One wrong alert can put a traveler in danger.

So nothing goes out on a hunch. Every alert passes the same five checks, every time, and tells you exactly how sure we are.

Step 1
Watch
We monitor official advisories, health notices, disaster feeds and trusted reporting every day.
Step 2
Verify
A warning needs one official source or two independent established ones. Two outlets repeating one report count once.
Step 3
Label
Every alert says how sure we are: Confirmed, Developing or Watch.
Step 4
Brief
What happened, what it means for you, and two or three things to do about it. Sources named.
Step 5
Re-check
Every alert carries an expiry. When it runs out, we re-verify it, update it or retire it in public.

Our sources

Not every source counts the same.

Only official sources can support a warning on their own. Everything else needs independent confirmation.

Source tier	Examples	How we use it
Official	U.S. State Department, CDC, DHS, UK FCDO, Canada and Australia travel advice, WHO, USGS, GDACS, NOAA	Can support an alert on its own. We link to it.
Established reporting	AP, Reuters, BBC, ReliefWeb, established national and local outlets	Needs a second independent source.
Leads only	Social media, forums, eyewitness posts, blogs	Can start an investigation. Never cited or published.
Never used	Anonymous threat claims, rumors, partisan outlets, auto-generated news sites	Not evidence, ever.

Re-check schedule

When it runs out, the alert is re-verified, updated or marked expired.

Confidence labels

And when we get something wrong, we correct it in public. We never quietly delete it.