Fact-Checking Policy for daretodoing.com
a) Commitment to Accuracy: DareToDoing.com is dedicated to ensuring the highest level of accuracy in all published content. We employ rigorous fact-checking procedures, including scepticism, questioning assumptions, and challenging conventional wisdom.
b) Due Accuracy Commitment: We commit to achieving due accuracy in all our outputs, ensuring it is appropriate to the content and nature of the material. “Due” implies adequacy, considering the content’s subject and nature.
c) Sourcing and Corroboration: All our content is well-sourced and corroborated based on available evidence. We are transparent about uncertainties, avoiding unfounded speculation.
d) Integrity in Reporting: Our journalists never engage in deliberate plagiarism, distortion of facts, or misrepresentation of context, including visual information.
e) Independent Verification: We seek independent verification from credible sources, particularly for claims made by public officials or those with potential biases. Unsubstantiated content is attributed.
f) Accountability and Corrections: We stand by the accuracy of our published information. In case of proven inaccuracies, we promptly rectify the information, maintaining transparency. We acknowledge and correct serious factual errors quickly and clearly.
g) Public Reporting of Inaccuracies: We provide a fair opportunity for the public to report inaccuracies or errors through the ‘Suggest A Correction’ section at the end of each web story.
h) Fact-Checking Structure: Our journalists’ primary responsibility includes reporting, writing, and fact-checking. Stories undergo review by one or more editors, with seniority based on factors like complexity, sensitivity, and time pressure.
Correction Policies:
For Readers:
- Contact the editor-in-chief, Emilee Wentland, directly via email (daretodoing@gmail.com) with the subject line “Correction Needed.”
- Corrections should include details, issue date or number, where the error occurred (print, online, etc.), the reader’s name, and contact information.
- Provide correct information and sources if applicable.
- A response from the editor-in-chief is guaranteed, but a correction issuance is subject to investigation.
For daretodoing.com:
- The editor-in-chief investigates reported errors using provided information, meeting minutes, and other sources.
- If an error is confirmed, corrections will be issued across all platforms:
- Print: Published on page 2A in the next issue, specifying the issue, article, incorrect information, and correction.
- Online: Article correction with an editor’s note at the bottom.
- Social Media: Correction posts on platforms where erroneous information was disseminated.
- The reader who reported the error will be informed of the corrective actions taken.
