How we label evidence

Where a factual statement on Uganda Gold Report depends on a source, we label how strong its evidence is, and each page shows when it was last reviewed. The labels are:

• Verified: we checked it ourselves against the original record, document or inspection.
• Official: it is stated in an official register, list, gazette or government publication.
• Independently evidenced: it is supported by credible independent sources we have reviewed.
• Inference: our own reasoning or calculation from the sources cited.
• Reported: a credible secondary source reports it, and we have not confirmed it independently.
• Claimed: only the party concerned says it.
• Unverified: no accessible source confirms or refutes it.
• Planned: it is intended but not yet in place.
• Subject to verification: it is under review, and you should not rely on it yet.
• Not found in sources checked: we searched the named sources and found nothing. This does not prove that something does not exist.

Our rules

• We prefer primary sources: laws, regulations, official registers, government statements and court records.
• We quote official sanctions and licence records with the date we checked them. We never extend a designation to anyone not named on the list.
• We do not describe any named person or company as fraudulent. Where a court or the police has made a statement, we report it as that body's statement.
• "Not found" never becomes "unlicensed" or "fake".
• Each page shows when it was last reviewed. Material corrections are shown on the page with the date.

What our pages are not

Our pages are not legal advice, financial advice, an assay certificate, an origin certificate or an official certification of any kind.