First action
Retain the original, URL, collection time and context. Separate observation, publication time and claimed event time.
Topic pathway
Evidence, sources and information verification
Preserve digital traces, assess media and AI answers, build timelines and record uncertainty.
What precise fact does the available material establish?
Useful output
A source log, unchanged originals, a dated timeline and a summary separating findings, hypotheses and unknowns.
Interpretation limit
A screenshot, detector result or hash answers a limited question. For litigation, ask the relevant professional which recording and transfer process is needed.
Select the guide matching the question
Keep the decision traceable
Record the fact being checked, the material reviewed, what remains unknown, the person responsible and the next review trigger. A result is useful when another reader can understand why an action was chosen and what would change it.