The numbers
How much checking we did: the sources we read, the facts we corrected or left out, the topics we stopped following and the mistakes we corrected after publishing. None of it is about our readers.
We publish no reader numbers because we do not have them: we count page visits per day, which cannot tell two readers from one who came twice. A number too small to mean anything shows a dash and the reason, not a zero.
November 2026
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Sources we read
316
The number of different sources we read in the month. A page that had nothing new to cite is not recorded, so the real number is higher.
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Times we opened a source
365
Every time we opened a source in the month. A source opened on three days counts three times.
updated 15 Nov 2026 -
Sources behind what we published
329
The different sources behind the facts in the stories we published in the month, counting only facts an editor confirmed or toned down.
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Sources we could not reach
33
Pages we tried to open in the month and could not: a paywall, a login, a timeout, or a page that was gone.
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Facts checked
1 218
Facts an editor checked against their source in the month. Each was confirmed, toned down or left out.
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Facts toned down
79
Facts we changed to say only what the source supports, before we published them.
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Facts left out
21
Facts the source did not support. They are not on the site.
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Reference page checks
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too few to show
Times we checked a reference page against its sources in the month, each recorded with the date.
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Reference page checks stopped
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too few to show
Checks we stopped because we could not confirm more than half the figures. The page was marked unchecked instead of half updated.
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Figures checked again
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too few to show
Figures on our reference pages that we checked against their source in the month.
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Figures that had changed
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too few to show
Of the figures we checked again, how many had a new value.
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Figures we could not confirm
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too few to show
Of the figures we checked again, how many we could not confirm at their source. Each is marked unverified on its page.
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Figures confirmed unchanged
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too few to show
Of the figures we checked again, how many we confirmed at their source and found unchanged.
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Topics we stopped following
0
Topics we stopped following in the month, each with a dated reason.
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Topics that never became important
0
Of the topics we stopped following, how many never rose before we stopped.
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Corrections
2
Corrections we published in the month, each dated on the story with the original wording kept.
updated 15 Nov 2026 -
Stories published
92
Stories we published in the month, top stories and short items together.
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Days of news published
13
Days of news we published in the month.
updated 15 Nov 2026
The last twelve months
| Figure | 25-12 | 26-01 | 26-02 | 26-03 | 26-04 | 26-05 | 26-06 | 26-07 | 26-08 | 26-09 | 26-10 | 26-11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sources we read | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 616 | 316 |
| Times we opened a source | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | 726 | 365 |
| Sources behind what we published | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 476 | 329 |
| Sources we could not reach | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 74 | 33 |
| Facts checked | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 | 2 522 | 1 218 |
| Facts toned down | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 149 | 79 |
| Facts left out | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 67 | 21 |
| Reference page checks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reference page checks stopped | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Figures checked again | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Figures that had changed | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Figures we could not confirm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Figures confirmed unchanged | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Topics we stopped following | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Topics that never became important | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corrections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Stories published | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 200 | 92 |
| Days of news published | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 31 | 13 |
A dash means the number is too small to show, or the month is not counted yet. Once our monthly issue has printed a month's numbers, they do not change.
Sources we read, by month
The number of different sources we read in the month. A page that had nothing new to cite is not recorded, so the real number is higher.
Times we opened a source, by month
Every time we opened a source in the month. A source opened on three days counts three times.
Sources behind what we published, by month
The different sources behind the facts in the stories we published in the month, counting only facts an editor confirmed or toned down.
Sources we could not reach, by month
Pages we tried to open in the month and could not: a paywall, a login, a timeout, or a page that was gone.
Facts checked, by month
Facts an editor checked against their source in the month. Each was confirmed, toned down or left out.
Facts toned down, by month
Facts we changed to say only what the source supports, before we published them.
Facts left out, by month
Facts the source did not support. They are not on the site.
Topics we stopped following, by month
Topics we stopped following in the month, each with a dated reason.
Topics that never became important, by month
Of the topics we stopped following, how many never rose before we stopped.
Corrections, by month
Corrections we published in the month, each dated on the story with the original wording kept.
Stories published, by month
Stories we published in the month, top stories and short items together.
Days of news published, by month
Days of news we published in the month.
How to read this
We count each number once a night from our own records and print its definition beside it. The numbers that do not flatter us (facts left out, sources we could not reach, corrections) are shown at the same size as the rest.