Editorial & Evidence Protocol

Data & Verification Methodology

The standards governing source selection, claim classification, reliability tiering, and data audit protocols for the Rahul Gandhi Public Record Portal.

Core Editorial Principles

Evidence-first primary documentation over political rhetoric.

Explicit source reliability tiering (Primary Official down to Party/Social).

Nuanced claim classification separating verified facts from policy proposals.

Non-partisan representation of official government and parliamentary responses.

Zero tolerance for unverified stats or uncredited media assets.

5-Tier Source Reliability Matrix

TIER 1 — PRIMARY OFFICIAL SOURCE Evidence Weight: 100%

Official Gazette notifications, Lok Sabha Secretariat Hansards, Digital Sansad verbatim transcripts, ECI certified affidavits.

TIER 2 — INSTITUTIONAL / ACADEMIC SOURCE Evidence Weight: 90%

PRS Legislative Research, International Labour Organization (ILO), Reserve Bank of India (RBI), CAG audits, NITI Aayog publications.

TIER 3 — REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM Evidence Weight: 80%

Peer-reviewed, accredited news organizations (Reuters, The Hindu, Indian Express, PTI) providing independent ground reporting.

TIER 4 — PARTY / OFFICIAL STATEMENT Evidence Weight: 60%

INC election manifestos, official press releases, campaign declarations, political party speeches. Must be explicitly labeled as OFFICIAL_CLAIM or POLITICAL_POSITION.

TIER 5 — SECONDARY / SOCIAL MEDIA REFERENCE Evidence Weight: 30%

Verified social media posts or news clips used solely for timestamping or visual reference. Never used as sole evidence for factual claims.

Correction & Feedback Protocol

Found an Error or Missing Source?

Every claim and statistic on this site is subject to continuous review. If you identify a broken link, missing source citation, or conflicting election statistic, please submit primary documentation for review.