At The Spruce, we take great pride in the quality of our content.
Our writers create original, accurate, engaging content that is free of ethical concerns or conflicts.
At The Spruce, we aspire to provide the highest quality content produced by humans, for humans.
The date indicates when the piece was most recently updated with new information.
Some articles also have a tagline at the end to provide additional information on research or authorship.
Photos and videos are not edited in any way that may cause them to be false or misleading.
All of our writers, editors, and contributors are responsible for disclosing any potential conflicts of interest.
Our editorial content is not influenced by our advertisers.
We maintain a strict separation between advertising and editorial content and clearly differentiate editorial content from advertising content.
This group of professionals is selected and vetted for journalistic and subject matter expertise.
Accuracy and Corrections
Our editorial team is committed to producing high quality, factual content.
If there is an error in a story, we will correct the error as quickly as possible.
All corrections will be clearly labeled as such, and will include what was changed and when.
News articles often cover a distinct event in time, so they are not routinely updated.
Each article is date-stamped to reflect when they were last updated.
Sourcing
Our writers and editors adhere to strict standards for article sourcing.
All data points, facts, and claims are backed up by at least one reputable source.
We strongly discourage use of anonymous or unnamed sourcing, as this can erode transparency and reader trust.
Our content strives to serve all communities.
Independence and Impartiality
The Spruce is committed to independent, impartial, fair journalism.
Our editorial content is not influenced by our advertisers.
Every staff member and contributor is held accountable to a high standard of honesty and transparency.
We maintain a strict separation between advertising and editorial content.
Our product and service reviews are wholly independent and based on robust research and product testing.
We are transparent and disclose when any valuable products or services are provided to our editorial teams.
Our editorial staff and editorial contributors must not solicit gifts or services for personal purposes.
Originality
Our goal at The Spruce is to provide original, useful, and unbiased content.
Any suggestion of plagiarism is investigated fully and is grounds for dismissal.
