Sourcing & fact-checking

THRIVE reports from primary sources and links every claim back to the issuer of record. This is the standard we hold ourselves to.

Primary sources only

A story runs only when it is backed by the issuer of record - the regulator, the manufacturer, the operator, the official dataset or the company itself. We do not rewrite other outlets' reporting and pass it off as our own. Where a secondary outlet first surfaced something, we go to the primary document before we publish.

Every claim is linked

Each factual claim in an issue carries an inline link to the source that supports it. If a claim cannot be linked to a primary source, we hold it until it can be - no exceptions. Figures, quotes and dates are taken from the source, not paraphrased into something the source does not say.

How each issue is checked

Automated checks flag any number, statistic or named figure that is not supported by the cited source before an issue can be approved.
No issue is published automatically. A human reviews and approves every issue before it is sent - the approval step is a hard gate.
Stories that fail sourcing or accuracy checks are held or dropped, not softened.

Imagery

Article images are original editorial artwork generated for THRIVE. We do not republish third-party press or stock photographs. Artwork is illustrative and is never presented as documentary photography of a specific real event, vehicle or person.

When we get it wrong

We correct material errors openly and promptly. See our corrections policy for how that works and the public record of any corrections issued.

Last updated 1 July 2026.