DEXTAPE GUIDES

How the Dextape wire works

Find the publisher, read the preview, and check the original evidence before you trust a headline.

By Dextape DeskUpdated 1 min read
An editorial illustration of researching and checking news sources

The wire collects public publisher feeds and preserves the publisher, timestamp and original URL. Automated collection helps you discover coverage; it does not independently verify every claim in a story.

Preview, then the original

  • Each wire story is a preview: the headline, the publisher's own summary (at most 60 words) and a link to the full story on the publisher's site.
  • The full story, its corrections and its updates live with the publisher. A preview is not independent reporting or verification by Dextape.
  • Check both the publication time and the time of the underlying event. A newly published article can describe older news.

For a material claim, find the evidence behind it: a filing, official announcement, transaction or named source. Compare what that evidence establishes with the headline. Revisit the original publisher for updates and corrections.

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