Public research policy

Corrections

How factual errors and insufficient evidence are treated.

Standing rules

These labels describe the record. They are not a safety score.

Research Confidence describes evidence coverage. It does not mean an operator is safe.
Verified means a specific source check succeeded. It is not a general endorsement.
Unknown remains unknown. Missing evidence is not filled in.
Check times and change times belong to the records they describe.
Commercial relationships cannot buy a research conclusion.
VenueVeritas does not recommend a venue or tell a reader to trade.

Corrections apply to recorded facts, source links and verification status.

Disagreement with a research conclusion is not by itself a factual error.

Each type has a different effect on the file.

Factual error: A published statement does not match the cited source.
Reverification: A previous check needs to be repeated against the same or an updated source.
Stale record: The file still shows a fact that is no longer current.
Disputed record: An operator or reader contests the record. Dispute is noted; it is not automatic deletion.
Unknown: Evidence is insufficient. The claim is withdrawn or left unpublished.
Material change: A change is large enough that the public file must show the new state and the time of change.

If a correction removes a fact, the gap remains a gap.

The file is not backfilled with a substitute claim.

Material corrections will be dated.

A correction does not rewrite history as if the error never existed.

Use the contact pathways. A public mailbox is not published yet.

Requests should identify the page, the statement and the source that contradicts it.

Methodology, sources, corrections and independence stay on the public record.