How we verify facts
Every article on USA Beam goes through a verification step before publication. This page explains what that step covers.
Sources we use
We check claims against primary sources first: government data, court filings, company financial reports, and official statements. For sports coverage, we use official league, federation, and tournament data (FIFA, national federations, and match officials for World Cup coverage).
We use secondary sources, wire reports, and reputable outlets when primary sources aren't available. We don't publish a claim sourced from a single unverified post or unnamed account.
What we check before publishing
Names, titles, and spellings against official rosters or company records.
Dates, scores, and statistics against official records.
Quotes against the original interview, transcript, or press release.
Numbers (prices, population figures, financial data) against the source document, not a secondhand citation.
Two-source rule
Any claim that isn't confirmed by an official record needs 2 independent sources before it runs. If we can't get 2 sources, we either hold the story or say clearly in the article that the claim is unconfirmed.
When we get it wrong
If a fact turns out to be wrong after publication, we fix it and add a correction note. See our corrections policy for how that works.
What we don't do
We don't let advertisers or outside parties review or approve facts before publication. We don't publish unverified rumors as confirmed news, even during breaking coverage.
Contact
Questions about how we verified a specific claim: email [email protected] with the article URL.
