Accuracy comes before speed. These are the rules every Knock-On story follows.

Sources

• We go to the original source wherever possible: official statistics, central bank and government publications, regulatory filings and company announcements.
• A significant claim is confirmed by at least one independent credible source before we publish it as fact. If we cannot confirm it, we say so: “This has not yet been independently verified.”
• We link our sources in every article.

Fact, analysis and forecast

• Fact is what is confirmed. Analysis is what the evidence suggests. Forecast is what we think is likely, and is always labelled.
• We use careful language about cause and effect: “could add pressure to” rather than “will cause”.

Freshness

We label stories as new, developing or background, and we do not present older information as breaking news.

Independence

• We are not affiliated with any political party, and we cover politics only where it affects the economy and business.
• Advertising and sponsorship never influence our coverage. Sponsored content, if we ever publish it, is clearly labelled.
• Nothing we publish is investment advice.

Images and AI

We use our own charts and graphics and properly licensed material. Where we use AI-generated illustrations, we label them as such; we never create realistic images of real people or events.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix it openly:

1. The article is corrected and a note at the end states what was wrong, what is correct, and the date of the correction.
2. Significant corrections are also noted in the post or newsletter that carried the error.
3. We never silently delete or rewrite a published error.

To report an error, email corrections@knockonmedia.com with the article link and the correction.

Predictions tracker

When we make a specific forecast, we record it with a date and a timeframe, and we report back on whether it came true.