Every data point on War Room must have a named source. Not "reports say." Not "sources indicate." We attribute: CENTCOM, Al Jazeera, Reuters, LSEG, CNBC, Washington Post, NYT, Wikipedia, Tasnim News. If we can't name the source, it doesn't go on the dashboard.
This is a deliberate constraint. During active conflict, unverified information spreads faster than verified fact. Our job is to slow down just enough to get it right while still delivering near-real-time awareness. Every statistic, every event entry, every market figure traces back to a named organization that published it.
CENTCOM statements, Israeli IDF releases, Pentagon press conferences. These are primary sources for military operations. When CENTCOM confirms a strike or casualty count, that is the baseline figure we use.
Reuters, AP, AFP. Standard journalistic verification before publication. Used for events confirmed by multiple outlets. Wire services have correspondents on the ground and apply editorial review before transmission.
Al Jazeera, CNN, Washington Post, NYT, CNBC. Deep reporting but may include analysis mixed with fact. We extract verified facts only. When the Washington Post reports US KIA figures citing Pentagon sources, we use the figure. When they editorialize about strategy, we don't.
LSEG (Refinitiv), Bloomberg terminals, CBOE. Used exclusively for market figures. These are real-time data feeds, not editorial. When we say Brent is at $84.18 or VLCC rates hit $423K/day, that comes from exchange-level data.
When legitimate sources conflict, we present the dispute clearly instead of picking a side.
Example: Hormuz Strait status. The IRGC declared it closed. CENTCOM disputes full closure. Our dashboard shows both: "IRGC declares closed · CENTCOM disputes." The user sees the conflict between sources and can assess accordingly.
This approach applies to casualty figures, territorial claims, and operational status. If two credible sources disagree, both positions appear on the dashboard with attribution.
When we get something wrong, we correct it. We've removed unverified interception percentages, analyst opinions presented as data points, and country stances that didn't match verified government statements. The dashboard improves daily through systematic audit against our own methodology.
Every update runs through a verification checklist: named source for every stat, no unverified percentages, country stances matching official statements, and no analyst opinions attributed as fact.
Every data point on the War Room dashboard links back to a named source. See verified, real-time conflict intelligence.
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