Gamblers Connect, an independent B2B iGaming media platform, has unveiled a Verified Sources panel that appears at the end of every article. This panel directly links each factual claim to the original primary documents hosted on the source’s domain. It details the specific sources referenced, identifies the issuing authority, and provides editorial notes that clarify what has been verified as well as the limitations of the available evidence. Positioned immediately below the article's content, each source is listed in the order of consultation and attributes responsibility to the relevant individual or office when applicable.
Each entry also features disclosure tags based on the editorial taxonomy of the newsroom, along with a direct hyperlink to the original document, enabling readers to verify the information with ease. This initiative addresses the trend in online publishing where sources are often obscured, paraphrased, or omitted, compelling readers to place their trust in the reporting instead of verifying it independently.
Luka Dimitrijevic, Partnerships & Operations Lead at Gamblers Connect, expressed that trust cannot merely be declared by a media outlet. "It is something the reader gives, only once they can see the documents on which the story was built. The Verified Sources panel is designed so that verification is never more than one click away. If a claim in a story is worth making, the source behind it is worth linking to," he stated.
