Sources & Methodology

Transparency is the cornerstone of trust. At Shadow Archive, we are committed to showing our work. Every story we publish is backed by a rigorous research process that relies on publicly available, verifiable information.

Primary Sources

We prioritize information from the closest possible source to the event:

• Official court transcripts and legal rulings.
• Police reports (when released to the public).
• Contemporary newspaper archives (New York Times, The Guardian, etc.).
• Government declassified files (FBI Vault, CIA Reading Room).

Citation Standards

Every story includes a dedicated "Sources" section at the bottom of the page. We encourage our readers to explore these original documents to form their own conclusions.