Methods

How I work

The rules every video follows. The short version: public documents first, both sides in their own words, and every source listed so you can check me.

Last updated Oct 16, 2026

Sources

Each video starts from primary records: government notices and registers, budgets, court and regulatory filings, company reports, official transcripts and data, satellite imagery with its date. News reports are used to find documents and are labelled as reporting, not as proof. The databases I use most are on the sources page.

Each video lists every source used on screen in its description with its outlet and date. On screen, each source carries a tag that says how strong it is: document, on record, reported, claimed, data or measured.

Fairness

• Both sides speak in their own words, from the same kind of source.
• Groups and policies are named the way they name themselves, or the way the official document does.
• Private people's names and addresses are blurred, even when they appear in public records.
• When something is unknown, I say so. A search that finds nothing is reported with the plain reason, when there is one.
• No "leaked", "classified" or "insiders say". If it isn't public and checkable, it isn't on screen.

AI use

• AI tools help me search, organise research, draft scripts and build the animations. I check every claim against its source document before it goes on screen.
• The narration is my own voice, generated from a clone of it.
• No AI-generated realistic images or footage. Maps, charts and the desk are drawn from real data; photos and footage are real and credited, with their year.

Corrections

If I got something wrong, show me the page that proves it: reply under the video or email contact@glasstraildesk.com. Corrections are pinned under the video, listed on the corrections page with the date, and shown on screen in the next video.

Funding

Glasstrail is independent. It takes no money from any state, party or campaign.