Verification
Names are checked against primary sources where available. Dates are confirmed through publication records, mission logs, institutional releases or archived pages. Numbers are traced to datasets, tables, papers or official documents.
Multiple-source checks
For contested or consequential claims, we look for independent confirmation. A single paper can be newsworthy, but we separate the finding from wider conclusions and state what the study design can support.
Social posts and screenshots
Social posts are verified through original URLs, account identity, timestamp, archive copies and related public statements. Screenshots are supporting material, not final proof, unless provenance is established.
Reader corrections
Readers can send factual corrections to editorial@science.report. We review the claim, check the evidence, update the article when needed and preserve a correction note.
Source-note pattern
What appears inside major articles
Major explainers and reviews include a source-note paragraph naming the evidence base: paper, dataset, mission page, archive record, regulator file, expert correspondence or institutional document.