Fact-checking

Aman Singh writes and reviews every guide. Because the writer and the reviewer are the same person, checking is never done while drafting: Aman reviews each guide in a separate pass after writing it. A guide is not published until every claim is confirmed, corrected or cut.

• Steps, menus and buttons, against the TV itself or the maker’s manual and support pages.
• Which models a guide covers, by series and model year, so a step is never promised for a TV it doesn’t fit.
• Specifications such as ports, sizes, resolution and refresh rates, against the manufacturer’s spec sheet.
• Compatibility: which apps, remotes and features work with which TVs, against the maker’s or app provider’s own pages.
• Safety guidance, such as unplugging, mount weight ratings and electrical warnings.
• Every source link, opened to confirm it says what the guide says it does.
• Prices, which are shown as “as of” a date because they change often.

1. 1The manufacturer’s or provider’s own documentation. For store policies, the store’s own written policy.
2. 2Our own testing and hands-on checks.
3. 3Reputable independent sources, such as government agencies, standards bodies and established publications.
4. 4Forums and reader reports. We use these only as leads and confirm them before we rely on them.

1. 1Research. We start from the sources above, in that order.
2. 2Test or verify. We try the steps ourselves or check them against the source.
3. 3Write. Aman Singh writes the guide and lists the sources used.
4. 4Check every fact. Every claim, number, step, price and link is checked against its source. Steps that carry a safety risk get an extra check.
5. 5Review. Aman Singh reviews the guide in a separate pass before it’s published.
6. 6Publish and date. We publish the guide with its “Last updated” date and add it to our review schedule.

• We say what we know and label what we don’t. Anything we couldn’t confirm is presented as unconfirmed.
• We don’t present guesses as facts. Expectations about updates or new models are worded as expectations.
• We come back. Guides with an open question are flagged for a re-check when better information is available.

• Reader reports sent through our contact page are checked by Aman against the same source rules.
• When a software update changes a TV’s menus, the affected guides are checked again and their date is updated.
• Mistakes are fixed under our corrections policy.

• Opinions. When we call a menu confusing or a picture mode too dim, that’s a judgment, not a fact. We make sure it’s grounded in the TV, but we don’t fact-check taste.
• The future. Claims about unreleased products or upcoming updates are attributed to whoever made them, not verified.
• Ads. Ads shown on our pages come from ad networks and aren’t covered by this process.