Editorial standards

Fact-checking standards

We follow a three-stage fact-check: (1) author writes every claim with a primary source link, (2) editor (Arjun or Priya) verifies the source link, (3) YMYL reviewer (Rohan) does a final pass. For any claim not backed by an official source, we add a "verify before relying on this" disclaimer.

Sourcing rules

We only accept dated official sources, regulator dispatches, or peer-reviewed publications as primary evidence. Anonymous Reddit posts, forwarded WhatsApp messages, YouTube screenshots are never primary evidence. If the only available source is secondary, we disclose it on the page.

Affiliate disclosure policy

We are registered with Pocket Option's affiliate program and our CTA buttons (via /go route) generate commission on registration. Every article carries a visible disclosure. We publish negative reviews, regulatory warnings, and "do not deposit" recommendations regardless of affiliate revenue — editorial independence overrides our commercial model.

Conflicts of interest

Our editors are not former or current Pocket Option Ltd. employees. We do not personally trade in Pocket Option-related assets (cryptocurrency, equity, derivatives). If an editor has a personal stake in a topic, they recuse themselves and another editor handles the article.

Language standards

English pages follow Indian English usage (Hindi spellings where case-by-case appropriate). Hindi pages must be ≥92% Devanagari — we do not accept Hinglish code-switching, untranslated sentence fragments, or machine-translation patterns. Our pre-publish linter checks for Hinglish patterns.

Corrections and transparency

When we make a mistake, we fix it with a public correction note — we do not silently edit. The correction log for every article is viewable on the corrections-policy page.

Language integrity testing

Every 30 days we monitor the Devanagari ratio on Hindi pages to ensure code-switching doesn't creep in. If any page drops below the 92% threshold, it's pulled for out-of-cycle review.