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Fact-check policy
Last updated: 2026-10-07
What "fact-check" means on FinWiz24
Every factual statement on a tax explainer or loan page has been checked against a primary source before publication, and is re-checked when the page is refreshed. "Fact" here means something verifiable: a tax rate, a deduction limit, a penalty amount, an eligibility bar — not an opinion about whether a provision is good or bad.
The verification ladder
Tier 1 (required for numbers): the Income Tax Act 2025, the Income-tax Rules 2026, a CBDT circular or notification, an RBI master direction, or a GST Council press release. Tier 2 (supporting): government portal FAQs and official press releases. Tier 3 (context only): credible financial media. A claim that only has Tier-3 support is labelled as reporting, or we do not make it.
How we handle grey areas
Where the law or a provider words terms ambiguously, we publish the official wording and state the interpretation used in any derived calculation side by side. If two authoritative sources conflict, the most recent official document wins and the page says so.
Stale data is a failure state
Tax rates and rules change. Our periodic refresh pass compares every active explainer against its government source; changed figures are updated and dated. A number you spot that contradicts the current Act, Rules, or notification is a bug — report it via the corrections process and we will fix and log it.
Challenges and queries
We do not run a public "truth-o-meter". Our fact-checking is embedded in the review methodology: sources are cited, calculations are shown, and corrections are logged. Disagree with a verification? Write to [email protected] with the source and we will re-check it.