Show your
sources.
The story is on screen. The paper trail belongs here.
Files pending.
The first case is in preparation. No episode source lists have been published yet. Each released episode will have its own case number, references and notes here, including where the record is disputed or incomplete.
Editorial standards
Claims need a paper trail.
Historical and factual claims should be traceable to identified sources. Episode references will distinguish primary records from later reporting and interpretation, and explain consequential gaps.
Uncertainty stays visible.
Disputed accounts are identified as disputed. Estimates stay estimates. When a detail cannot be established, the story should say “we don’t know” rather than fill the gap with a better plot.
Context before hindsight.
The people in a story didn’t know its ending. The aim is to explain what they knew, what they believed and how their choices unfolded, without presenting opinion as established fact.
People are not props.
No real gore, bodies or execution footage. Humor is aimed at power, arrogance and incompetence, never victims or their families. Recent tragedies involving living, identifiable private victims are outside this channel’s editorial remit.
Re-creations should be recognizable.
Illustrations and dramatizations should not be passed off as archival evidence. Realistic AI-generated depictions of real people should carry the relevant platform disclosure. Archival material should identify its source.
The record can change.
Material corrections will be noted alongside the affected episode and source file. Updating a story should make the record clearer, not hide what changed.