Content Review Policy
How we keep published content accurate over time, not just at the moment it's written.
Reviewed Before Publication
Every article is checked against our research sources (government agencies, applicable laws, and provider disclosures) before it goes live. Factual claims, fees, timelines, legal processes, eligibility requirements, are verified rather than assumed.
Periodic Audits of Older Content
Laws, company terms, and industry practices change. We periodically re-review published articles, particularly company reviews, state-specific legal content, and lender/agency comparison pages, to check whether anything has become outdated.
When we identify an inaccuracy, whether through our own review or a reader report, we correct it. We don't leave known errors live because a page is already ranking or performing well. See how below.
Revision Dates
Pages that receive a substantive update display a 'last updated' or 'last verified' date so you can judge how current the information is. Minor formatting or internal-link changes don't trigger a new date; factual updates do.
How We Handle Corrections
Debt relief laws, company fee structures, and state regulations change. When we find outdated or incorrect information on ReliefGuardian, or when a reader points one out, here's what happens:
We Verify the Correction
We check it against a primary source, a government agency, a company's own published terms, or another authoritative reference, before we change anything.
We Update Right Away
Once a correction is verified, we update the page as soon as it's confirmed, not on a delay or a batch schedule.
Substantive Errors Get a Correction Date
For a factual error that changes the substance of what we told readers, a wrong fee, an incorrect legal deadline, a company detail that was inaccurate, we note the correction date at the bottom of the page.
Minor Updates Just Get Fixed
For small updates, a fee that changed by a few dollars, a typo, a broken link, we simply fix it. These don't get a separate correction note, since they don't change the substance of what we told you.
Found an Error?
If you spot something on ReliefGuardian that looks outdated, incorrect, or unclear, we want to know. Email us at corrections@reliefguardian.com with the page URL and what you believe is wrong. We review every report.
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