How the evidence is produced
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Four evidence states
Material statements are labeled by how we know them.
- Tested: observed in a documented workflow or product trial
- Interviewed: attributed to a named operator, founder or specialist
- Desk research: supported by primary documents or clearly cited sources
- Company-supplied: provided by a vendor and not independently demonstrated
Original value before publication
A publishable page must add at least one non-commodity layer: a test, structured comparison, original dataset, workflow map, expert interview, calculation, annotated example or defensible editorial point of view.
Source and fact-check protocol
Claims are checked against the strongest available primary source. Dates, samples, geography and limitations travel with statistics. Sources are listed in a page-level ledger instead of hidden in generic attribution.
Freshness and archives
Every article shows published and modified dates. Living pages are reviewed after product changes, new data, regulation or a material market shift. Obsolete pages are updated, archived with notice or redirected; dates are never changed without a substantive revision.
Data publication
Original benchmarks disclose schema, sample threshold, exclusions and calculation method. Compiled statistics retain their original scope and downloadable source ledger.
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