Digital information integrity
Report information that may be wrong. It will be reviewed against evidence.
DIGOSAR is an independent register for reports about published information. A reader who believes something on a participating website is incorrect, misleading or out of date can say so in one step; the report is reviewed, the evidence is assessed, and the page is corrected where the evidence warrants it.
In short: every participating page carries a Report this page link. The page you were reading travels with your report, so you never copy a URL. Your identity stays with the people handling the report. Every report gets a reference, a review and a recorded outcome.
How it works
Report
Press Report this page. DIGOSAR confirms the page itself — its address, title and the version you saw — and shows it to you before you write a word.
Review
The report is categorised and the evidence behind the page and the report is assessed. Disagreement is not treated as error.
Correct
Where the evidence shows the page is wrong, misleading or materially out of date, it is corrected, clarified or given context — visibly.
Protect
Your name and contact details are not published and are not ordinarily disclosed to the person, organisation or subject concerned.
Record
Every report has a reference and a sealed record, so the handling of each one can be audited later.
What can be reported
- A statement that is factually wrong.
- A fact that was true but is now materially out of date.
- Presentation that misleads — an omission, a distorted figure, comment presented as fact.
- Information that appears to be deliberately false or harmful.
A report does not remove anything by itself. What DIGOSAR promises is review, evidence assessment and correction where warranted. How that works is set out in the review method, and what a correction looks like in the correction policy.
Where its standing comes from
DIGOSAR’s remit is the websites that adopt its reporting standard, and its standing comes from how it works: a published method, evidence standards, confidentiality, a correction policy, an audit trail for every report, and security. All of it is written down on this site so it can be checked. See About DIGOSAR.
Report information Add reporting to a website
Frequently asked questions
What is DIGOSAR?
DIGOSAR is a self-regulatory register for reports about published information on the websites that adopt its reporting standard. It receives a reader's report, reviews it against evidence and records the outcome. Who is legally responsible for the information it holds is stated in the privacy notice.
Does reporting a page get it removed?
No. A report starts a review. What DIGOSAR promises is review, evidence assessment and correction where warranted; a page is never removed simply because it was reported.
Will the website I report know who I am?
No. Your name, contact information and the fact that you submitted the report are not published or ordinarily disclosed to the person, organisation or subject concerned.
What happens after I submit a report?
You see a reference at once. The report is categorised, the evidence is assessed, and the page is corrected, clarified, given context or left unchanged, with the reason recorded.
How long is my information kept?
The IP address, approximate location and browser description are deleted twelve months after submission, unless the report is part of an active investigation, security or legal case; the rest of the record - your name, your email address and the report - is deleted six years after submission. A submission refused as spam or abuse is deleted within 90 days.
Further reading: general overviews of misinformation and disinformation (Wikipedia), and DIGOSAR’s own guide to information integrity.