Fact-Checking Policy
Last updated: June 2026
Every number on manclass.co is meant to be traceable to a primary public record. This policy describes where our facts come from and how we check them before they are published.
Primary sources only
Manclass builds its pages from primary sources — official rules, manuals, studies, and spec sheets — cited in each piece, plus clearly-marked firsthand reporting. We do not republish second-hand summaries, scraped aggregations, or unattributed figures. Each page cites the dataset it draws from and links back to the source so any reader can verify a figure independently.
No invented numbers, no synthetic data
If a value is not present in the underlying public data, it does not appear on manclass.co. We never fabricate statistics to fill a gap, and we never use model-generated estimates in place of reported figures. Where the data is genuinely missing, we say so rather than guess.
How figures are verified
- Faithful processing. Data is fetched directly from the source, then transformed with documented, repeatable code — not hand-transcribed, where transcription errors would creep in.
- Source-of-truth checks. Derived values (rankings, grades, composite scores) are computed from the source fields using stated formulas, so the inputs to any number remain auditable. Every article is researched from primary sources — government agencies, official standards bodies, and published studies — and written in a plain, practical voice. Each draft passes an editorial gate that checks for specificity, cited sources, and banned filler before an editor signs off on the final point of view and line edit. Firsthand pieces are reported from real experience and clearly distinguished from researched guidance; nothing fabricates experience it did not have.
- Sanity bounds. Cross-cutting totals and outliers are checked against known ranges to catch unit errors, duplicates, and mis-scaled values before they reach a page.
- Dating. Every dataset page carries a “Last updated” date so readers know how current a figure is.
The limits of what we check
Manclass verifies that our pages faithfully represent primary sources — official rules, manuals, studies, and spec sheets — cited in each piece, plus clearly-marked firsthand reporting. We do not independently audit the issuing agency’s collection methods, and we cannot guarantee the source itself is free of error. Source records may be incomplete, reported late, or restated after publication. We treat the primary record as authoritative and follow its corrections — always verify a consequential figure against the original source before acting on it.
Found an error?
Tell us and we will fix it. See our Corrections Policy for how to report an issue and what happens next, and our Editorial Policy for how our content is produced.