About Connect the Dots

Editorial standards

• Every detail is sourced. Each paragraph, role and connection links to the published report it comes from. Pages list all their sources at the bottom.
• Allegations stay allegations. Claims are attributed to whoever made them, and denials are included when reported. We do not present an accusation as fact.
• No invented links. We only connect people, groups and events when a credible source does. We do not label individuals by religion.
• Summaries, not copies. We write our own summaries and link to the original reporting.

How we check sources

We prefer primary documents (court and tribunal rulings, charge sheets, official statements) and established news organizations. When outlets disagree on a figure, we say so and attribute each number. Partisan or advocacy outlets may point us to a story, but we do not use them as the source for a claim. Viral posts are checked against fact-checkers before they are mentioned, and fakes are marked as fake.

Funding claims carry a status: alleged, offered, pledged,denied or confirmed. Only official records or an investigation's findings count as confirmed. See the money trail.

Corrections

If something is wrong, missing a denial, or misattributed, tell us which page and which source.Send a message through our support page. We correct errors on the page itself and update the page's modified date.

Ownership and funding

Connect the Dots is independent and ad-free. It is funded by readers through our support page. Supporters have no say over what we cover or how.