Fact-check policy

Every story on Nipun News follows one rule: accuracy first, speed second. Being right matters more to us than being first.

How we check sources

• First-hand reporting: our district reporter goes to the scene and speaks to the people involved.
• Two-source rule: we do not publish an allegation or a sensational claim made by a single person until at least one more independent source or an official document confirms it.
• Official information: government schemes, job notifications, exam dates and results are checked against the department's official website, press note or government order before we write about them.
• Right of reply: when a story makes an allegation against a person or organisation, we seek their response; if they do not respond, the story says so.

Photographs and videos

• Photographs taken by our own reporters come first. The reporter confirms what each picture shows and where it was taken.
• Before we use a photograph or video from social media, we check with methods such as reverse image search whether it is old or from somewhere else.
• We never present unrelated stock photographs as news pictures. If there is no genuine photograph, the story is published without one.

Social media and WhatsApp forwards

We do not publish claims that are going viral on WhatsApp, Facebook or X as news. We check them with the authorities concerned, eyewitnesses or official records first. When a viral claim turns out to be false, we report that, so that readers are not misled.

Use of AI tools

We use AI tools to turn a reporter's notes into a story and to translate. An editor compares every sentence with the facts the reporter supplied and checks names, numbers, dates and quotes in particular. Nothing the AI adds without a source is published.

Editor approval

Every story is published only after an editor approves it. The editor checks the facts, whether the headline matches the story, whether anyone's reputation is harmed unfairly, and whether the identity of a child or a victim could be revealed.

When we get it wrong

Mistakes can happen however careful we are. When we learn of one we correct it promptly and state at the end of the story what was changed. If you see an error, email info@nipunindia.com with the subject "Correction" and your evidence.