Send a Tip

Community intake

Send a lead, not a verdict.

Town chisme can point toward a real public-interest question. The job here is to turn that lead into a checkable claim, locate the strongest available source, and publish only what the evidence supports.

Tip form

What should we look at?

Topic

Contact email optional Contact information is used for follow-up, not public attribution, unless you explicitly agree otherwise.

What happened, or what should be checked?

Public source links / record locations Primary records are best. A social post can be a lead; it is not automatically proof.

Why does this matter to Porterville residents?

What context should we make sure not to miss?

I am not sending passwords, hacked material, material obtained by bypassing access controls, or private data that is unrelated to a public-interest issue. I understand a submission is a lead for verification, not a promise of publication or absolute confidentiality. You may quote my submission after removing identifying information, unless I say otherwise in the message.

What happens next

A submission starts a check. It doesn't end one.

1 · TriageIs there a public-interest question that can actually be checked?

2 · Source huntWe look for the agenda, filing, contract, video, policy, invoice, or other strongest available record.

3 · VerificationWe separate what the source establishes from inference, allegation, and unknowns.

4 · Follow-upIf you provided an email, we may ask for clarification. Your identity is not published without your explicit consent.

5 · DecisionThe lead may become a Reality Check, stay in research, or close as unsupported or not in the public interest.

6 · CorrectionsIf better evidence changes a published conclusion, the public page and correction log are updated.

Intake rule

submission → lead → source hunt → verification → publication decision

No anonymous allegation becomes a published fact simply because several people repeat it.