Sourcing and verification
Reported claims should be tied to identifiable sources whenever possible: official statements, primary documents, direct media materials, on-the-record reporting, or clearly attributed secondary reporting.
Rumors, speculation, and unverified social chatter should not be presented as established fact.
- Primary sources are preferred over summaries of summaries
- Material claims should be corroborated before publication when feasible
- Headlines should reflect the strongest verified fact, not the loudest speculation
Attribution and evidence
Articles should make the origin of important facts clear. When a claim comes from another publication, team statement, FIA document, or direct quote, the source should be named in the story.
Context should be added when it helps readers understand why a claim matters or how unusual an event is.
AI-assisted drafting and human review
Automation and AI tools may assist with research organization, draft assembly, headline exploration, and production support.
AI assistance is not a substitute for editorial judgment. Human review is expected before publication, especially for facts, names, dates, source fidelity, and framing.
- Do not knowingly publish fabricated or hallucinated claims
- Do not use AI to mass-produce low-value search bait
- Favor originality, context, and reader usefulness over scale
Labeling and reader clarity
News, analysis, explainers, and opinion should be labeled as clearly as possible so readers can tell whether a piece is primarily factual reporting, interpretation, or commentary.
When an article relies on partial information or evolving facts, that uncertainty should be stated directly.