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+{{htmlmetatags>metatag-keywords=(rti wiki methodology, sourcing, fact-checking, ai disclosure, data sources)
+metatag-description=(How RTI Wiki sources data, verifies claims, structures articles, and discloses AI assistance. Open methodology for reproducibility.)}}
+====== Methodology — how RTI Wiki sources, verifies, and publishes ======
+{{ :social:auto:methodology.png?direct&1200 |Methodology — how RTI Wiki sources, verifies, and publishes — RTI Wiki}}
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+**Quick Reply:** How RTI Wiki sources data, verifies claims, structures articles, and discloses AI assistance. Open methodology for reproducibility.
+</WRAP>
+<WRAP info>Open methodology for everything we publish. If a researcher or journalist wants to reproduce or audit any RTI Wiki claim, this page tells them exactly how.</WRAP>
+===== Source hierarchy =====
+We use sources in this order of preference:
+  - **Statutes** — RTI Act 2005, state RTI rules, related Acts (DPDP, CrPC, CCS Pension Rules, etc.)
+  - **Constitutional bodies** — Supreme Court, High Court, CIC, SIC orders + judgments
+  - **Government circulars** — DoPT Master Circular, ministry OMs, CVC manuals
+  - **Official portals** — sansad.in, rsdoc.nic.in, lsdoc.nic.in, eci.gov.in, prsindia.org datasets, gov ministry portals
+  - **Authoritative secondary** — PRS India, Common Cause, SNS reports, MyNeta, ADR
+  - **News organisations** — The Hindu, The Wire, Caravan, LiveLaw, Bar & Bench (specific stories cited)
+We do **not** use sources of unverified provenance (random forums, undated screenshots, anonymous tipoffs).
+===== Data pipelines =====
+Live structured data is mirrored from authoritative APIs:
+| Dataset | Source | Update cycle |
+| Rajya Sabha members | https://rsdoc.nic.in/MemberGetData/getmemberall | Monthly |
+| Lok Sabha members | https://sansad.in/api_ls/member | Monthly |
+| Parliament bills | https://sansad.in/api_rs/legislation/getBills | Weekly |
+| MP photos | https://sansad.in/getFile/... | Quarterly |
+| Wikipedia bios | https://en.wikipedia.org/api/rest_v1/page/summary/ | Monthly |
+| State portal status | Manual periodic verification | Quarterly |
+| CIC orders | CIC website + manual indexing | Continuous |
+Source URL is preserved for every record. Every CSV download bears a "source" header.
+===== Article structure =====
+Every editorial article follows the **14-block citizen-first format**:
+  - Direct-answer block (≤50 words)
+  - Hero image
+  - DPDP banner (cookie compliance)
+  - Lead paragraph
+  - Legal framework (collapsible — citizens skip; lawyers expand)
+  - Key principles (5-7 bullets)
+  - Decision framework (5-7 numbered steps)
+  - Template (copy-ready text in `<code>` block)
+  - Illustrations (subject- or case-wise)
+  - Case-law anchors (2-4 citations with takeaway)
+  - Common mistakes (5-6 bullets)
+  - Pro tips (4-5 bullets)
+  - FAQs (3-5 Q&A)
+  - Conclusion + Related reading + Sources + Last-reviewed date + tags
+===== AI assistance disclosure =====
+We use LLMs (Anthropic Claude, Groq, OpenAI) for:
+  * **AI Drafter outputs** — labelled "AI-drafted"
+  * **Hindi summary generation** — labelled "Beta translation"
+  * **Outcome Predictor reasoning** — labelled "AI-suggested"
+  * **PIO Reply Checker analysis** — labelled "AI-suggested"
+We do NOT use LLMs to author the 700+ editorial articles or the case-law summaries without human verification of every fact.
+===== Fact-check protocol =====
+Each article passes through:
+  - **Author** — drafts + cites
+  - **Editor** — independent review against sources
+  - **Auto-checker** — CMS scans for unlinked-citation, broken-link, missing-source
+  - **Publication** — green Verified badge applied
+  - **Re-review cycle** — 12 months evergreen, 3 months time-sensitive
+When a CIC/SC/HC ruling we cite is reversed or modified, we update the article within 14 days of becoming aware.
+===== Reuse =====
+Editorial content: **CC-BY 4.0** with attribution. Datasets: **CC-BY 4.0**. Tools: free use, no payment, no API rate limit other than fair use.
+===== Reproducibility =====
+Want to reproduce our state-portal status table? CIC backlog stats? Bill counts? Every claim has a Source line at the bottom of its article. Click through. If you find a discrepancy, file a [[:corrections|correction]].
+{{{{tag>methodology transparency sourcing}}}}
+===== 🔗 Related guides =====
+  * [[:about|About RTI Wiki — India's independent Right to Information reference]]
+  * [[:cited-by|Cited by — RTI Wiki in journalism, research and government training]]
+  * [[:corrections|Corrections — RTI Wiki corrections log + how to file one]]
+  * [[:disclaimer|Disclaimer — RTI Wiki]]
+  * [[:editorial-board|Editorial board — RTI Wiki]]
+{{tag>methodology trust transparency}}