How we work
Editorial Standards
The voice is pointed. The factual standard is not optional.
What we publish
Leak Social publishes political opinion and media criticism about real events. It uses a deadpan, straight-news voice as a rhetorical device. It does not claim to be neutral reporting, and it does not invent the events beneath the argument.
Sourcing
Every published article links the material supporting its factual claims. We prefer public records, court filings, legislation, official data, full remarks, and direct reporting. Claims and allegations remain attributed to the person or organization making them. A headline may sharpen the argument, but it may not outrun the sourced record.
Quotations and context
We do not fabricate quotations. Quoted language should be traceable to a linked source and presented with enough context to preserve its meaning. Paraphrases should not be dressed up as direct speech.
People and power
The editorial target is power: public officials, institutions, campaigns, corporations, and influential public figures. Private people should not become targets merely because they appear near a news event. Their names and personal details belong in a story only when they are necessary to understand it.
Images
Hero images are symbolic editorial illustrations. They are not offered as documentary proof of a scene and should not be read as a representation of an actual event. We avoid fabricated quotations, official marks, and recognizable depictions that could falsely suggest a real photograph or endorsement.
Independence and disclosure
Leak Social is independently produced. No campaign, candidate, political party, PAC, or political vendor has paid for, requested, reviewed, or approved its coverage. If that ever changes, any sponsored, paid, or materially assisted coverage will be clearly disclosed on the article. We do not accept undisclosed editorial direction from a subject of coverage.
Corrections
Send the article URL, the disputed passage, and supporting material to chadwick@unwoke.ninja. We review factual issues against the source record. A substantive correction is appended to the original article with a date and explanation; it is not hidden behind a silent rewrite. Changes of style, spelling, or clarity may be made without a note when they do not alter the article’s meaning.