How we source TodayDaysOld

Every story starts with something I couldn’t stop looking up, and ends with links you can follow to check my work. Here is how that works in practice.

Sources are linked

Facts are attributed to where they came from, with the source linked inside the post, often in a “Source:” line after the passage it backs up. Where I can, I go to the primary source: the company’s own page, the official dataset, the researcher’s own announcement.

Numbers carry a date

Follower counts, prices and totals are only true on the day I checked them, so many posts say “as of” a date. If you are reading an older story, follow the link for the current figure.

Screenshots and images

When a story is about a website or an app, I use real screenshots of it. Photos from other sources are credited, with their license when there is one. Some posts open with an AI-generated illustration; that is decoration, not evidence.

What I won’t do

I don’t invent quotes, facts or sources. If a source hedges (“may have,” “not yet confirmed”), the post hedges too, and when I make a prediction I say so.

AI, and what to do if I’m wrong

The topics, opinions and jokes are mine; AI helps with research, drafting and checking facts (more in How I make this). If I got something wrong, email [email protected] and I will fix it. Nothing here is financial, legal or medical advice.