Rules

1. Use your real name.

   At least your real first name. Your last name is optional, in full or as its first letter. A photo is optional too, and if you add one it has to be of you. A false name or photo can be reported; moderators can ask for a change, and until it's made the account can read but not post.

2. Disclose ties that could bias you.

   Work for a government, military, party, advocacy group, media outlet or a company with a stake: put it on your profile. Report someone else's only with a public source, and never their ordinary employer, family or address.

3. Source every claim.

   Say what the source says, not what you think it means. Interpretation belongs in a debate.

4. Quote briefly.

   Quote only the words that carry the claim and link the rest. Upload documents you have the right to share.

5. Private individuals: the claim, never the person.

   You may name the author of a post you debunk, as the name appears on the post. Never picture private people or link their accounts. They never get a wall, and moderators take a private person's name off on request.

6. No addresses, workplaces or contact details.

   Never post where anyone lives or works, their phone, their family, or anything that helps someone find them.

7. Public subjects only on walls.

   Officials, candidates, organisations, media outlets, state bodies and accounts with a large public audience: as a guide, 10,000 followers or about a million views of their writing. Say why the subject is public when you propose one.

8. Argue with the evidence, not the person.

   No insults, slurs, hate speech, threats or harassment, aimed at anyone, whatever their office: reviewers, debaters, subjects and public figures alike. Debunks stay on the claim and its sources, never on motive or character.

9. Same rules for every side.

   Debunks of any camp's claims are welcome and reviewed the same way. Brigading reviews to push a result is grounds for suspension.

10. Corrections are welcome.

    If a subject corrects a claim, record it. If your own post was wrong, correct it.

11. Reports and appeals.

    Report anything that breaks these rules. Subjects and members can appeal a decision; appeals are decided by a different moderator and logged.

Legal notices and takedown requests: use the contact address in the site footer once it is published. Until then, report the item and a moderator will respond.