Fact-Checking Policy

Accuracy is the foundation of The Digital Wise. This Fact-Checking Policy explains how we verify information before it reaches you, what we check, and who is accountable for it. It applies to all reporting across our movies, web series, and sports desks.

Our verification process

Before a story is published, the writer is responsible for confirming that every factual claim in it can be supported. The assigned desk editor then reviews the piece, checks the sourcing, and signs off. We trace claims back to their origin rather than relying on how they have been summarised elsewhere, and we are explicit, in the text, about what is confirmed and what remains unconfirmed. If we cannot verify a claim to our standard, we either hold it, attribute it clearly to its source, or label it as a report or rumour — we do not present it as established fact.

Primary sources first

Wherever possible, we verify against primary sources:

• Official announcements and press releases from studios, streamers, leagues, clubs, and governing bodies.
• Verified social and official channels of the people and organisations involved.
• Court, regulatory, and corporate filings.
• Official statistics, scorecards, fixtures, and results.
• On-the-record interviews and statements obtained directly.

When we rely on reporting by another outlet, we assess its track record, link to it, and credit it — and we make clear that the claim originates with them.

What we verify before publishing

Our editors check, at a minimum:

• Names, titles, and spellings of people, films, series, teams, and competitions.
• Dates and numbers — release and premiere dates, box-office and viewership figures, scorelines, statistics, and financial details.
• Quotes — that they are accurate, in context, and correctly attributed.
• Status of claims — whether a casting, renewal, transfer, or signing is confirmed, reported, or merely rumoured.
• Images — that they are genuine, correctly captioned, and properly licensed.

The two-source standard

For contested, exclusive, or consequential claims that are not confirmed by an official primary source — an unannounced casting decision, an unconfirmed transfer, a reported cancellation — we apply a two-source standard wherever applicable, seeking corroboration from a second independent and credible source before reporting the claim as our own. Where only a single credible source exists, we attribute the claim plainly to that source and signal that it is not yet independently confirmed.

Who is responsible

Fact-checking is a shared duty with clear accountability. The writer verifies their own work; the desk editor confirms the verification and authorises publication; and our Editor-in-Chief holds overall responsibility for the accuracy of what The Digital Wise publishes. Our senior editors are introduced on our Editorial Team page.

When we get it wrong

Despite these checks, errors occasionally slip through. When they do, we correct them transparently under our Corrections Policy. If you believe we have published something inaccurate, please write to editorial@thedigitalwise.com.