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Journalistic Verification Process

The process of verifying allegations and claims made in news stories, including seeking independent corroboration and documenting evidence.

Fact-Checks

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Jan 29, 2026
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What evidence have online critics cited to claim the incident was staged, and how have journalists and forensic experts responded to those claims?

Online critics who allege that a newsworthy “incident” was typically point to photographic or video anomalies, timing and sourcing coincidences, and long‑standing narratives that accuse certain actors...

Jan 26, 2026
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How have journalists verified private remarks attributed to public figures in other high‑profile memoirs and what standards were used?

When high‑profile memoirs attribute private remarks to public figures, professional newsrooms verify those claims by triangulating documentary evidence, multiple independent witnesses and, where appro...

Feb 3, 2026

Which individual allegations in the files have been independently corroborated by prosecutors or credible witnesses?

The materials provided do not identify specific allegations from "the files" that have been independently corroborated by prosecutors or credible witnesses; the sources are legal and procedural analys...

Jan 19, 2026

Are there any certified DNA test records publicly available regarding Barron Trump’s parentage?

There are no publicly available, certified DNA test records concerning Barron Trump’s parentage cited in the reporting supplied; the two provided pieces focus on rumor, speculation and health-related ...

Jan 18, 2026

How have journalists and fact‑checkers assessed Lisa Noelle Voldeng’s Substack reporting and the audio files she published?

Journalists and fact‑checkers have largely treated Lisa Noelle Voldeng’s Substack publication of the Sascha/Sasha Riley audio files as a newsworthy but unverified set of allegations, urging verificati...