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Corrections and Fact-Checking Policy

We work hard to make every SpellMistake guide and tool accurate. This page explains how we check facts before we publish, how you can report a mistake and how we correct errors openly when they happen.

Last updated: · Owner: Muhammad Ahtesham, SpellMistake · Questions: hello@spellmistake.com
In short

How We Check Facts

  • Primary sources first. We check facts against official sources, such as Google Search Central documentation, web standards and the documentation of the data providers we use.
  • Linked sources. Important facts, numbers and rules link to their source, so you can check them yourself.
  • Expert review. Our SEO strategist reviews SEO advice, and our developer reviews technical claims and tool behavior.
  • Tested tools. Tool results are tested against cases where the correct answer is known, and compared with official tools.
  • No guesswork. If something cannot be confirmed, we say so or leave it out.

How to Report a Mistake

If you think something on SpellMistake is wrong, please tell us. Use our bug report page and choose “Problem on a page”, or email hello@spellmistake.com. Include the page URL, what you think is wrong and, if possible, a source that shows the correct information.

How We Review Reports

Every report is read by our team. We check the claim against our sources and, for tools, against our test cases. If we confirm an error, we fix it as a high priority. If we do not agree, we reply and explain why, with our sources.

How We Correct Errors

Type of changeWhat we do
Small fix (typo, broken link, formatting)Fixed quietly, without a note
Clarification (wording that could confuse readers)Updated, with a short note if it changes the meaning
Correction (a wrong fact, number or instruction)Fixed, with a dated correction note on the page that says what changed
Tool error (a wrong result)Fixed, tested and listed in our Changelog

Updates vs Corrections

An update means the facts have changed, for example when Google changes a guideline. A correction means we got something wrong. We show the “Last updated” date on every page, and we never hide a correction by only changing the date.

Corrections Log

Important corrections are listed here with the date, the page and what changed.

DatePage or toolWhat we corrected
No corrections yet. When we correct an important error, it will be listed here.
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