Why a creator may be named.
A public creator, outlet, organization, or account may be identified when that identity is materially necessary to establish provenance, distinguish one publication from another, document a correction history, trace propagation, or let a reader inspect the original public source.
Identification is not an invitation to harass the person. Private addresses, private phone numbers, family information, unrelated employers, and other doxxing material do not belong in the audit.
What can be evaluated.
A mistake is not automatically a pattern.
The public record should distinguish an isolated error from weak sourcing, failure to update, repeated republication after contradiction became knowable, escalation from speculation into factual accusation, or a broader sourcing pattern supported by multiple documented examples.
“Pattern” is a factual description that requires identified examples. It is not a vibe.
Monetization can be context. It is not proof of dishonesty.
Platform payouts, affiliate links, subscriptions, sponsorships, gifts, fundraising, or engagement incentives may matter when they are publicly observable and relevant to understanding a publication. Earning money does not itself prove a claim was knowingly false.
Correction credit belongs in the record.
If a creator materially corrects or retracts a claim, Facts or Fallacies records that too. A correction does not erase the historical publication, but the archive should not hide the fact that the creator fixed it.
Legal information is not a verdict.
The site may explain generally that false factual assertions about identifiable people can create legal risk depending on jurisdiction, fault, damages, privileges, and the statement itself. It does not declare that a person committed defamation, fraud, a crime, or another legal wrong unless that conclusion is itself established by an authoritative adjudication or appropriate source.
Facts or Fallacies is not a law firm and does not provide individualized legal advice.
No swarm. No dogpile.
The site will not ask readers to contact, threaten, shame, mass-report, brigade, or retaliate against a creator. The answer to bad information is a better record.