Fact-checking Facts
How we verify the technical accuracy of all the content we publish.
Last updated: May 2026Commitment to technical accuracy
The editorial content published by Inspenet undergoes review and verification processes commensurate with its nature, technical complexity, editorial urgency, and the availability of sources.
For rapidly evolving content, interviews, event coverage, or breaking news, the verification process can proceed incrementally as additional information becomes available.
Inspenet strives to use technical, corporate, institutional, and journalistic sources that are considered reliable at the time of publication, though it cannot guarantee the complete absence of unintentional errors.
Fact-checking is a central part of Inspenet’s editorial process. In a specialized technical publication, an error is not just a matter of credibility: it can have practical consequences for professionals who rely on our content to make technical, operational, or safety decisions. That is why fact-checking is an important part of Inspenet’s editorial process.
Verification process — 5 steps
We ensure that content published on Inspenet follows this protocol before it is published:
- Identification of verifiable claims: The writer or editor identifies all factual statements.
- Search for primary sources: Each claim is verified using primary sources.
- Contrast and triangulation: Whenever possible, key claims are verified using at least two independent sources.
- Editorial review: An editor reviews the content before publication.
- Specialized technical inspection, as appropriate.
Accepted primary sources
- Regulatory and technical sources: API, ASME, NACE/AMPP, ISO, IEC, IEEE, ATEX, manufacturer manuals, peer-reviewed technical publications.
- Institutional and corporate sources: press releases, annual reports, data from the EIA, IEA, OPEC, and ECLAC.
- Direct expert sources: statements from identifiable technical experts, direct interviews.
References to codes, standards, technical specifications, or industry best practices are provided for informational and educational purposes only. Users should consult the official, current versions issued by the respective organizations.
Statistical data
Whenever possible, the primary source of the data is identified. Projected or estimated data are identified as such. The use of data out of context is avoided.
Content related to investments, markets, projects, CAPEX, infrastructure, or economic trends is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial, commercial, or investment advice.
Live event coverage
Real-time event coverage follows standards designed for immediacy. It is clearly indicated when coverage is live and may be updated.
Inspenet’s editorial coverage of events, companies, technologies, or industrial solutions does not constitute certification, technical validation, or a commercial recommendation by Inspenet.
Interview Protocol
The interviewee is identified by name, title, and organization. Direct quotes accurately reflect the interviewee’s words. The interviewee is given the opportunity to review their technical statements upon request.
The opinions, statements, and assertions expressed by interviewees, contributors, or third parties are solely those of their authors and do not necessarily reflect the editorial position of Inspenet.
What happens when an error is detected
If an error is detected, Inspenet follows the process outlined in its Corrections Policy.
Verification tools
Regulatory databases, search engines for technical publications, metadata verification tools, internal source registry.
Standards differentiated by content type
- Technical articles and guides: Verification of technical claims using primary sources.
- Industry news: verification of key data against primary sources or official statements.
- Analysis and opinion: verification of the data on which the analysis is based, clearly presented as analysis.
- Inspenet TV: the same standards as our written content.
- Inspenet Brief: The summaries cite their sources whenever possible.
Automated summaries and artificial intelligence
Automated summaries, excerpts generated by third parties, or reinterpretations using external artificial intelligence tools may not fully reflect the original context published by Inspenet.
Scope and limitations of the information
The information published by Inspenet is for informational, technical, and editorial purposes only and does not constitute specific legal, financial, operational, or engineering advice.
The information published by Inspenet is not a substitute for technical evaluations, detailed engineering, certified inspections, specialized professional advice, or specific operational decisions.
Inspenet reserves the right to update, modify, reorganize, or remove editorial content when necessary for editorial, technical, legal, strategic, or third-party protection reasons.
Editorial framework
Inspenet upholds editorial standards designed to promote accuracy, transparency, accountability, and trust in technical, industrial, and energy-related content, while recognizing the dynamic nature of information, technology, sources, and industry developments.
This policy should be read in conjunction with Inspenet’s Editorial Policy, Corrections Policy, and Editorial Ethics Policy.
Last updated: May 2026