Trust · How the sausage is made

Sources, standards & corrections

The rules every film, briefing, and tool is held to — and the public record of what we've gotten wrong.

The StandardsClick any rule to expand
Rule 01

Primary sources first

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Court records, regulatory filings, transaction data, on-the-record interviews, and named industry research outrank commentary. Every on-screen claim maps to an entry in the episode's public source ledger, with the organization, date, and — where possible — an archive link.

Rule 02

Estimates are labeled

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Ranges are shown as ranges. Industry estimates are identified as estimates and attributed. Company statements and founder interviews are described as claims, not independently audited facts. Valuations are identified for what they are — a reported pre-money valuation is never described as revenue, cash, or profit.

Rule 03

AI-generated visuals are disclosed

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Where AI-assisted imagery or reconstructions appear in films, they are disclosed in the episode credits and never presented as documentary photography of a real event. Illustrative renders and sample data on this site are labeled illustrative. Nothing on this site is live aircraft tracking.

Rule 04

Sponsorship is separated

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Sponsored and affiliate relationships are disclosed on every page and episode where they exist. Partners never see cuts before publication, never shape editorial conclusions, and are declined when a relationship would compromise coverage of their category. Allegations are reported as allegations; arbitration outcomes are not described as findings on the merits.

Rule 05

Corrections are public

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When we get something wrong, we correct it — dated, on the record, in the log below, and flagged on every affected episode page and video description. To report an error: corrections@theemptyleg.co. We review every submission and respond to substantive ones.

Corrections LogPublic · dated · permanent
DateCorrectionAffects
No corrections to date. When there is one, it will appear here with the original error, the correction, and the date — and stay here.

Report an error → corrections@theemptyleg.co