Last updated: August 27, 2026
NHANFL checks facts before a story goes live and again when a story is updated.
What we verify
- Transactions: signings, cuts, trades, drafts — against league or club announcements when they exist
- Quotes: against audio, video, or a transcript
- Numbers: salaries, draft slots, snap counts, scores
- Injury reports: official injury reports first; unnamed medical claims are treated as unconfirmed
- Social posts: we confirm the account is real before treating a post as a statement
Standards
A rumor is not a confirmed report. Language must match the evidence:
- Confirmed — official announcement or reporting we have independently verified
- Reported — attributed to another outlet or a named source
- Unconfirmed — circulating, not verified by us
We do not change “unconfirmed” to “done” in a headline until it is done.
Process
- Writer files the draft with sources noted
- Editor checks names, figures, and the headline against the body
- After publish, significant updates are dated
- Proven errors follow the Corrections Policy
Primary source URLs can be stored on the post (Editorial Metadata → source URL) and shown to readers.
Independence
Advertisers and teams do not approve copy. Writers with a conflict recuse. See Ethics Policy and Ownership & Funding.
Limits
We cannot confirm every item in real time during a trade flurry. When we are behind the first report, we credit the originating outlet and add what we can verify.
Questions
contact@nhanfl.com