Fact-Checking Policy

The administration of the site https://zhukovets.com (the Site) care about being perfectly clear and precise with words, headlines, and URLs and understand that words have the utmost power and act accordingly.

Writers under the Site must verify the information they gather and write at all times. This includes identifying information such as names, locations, factual statements, and accounts related to the content. Writers do their own fact-checking using their own judgment and information under the light of our Ethics Policy.

The Site is ready to and will use fact-checkers both online and within the editorial team in certain circumstances if need be. We are committed to non-partisanship, transparency of sources, transparency of funding, and being open to reasonable criticism and corrections in our project. We check the information with all related parties before publishing it online.

If we receive a claim regarding fact-checking on our website, we first contact the source of the claim for further elaboration and supporting information. We also contact individuals and organizations who would have more information about or have relevant experience on the subject at hand, as well as researching relevant literature (news articles, scientific journal articles, books, interview transcripts, statistical sources) that has bearing on the topic.