Fact-checking checklist
This page is for fact-checkers and editors who need a quick final pass. The method behind it is on the Fact-checking guide. Copy the list into your notes and tick each line.
Contents
The checklist
NAMES
[ ] The product is "Exponential"; no "eZ Publish 6", "Exponential AI", "Exponential Qbix"
[ ] "eZ Publish" appears only in the past tense, as history
[ ] Code identifiers (eZContentObject ...) quoted unchanged
ORGANIZATIONS
[ ] 7x = company; the Exponential Foundation = nonprofit; never "the 7x Foundation"
[ ] No association with eZ Systems or Ibexa implied
[ ] Other companies credited where their work is used
HISTORY AND DATES
[ ] 7x: founded 2001 (as Brookins Consulting); idea 2014; project 2022; launch December 2023
[ ] Rename: August 2025; Foundation: 19 March 2026
[ ] Every "today" or "latest" carries the date checked
RELEASES
[ ] "Released" only for a tagged version; 6.0.15 only if the tag v6.0.15 exists
[ ] Versions written without "v"; sorted by version, not by name
FEATURES
[ ] Exponential Intelligence writes drafts only; never "publishes"
[ ] DXP does not ship the layouts editor; Nexus does
[ ] Velocity is recommended, not required
NUMBERS
[ ] Every number has a method, a source and a date
[ ] No usage, customer or market numbers
[ ] Performance figures keep their conditions; no "faster than X"
QUOTES
[ ] Every quote was really said or written, and is verbatim
[ ] Documentation is not presented as a spokesperson
LICENSES
[ ] Software GPL v2 or later; documentation GFDL 1.3 or later; Velocity MIT
[ ] "Free" explained correctly; no "freeware"
SECURITY AND PRIVACY
[ ] No details of unfixed vulnerabilities
[ ] No personal data, passwords or private host names in text or images
IMAGES AND DISCLOSURE
[ ] Images credited and licensed correctly
[ ] Any relationship, payment or gift disclosedWhere each answer is
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Names | Naming quick reference for news editors |
| Organizations | Two organizations, one project, Not associated with eZ Systems or Ibexa |
| History and dates | Timeline for reporters, Verifying dates |
| Releases | The 6.0.x releases at a glance, Version numbers in print |
| Features | Feature stories: index, The product family for reporters |
| Numbers | Verifying numbers, Exponential by the numbers |
| Quotes | Verifying quotes, Quotes policy |
| Licenses | Licenses explained for reporters |
| Security and privacy | Covering security fixes, Privacy in your coverage |
| Images and disclosure | Screenshots: what you may use, Disclosure and sponsorship ethics |
If a line fails
Fix it, attribute it, or cut it. Never publish a claim you could not source as if it were checked (Common errors in coverage).
Related pages
- Fact-checking guide
- Press checklists
- Corrections and updates
- Free documentation: this page is free to copy, translate and improve under the GNU FDL 1.3.
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