An Available Page Is Not Necessarily Current Evidence
Publication dates, retrieval dates, evidence checks, and search snippets can refer to different moments. A new wrapper does not turn an old claim into current information.
Ask what the date describes
‘Visited today’ only records an access. A copyright year in the footer does not establish when the body changed. An evidence-check date needs a record of checking the particular content; missing dates should stay missing.
Trace repeated claims to their source
Near-identical wording, images, or numbers may come from one source. A newer repost date is not newer evidence for the claim. If the original cannot be found, identify where the source trail ends.
A dead link creates a question, not a conclusion
Suppose last year’s exhibition announcement returns a 404 while search results retain its old snippet. That proves neither a new edition nor a cancellation. A move, outage, or withdrawal can all make a page inaccessible; the cause needs separate evidence.
Three dates behind a piece of information
Source publication
The date given by the original publisher. If none is stated, it stays unknown.
Evidence check
When this site checked the source content. Loading a page is not verification of every field.
Editorial update
A change to this page’s wording or structure, separate from any change to the source.
Spotted an error?
Send the page URL, disputed text, proposed correction, and a public source. Please leave out identity documents and anyone’s private information.
- The full page URL on this site
- The field or wording at issue
- Your proposed correction
- A public source URL and its stated date, if available