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AI Use Disclosure

Stated plainly: drafts may be AI-assisted, and every article is fact-checked and edited by a human before publication.

What that means in practice

An AI tool may help draft an article — for example, by turning checked notes into a first draft. That draft is never published as-is. A human editor reviews it, checks its facts against the sources described in our Editorial Standards, corrects it, and only then approves it for publication. The human editor is responsible for the final article, including every date, title and claim in it.

What AI is not used for

AI is not the publisher, and it is not a source. It does not invent quotations, dates, figures or announcements, and nothing it produces is treated as verified fact. If a draft contains a claim the editor cannot verify, the claim is removed or marked unknown before publication. Rumor and confirmation labels are applied by the human editor, not by the drafting tool.

If an error slips through

Human editing catches most errors, but not all of them. When an error is found after publication, it is corrected and marked on the article itself, as described on theCorrections page. Reports of errors can be made through the Contact page.