Editorial Counsel
For the editorial counsel team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.
Review scope →Specialist divisions / Media, Information Integrity & Reputation Intelligence
Specialist evidence services
Media, Information Integrity & Reputation Intelligence
Which statements can be independently sourced and which remain disputed?
Who commissions this work
Brand Communications
For the brand communications team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.
Review scope →Publishers
For the publishers team that needs independent sources before an actual spending, legal or operating decision.
Review scope →The real purchase trigger
Viral assertion, reputational crisis or disputed public statement
Track original statement, amplification chronology, documentary support and counterevidence.
We make the client’s claim, the original record, conflicting sources and the unknowns readable before commitment.
Choose one of eight defined services
Public Claims & Provenance Audit
One named subject or event; up to three material claims; agreed source jurisdictions and date window. Deliverable: Source coverage sheet, first three contradictions or gaps, clear next-record requests.
Review service and acceptance →Identity decision · Identity & Source Map
One main entity or asset and up to four related names, owners, locations, records or aliases. Deliverable: Entity or asset-resolution table, link-confidence explanation and original source chain.
Review service and acceptance →Claim decision · Material Claims Verification
Up to five numbered claims from a supplied proposal, transaction pack or public statement. Deliverable: Claim-by-claim citations, opposite sources, date-sensitive uncertainty and unproved statements.
Review service and acceptance →Timing decision · Independent Chronology Reconstruction
One bounded event sequence; disclosed evidence window; source provenance and known omissions. Deliverable: Chronology chart, disputed-event table, original-record references and unresolved sequence.
Review service and acceptance →Counterparty decision · Counterparty & Relationship Check
Named entity and up to five related organisations or responsible entities identified from lawful records. Deliverable: Evidence-supported relationship diagram, mismatches, ownership questions and exposure caveats.
Review service and acceptance →Decision-pack review · Decision-Ready Evidence Dossier
One defined commercial decision, six critical questions, specified sources and no unlimited investigation. Deliverable: Executive decision memo, evidence/contradiction matrix, dated primary-source index and recommendations for further questions.
Review service and acceptance →Repeat-work pilot · Repeat-File Evidence Desk
Written pilot of up to ten defined file types, with sampling rules, turnaround assumptions and exclusions. Deliverable: Consistent file-by-file evidence cards, exception register and consolidated management view.
Review service and acceptance →Media Claims & Corrections Watch
One named subject or a written small watchlist; specified public records, cadence, escalation threshold. Deliverable: Dated change log, evidence citations, false-positive dispositions and monthly change summary.
Review service and acceptance →Eight focused specialist pathways
Each pathway has a narrower research question, decision-ready evidence specification, source scope and written-commissioning path.
Public Claims Verification
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind public claims verification, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Media Source Reliability Research
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind media source reliability research, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Corporate Media Chronology Reconstruction
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind corporate media chronology reconstruction, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Disinformation Evidence Research
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind disinformation evidence research, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Synthetic Content Provenance Intelligence
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind synthetic content provenance intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Reputational Crisis Evidence Review
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind reputational crisis evidence review, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Public Statement Contradiction Analysis
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind public statement contradiction analysis, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Media Monitoring & Material Change Intelligence
Test the exact source and contrary evidence behind media monitoring & material change intelligence, rather than commission a generic industry report.
Review scope →Research sources to test
The following sources may support this type of work; their existence is not a claim that a prospective client or named matter has been verified.
AlphaSense market intelligence platform
Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.
Open source →Kroll investigations & diligence services
Source to test against the actual claim, checked for effective dates, coverage and access limitations. Not a client-specific verification result.
Open source →Evidence deliverables and professional limits
What the decision owner receives
- Public Claims & Provenance Audit
- claim origin chain
- conflicting versions timeline
- corrections evidence memo
- Source-linked claim analysis
- Dated assumptions, contradictions and missing evidence
What remains outside the mandate
Defamation, privacy and right-of-reply safeguards; no deceptive influence campaigns.
Acceptance is conditional on conflict, jurisdiction, lawful access, data protection, capacity and written fee approval.
Start with the decision, not a large retainer
Buyer stages
Match the size of the assignment to the present decision.
Review scope →Example evidence pack
View the contents of an illustrative research output without invented findings.
Review scope →Fees & engagement
Understand written standard-fee proposals, pilot limits and the approval process.
Review scope →Current sector source anchors and buyer decision kits
Review which original government or institutional records can inform the decision, which claims are still unknown, and which bounded product fits first.
Evidence questions worth resolving
Decision questions
Contrary-evidence tests
Division evidence guide (PDF)
Change-monitoring method (PDF)Lawful-source coverage varies. The documents explain the proposed method; no case, professional certification, continuous watch or fee has been approved automatically.