StorycairnResearch and source handling
25 checkable notes for research and source handling.
- Find the original statisticA statistic arrives through a chain of summaries.
- Record a source access dateA web page may change after drafting.
- Separate source and interpretationA report's finding is mixed with the writer's conclusion.
- Evaluate a vendor benchmarkA provider measures its own product.
- Handle a missing source linkA draft contains a claim with no recoverable origin.
- Reconcile two source datesA document has publication and revision dates.
- Create a source ledgerResearch is scattered across browser tabs.
- Assess a survey denominatorA percentage sounds impressive without its base.
- Read a chart before quoting itA visual trend hides scale or category changes.
- Handle an unavailable documentA cited report has moved or disappeared.
- Distinguish policy from practiceA written process is presented as proof of execution.
- Use a secondary source openlyThe original source cannot be consulted.
- Check a definition before comparisonTwo sources use the same term differently.
- Retain negative findingsResearch contradicts the planned story.
- Build a source freshness ruleDifferent facts become stale at different rates.
- Use screenshots as evidenceA screenshot captures only one state.
- Separate public and private sourcesResearch notes contain confidential material.
- Avoid circular citationsSeveral articles repeat the same unsupported assertion.
- Check methodology exclusionsA result depends on omitted cases.
- Document a calculationA derived figure cannot be found verbatim in the source.
- Choose a source for a claimA prestigious publication is not automatically the right evidence.
- Track an embargoed sourceA source has a publication restriction.
- Handle source correctionsA cited publisher changes a material fact.
- Write a limits paragraphReaders need to understand uncertainty without losing the answer.
- Prepare a fact-check packetA reviewer should not repeat the entire research process.