# Editorial policy & red lines

Last updated: Nov 9, 2026

This page is a short status and red-lines summary. The full reader-facing rules live on Editorial guidelines.

## Status badges

Editorial status definitions

| Badge | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| [Unconfirmed] | One source or leaker. No independent confirmation yet. |
| [Corroborated] | At least two independent sources or documentary evidence (filing, listing, certification), but no official confirmation. |
| [Confirmed] | The company, agency or person involved has confirmed it, or it shipped. |
| [Debunked] | Officially denied with evidence, or shown to be false. We keep the story up and say so. |

## Every story must have

* The real X post where the leak surfaced, with its real engagement counts and the time we read them (UTC), when a suitable post exists.
* Between one and five linked sources, including the origin post when we have one.
* A check against other outlets, plus a "what would confirm it" note.
* An original image. We never reuse leaked imagery we don't have the rights to.

## Red lines: we never publish

1. Hacked or stolen personal data, or links to breach dumps, paste sites or ransomware leak sites.
2. Leaked private or intimate images, or anything involving minors.
3. Doxxing: addresses, phone numbers or identities of private people.
4. Stolen source code, credentials, keys, builds, ROMs or malware.
5. Classified documents. We only describe what major outlets have already reported.
6. Pirated pre-release content (episodes, screeners, footage, music) or links to it.
7. Allegations about named people unless a credible outlet reports them. Those are attributed, marked "alleged", and include any response.
8. Invented quotes, numbers, accounts or engagement figures.

## Leaker track records

Each leaker in our index has a page that counts how their leaks we covered turned out. Impersonator and suspended accounts are never used as sources.

## Times

All times are UTC. Publish times are the real time a story went live. The time a leak surfaced is shown separately.

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