The desk’s rules, in plain language

Editorial Standards

Every story on BiasList is filed, not shouted. This page explains the desk’s editorial sign-off, how sources are assessed, and what we do when we cannot responsibly source a claim.

Section 01

What editorial sign-off means

Before a story goes live, a human editor re-reads it against its sources and approves publication. The verification note records that editorial sign-off. If a story is not signed off, it remains outside the published index.

Section 02

Who signs off

Every published story is reviewed and approved by a human editor before publication.

BiasList is a founder-led desk. Standard editor-authored reporting is published under the standing byline The Desk; a named byline is used only when an actual identified contributor is responsible for the piece. The verification note records the editorial sign-off attached to the story.

BiasList does not imply a second-editor review where none occurred. One human editor is responsible for final approval of each published story.

  • ▸The Desk is BiasList’s standing founder-led byline, not a fictional staff member.
  • ▸A named byline is used only for an actual identified contributor.
  • ▸There is no separate standards lead or rotating section editor unless one actually exists.

Section 03

What counts as a primary or secondary source

BiasList prefers primary sources where available. Examples include official artist, label or agency statements; company announcements; and court or regulatory filings. Original interviews can qualify as primary sourcing if and when BiasList begins conducting them.

Reputable secondary reporting is also used for verification and context, including reporting from established news organizations and reputable industry or trade outlets. Sources are assessed for provenance, relevance and attribution; citations can include secondary reporting as well as primary sources.

What does not count as sufficient sourcing: social-media reposts, anonymous fandom claims, unsupported aggregators, and ordinary rumor posts.

  • ▸official artist, label, agency or company announcements
  • ▸established news organizations and reputable industry or trade reporting
  • ▸court or regulatory filings (Korean court records, Financial Supervisory Service disclosures, Korea Fair Trade Commission rulings, U.S. PACER, official gazettes)

Section 04

Official statements & label / agency links

The clearly labeled Sources/Filings section contains the sources used to verify or report the story. Its citation rows preserve the source label and link for readers; the section is a source list, not an inline annotation on each sentence.

Section 05

Rumor & unattributed policy

If we cannot source it, we do not file it.

Credible attributable reporting from a reputable outlet may be covered when it is editorially significant. The headline and body must identify it as reported, never imply official confirmation without it, and distinguish attribution from confirmation. Anonymous fandom claims, unsupported aggregators and ordinary rumor posts are insufficient. Independent confirmation strengthens a report, but it is not an absolute prerequisite for responsibly attributed coverage.

Section 06

Corrections & updates

Filed is the original publication or filing date, and it is preserved. Updated appears only after a genuine post-publication editorial change. Developing stories may be revised as confirmed information changes, and factual errors may be corrected; material corrections are disclosed clearly when warranted. Publication history is not silently rewritten.

Section 07

How AI fits into the desk

AI may assist with research synthesis, drafting, copy editing, formatting and production.

Every published story is reviewed, sourced and explicitly approved by a human editor before publication. AI output alone is never verification, and AI assistance does not replace the human editorial sign-off shown on the story.

  • ▸A human editor re-reads every draft against its sources before publication.
  • ▸A model’s draft is not publishable on its own — it is one input an editor weighs, rejects, edits or accepts on review.
  • ▸A story without the required editorial sign-off remains outside the published index.

Section 08

The Sources/Filings section

Published factual reporting carries a visible Sources/Filings block on the permalink when the article has real attached citations. It contains the sources used to verify or report that story; primary sources are preferred where available, while reputable secondary reporting may provide verification or context.

A post with no attached citations does not render the Sources/Filings block. The absence is part of the honest signal: readers can tell a filed story with attached sources from one without, and the desk prefers that to a fabricated empty-state UI that hints at sources the desk does not have.

  • ▸The section lists the sources selected for this story; it is not an inline annotation on each sentence.
  • ▸A citation may be primary or reputable secondary reporting, depending on what is available and editorially relevant.
  • ▸The Sources/Filings block is not a portal of every reference the desk considered — only the sources attached to the story.