Fact Checking Policy
Fact-Checking Policy : Indian News Room Would Like To Inform You About The Care And Caution That We Take In Order To Ensure Due Accuracy of Our Content, Which Is Addressed By Our Fact-Checking Policy.
Due Accuracy In All Our content
For Any Journalistic Platform, Trust Of Its Audience Is The Most Important Aspect. Trust Can Only Be Gained And Sustained On The Basis Of Accurate, Fair And Balanced Reporting. It Is Essential That We Remain Committed To Attaining Due Accuracy In All Our Content To The Extent Possible. Our Understanding Of ‘Due Accuracy’ Is That Accuracy Is Not Just Of The Requisite Standard But Also Satisfactory In Essence. Factors Such As Subject And Nature Of The Information Being Provided, The Expectations Of The Audience Etc. Are Also Taken Into Consideration By Us In Pursuit Of Due Accuracy. We Strive To Give Most Accurate Account Which Is Corroborated By The Direct Stakeholders Of The News In Every Single News Report. We Investigate Claims With Skepticism, Question Assumptions, And Challenge Conventional Wisdom. We Acknowledge Areas Of Uncertainty, Which Will Always Exist Despite Our Best Efforts To Resolve Them. However, The Stringency Required To Fact-Check The Information On Soft And Hard Stories Differ.
We Ensure That Any Broadcast By Us Is Derived From A Reliable Source, Based On Concrete And Corroborated Evidence. In Case Of Lack Of Direct Sources, We Are Mandated To Attribute The Stories To The Platform From Where It Is Sourced.
We Endeavour To Verify Any Claims Or Allegations Or Information Attributed To Public Authorities Or From Someone, Who We Believe, Has A Cause Beyond Just Giving An Account Of The Truthfulness Of The Event. Therefore, We Qualify And Call-Out Such Information, Including Claims Or Allegations, Which We Are Unable To Corroborate.
We Stand By The Information We Publish And Deem It Be Accurate. If Proven Otherwise, We Change The News Item/Information As Swiftly As Reasonably Possible And We Ensure That We Duly Inform Our Readers Of The Changes Made In Such News Item/Information.
Sourcing Information For Our Content
We Source Information In The Most Accurate Way By Following The Given Guidelines :
Verify Each And Every Information With At Least Two Sources.
In Case Of A Single Source, The Credibility Of The Source Is Ensured Through Corroboration With What The Person Is Saying. Look For Documentary Evidence In Every Case Possible, Instead Of Solely Relying On A Human Source.
In Case Of A Survey, It Is Our Duty That We Provide The Way The Information Was Collected And How The Data Was Interpreted. If There Are Chances Of Our Data Not Leading To Accurate Information, We Convey The Inconsistencies To The Audience At The Earliest Possible Time.
Sources Of Information Which May Seem Reliable On The Internet May Not Always Be Duly Accurate. It May Be Necessary To Check As To Who Is Running The Website And/Or Confirm With An Individual Or Organisation That The Material Relevant To Them Is Genuine. Additional Scrutiny May Be Necessary Where Material From A Social Media Site Or Other Internet Source Is Being Used To Corroborate A Fact. We Qualify And Call-Out All Material That Was Not Gathered By Us.
If We Receive A Claim Regarding Fact-Checking On Our Website, We First Contact The Source Of The Claim For Further Elaboration And Supporting Information. We Also Contact Individuals And Organizations Who Would Have More Information About Or Have Relevant Experience On The Subject.
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