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Commitment to impartiality and justice
The editors of "Verified" uses an identical standard for each check. We follow a single algorithm at each check and give evidence that allowing us to come to objective conclusions. We do not focus on the subjective opinion of one of the parties, including officials of any level in the state hierarchy. If there is a conflict of interests, the reader will be warned about this.
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We want readers can independently make sure the result of our checks. We give a list of all sources in such detail that each reader understands the logic of the study and can go our way from finding the resources that the statement is distributed to the verdict.
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We cannot, unfortunately, openly talk about the sources of our financing. Since in modern Russia a full -fledged fact of statements by state and military authorities will be punished, and some of the members of our team live in Russia, we are trying to minimize their risks. However, we guarantee that our financing is not connected with either commercial structures or the government of any particular state. These are donations from different persons, as well as grants of charitable organizations. If we accept financing from other organizations, we guarantee that investors have no influence on the conclusions that we come to during the audit.
Adherence to the openness of the methodology
We openly explain the methodology that we use to select information, research, write, edit, publish and complement our reports on verification of facts. We clearly indicate Feedback method on the site And In our social channels And we urge readers to send us materials for verification.
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We strictly follow our policy of making changes and additions to the texts of checks. If such a need arises, we amended openly in accordance with our editorial policy, guaranteeing readers access To information about the amendments. If the reader believes that the situation is violated in any of the materials Code of IFCN, he can report this to IFCN using page With complaints On the website IFCN.
