The verification record
What Northline Didn't Publish
Every newsroom publishes what it decided to run. This is the other half of that decision. Each figure below is read from Northline’s publication tables when this page loads — nothing is averaged, projected, or rounded in the newsroom’s favour.
Outcomes for every article drafted
364 of 501 drafts never reached a reader.
A refusal is not a failure of the story. It means the evidence required to publish it was not found, so it was not published.
What backs the 137 that did
498 citations across 137 live articles — an average of 3.6 per story. Every one is listed on the article it supports.
- INDEPENDENT343Independent newsroom reporting the same event
- PRIMARY136First-party — an official statement, filing, or release
- CONTEXT19Background that frames the story without establishing it
How far each citation sits from the event
Who Northline cites most
Read this page again tomorrow
The figures are queried live, so they move as the newsroom works. Retractions stay in the count permanently — an article withdrawn is part of the record, not removed from it.
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