Publisher transparency
About The Dispute Index
Read the sources behind disputed public statements. The Dispute Index publishes this site.
Source-first
The original material, linked
Every case links the recording, transcript, post, or document it's built on. Analysis never stands in for the source.
No moral scoring
Statements, not people
Labels apply to individual statements. There's no overall score, grade, or character rating of anyone.
Corrections stay attached
Visible, dated, permanent
A verified error gets a correction attached to the case itself. It is never quietly edited away.
Editorial standards
We document disputes tied to identifiable public sources. Each case links the original material and separates attributed statements from editorial analysis. We include arguments when they help explain the dispute and have sources readers can examine. A documented position names its speaker or author, and editorial analysis is labeled before the argument. Which arguments appear is determined by the available evidence, not by which side makes them.
How we build a case
We link the original material and explain how we read it. Corrections stay attached to the case.
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Source-first review
We begin with the fullest available primary material: a complete recording, transcript, original post, official document, interview, or statement. Secondary reporting can supply context and identify disputes, but it doesn't replace the underlying evidence when that evidence is available.
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Claims, evidence, interpretation
We identify who made each claim and link its supporting sources. Quotations keep the speaker, date, and surrounding context. Editorial summaries link to the material they describe.
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Publication and updates
Each case shows when it was first published and when it was last updated. Later statements keep their own dates, and a verified error gets a visible correction.