We Need Facts: Trust & Verification Policy
Last Updated: April 11, 2026
At We Need Facts, our mission is to provide an immutable “Source of Truth” in a digital landscape flooded with misinformation. We believe that a claim is only as strong as the primary data supporting it. Our verification process follows a strict Human-Led, AI-Assisted framework.
1. Our Three Pillars of Verification
To ensure the highest level of accuracy, every fact published on this platform must pass our “Triangulation Test”:
- Primary Source Priority: We do not cite “News Reports” or “Summaries” as facts. We go directly to the source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports, Federal agency data, local council minutes, and peer-reviewed research.
- The 50/50 Test: For financial or corporate claims, we look at the “Principal Activity”—analyzing if the data represents more than 50% of the total context or if it is an isolated outlier being used to mislead [2.2].
- Mandatory Human Review: While we use AI (Claude, Gemini, Perplexity) to help extract data, a human editor (with 60+ years of life experience) must manually verify the final citation against the original document before publishing.
2. The “Lie vs. Fact” Methodology
When we address misinformation, we use a structured “Side-by-Side” format:
- The Claim: We state the exact misinformation being circulated.
- The Nuance: We explain the “Grey Area”—how the lie often uses a fragment of truth to create a false conclusion [1.2].
- The Evidence: We provide the hard data with an inline citation [1] that links directly to a primary source at the bottom of the page.
3. AI Transparency Disclosure
We utilize AI tools (specifically Claude 3.5 and Gemini 3 Pro) to help categorize data and analyze massive federal datasets.
- Disclosure: We disclose whenever AI has been used to assist in the drafting or visualization of a report [3.1, 3.2].
- Accountability: AI never has the final word. Our “Verified by Human” badge signifies that the numbers have been triple-checked by our founder.
4. Correction & Ethics Policy
- Corrections: If we get a number wrong, we don’t just “edit” it. We publish a clear “Correction Notice” at the top of the post explaining what was changed and why.
- Non-Partisanship: We do not choose facts to fit a “Rant.” We use facts to inform the Rant. We verify data from all sides of the political and social spectrum with equal rigor.
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