source library always expanding built for verification, not vibes

THE RECEIPTS.

This is the evidence hub behind the site. Court filings. Archived statements. Campaign money. Inspector general reports. Watchdogs. Video. Government data. If a claim matters, the record should be sitting right next to it.

18 core source desks Primary-source categories I lean on before the pundit class starts freelancing.
5 evidence lanes Courts, money, archives, video, and reporting cross-checks.
4 steps to publish Claim, check, cross-reference, then write it clean.
0 patience for spin If the record says otherwise, the record wins.
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primary recordsCongress, executive actions, agency documents, and official releases. court paper trailFilings, dockets, orders, opinions, and watchdog litigation. follow the moneyCampaign finance, disclosures, lobbying, contracts, and profits. archived proofDeleted posts, rewrites, clipped interviews, and prior statements. reporting deskUse reporting to verify, contextualize, and pressure-test the claim. house rulesHow a post gets from allegation to published.
Methodology

Primary records beat vibes. If a politician says one thing and the filing says another, the filing wins.

Video beats paraphrase. Whenever possible, pull the clip, transcript, or archived statement instead of somebody's spin about it.

One source is not enough for a hard hit. High-impact claims should be supported by a primary record or by multiple independent confirmations.

Publishing workflow

What gets published here: claims that can be traced, documented, and explained without guesswork.

01Claim

Write down the exact quote, action, or allegation. No fuzzy target.

02Record

Pull the document, clip, docket, filing, dataset, or disclosure behind it.

03Cross-check

Compare primary material against credible reporting and timelines.

04Publish

State the claim, show the record, explain the consequence, link the receipts.

How this page works with the rest of the site

The Lies tracks false claims and propaganda. Corruption tracks grift, self-dealing, and abuse of office. Receipts is where readers can see how the case gets built.

The Lies Searchable tracker for false claims, narrative fraud, and documented bullshit. Corruption Money, favors, pardons, donor influence, profiteering, and ethics breakdowns. Blog Long-form posts that turn the record into readable, linked accountability writing.
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Lane 01
Primary records
Use these when the question is: what did they actually sign, file, say, or instruct?
Primary docs

Federal Register

high-value

The cleanest way to verify executive orders, proclamations, rule changes, and agency notices. If they changed federal policy, the paper trail usually starts here.

executive actionspolicy texttimeline
Use it when somebody claims they “never signed that,” “never changed that,” or “only made a minor adjustment.”
open sourceexample post
Primary docs

Congress.gov

high-value

Bill text, amendments, sponsors, floor actions, and status. Good for killing fake summaries of legislation before they spread.

billsvotessponsors
Use it when a party claims a bill does one thing but the actual text does another.
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Primary docs

White House statements

use carefully

Official spin, yes. But also an admissible record of what they wanted on the record at a given moment. Useful when the rewrite comes later.

quotesofficial linetimestamp
Use it to lock in what the administration said before the cleanup crew arrived.
open sourceexample post
Video / transcript

C-SPAN + full transcripts

high-value

For speeches, interviews, hearings, and floor remarks, video and transcripts beat selective clips every time.

videofull contextquotes
Use it when the defense is “that clip is out of context.” Pull the full sequence and see.
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Lane 02
Court paper trail
Use these when the claim involves charges, rulings, orders, injunctions, settlements, or sworn allegations.
Court records

CourtListener / RECAP

high-value

Searchable dockets, complaints, motions, opinions, and orders. Ideal for reading the actual allegation or ruling instead of social media summaries about it.

docketsorderscomplaints
Use it for fraud cases, injunctions, constitutional fights, election litigation, and document-heavy scandals.
open sourceexample post
Court records

State court systems

use often

Not every major accountability story lives in federal court. State-level systems matter for election crimes, business fraud, consumer protection, and local corruption.

state caseslocal corruptionbusiness fraud
Use it when a national figure is hiding behind the assumption that nobody will read local dockets.
court directoryexample post
Watchdog reports

Inspector General reports

high-value

Dry? Yes. Important? Absolutely. IG reports are where misconduct, waste, security failures, and agency lies get documented in painful detail.

auditswasteabuse
Use it to move from opinion to documented government failure with citations that hold up.
open sourceexample post
Enforcement

DOJ / SEC enforcement

good lead

These releases can be a useful front door, but they should lead you back to the charging document, complaint, plea, or order.

fraudchargessettlements
Use it when a grift story crosses into civil or criminal enforcement.
DOJ newsSEC news
Lane 03
Follow the money
Use these when the question is who got paid, who gave money, who lobbied, who profited, or who benefited.
Money trail

FEC filings

high-value

Campaign receipts, disbursements, committees, reimbursements, vendors, and donor patterns. If a political machine is cashing out, there are often crumbs here.

donorsvendorspayments
Use it to map donor influence, campaign spending, and self-enrichment around political operations.
open sourceexample post
Money analysis

OpenSecrets

great bridge

A strong bridge between raw FEC data and something a human can actually read. Great for spotting patterns before digging deeper into filings.

lobbyingdark moneydonor maps
Use it when you need to explain the network around the money, not just the line item.
open sourceexample post
Money trail

Lobbying disclosures

high-value

Who is paying whom to influence what. Useful when access, regulatory favors, or suspicious policy choices are part of the story.

lobbyistsclientsissues
Use it when the corruption is not a paper bag of cash but the slower, cleaner version in broad daylight.
open sourceexample post
Ethics paper trail

Financial disclosures

good lead

Not always precise, often incomplete, but still useful for showing holdings, debts, gifts, and broad areas of possible conflict.

assetsgiftsconflicts
Use it when somebody insists there is “no conflict” while holding the exact kind of conflict.
OGE filingsexample post
Lane 04
Archived proof
Use these when the story is a deletion, a rewrite, a walk-back, or an attempt to memory-hole a statement.
Archive

Wayback Machine

use often

Excellent for proving a statement existed, a page changed, or a promise disappeared. Not every capture is perfect, but it is powerful when combined with another source.

deleted pagesbefore/afterarchives
Use it when the cleanup operation is the story.
open sourceexample post
Archive / video

Full interview archives

use often

When a quote goes viral, pull the full interview, full segment, or complete town hall before writing. Short clips are where bad-faith spin lives.

contextvideoverification
Use it for media appearances, rallies, debates, and “that is not what he meant” defenses.
TV archiveexample post
Archive

Social post evidence

supporting only

Screenshots are useful, but they are not enough by themselves for a serious allegation. Pair them with archives, transcripts, or platform URLs whenever possible.

screenshotsdeleted postssupporting
Use them as corroboration, not the entire case.
example posttracker entry
Archive / transcript

Pool reports + transcripts

good lead

Useful for off-the-cuff remarks, hallway questions, travel pool quotes, and moments that do not always get a formal speech transcript.

press remarksquotestimeline
Use it when the quote happened outside a formal event but still matters.
example postbreaking desk
Lane 05
Reporting desk
Use these to verify, contextualize, and pressure-test the claim — not to replace the underlying record.
Reporting baseline

AP + Reuters

baseline

Clean, fast, usually cautious. Good for timelines, official reactions, and checking whether a claim has actually been independently confirmed.

baselinetimelinesconfirmation
Use them early to separate confirmed facts from chatter.
APReuters
Reporting baseline

Local reporting

underrated

Some of the best accountability work gets done by local outlets covering courthouse filings, statehouses, school boards, and local political machines.

local anglestatehousecourthouse
Use it when the national press is late, lazy, or not paying attention yet.
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Investigative reporting

Watchdog investigations

deep dives

Useful for connecting the dots around systems of abuse, ethics failures, gifts, donors, and institutional rot that do not fit in one filing.

investigationsethicspatterns
Use them to widen the frame after the core allegation is documented.
open sourceexample post
Support library

Fact-check archives

supporting only

Helpful for repeated claims, prior debunks, and seeing whether the lie has a long history. Still, whenever possible, go back to the original record yourself.

repeat lieshistorycontext
Use them to show pattern, not to outsource your whole case.
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