Editorial Standards, Corrections and Right of Reply

• Every article links to a named, identifiable original source. We do not publish anonymous, unattributed, or single-source claims as established fact.
• We prioritize primary sources: court documents, official records, government and parliamentary reports, recognized NGOs, and established international media.
• When a source is itself an allegation, the article is labeled accordingly (see Evidence Classification) — never as fact.
• We link directly to original reporting and use excerpts for commentary and reporting under fair dealing; we do not reproduce sources in full.
• Sources are re-checked at publication and on periodic review; broken or retracted sources are updated or noted.

Each article carries an evidence level. The four classifications we use:

The classification appears in each article's metadata and in its NewsArticle structured data, so readers and AI systems can distinguish established fact from reported allegation.

• Investigations are fact-based, source-cited reporting. Every factual claim links to a source; no claim is asserted without one.
• Opinion and analysis are clearly labeled as such (evidence level: "opinion / analysis"), include the author's interpretation, and never present unproven claims as fact.
• No paid, sponsored, promotional, or advocacy content is published as editorial. Any paid partnership — if ever accepted — is disclosed and separated from reporting.

• Errors are corrected promptly once verified. Minor fixes (typos, formatting) are updated with a revised last-modified date; substantive corrections receive a dated correction notice appended to the article.
• Significant factual errors — wrong attribution, incorrect figures, or a misrepresented claim — get a visible correction note explaining what changed and why.
• Retractions are not silent deletions: a retraction notice is published explaining why the article was removed.
• Anyone may request a correction via our corrections form or the contact details below; requests are reviewed within five business days.

• Legally sensitive content — defamation risk, ongoing litigation, or claims about named individuals — is reviewed before publication for accuracy, attribution, and fair dealing.
• We rely on attributed reporting from established sources rather than making independent factual assertions. We do not publish content we know to be false or that recklessly disregards verification.
• Where a legal risk is identified, we seek the right of reply before publication where practicable.
• We comply with valid legal takedown orders and respond to good-faith correction requests from affected parties.

• Any named party — individual, company, or government — is offered the opportunity to respond, before or after publication.
• Substantive responses are published on the relevant article, attributed to the respondent and timestamped.
• Responses are not edited in a way that changes meaning; factual corrections are applied; the original claim and the reply are presented together.

To request a correction, submit a response, or report an error, use any of the following:

• Correction & response form: /submit-tip
• General contact: /contact
• Editorial desk: editorial@qatarexposed.net

Please include the article URL, the specific claim, and any supporting source. All correction requests are handled in confidence and reviewed by the editorial desk.

• Every article carries a byline (the named author or "Editorial Desk"), a publication date, and a last-modified date.
• The organization behind the content — Qatar Exposed — is identified in the publisher field of each article's NewsArticle structured data and on the About page.
• This policy is versioned: the effective and last-reviewed dates above reflect the current version.