Sources & methodology
Show the work behind the explanation.
A Credo article should be useful even when the reader follows the source trail instead of taking our word for it.
Source hierarchy
- Primary government, regulator, legislation, and official statistics.
- Academic papers, universities, and research institutes.
- Company filings and official corporate material for company-specific claims.
- Established journalism and specialist publications for reported context.
- Expert and community discussion for discovery or lived perspective, not as the only support for a key fact.
Research pattern
We begin with the reader question, define the relevant country and topic, collect the strongest available sources, and separate documented facts from interpretation. The article is then structured around a model: what happened, why the system exists, how it works, and why it matters.
Dates and provenance
Facts that can change—leaders, policies, prices, statistics, and institutional roles—need a visible updated date and a source that can be checked. Archive evidence is labelled as historical evidence. We do not turn an old snapshot into a claim about the present without new verification.
AI-assisted work
AI may help us extract, classify, compare, or flag stale material. It does not turn an unverified output into a published fact. Human review remains responsible for claims, framing, rights, and corrections.