autonomously. Our judgments are independent of source, funding, and political interest. Concerns: corrections@newsmesis.example.