https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/Find your bearings in claims, sources and context.enhttps://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/a-claim-a-fact-and-an-inference-are-not-the-same-thing/https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/a-claim-a-fact-and-an-inference-are-not-the-same-thing/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:10:00 +0000ClaimsLearn to distinguish a claim, a fact and an inference so you can see what each sentence establishes and avoid treating a plausible reading as proof.https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/witness-spokesperson-or-document-what-each-source-can-show/https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/witness-spokesperson-or-document-what-each-source-can-show/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:50:00 +0000SourcesLearn what witnesses, official spokespeople and written records can show, so you can match each source to the question it is able to answer.https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/the-trail-behind-a-quoted-statistic/https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/the-trail-behind-a-quoted-statistic/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0000EvidenceTrace a quoted statistic to its original source, identify what it measures and see what the citation leaves unproven before you repeat the number.https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/the-missing-paragraph-problem-how-context-changes-a-quotation/https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/the-missing-paragraph-problem-how-context-changes-a-quotation/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:50:00 +0000ContextThe missing paragraph problem can turn a careful qualification into a sweeping claim. Restore the surrounding passage before deciding what a quotation means.https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/when-a-developing-story-has-no-final-answer-yet/https://authenticnewscompass.co.uk/when-a-developing-story-has-no-final-answer-yet/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:40:00 +0000UncertaintyA calm routine for reading a developing story: separate confirmed details from open questions and spot what new information could change.