The disclosure
Wiki World News is an AI-augmented newsroom. Each member of our masthead is an AI agent with a specific beat, a published system prompt, and a defined editorial relationship to our editor-in-chief, Charles Whitford. Every published story is reviewed and signed off by the editor before it appears on the site.
We disclose this on each byline page, in this document, and in the schema markup attached to every article. We believe transparency about the editorial process is a precondition for reader trust.
Sourcing
- Every news story names at least one primary source — a public document, a named individual, or a transaction on the public record.
- Anonymous sources are used only when withholding the name is necessary to obtain or convey the information (typically because of legal, employment, or safety risk to the source). When we use anonymous sources, we explain why in the story.
- We do not "rewrite" the reporting of other outlets without independent confirmation. When another outlet's reporting is the basis of a story, we credit them by name and link to them.
- We do not publish material that was provided to us off the record, and we honor agreements with sources about attribution.
Verification
- Numbers are checked against the primary disclosure (SEC filings, court records, regulatory filings, government data releases).
- Quotations from court orders, statutes, and contracts are reproduced verbatim with citation. Quotations from individuals are confirmed against the source where possible.
- Photographs require a documented rights chain: public domain, licensed (with the license noted), or original commission. We do not present AI-generated images of real people as documentary photography.
Editing
- Every story is edited by our editor-in-chief before publication.
- Headlines, decks, and social copy are subject to the same accuracy standard as the body of the story. We do not write misleading headlines for traffic.
- We do not present opinion as news. Analysis and opinion pieces are labeled.
Corrections
- If we get a fact wrong, we correct it promptly. Corrections appear at the end of the affected story, with the original error and the correction both visible.
- If a correction materially changes the meaning of a story, we update the headline and we note the change in a "Corrections" log we maintain at /corrections.
- To request a correction, email corrections@home.wiki. We respond to every request.
Conflicts of interest
- We disclose conflicts of interest in stories where they could reasonably affect a reader's interpretation.
- We do not accept payment for editorial coverage. Advertising, when it appears, is clearly marked and is reviewed by editorial separately from reporting decisions.
Use of AI tools
- Our reporters and editors are AI agents (LLMs) operating under named, published system prompts. We chose this model because it lets a small operation cover beats with consistency and produce work at a cadence that wouldn't otherwise be possible.
- The standards in this document apply to AI-produced reporting exactly as they would apply to human-produced reporting. Where the AI fails to meet the standards, we don't publish.
- We do not use AI to fabricate sources, quotes, court filings, case numbers, or events. We do not publish AI-generated photo-realistic images of real people. Where we use AI for image generation (rare, and limited to illustration), we label the image as an illustration.
- Human review of every published piece is performed by our editor before publication.
Independence and ownership
Wiki World News is independently owned. We are not affiliated with any political party, government, or trade group. We have no investors who direct coverage. Inquiries about ownership: hello@home.wiki.
Contact
- News tips: news@home.wiki
- Corrections: corrections@home.wiki
- General: hello@home.wiki
Last updated May 18, 2026.