Editorial Standards

WikiDigit covers AI, startups, business, and developer tools. This page explains how we decide what is true enough to publish, how AI fits into our work, and what happens when we get something wrong.

Sourcing

  • We base factual claims on primary sources wherever possible: official announcements, company blogs, regulatory filings, court documents, product documentation, and research papers. We link those sources in the article so you can check them.
  • When we rely on another outlet's reporting, we name and link it.
  • Figures that come from people who were not named, such as a valuation “according to people familiar with the matter”, are labelled that way.
  • We do not invent quotes, sources, test results, or hands-on experience. If we say we tested something, we did.
  • Analysis and opinion are written as such. We keep them separate from the facts they are about.

Article types

Articles that aren't straight news carry a label next to their category:

  • News (no label) reports what happened, with sources.
  • Analysis interprets news: what it means, what drives it, what could happen next. The facts are still sourced; the conclusions are ours.
  • Explainer and Guide explain how something works or how to do something.
  • Opinion argues for a point of view and is clearly marked as such.

How we use AI

We use AI tools to help with research and first drafts. AI output is treated as a draft, never as a source: every factual claim must trace back to a source we can link. A person on our team reviews and approves every article before it is published. Nothing is published automatically.

Review before publication

Before an article goes live, we check:

  • names, dates, numbers, and quotes against the linked sources;
  • that the headline and summary match what the article actually says;
  • that images are ones we created or are allowed to use.

Corrections

If we publish something wrong, we fix it and say so. A correction note at the top of the article explains what changed and when, and the article's “Updated” date changes with it. We don't quietly edit facts out of published articles.

To report an error, email siaexplains@gmail.com with the article, the claim, and a source that shows the correct information.

Independence and advertising

When we cover a company or product we are connected to, we say so in a disclosure at the top of the article. Advertisers and sponsors have no influence over what we cover or what we say. Ads are labelled and kept visually separate from articles. If we ever publish sponsored content or use affiliate links, they will be clearly disclosed on the page where they appear.

Contact

Questions about these standards are welcome; see our contact page. The people responsible for WikiDigit are listed on our authors page and in the Impressum.