Factual Foundations

Verified facts.
Source-linked reference pages.

A reference library for topics where facts matter and fallacies are common. Each page is AI-curated, fully cited, source-bias-disclosed, and built for sharing to anchor public discussion in evidence rather than spin.

Source-Linked Compiled with MiniMax M3 Bias-Disclosed Fallacy-Audited AI-Curated X-Shareable
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Source-First

Every factual claim has a citation. No unsourced assertion. The page is a network of links, not a wall of authority.

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Bias-Disclosed

Every referenced outlet has its known editorial bias documented. Manhattan Institute, AER, Wikipedia co-founder statements surfaced for each source.

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Multi-Language

Cross-check articles in multiple languages. Different editorial choices become evidence of editorial intent.

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Fallacy-Audited

Every topic includes a handbook of the rhetorical moves used to dismiss the facts. Readers come pre-loaded.

Reference Topics

3 entries Updated 2026-06-28

The Volhynia Massacre and the 2026 Order of the White Eagle Dispute

Polish-Ukrainian historical conflict · Current political event
Politics History Current Events Full-Context

The June 2026 revocation of Zelensky's Polish Order of the White Eagle, and the deeper historical conflict behind it. Includes documented UPA atrocity methods, the seven-year Ukrainian ban on Polish exhumations, the Katyn comparison, and a 13-entry fallacy handbook anticipating the most common dismissals.

📄 57 KB 📚 10+ sources 🔄 3 Wikipedia editions 📅 Jun 2026
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The Portal: How Source-Linked Reporting Should Work

Methodology · Proposal · Standards
Methodology Standards AI-Era

Why mainline news systematically fails readers who want facts, not narrative. Sample failure analysis using the Volhynia case. Proposal for a self-updating, source-linked, bias-disclosed, fallacy-audited, X-shareable reference page format.

📄 38 KB 🤖 AI workflow 📐 6 design principles 📅 Jun 2026
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Methodology: The Reference Framework

Design patterns · Source-criticism rules · Fallacy handbook
Methodology Standards Framework

The standalone framework underlying every Factual Foundations topic. Five design patterns, three layers of source criticism, twelve-fallacy handbook anticipating the most common dismissals, and the LLM-disclosure section. Read this to evaluate the methodology before reading any specific topic.

📄 32 KB 📐 5 patterns 🚫 13 fallacies 📅 Jun 2026
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About Factual Foundations

Factual Foundations is a reference library, not a news outlet. Each topic is a self-contained page that:

The scope is broad: any topic where facts vs. fallacies matter, including — but not limited to — political reporting, scientific claims, historical disputes, and current events.

Not a news outlet. These pages do not break news. They collect, verify, and contextualise facts that have already been reported. They are designed to be a reference surface for discourse, not a substitute for primary sources.

Themes available: Spotify Orange (default dark), TokyoNight, Odysseus, HashiCorp, VoltAgent, One Light (Atom-style light theme for daytime reading), and Print (optimised for paper/PDF export — pure white, classic web blue, URL annotations on external links, interactive elements hidden when printed). Pick what works for your eyes and your reading context.

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Last updated: 2026-06-28 15:00 BST

On the Use of an LLM in this Portal

Disclosure: the topics in this portal are researched and written with the assistance of an LLM. The current model and its version history are documented on the Model Version History section of the methodology page.

What the LLM does: retrieval, cross-source comparison, and prose assembly. What the LLM does not do: invent facts, choose sides, or replace primary sources. Every factual claim on every page is cited; source-bias is disclosed for every outlet referenced. The methodology that all pages apply is documented at the methodology page.

One source of truth: the cited sources are the authority. If a claim here is contradicted by a primary source, the cited source wins. The LLM is the tool, not the source.

Reading the share buttons: every FF page has X (Twitter) share buttons on each fallacy card. They pre-fill the tweet text with the fallacy pattern and counter, so you can spread a specific rebuttal without re-typing it. Other platforms are deliberately not supported - sharing is X-only by design.
Why no source links? References in this portal are listed by name only, never as hyperlinks. Three reasons: Wikipedia and other editorially-controlled sources get SEO weight from inbound links - we cite Wikipedia specifically because it FAILS some standard, so linking to it is a contradiction; the underlying primary sources (Motyka's book, IPN archive, BBC reports) are findable by name in any browser, so a hyperlink is unnecessary for navigation; and finally, several FF-documented outlets have known state-aligned editorial control - amplifying their link profile works against the portal's stated purpose. The full rationale is on the methodology page.