Editorial standards

Personality is part of the product. Accuracy is not optional. The standing rule is sassy, not nasty.

What kind of statement is this?

We distinguish confirmed information, credible reporting, public statements, internet speculation, and BlossipBoy opinion. Rumor is labeled as rumor. We do not invent quotes, relationships, scandals, sources, product tests, or insider knowledge.

Sources and evidence

Claims should be supported by the strongest practical source. Health and fitness coverage favors qualified experts, established medical organizations, peer-reviewed research, and honest descriptions of uncertainty. A viral video is evidence that a claim is popular, not that it is true.

Reviews and recommendations

We say whether a product was personally tested, researched, supplied by a brand, or included for editorial comparison. We do not call something tested when it was not. Price and availability can change.

People, privacy, and submissions

Humor should target choices, trends, public behavior, and absurd situations more often than a person’s body or private pain. Reader submissions must be anonymized unless clear permission says otherwise. We do not publish private messages merely because they were sent to us.

Images and artificial intelligence

We use original, commissioned, properly licensed, or otherwise permitted imagery. Generated or materially altered editorial imagery should be identified when a reasonable reader might mistake it for documentary photography. Public availability is not treated as permission to republish.

Corrections

Material errors are corrected promptly and transparently. See the corrections policy for how to reach us.