Fact-Checking Policy Fact-Checking Policy – News Factory: Discover India’s Pulse
a) DiggIndianews is committed to doing its best to publish accurate information across all of its content. We take many steps to ensure accuracy: we investigate claims with skepticism, question assumptions, and challenge conventional wisdom.
b) We are committed to achieving due accuracy in all our output. This commitment is fundamental to our reputation and the trust of our audiences. The term ‘due’ means that the accuracy must be adequate and appropriate to the output, taking into account the subject and nature of the content and explicitly mentioning or underlining any constraint that may influence that expectation.
c) This means all our output, as appropriate to its content and nature, must be well-sourced, based on available evidence, and corroborated. We strive to be honest and open about what we don’t know and avoid unfounded speculation.
d) Our journalists never plagiarize deliberately or distort facts or context, including visual information, knowingly.
e) We seek independent verification from sources to confirm claims, information, and allegations, especially those made by public officials or anyone with an agenda beyond merely reporting the truth. Claims, allegations, material facts, and other content that cannot be corroborated are normally attributed.
f) DiggIndianews stands by the information it publishes and deems it to be accurate. If proven otherwise, we change the news item or information as quickly as possible. We do not knowingly and materially mislead our audiences. We do not distort facts or present invented material as facts, which can undermine our audiences’ trust in our content. We acknowledge serious factual errors and correct them quickly, clearly, and appropriately.
g) We provide a fair opportunity for the public to report any inaccuracies or errors in our reportage via the ‘Suggest a Correction’ section that appears at the end of every web story that is published.
h) Our journalists’ primary responsibility is reporting, writing, and fact-checking stories. Stories are subject to review by one or more editors. DiggIndiaNews has a multi-level fact-checking structure for stories that require due diligence. The seniority of editors who review a story prior to publication varies based on a range of factors, including complexity, sensitivity, and the pressure of time.
Correction Policies
While DiggIndiaNews continually strives for excellence and accuracy, we acknowledge that we will occasionally make errors. When these errors are made, DiggIndianews will take responsibility for correcting the error and will maintain a high level of transparency to ensure all parties are confident that the incorrect information does not spread.
Readers: If a reader spots an error, they should contact the editor-in-chief, Emilee Wentland, immediately by email, phone, mail, or in person.
Email: [email protected]
Subject: Correction Needed
A correction is not officially submitted until the reader contacts the editor-in-chief directly. Corrections submitted to other DiggIndianews staff members may not be addressed in a timely manner or at all.
Corrections sent via email or mail ought to include the correction, the issue date or number, the location where the correction appeared (in print, online, etc.), the reader’s name, and a contact phone number or email address. Readers should also include the correct information and a source for where they found that information, if applicable. For example, if a Student Senate vote tally was incorrect, please provide the minutes from that meeting.
The reader can expect a response from the editor-in-chief and may be contacted further if a clarification is noted or the editor needs more information. Please note that a correction submission is a guarantee that the error will be investigated but not a guarantee that a correction will be issued.
DiggIndianews: After becoming aware of an error, the editor-in-chief will look into it using the reader’s information, meeting minutes, reporter recordings, and any other information sources at their disposal.
If an error is found, the editor-in-chief will issue a correction in all forms that the information was incorrectly disseminated:
PRINT: Corrections will be printed on page 2A in the next issue published. The correction will denote the issue, article, and incorrect information along with the correction.
DiggIndianews.com: The article will be corrected, and an editor’s note will be added to the bottom of the article, noting what was incorrect and when the article was changed.
SOCIAL MEDIA: If the article was posted on Facebook, Twitter, or any other online medium controlled by DiggIndianews, a post will be made linking to the corrected article, noting the correction.
Once the correction is made, the editor-in-chief will contact the reader who submitted the correction and inform them of the steps that were taken to correct the error. Corrections can also be submitted to [email protected] for further consideration.
