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Independence

  • WORA does not write stories to order and does not sell space in stories. [WORA's funding sources — filled in by the owner.]
  • There is no advertising on the site now. If it appears, it will be kept apart from the news and labelled.
  • The order of stories on the front page depends on the importance and freshness of the event, not on who reported it.

All sides

  • WORA's sources include outlets of different countries, views and ownership: state, public, private, independent and exile media.
  • Each source is shown with its affiliation, such as state media or independent outlet, so you can see who is speaking.
  • If a third party restricts a source (sanctions, a broadcast ban), that is shown too. The restriction alone does not exclude the source, but such sources are used in public stories only after a lawyer's opinion.
  • Claims from any source are checked by the same rules.
  • Where positions differ, the story shows each one with its sources and does not take a side.

Facts apart from opinions

  • Only what is confirmed is written as fact. Everything else says who claims it: "X says that…".
  • Assessments and opinions ("the decision is wrong", "growth is impressive") belong to someone. They are always attributed; WORA neither confirms nor refutes them.
  • WORA adds no opinions of its own to stories.
  • Numbers, dates, names and titles come only from claims with sources, never from a model's "general knowledge".

Language

  • A headline never claims more than the text and the sources.
  • Times carry a time zone. A developing story shows the time of its last update.
  • No clickbait, no loaded adjectives, no words that decide for the reader.

  • The English and Russian versions must say the same thing.

    • Both are written from the same claims, not one from the other.
    • If they differ, code flags it and an editor looks at the story.
    • Claims are recorded in the language of their source, so the version in the other language is in effect a translation by the system. It has more errors (see "How we verify").

Corrections and the right of reply

Every correction creates a new version of the story; earlier versions stay available.

C1 — minor. A typo or formatting; the meaning does not change. A new version without a separate note.

C2 — material. A fact, number, name or conclusion changed.

  • A visible note in the story and an entry in its timeline.
  • Both language versions are updated.
  • A correction notice in WORA's channels.
  • A person decides. The aim is to publish it within [period — owner's decision; proposed: 4 editor working hours] after the error is confirmed.

C3 — withdrawal. The story is taken down. Only a person decides. The headline and the explanation stay public on the "Corrections" page.

All C2 and C3 are listed on the "Corrections" page.

Right of reply. If a story concerns you or your organisation and you think it is wrong, write through the "Contact" page: which story, which claim, and what is wrong. A person reads every message; a confirmed error is corrected by the rules above. [How and when a reply by the person concerned is published — after the lawyer's opinion.]

AI labelling

  • Every WORA publication is labelled "Prepared with AI". If an editor approved the text, the label reads "Reviewed by an editor".
  • The label appears on the site and in all WORA channels.
  • At present an editor approves every publication, and each approval is recorded.
  • The EU AI Act (Article 50(4)), in force since 2 August 2026, requires disclosure that a text on matters of public interest was generated by AI. The exception is a text that a human reviewed and for which an editor is responsible.
  • WORA labels in every case: readers should know how a text is made.
  • [Exact wording of the label and the legal reference — after the lawyer's opinion.]

Conflicts of interest

  • If WORA, its owner or an editor has an interest in the subject of a story, the story says so. [Known interests of the owner — filled in by the owner.]
  • An editor with a personal interest does not approve that story.

What WORA does not publish

  • Deaths or serious injuries before official confirmation. Until then, only as an attributed claim and only after a person checks it.
  • Accusations against named private individuals. About public figures: only attributed and only through an editor.
  • Names, images or data of minors in connection with crimes.
  • Election results before official data.
  • Medical, legal or investment advice. Only facts with a source.
  • Calls to violence or hatred. Quotes from such material only with context and attribution, through an editor.
  • Posts by anonymous or unverifiable accounts as the only source.
  • Material obtained by getting around paywalls or a site's terms.