Evidence levels
Every leak carries two facts: the strongest evidence behind the claim and the claim’s current status.
- E1
Rumour
No source, second-hand or speculative.
- E2
Weak source
A single, anonymous or unverifiable source.
- E3
Reliable source
A source with a correct track record, or two independent sources.
- E4
Verifiable trace
A concrete trace anyone can check: code, an app build, an API response, a document.
- E5
Official
The company’s own statement, or the product itself.
How a level is set
- The level follows the strongest evidence that can be checked, not how interesting the claim is.
- A screenshot on its own counts as E2 at most.
- Accounts repeating the same first source count as one source.
- When a level changes, the story says so, with the date.
Statuses
- Unverified
- Partly confirmed
- Confirmed
- Debunked
- Retracted