Fact-Check Policy

Truth Isn’t Just a Goal—It’s Our Promise

Welcome to Stories Buzz, where every story we tell carries a responsibility greater than clicks or trends. In an era where headlines spread faster than facts, we’ve made a silent yet firm vow: nothing leaves our desks until it has been weighed, measured and verified. Think of our fact-check policy as the backbone of everything we publish. It’s not paperwork—it’s our heartbeat.

How We Verify Every Story

The Multi-Source Rule

One source? That’s a whisper. Three sources? That’s a story. We never publish based on a single claim. Every fact gets cross-referenced across independent, credible sources before we hit publish. If the story only exists in one place, it stays in our draft folder.

Where We Dig for Truth

Our trusted sources aren’t glamorous, but they are reliable:

• Verified government records and press releases from official accounts.
• Academic research and peer-reviewed studies. (yes, we read the footnotes)
• Established news organisations have a record of accuracy.
• Primary sources: contracts, court documents, official remarks.
• Direct interviews with people who are genuinely in the narrative.

Numbers Get Extra Scrutiny

Statistics are easy to manipulate, harder to verify. Every number in our articles gets traced back to its original source. We ask: Who calculated this? When? And why? If a figure doesn’t come with a clear origin story, it doesn’t come with us.

Images Don’t Fool Us

That viral photo from “yesterday”? We’ve checked; it’s from 2019. We do reverse image searches to check time stamps and mapping tools to verify locations. We discover the truth when an image fails to match up to its caption before you do.

Quotes Stay in Context

A quote ripped from its context is a lie wearing a familiar face. We verify every quotation, confirm who said it, when, and under what circumstances. No out-of-context soundbites. No anonymous “experts.” Just real people, real words, real context.

Breaking News? We’re Clear About What We Know

When news breaks, information travels fast, and sometimes it gets messy. In those instances, we’re transparent with you:

• We mark unconfirmed information as “reporting” or “emerging.”
• We update stories as new information arrives, with timestamps showing when changes were made.
• We never pretend certainty where none exists.
• Speed matters, but not at the cost of truth.

When We Get It Wrong (Because We’re Human)

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: we make mistakes. Sometimes a source misleads us. Sometimes we misread a document. Sometimes we’re just tired. But here’s what we don’t do:

• Hide corrections
• Pretend errors didn’t happen
• Leave outdated information up

When we correct something, we:

• Update the article immediately
• Add a clear correction note at the top or bottom
• Explain what changed and why
• Learn from the mistake so it doesn’t repeat

You’re Part of Our Fact-Check Team

You know something we don’t? We want to hear it. Our readers are our earliest fact-checkers, and we genuinely thank you for keeping us honest.

Found an error? Something that doesn’t add up? A source we missed?

Reach us at: [email protected]

Every email gets read by our editorial team. We respond to every correction request, and if we made a mistake, we fix it—fast. No defensiveness. No delays. Just truth.

Our Fact-Check Checklist (Every Article Passes This)

Before anything is published, it clears these hurdles:

Check	What We Ask
Sources	Are there at least 2–3 independent, credible sources?
Dates	Is every date verified against original documents?
Names	Are all names spelt correctly and titles accurate?
Numbers	Does every statistic trace back to its original source?
Images	Has every photo/video been reverse-searched and verified?
Quotes	Are all quotations accurate and in proper context?
Context	Is the full story told, not just the convenient parts?

Why This Matters

We don’t fill the space with stories. We write them to inform, to inspire, to hold up a mirror to reality. Misinformation isn’t only a way to fool readers; it destroys faith in all we do. That’s why our fact-check policy is not optional. It’s fundamental. Stories Buzz is content you may read which has been questioned, challenged, and verified. Not because we need to. But because you deserve better.