Method before speed.

Signal Hockey is built to detect information quickly without erasing uncertainty. The goal is not to be first at any cost: it is to be fast while clearly showing what is confirmed, attributed or still disputed.

1. Detection

The radar monitors selected hockey sources and records publication time, detection time and the material relevant to the evidence file. Detection speed alone never determines whether a story is publishable.

2. Source classification

Team, NHL and official-organization accounts are distinguished from insiders, journalists, media outlets and other sources. A reputable source is never automatically converted into an official source.

3. Official confirmation

Information can be labelled officially confirmed when an official source clearly states the reported fact. The confirmation badge should not be used for interpretation or indirect context.

4. Rumours and uncertain language

Language such as “could,” “talks,” “interest,” “exploring,” or “according to a source” remains uncertain in our headlines and stories. The system must never turn it into a completed fact.

5. Multiple sources and contradictions

When multiple sources describe the same event, they are grouped into one evidence file. If material facts conflict, the file remains under verification until the conflict is resolved.

6. Artificial intelligence

AI helps classify, compare, summarize and prepare drafts. It is never cited as a primary source. Published claims must be traceable to material recorded in the evidence file.

7. Review, updates and corrections

A story may be enriched after initial publication as new evidence arrives. Material factual errors should be corrected quickly and transparently; our corrections policy explains that standard in detail.