Our Fact-Checking & Provenance Standards
At Overclock, trust is our primary asset. We adhere to rigorous 4-Tier Provenance and deterministic compliance audits for all published journalism.
1. The 4-Tier Source Hierarchy
Official engineering blogs, SEC corporate filings, arXiv scientific preprints, first-party GitHub repositories, and verified press releases.
Investigative reporting and verified scoops from high-authority media (Reuters, Bloomberg, The Verge, TechCrunch, MIT Technology Review).
Independent researcher notes, Hacker News technical discussions, and industry newsletters. Used only for corroboration, never as sole proof.
2. Pre-Synthesis Conflict Resolution
When multiple news outlets report conflicting numbers (e.g. valuation estimates, launch dates), our V5 intelligence reconciler compares source tiers. Higher-tier primary evidence always supersedes secondary commentary. Unverified rumors are discarded before writing prose.
3. AI Transparency & Illustrations
All AI-assisted syntheses carry explicit badges. Any visual flowcharts, architecture diagrams, or synthetic graphics generated for conceptual clarity are clearly watermarked with:
ℹ️ AI Generated only for illustration purposes
4. Corrections & Feedback
If you identify a factual discrepancy or outdated metric in any of our coverage, contact our editorial desk immediately at corrections@overclock.example.com. We issue transparent updates and corrections log timestamps.