Editorial standards
We prefer current primary sources: statutes, regulations, government guidance, enforcement records, official product terms and original data. Trade and news sources provide context, but material claims should not rest on social posts or affiliate summaries alone.
House Spill uses strong headlines only when the article can support them. Qualifications stay near the claims they limit. We distinguish federal rules from state and local rules, estimates from guarantees, and products available today from ideas that are not yet live.
Review process
Before publication, each investigation is checked for factual support, legal and advertising risk, source freshness, search and answer-engine structure, accessibility, metadata, image rights, mobile rendering and link integrity. The visible “Last fact-checked” date records the latest material source review.
Our organizational byline, House Spill Editorial Desk, is used when research, drafting, review and production are collaborative. It does not imply a single human reporter performed every step.
AI-assisted production and original images
House Spill may use AI tools to assist research organization, drafting, editing, coding and original editorial illustration. Material factual claims are checked against cited sources before publication. AI-generated imagery is labeled in the image caption or methodology note and is not presented as documentary evidence.
Corrections and commercial independence
Material corrections are made in the article and reflected in its updated or fact-check date. Minor spelling or formatting fixes may be made without a separate notice.
Advertising, affiliate links and referral relationships—when introduced—will be disclosed clearly near the relevant commercial link. An advertiser does not receive authority to alter House Spill’s factual conclusions. Current articles should not be read as endorsements unless an endorsement is explicitly stated and disclosed.
The point is not to make every industry look bad. It is to make the expensive decision easier to see.