Our Pledge to Accuracy
At Aevum News, truth is not an aspiration—it is a operational requirement. This protocol applies to all editorial content, including breaking news, investigative reports, opinion pieces, data visualizations, and multimedia. Every claim, statistic, quotation, and visual asset must undergo structured verification before publication.
We recognize that speed and accuracy are often in tension. Our protocol ensures that neither is compromised by establishing clear thresholds for publication, mandatory review gates, and transparent correction pathways.
Foundational Principles
Primary Source Priority
We prioritize original documents, direct interviews, official records, and firsthand accounts over secondary reporting or aggregated claims.
Multi-Source Corroboration
Any factual claim must be supported by at least two independent, credible sources. Unverifiable assertions are excluded or clearly labeled as allegations.
Contextual Integrity
Statistics, quotes, and events are presented with necessary historical, statistical, and geopolitical context to prevent misleading interpretations.
Conflict Transparency
Any potential bias, funding relationships, or ideological leanings of sources are disclosed. We maintain strict separation between editorial and advertising.
Step-by-Step Protocol
Intake & Triage
Story pitches and breaking alerts are logged into our verification database. Each item receives a priority level (Low, Medium, High, Breaking) and is assigned to a designated fact-checker.
Source Authentication
Origins of documents, videos, and audio are traced. Reverse image/video searches, metadata analysis, and geolocation verification are performed. Anonymized sources are cross-evaluated for credibility.
- Metadata extraction & timestamp validation
- Reverse media matching across trusted archives
- Source reputation scoring (0-100 scale)
Claim Extraction & Cross-Reference
Discrete factual claims are isolated and matched against academic databases, government publications, peer-reviewed journals, and established institutional records.
Expert Consultation
Technical, scientific, legal, or geopolitical claims are routed to subject-matter experts. Contradictory expert opinions are documented and contextualized in the final piece.
Editorial Sign-Off
Senior editors review the verified draft against the protocol checklist. Only upon full compliance is the article cleared for publication or scheduled release.
Verification Infrastructure
Our editorial team utilizes a stack of proprietary and third-party tools to automate preliminary checks and flag inconsistencies before human review.
| Tool / System | Function | Verification Layer |
|---|---|---|
| Aevum Verify AI | Automated claim extraction & logical consistency scanning | Phase 02 |
| MediaTrace Pro | Reverse image/video search, metadata forensics, deepfake detection | Phase 02 |
| SourceLedger | Historical credibility tracking of publications, NGOs, and individuals | Phase 03 |
| ContextMap | Geopolitical & statistical contextualization engine | Phase 04 |
| EditorialGuard | Pre-publication compliance checker against style & protocol rules | Phase 05 |
Accountability Framework
Despite rigorous protocols, errors may occur. Aevum News treats corrections not as failures, but as essential components of journalistic integrity.
Correction Tiers
- Clarification: Minor factual adjustments (e.g., titles, dates, typos) are updated inline with a timestamped note.
- Correction: Substantive errors affecting narrative or data are corrected with a prominently placed correction notice at the top and bottom of the article.
- Retraction: Articles containing fundamentally false or unverifiable core claims are removed or archived with a permanent retraction banner explaining the error and its origin.
Transparency Measures
- All corrections are logged in our public Correction Ledger.
- Repeated verification failures trigger internal audits and contributor retraining.
- Readers may request correction reviews via the form below; all submissions are triaged within 48 hours.
Report an Inaccuracy
We welcome independent verification. If you believe Aevum News has published information that is incorrect, misleading, or lacks proper context, please submit a detailed report. Our verification team reviews all submissions impartially.