About
An evidence-driven public record of government conduct.
The Unredacted Project is a website for reporting alleged violations of law and constitution by U.S. public officials and public employees acting in their official capacity. Submissions are backed by evidence, analyzed with AI assistance, and evaluated by the community through a structured tiering and dispute system.
Our mission
Public officials and public employees carry public trust. When that trust is alleged to have been broken, the public deserves a place to document it that is transparent, evidence-based, and resistant to both cover-ups and opportunistic noise.
The Unredacted Project exists to be that place — a durable, auditable record of alleged government misconduct, built from primary evidence and maintained in the open.
- Evidence-based. Every claim rides on attached evidence. Assertions without evidence do not advance past the lowest verification tier.
- Non-authoritative tone. The Platform is an evidence analyst, not a judge. AI summaries, tier labels, and presentation language are designed to avoid declaring guilt or innocence.
- Transparent audit trail. Every tier transition, dispute, edit, and moderation action is recorded. Users can see why a claim is where it is.
- Speech about government. The Unredacted Project is speech about the conduct of government. That protection is foundational to our editorial and moderation posture.
- Community-augmented verification. AI handles upward recommendations. The community handles the hardest decisions — debunking — through structured, jurisdiction-scoped voting.
What The Unredacted Project is — and isn’t
The Unredacted Project is only concerned with U.S. public officials and public employees acting in their official capacity. Claims that fall outside this scope are rejected at submission. This is a hard constraint, not a stylistic preference.
We are not a venue for:
- Allegations against private citizens.
- Allegations against private-sector companies.
- Allegations about the private conduct of government actors.
- Unsourced rumor, anonymous gossip, or revenge postings.
How it works
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1. Someone submits a claim.
A submitter identifies a specific U.S. public official or public employee, the agency they work for, the alleged violation, and attaches evidence — documents, links, filings, recordings, or other legally obtained artifacts. Submitters choose how they are attributed on the record: real name, pseudonym, or anonymous (with an edit token for later updates).
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2. AI performs initial analysis.
Our AI pipeline reads the submission and the attached evidence. It summarizes what the evidence supports, assesses risk, suggests categories, and flags possible scope violations or safety issues — without ever declaring guilt or innocence. AI output is editorial context; it never replaces evidence.
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3. The claim enters a verification tier.
Every claim is placed into one of six evidence-based verification tiers: Unverified, Corroborated, Substantiated, Officially Acknowledged, Disputed, or Debunked. Movement between tiers is driven by new evidence, official acknowledgements, disputes, and community votes — and every transition is written to the audit trail.
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4. Anyone can dispute.
Any user may file a dispute against a published claim. Filing a dispute moves the claim to the Disputed tier and triggers AI re-evaluation. Disputes with counter-evidence carry weight; bare denials are visible but fade over time. Authorized agency spokespeople can file a Verified Response dispute on behalf of their agency.
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5. The community can debunk.
A claim can move from Disputed to Debunked only through a community vote with jurisdiction-scoped voter eligibility, contextual quorum, and a supermajority threshold. This is the system’s hardest call, and it’s deliberately slow.
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6. Nothing disappears quietly.
Edits, removals, takedowns, and tier transitions are all recorded on each claim’s history timeline. Moderation actions are logged to an admin audit log. The record is the record.
Frequently asked questions
Can I submit anonymously?
Yes. You can choose real_name, pseudonym, or anonymous attribution at submission time. Anonymous submitters receive a one-time edit token that lets them edit the claim later without an account. Losing the token means losing edit access; the Platform cannot recover it.
What kinds of evidence are accepted?
Documents, URLs to primary sources, court filings, recordings, photographs, data exports, and similar artifacts. Evidence must be legally obtained. Claims submitted without evidence do not advance past the lowest tier.
Does the AI decide whether a claim is true?
No. The AI summarizes what the attached evidence supports, flags risks, and suggests categories. It does not label people guilty or innocent, and its output is always presented as analysis, not as finding of fact. Tier movement is driven by evidence, disputes, and community voting — not by AI confidence scores.
What if someone posts something false about me?
Public officials and public employees who believe a claim misrepresents their official conduct can file a dispute. Authorized agency spokespeople can file a Verified Response dispute on behalf of the agency. Private individuals who are incorrectly named should contact moderation; private citizens are outside the Platform’s scope and claims that target them will be removed.
How do I delete my account?
You can delete your account at any time from your account settings. Personally identifying account fields are removed or irreversibly anonymized, but the claims and evidence you submitted remain — they are part of a durable public record and are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. See our Terms of Service for the full policy.
Why Creative Commons BY-SA?
Because accountability shouldn’t be trapped inside one website. Submissions are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 so researchers, journalists, and other platforms can use the record with attribution, provided they share alike.
Who funds and runs The Unredacted Project?
The Platform is operated by [Company Name]. Funding and organizational details are disclosed in the Team section below.
Is this legal? What about defamation?
The Unredacted Project is a venue for third-party speech about the conduct of government. Platforms that host user speech about public officials enjoy strong protections under 47 U.S.C. § 230 and the First Amendment. Submitters remain responsible for the truthfulness of their own submissions; knowingly false claims or fabricated evidence violate our Terms of Service.
How do I report a bug or a moderation concern?
Use the “Flag” affordance on any claim to report a moderation concern to our team. For bug reports, feature ideas, or press inquiries, see the contact details in the Team section below.
Team
The Unredacted Project is built by a small team of engineers, moderators, and advisors committed to the public-interest mission above. Full team bios, organizational structure, and funding disclosures will be published here.
Team bios coming soon.
- [Founder / Executive Director] — [short bio]
- [Head of Engineering] — [short bio]
- [Head of Trust & Safety] — [short bio]
- [Advisory Board] — [names and affiliations]
Press and partnership inquiries:
press@[company-domain].
General questions:
hello@[company-domain].