Document the claim
Preserve what was actually alleged, by whom, and when—without silently strengthening it.
About & trust
A public notebook, not a verdict machine.
The Unverified File investigates uncertain events by making its evidence trail inspectable. We can be curious without pretending uncertainty has disappeared.
Link the evidence
Prefer primary records, preserve provenance, name limitations, and distinguish reporting from testimony.
Keep the revision
Case files show material changes and corrections instead of overwriting the public record without notice.
What AI does
Assistance with boundaries
Local models may cluster sources, extract entities, suggest connections, translate, or draft summaries. Their output is a research lead. It is never evidence and never the final editorial judgment.
What community votes do
Attention, not truth
Votes help prioritize work and surface disagreement. Popularity, confidence, and consensus are not substitutes for provenance or corroboration.
Ownership and funding
Independent project
The Unverified File is an independent Null Records project. Support links help fund collection, hosting, and reporting. Sponsorship or support does not change a source's evidence status.
Corrections
Material corrections belong in the case revision record. For a correction request, identify the case, the disputed statement, and a primary source that supports the change. A dedicated private submission channel will be introduced before personal submissions are accepted.
Legacy material
Older Archive, map, and video material may predate this evidence model. Its presence is not an endorsement. Migration status is shown wherever a record has been converted into a reviewed case file.